I wonder if this would not feel so weird if it wasn't the first time in 70 years. QEII living so long over this particular period of history means it just seems so antiquated.
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Nice they’ve got two Emergency Camillas prepared in case anything happens to the first one #Coronation
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Letter in today’s Guardian: “In recent years, the food bank has used grants from the national lottery to support its activities, but recent applications for funding have been unsuccessful. They have been told that much of the funding is going to events celebrating the coronation”
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I played too much Assassin's Creed and when I see the inside of an old church I just see climbing walls now #Coronation
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I don’t believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
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Every time I see these names
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Eggbuckland (Plymouth) council election result:
LAB: 45.3% (+22.8)
CON: 33.5% (-19.2)
LDEM: 11.4% (+5.1)
GRN: 6.2% (+6.2)
HP: 3.6% (+3.6)
Labour GAIN from Conservative.
Turnout: 32.8% (-2.1)
sotn.newstatesman.com/2023/05/britai
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I’ll never forgive the government for the way it treated me on ParentsNext | Ella Buckland
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The AEC is looking at refusing an FOI request on how much pencils cost because it's too hard to calculate. righttoknow.org.au/request/total_
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you know when you see a tweet and you can immediately hear the senator asking about it in estimates?
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Did not expect to hear "senior hole pic specialist" on This American Life but here we are.
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.@CaseyNewton talks to the person who ran Trust & Safety at Twitter about what it was like to work there before and after Elon Musk took over. bit.ly/441073s
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A massive congratulations to , , all the single mothers who bravely spoke out about their experiences and others who campaigned for years to end ParentsNext
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Liberal MP tells voice discussion ‘simply no time’ to hear from Indigenous speaker
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I'm mostly surprised the deadline today didn't align with the start time for a Sky after dark show.
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I've heard this song before
(I do think though that they're probably more likely to follow through on the threats this time)
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For a minute there I was wondering why the defence minister was at an AFL press conference, but then remembered Albo is out of the country.
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Bit like AI, they've decided the hands were too much effort.
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Suspended Liberal MP Moira Deeming uses her first question time since joining the crossbench to ask the corrections minister about how many "biologically male prisoners" are in women's prisons.
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To mark Guardian Australia's 10th anniversary, some of the country's biggest names – including Sam Neill, Tim Minchin, Behrouz Boochani and five prime ministers – are celebrating the impact we've had on the Australian media landscape.
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I just wrote “former blue check” in my bio and then a blue check appeared next to my name. I deleted it bc it weirded me out but… coding error? Will someone else try this
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Channel 10 has announced "with deep sadness and shock", Jock Zonfrillo has died. A statement from his family: “With completely shattered hearts and without knowing how we can possibly move through life without him, we are devastated to share that Jock passed away yesterday."
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Quite a feat to make Fox News' massive defo settlement and firing of its biggest star to be about the ABC, somehow.
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One benefit of live streamed court hearings is that I don't have to try to stifle my reactions to some of the ... interesting.. arguments that get advanced.
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The ACCC's influencer sweep found about 81% of the 181 examined didn't declare spon con properly. Interesting that ones that declare an ad after a long caption doesn't count as proper declaration
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Court grants Bruce Lehrmann extension to pursue defamation action against News Corp and Network 10
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This is stupider than I thought. The paper author tracked mentions of words like racism, homophobia etc in media as a measure for "woke".
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The “woke mind virus” did not start in America. Countries such as Australia, Canada and Sweden in fact led the charge econ.st/3NgaH0H
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Real Housewives of Sydney was such a messy season. I hope they bring back the same people...
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In hindsight it was kinda messed up this show aired during the day in Australia when kids would watch when off school sick.
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