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Ben Anderson

@BenjaminFA

Former journo turned digital producer. (extremely) Amateur thespian. Views are my own.

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Joined April 2009
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Meeting such a beloved and charismatic leader must have been a real thrill for Pope Francis perthnow.com.au/news/perth/s…

The moment Perth’s spud king met Pope Francis

The spudshed boss — who is known for always wearing shorts and a singlet — modelled a full suit when he met the head of the Catholic Church this week.

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She needs to solve mysteries with Amy March and Peggy Schulyer
Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) profile pictureFilm Updates
@FilmUpdates9 Oct 2024
BBC is developing a 10-part ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’ spinoff series titled ‘THE OTHER BENNETT.’ It will focus on Mary Bennett, Lizzy’s unassuming and oft-overlooked middle sibling.
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“I guess you could say of Brisbane and Sydney’s respective performances is they’re hot and they’re c-“ *Giant vaudeville hook drags me off stage*
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The West Australian (@westaustralian) profile pictureThe West Australian@westaustralian27 Sep 2024
The number of night businesses in the Perth CBD reached a seven-year high during the 2022-23 financial year, research has revealed. buff.ly/3zq3uqt
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Broome: “Top left”
Tas Gunner (@GunnerTas) profile pictureTas Gunner@GunnerTas30 Aug 2024
Sydney and Melbourne: "We're on every map because we're big." Canberra: "We're on every map because we're the capital." Alice Springs: "Middle"
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the special guest is rove and he will ask walz who he would turn gay for
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The last time Essendon won a final three US Civil War widows were still alive
Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) profile picturePopulism Updates@PopulismUpdates15 Aug 2024
What are the craziest two people/things to coexist at the same time in history?
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my hot take is that the red one should be called bluey and the blue one called bingo
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Come on @BasilZempilas, let’s get @ninakennedy_ vaulting over the cactus when she gets back to Perth.
Eliza Reilly (@ByElizaReilly) profile pictureEliza Reilly
@ByElizaReilly7 Aug 2024
To put this into context, Nina’s gold medal winning jump of 4.90m is like clearing approximately 5.9% of the Bell Tower, 12% of Jacob’s Ladder or 100% of that weird green cactus statue thing in Forrest Place. Serious airtime.
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“So it’s 2018 and I’m at some sort of sports stadium in South Africa. I need to get rid of some sandpaper so I . . .”
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Congratulations everyone at Nine, and the MEAA and NMS teams for an incredible achievement! SOLIDARITY ✊. This is why we do what we do 🙌❤️👏👏👏
MEAA (@withMEAA) profile pictureMEAA@withMEAA31 Jul 2024
#BREAKING Congratulations to #MEAAmedia members at Nine Publishing, who have secured an in-principle agreement that will deliver an inflation-busting pay rise this year, ethical use of AI in newsrooms and a way forward for freelancers to get a fair deal on pay and conditions. #DontTorchJournalism
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Essendon fan finally realising they don’t have to let a group of athletes who have know idea they exist dictate their mood
Joshua Dawe (@joshuadawe9) profile pictureJoshua Dawe@joshuadawe929 Jul 2024
Early contender for photo of #Paris2024 as Brazil #Surfing star Gabriel Medina tames Teahupo'o!
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Replying to @withMEAA
@withMEAA members at @WAtoday and Nine Publishing are now on strike! Freelance journalists have chosen to stand with them in solidarity. #DontTorchJournalism
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patiently waiting for those who got upset by aus news orgs covering the met gala and eras tour to also criticise the equally frivolous olympics
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Emma Wynne@em_wynne26 Jul 2024
The WA Branch of @withMEAA statement in support of the Nine staff taking strike action today. #DontTorchJournalism
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David Swan@swan_legend25 Jul 2024
I’m going on strike with my colleagues at @theage and @smh to fight for fair pay and conditions, and to protect the public’s right to quality journalism. These are profitable publications and the work that we do is important. We deserve better. @withMEAA #DontTorchJournalism
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omg biden just confused harry connick jr with basil zempilas
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choosing to believe this is about the west and simmo
John Ganz (@lionel_trolling) profile pictureJohn Ganz@lionel_trolling9 Jul 2024
God forbid the newspaper of record has an adversarial relationship to the most powerful person on earth
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Michael Long during the 1993 AFL grand final
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