Katie Melbourne

@katiemelbourne

Researching news on Snapchat. Podcaster, writer, eternal student. Communications specialist for at but think + speak for myself.

Melbourne, Australia
Joined March 2011
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  1. Apr 3

    Don’t think I’ve ever packed for travelling sober. It just seems like an occasion that calls for a drink.

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  2. Apr 3

    This festive travelling Kate is brought to you by the seriously delicious …

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    Apr 2

    “But what is really astounding in South Africa is that on both sides of the apartheid divide – with the white Afrikaner nationalists and the black nationalists – they agreed on what a woman should be, which is to be a wife and stay at home and toe the line.” RIP

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    Apr 2

    An Aboriginal woman gave birth alone in her cell at Bandyup women's prison in Perth, despite calls for help.

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  5. Apr 2

    Dan Sultan at sunset. Such a perfect day at Oh, and met Michael Franti too. No…

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  6. Mar 30

    Seu Jorge at . My cinephile heart is bursting with joy …

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    Mar 29

    I’m launching a new series of condiments aimed at historians. It’s called Primary Sauces.

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    Mar 28

    i was raised catholic which means i’m not religious anymore

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    Mar 28

    Journalists, if you’re going to write an article about a 20-something year old self-made millionaire/multi-property owner and it contains the sentence “they were helped with a [insert large sum] loan from their parents”, stop writing. Delete it. Throw your laptop out the window.

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    Mar 29

    Why do we have The Royal Children's Hospital Appeal when the military, parliamentary superannuation, border control etc never need to raise money?

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  11. Mar 30

    Fuck, wish I were at Lauryn Hill right now. But I’m home near the roar of Tallows beach w throbbing feet and a nightcap. Another great day at

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    Mar 21

    "We are missing the real story: This massive data exporting was Facebook policy and practice from 2010 to 2015. The problem with Facebook is Facebook."

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    Mar 18

    Here’s what people really want from tech: • Instagram – chronological timeline • Spotify – let us block artists • Amazon – don’t create an inescapable surveillance panopticon • Facebook – don’t end democracy • Snap – more filters

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    Mar 16

    You know what really bugs me in dystopian/cyberpunk settings? Ratty knitted clothing. I know knitters who've made amazing items out of moth eaten thrift store afghans. Somebody's still knitting after society crumbles, you know it. Textile art would survive.

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    Mar 16

    The life of a reporter, in one paragraph.

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    Mar 15

    Our mentoring program is back for another round! We’re looking for both mentors and mentees from all over Australia. Sign up here:

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    Mar 15

    Dutton's white South African farmers claim 'breathtakingly hypocritical': HRW

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  18. Mar 15

    NEED to make it to Boston one day 🧡

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    A drag queen dressed as Elsa just single-handedly freed a stuck police wagon from a blizzard in the middle of March. If that sentence doesn't perfectly encapsulate the spirit of Boston, I don't know what does. Video credit: Christopher Haynes
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    Mar 14

    Reminder that when Stephen Hawking was asked abt teen girls being upset over Zayn Malik leaving One Direction he gave the sweetest answer:

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