Anthony Segaert

❌ Harbour Bridge
✅ King Street

Oh how very Sydney: a buyers agent appears to romanticise driving down… Parramatta Road

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 In his first weekend on the campaign trail Peter Dutton visited a mosque before a church, synagogue or a Hindu temple, inviting voters to take another look at him.

From yum cha to a mosque: Dutton sells himself as a multicultural champion
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or also, just TikTok?

‘Not to be’: ABC Radio veteran sprays management on his way out the door Popular ABC radio presenter Simon Marnie has slammed radio management for wanting its talent and staff to “leave quietly, with their tales between their legs” on his final day with the broadcaster.

“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...

Pop superstar Robbie Williams sparks council review over keys to the city honour The British singer received the key to Melbourne before a crowd at Federation Square. But a donation to Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s election campaign and the late notice to councillors have raised questio...

Great 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...

This Sydney council was about to spend $70,000 on a trip to Korea. Until it changed its mind The mayor, councillors and other staff are set to attend the three-day festival.

NEW: 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...

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...

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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?

‘Hung out to dry’: Australia’s Venice artists show unprecedented support for sacked colleague Twenty-three artists who have represented Australia at the Venice Biennale have backed sacked artist Khaled Sabsabi amid warnings Venice 2026 is in grave doubt.

“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...

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?

Why Media Watch is still one of the most important shows on TV After more than 35 years on air, and with a new host at the desk, this watchdog still has teeth.

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)

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?

‘Deliberate, orchestrated incident’: Daily Telegraph caught up in stunt gone wrong It’s the oldest adage in journalism: don’t become the story.

If true, beyond appalling. Sometimes i loathe parts of my profession. www.theage.com.au/national/nsw...

Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans Former Bayside mayor Bill Saravinovski mysteriously stepped down after four decades on council. A tribunal has now found him guilty of misconduct over a failure to properly disclose his relationship w...

BREAKING: Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

is there a more soul-destroying sight in Sydney than the walk from Wynyard to Barangaroo at peak hour?

Sydney Fish Market staring down financial collapse Sydney Fish Market is due to move to state-of-the-art premises later this year, but a delay in the release of its financial statements has raised concerns that the company may no longer exist.

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

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