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Parramatta bureau chief at the Sydney Morning Herald. I write about the region’s councils, culture and future. anthony.segaert@smh.com.au, or on Signal: 0426034550. powered by flat whites and grace.
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Oh how very Sydney: a buyers agent appears to romanticise driving down… Parramatta Road
05.05.2025 09:48 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
My maths could be very wrong, but my count at Parramatta pre-poll centre this morning stands at:
- 83 corflutes
- 38 campaign volunteers
- 1 Liberal van with a petrol pump on it
#ausvotes
From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion
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or also, just TikTok?
30.03.2025 22:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“I thought I’d have an official farewell": ABC Radio veteran sprays management on his way out the door www.smh.com.au/business/com...
28.03.2025 02:15 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Great story by @carawaters.bsky.social on questions being raised about how Robbie Williams - whose film distributor company’s owner made a $10k donation to the mayor’s election campaign - got the keys to the city www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
25.03.2025 01:18 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0NEW: Strathfield Council planned to spend up to $70,000 to watch a sports festival put on by its sister city in Korea. Then… www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
24.03.2025 01:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Clover Moore lost her majority on the City of Sydney last election.
She made Labor’s Zann Maxwell deputy mayor. Despite a strong anti-Clover campaign, he hasn't spoken out against Moore too much while in office.
But he's speaking against her Housing Delivery Authority motion:
NEW. Sydney had a 20-year plan for growth. The government is ditching it www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
03.03.2025 23:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Read our full story here: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
25.02.2025 23:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
2️⃣ Shen Yun is a money making machine, but only because local Falun Gong followers have to pay for all of it.
Financial records I obtained show supporters have given almost $2 million in unsecured interest-free loans over the past two years, with $1m+ spent on advertising alone
Two interesting things:
1️⃣ The group is highly effective at getting politicians to visit, and on their way out, give a short (always positive) review, which is then used by Falun Gong-aligned media to create loads of news stories
Shen Yun is a show about Falun Gong.
This is how the Sydney performance began and ended last year:
Shen Yun advertises itself as a music and dance show of 5000 years of Chinese history - “China before communism”.
But it’s created and run by Falun Gong, a spiritual group founded in China by a man called Li Hongzhi — not 5000 years ago, but in 1992.
Chances are, you’ve seen these posters on the street.
But what is Shen Yun, and who is behind it?
“I’ve never seen the level of unity and anger as this”
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Associated Press sues the White House www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...
21.02.2025 22:16 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
can someone explain how it is that TikTok can do this despite me not allowing any sharing of contacts?
is it that the other person has me in their contacts and have allowed contact sharing?
Its last few eps have been gold.
Why Media Watch is still one of the most important shows on TV www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-a...
well this is great (arrow added)
17.02.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
have i ever watched a full episode of Saturday Night Live? no
has that stopped me consuming every piece of content about it? also no
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So many fascinating details in this. The RBA building stacked with asbestos? Ross Garnaut demanding an opinion piece run at a certain time? Biscuits and fruit in the boardroom?
17.02.2025 01:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If true, beyond appalling. Sometimes i loathe parts of my profession. www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...
13.02.2025 22:22 — 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0BREAKING: Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
13.02.2025 05:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0is there a more soul-destroying sight in Sydney than the walk from Wynyard to Barangaroo at peak hour?
13.02.2025 00:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
so, this is crazy
Sydney Fish Market staring down financial collapse
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The new one, right? Can’t say I’ve got personal experience playing on it but it looks AWESOME
11.02.2025 12:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I know we love to hate on Darling Harbour, but the newish ICC and playground have brought a lot of life.
Will be interesting to see what happens when the construction on the old Harbourside is complete