Mike Kalenderian

Can only assume NYC media editors demanding Mamdani’s take on Meadow Lane

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Learning to handle the world's most venomous snake

There's a reported boom in people becoming certified venomous snake handlers, so @sanjanajose.bsky.social went to film reporter Joe Hinchcliffe finding out firsthand what sort of training you get to handle some of the most dangerous snakes in the world: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeWw...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Voting is open in the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll. Here's how to vote

It's that time of the (every second) year: the Bird of the Year poll is open for voting! Here is a brilliant video launching the vote — if you watch REALLY CLOSELY you might work out who @matildaboseley.bsky.social is voting for this year:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i30D...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Have men really stopped reading? The devil's in the data

Recent media coverage claims 'Australians, especially men, are reading less' and 'young men have stopped reading books'. But is that true? Guardian Australia's data editor @nickevershed.bsky.social looked into the data and came back with this factcheck: youtu.be/iThBQ91mnlk

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Is Aukus a $368bn fix for Australia's problems, or will it create more headaches?

Is Aukus a $368bn solution for Australia, or will it only serve to create more headaches? A deep-dive of an explainer (pun intended) into the Aukus agreement, with Ben Doherty: youtu.be/KsC0rqWkaw4

Qantas frequent flyer points devalued as airline rolls out changes to loyalty program Airline tries to soften blow by releasing 400,000 new Classic Reward seats across its international and domestic flights

Suddenly thinking perhaps putting all my super into Qantas points wasn’t such a good idea

Please, show some respect

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Booklovers form human chain to move Melbourne's oldest bookshop one item at a time

In a change of pace, a lovely video today featuring the hundreds of volunteers who got together to help Melbourne’s oldest bookshop, Hill of Content, move thousands of books to its new location down the road. @caitkelly.bsky.social was there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2yc...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia What are your rights to protest in NSW and how have they changed?

With new laws affecting the right to protest in NSW, some experts are saying the state now has the most severe anti-protest regime in the country. So what are NSW's anti-protest laws, and how have they changed? @jordynbeazley.bsky.social explains:
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YouTube video by Guardian Australia Rare earths: how these critical minerals impact Australian industry and global politics

How are tiny magnets shaping tariffs, the future of Australia's mining industry and the ongoing trade battle between China and the US? Matilda Boseley takes a look at those earths which are rare (rare earths): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ68...

Australian government gave $2.7m to Elon Musk’s X for advertisements in billionaire’s first year as owner Exclusive: Spending came after the Albanese government paused ads for a week amid reports ads were appearing next to inappropriate content

The govt is making announcements around fighting antisemitism today but the politicians and lots of departments are still posting on X, and have paid X millions in taxpayer $$$ for ads.

Hard to see after yesterday's Grok incident what the justification now is. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

One report, 33 recommendations, but Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings draw on centuries of pain The conclusions of coroner Elisabeth Armitage on how similar deaths could be prevented reflect the impact of colonial massacres and domestic abuse

Spent yesterday in Yuendumu, a place I’d wrote about and thought about for the past five years but never visited

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I love the internet

This was a fun day at work. More here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... via @australia.theguardian.com

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Eight storeys beneath Melbourne: first look inside the city's new metro stations

ICYMI on the weekend — Vic correspondent @benitakolovos.bsky.social got a first look inside Melbourne's newest metro stations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjaa...

A generation of ‘virgins’ is leading America’s next sexual revolution Although gen Z may be getting laid less than their elders, they’re resisting older definitions of sex and gender – in the face of the right’s bid for bodily control

Congrats to @cartersherman.bsky.social whose new book is out now, and you should read this extract: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Bougainvilleans went to war to shut down the Panguna mine. Why do some want it reopened?

Bougainville fought a war to shut down Panguna mine. Now, with the goal of achieving independence from PNG, many want the mine to be reopened. Reporting by Ben Doherty:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bryT...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Closing arguments conclude in Australia's mushroom trial as jury deliberation approaches

The jury in the trial of Erin Patterson is beginning deliberations as the mushroom lunch trial enters its 10th week. Here's our video from last week, recapping the closing arguments from both sides, hosted by courts and justice reporter @ninobucci.bsky.social :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YarS...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Australia's mushroom trial update: lead detective and mycologists among witnesses called

As the Erin Patterson trial nears its end,
@ninobucci.bsky.social walks us through what's been happening in court in the last few weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhUL...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia A major decision on a Woodside gas plant's future hinges on WA rock art

A decision on whether to extend a Woodside gas facility until 2070 is expected any day now. As @adammorton.bsky.social explains, the decision won't factor in climate concerns, only what local pollution means for the globally significant collection of rock art: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsA...

Screenshot of product pricing advertising item for $38.99, $0.01 Off RRP, "Don't Pay RRP: $39.00"

I'm what you might call a 'savvy consumer'. Only losers pay the RRP

YouTube video by Guardian Australia House prices and Trump tariffs: what does the RBA's rate cut mean for you?

From earlier this week, @australia.theguardian.com economics editor Patrick Commins walked us through the RBA's rate cut, and what it means: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSN...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Australia mushroom trial: the evidence and witnesses in Erin Patterson's murder trial so far

Erin Patterson’s trial continues today — @australia.theguardian.com justice and courts reporter @ninobucci.bsky.social has been following the mushroom trial since it began, and explains what’s happened so far: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu9h...

And you can check out all of the episodes in the series here!

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Voting 101: What's a hung parliament, and what happens if no major party wins a majority?

What is a hung parliament? And what happens if Australia’s major parties end up in a dead heat?

Please enjoy our final episode in our Voting 101 series for the 2025 election:

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Election campaign final week: the cost of eggs, welcome to country booing and 'hate media'

The final week of the campaign was filled with the cost of eggs, welcome to country heckling, and the ‘hate media’ — James Colley sifts through the wreckage of the final few days in this week’s episode:

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Crashing into the election’s final fortnight like a truck hitting an early voting centre

We’re nearing the finish line: Anthony Albanese was asked intense geopolitical questions on The Sunday Footy Show and Peter Dutton somehow managed to tie everything back to cheaper petrol, including Easter chocolate. Watch our latest 'Surviving the Election with James Colley':

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Voting 101: What is Australia’s preferential voting system and how does it work?

Our latest @australia.theguardian.com Voting 101 episode is all about preferential voting. It's one of the biggest differences between the Australian and US systems, so what is it? And how does it work? @matildaboseley.bsky.social explains:

YouTube video by Guardian Australia Voting 101: Don’t be an ass! Donkey votes are still valid!

Despite the myth, donkey voting is not a thing! In the latest episode of @australia.theguardian.com's Voting 101 series, @matildaboseley.bsky.social dispels the idea that's seemingly been around for decades

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2kL...

YouTube video by Guardian Australia The election campaign reaches the pointy end as early voting opens - TLDR: Election 2025

@australia.theguardian.com political reporter @krishani-dhanji.bsky.social catches you up on the past week in the election campaign — there's just 11 days to go and one more debate after tonight's, but with early voting open as of today, voters will have already begun to switch off: