Matthew Tierney

A Kiwi long time in Aus.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

In Mid Canterbury, New Zealand, a tree down after strong gusting wind last night. A near miss.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

@ThatAlexWoman A big party in the UK will feign unity because the Alternative Vote was rejected in 2011, preserving the badly named "first-past-the-post" method, which allows someone to win a seat in parliament without passing any post near to a majority, just benefitting from the split vote.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

@ukinaustralia @VickiTreadell @Lionesses @TheMatildas @LysaghtSteph @LouCantillon @BCGBrisbane @Mariarennie7 I'm supporting The Matildas, but I'm not looking forward to the national anthems before kickoff, when England will sing God Save the King, perhaps as a warcry. When I was a boy, if Australia played England at any sport, only one anthem was played.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

@ThatAlexWoman Australia is British (though not English); our coins proclaim it, but Sydney is less so now. With London it has moved culturally to the international land of Metropolitania.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

@ThatAlexWoman Grey towers of Durham
Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles
Half church of God half castle 'gainst the Scot
And long to roam these venerable aisles
With records stored of deeds long since forgot.
-- Alex, thanks for bringing Sir Walter Scott's words to mind.

[John Anderson AC @JohnAndersonAC]

Rowan Atkinson, a fellow motoring enthusiast, writes that electric vehicle adoption may not be the silver bullet to end transport emissions.

The savvy use of existing fuel vehicles and future technologies still under development may hold the key.

https://t.co/ma6nSCRmZr

[UK in Australia 🇬🇧🇦🇺 @ukinaustralia]

The UK-AUS Free Trade Agreement comes into force on 31 May. Boosting our trade links. Businesses and investors will benefit from zero tariffs, easier business travel and more flexible rules of origin and customs processes. 👉 https://t.co/UkwFGNDzs7
#AUKFTA #FTA #TradingTogether

[Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah]

Amazing numbers of people still don't know that Ukraine's elected government was violently overthrown by foreign-backed thugs in February 2014, so beginning the war. This may help them: https://t.co/EmzLO2O3Hz

[7NEWS New England @7NEWSNewEngland]

Calls are growing louder for the Northern Railway Line, from Armidale to Queensland, to be restored

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

Discount Domains are letting me down. Web Starter Plus is supposed to include mailboxes, but it's not set up to do so.
https://t.co/aTYOer3IR5

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

@ClarkeMicah @jiver222 And The King was proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales from the balcony of Parliament House to a large crowd in Macquarie Street, Sydney.

[Archbishop of Sydney @archbishopsyd]

The Diocese of Sydney is an integral part of the Anglican Church of Australia. We have no intention of leaving. The Diocese of the Southern Cross has been established for those elsewhere who have left their diocese for reasons of conscience. https://t.co/Mtkc7Mho3V

[John Dickson @johnpauldickson]

No, @JaneCaro, those who support the school chaplaincy program aren’t “offended” by your “God has no place in public schools” thing. They just notice that your argument amounts to little more than your personal distaste of religion. Let me explain: 1/8

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

This week marks The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. In her seven decades on the throne, The Queen has been a reassuring constant, projecting calm and strength.

Tonight, along with 53 other nations, we light a beacon to give thanks to Her Majesty and send our warmest congratulations.

[Vicki Treadell @VickiTreadell]

#PlatinumJubilee
#Commonwealth
#BlueCharter
#HM70

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

From The Daily Telegraph, London, 2/6/2022.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

Australia's Beacon for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee will be at Regatta Point in Canberra on 2nd June.

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

https://t.co/d1kz3kwbj9
Something to celebrate in Australia.

[Vicki Treadell @VickiTreadell]

Great to see another 🇬🇧🇦🇺 #space & #defence connection with Canberra company Nominal Systems providing systems to our @DefenceHQ.
https://t.co/zFfGkXpjBb

[Matthew Tierney @MatthewGTierney]

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, 8:30 pm tonight in eastern Australia on Channel 7.