EP, journalist and former correspondent.
Sydney, Australia
Joined August 2010
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Mike Edwards retweeted
My interview with @sarahdingle_ for @RadioNational talking about Trump’s third indictment linked here (around 25 mins in) 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 abclisten.page.link/1qhMgsPi…
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Coming up with @ThomasOriti on @abcnews radio BF:
** @emmakingdoyle on Kevin McCarthy being elected US Speaker
** @OlenaHalushka as Ukraine denies Russian claim it killed 600 soldiers
** @JadeMacmillan1 as Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress 👇abc.net.au/news/newsradio/
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My report from a fascinating, tense, and ultimately grim day with the amazing @SkalaBattalion, for @KyivIndependent:
Read if you want to know what the battle of Bakhmut really looks like.
Spoiler: it's chaotic and incredibly brutal.
kyivindependent.com/national…
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Great to speak again on @abcnews about the winter situation in Ukraine, both in Donbas and in the big cities.
Was just back from my third straight day in Bakhmut so please forgive the occasional stumbles.
abc.net.au/news/2022-12-30/a…
Mike Edwards retweeted
“The biggest issue in China we need to watch is the emergence of other #COVID19 variants and at this stage that hasn’t happened."
Australian Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly spoke to @abcnews radio breakfast's @ThomasOriti 👇abc.net.au/news/2022-12-29/a…
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Coming up with @ThomasOriti on @abcnews radio brekky:
** @healthgovau Chief Medical Officer Prof Paul Kelly #COVID19
** @JHSPH_CHS's Dr @AmeshAA as US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals
** @TomGiuretis in Kyiv on peacetalks in Ukraine. Join us👇abc.net.au/news/newsradio/
Mike Edwards retweeted
A busy show with @ThomasOriti on @abcnews radio brekky this morning:
** Shadow Treasurer @AngusTaylorMP
** Social Services Minister @AmandaRishworth
** Independent Senator @DavidPocock
** @drjackid on QLD shooting
** @RomiteshKant on Fiji elections abc.net.au/news/newsradio/
Mike Edwards retweeted
Coming up on ABC NewsRadio
-S Korea crowd crush: Keith Still, professor of crowd science, Uni of Suffolk
-Mogadishu-based journalist @shiinetown on bombing attacks in the Somali capital.
And ex Sth Asia Corro @MikeEdwardsABC on India bridge collapse
abc.net.au/news/newsradio/
Mike Edwards retweeted
Time to re-read “London Bridge is down”
theguardian.com/uk-news/2017…
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Hard to watch. Must watch
Desperately sad story from just outside Kyiv, about a woman called Iryna whose son was killed by Russian soldiers. We were the first outsiders she'd seen since the Russians left her village on Friday. Shot and edited by @leedurant. Produced by @producerkathy
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If you don't recognise these tactics, then you haven't been paying attention. From Kharkiv's frontline, #Ukraine @dcinfocus and Feras. With thanks to our local team. @BBCNews @BBCWorld Graphic content warning.
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Absolutely terrifying situation caught on camera. Unbelievable how lucky the crew was to make it out alive news.sky.com/story/sky-news-…
Mike Edwards retweeted
At last, someone who's actually read my books.
The most misunderstood intellectual in modern times is Francis Fukuyama (@FukuyamaFrancis), whose much-maligned masterpiece 'End of History' actually called much of what we're seeing today.
In the latest Pull Request, I summarize this essential work.
thepullrequest.com/p/history…
Mike Edwards retweeted
Local hero Chris Binge cleaning a home in devastated Lismore. After evacuating Aboriginal community Cabbage Tree Island, he’s worried the whole town is destroyed & will leave many homeless. An emotional account from Chris on The World Today w/ @sallyjsara ab.co/346dFkh
Mike Edwards retweeted
1/I am going to try to explain the irrational Russian Armed Forces behavior towards strategy, common thought, or even the chances repatriated SSO that are now POW try to murder a bunch of men with stars.
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Once again, some explanations.
Why would Putin invade a neighboring country, unprovoked?
theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Mike Edwards retweeted
Excellent sober analysis of Omicron, and what we can expect. “The Omicron Variant: We Still Know Almost Nothing - The Atlantic “ theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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“We’re Like the Anti-‘Billions’”: How ‘Succession’ Makes Wealth Look Miserable theringer.com/succession/202… via @ringer