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Marty Boulton

@theMoop_mb

Journalist, producer @abcnews Wimmera, previously @TheAge

 Melbourne, Victoria
Joined April 2015
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Midnight Oil drummer #RobHirst changed everything - I wanted to play just like him @theage @smh theage.com.au/culture/music/…
Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst changed everything. I wanted to play the drums just like him

Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst changed everything. I wanted to play the drums just like him

To witness Rob Hirst in full flight behind his drum kit, a smile from ear to ear, arms and legs furiously pumping, was nothing short of exhilarating.

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magnificent! ⁦@amylandsniffers⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-11-15/a…
'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled

'Wild' night in city as band shouts $35k in free drinks after gig cancelled

After their homecoming Fed Square gig was cancelled over security fears, Amyl and the Sniffers put $5,000 behind the bar at seven live music venues around Melbourne.

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Breaking News: Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of Kiss, who often performed in white-and-silver face makeup and sold millions of records during his two tenures with the band — from 1973 to 1982, and then from 1996 to 2002 — has died at 74. nytimes.com/2025/10/16/arts/…
Ace Frehley, a Founding Member of Kiss, Is Dead at 74 (Published 2025)

Ace Frehley, a Founding Member of Kiss, Is Dead at 74 (Published 2025)

A consummate showman, he was known for playing guitars rigged with pyrotechnic effects and for his distinctive stage persona.

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‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’ Stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion

‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’ Stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion

BirdLife WA calls consequences of Alcoa’s proposals to clear 11,000ha of jarrah forest ‘irreversible and catastrophic’ for endangered bird

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The Dubrovniks - Speedway Girls youtu.be/AJct2TVssT0?si=C58-… via @YouTube
The Dubrovniks - Speedway Girls

The Dubrovniks - Speedway Girls

The One and only --- The Dubrovniks!#dubrovniksRoddy Radalj, Jame...

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Coalition scores just 1/100 points for environment and climate policies from conservation organisation theguardian.com/environment/…
Coalition scores just 1/100 points for environment and climate policies from conservation organis...

Coalition scores just 1/100 points for environment and climate policies from conservation organis...

Australian Conservation Foundation says opposition has ‘failed every single test’ while Labor passes with 54% and Greens achieve 98%

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Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election? theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

Australia is in an extinction crisis – why isn’t it an issue at this election?

Some of the country’s most loved native species, including the koala and the hairy-nosed wombat, are on the brink. Is this their last chance at survival?

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top notch review of #JackWhite’s jaw dropping gig at the Corner, Richmond, on Saturday, December 7 themusic.com.au/reviews/live…
Live Review: Jack White At The Corner Hotel, Melbourne

Live Review: Jack White At The Corner Hotel, Melbourne

As urban legend became reality, The Corner Hotel, a dingy pub in Richmond collectively remembered the moment it was the epicentre of music history. It won’t be the last we hear about it.

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Statues of music legends Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter unveiled at a Melbourne park

Statues of music legends Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter unveiled at a Melbourne park

The statue is in Atherton Gardens, Fitzroy, known to many in Victoria's Aboriginal community as a gathering place and where members of the Stolen Generations reunited with their families.

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The ethnic cleansing of Gaza is now official policy: No Palestinians will be allowed to live in N. Gaza theguardian.com/world/2024/n…
Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that few people now remain in the north of the Gaza Strip

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UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur dlvr.it/TFxgm0
UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur

UN should consider suspending Israel over ‘genocide’ against Palestinians, says special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, who was stopped from appearing at US Congress this week, said Israel defied UN resolutions

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This is the top aid official in the UN saying “the entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying” and that “what Israeli forces are doing cannot be allowed to continue.” This should be headline news.
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The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying.
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🚨 BREAKING : Journalist Fadi Al-Wahidi has fallen into a coma after his condition worsened from being shot in the neck by an Israeli sniper. The Israeli army is still preventing his transfer for medical treatment.
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BEIRUT: Bad day of bombing here. Nabatieh worst hit: Mayor & 5 council staff killed. Governor tells BBC: “strikes all over Lebanon…they have hit civilians, Red Cross… it is a massacre.” Israeli plane just flew over Beirut with massive sonic boom: terrifying staff in my hotel.
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So sad to hear that Ollie Olsen has passed. He was incredibly talented, unique & contributed so much to music
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Last night, @4corners revealed the tight grip over the live music industry by multinational Live Nation that is ripping off musicians and audiences. Back in July #MEAAmusicians called for the gov to investigate anti-competitive practices in the industry. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-14/m…
Music for sale

Music for sale

Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

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For gods sake @abcnews! A plan by Israel to besiege Palestinians in the north of Gaza & starve them of food is not ‘controversial.’ It is ILLEGAL. It is a WAR CRIME. It is COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-15/j…
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Oasis are back, definitely #oasis #oasisreunion theage.com.au/culture/music/…

‘The great wait is over’: Gallagher brothers bury the hatchet for Oasis tour

Noel and Liam Gallagher have ended several days of intense speculation, revealing Oasis will return to the stage in 2025.

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Breaking: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s managing director Sophie Galaise has left the organisation, effective immediately. theage.com.au/culture/music/…

MSO managing director departs, Peter Garrett to lead review

After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence, the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left.

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Is #Oasis getting back together? Everything we know about the rumoured reunion. By @msmegwatson theage.com.au/culture/music/…

Reunion rumours: Is Oasis getting back together?

After decades of public feuds, Noel and Liam Gallagher are teasing a joint announcement.

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