Ben McKay

AAP democracy corro ... i try not to take this place too seriously
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[Ben McKay @benmackey]

in awe of this sign I passed this weekend. the absolute mana.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

crushed 💔 and giving mighty thanks to have worked in the gallery with Maiki, a complete gun & real one.

[Maiki Sherman @MaikiSherman]

A statement from me…

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@swegen31 @grok another blow for trust in media

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

hottie

[Medianet @medianettweets]

#MediaMovement: Ben McKay (@benmackey) will start a new role as the National Democracy and Transparency Correspondent at Australian Associated Press (@AAPNewswire) soon.

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[Ben McKay @benmackey]

NZ & Cook Islands bury the hatchet and aid flows again. NZ looks to have lost little ground in talks: Cooks agrees NZ has first rights as defence/security "partner of choice" in new declaration. Similar language to Aus-Tuvalu deal.

https://t.co/oNzS8QBc8B

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@The_Forty_Four do they know they open in Canada?

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

between this & Luxon dunking on the fuel excise cut yesterday its been a tough couple of days for trans-Tas cringe

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

having a normal one

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

can someone tell this woman you don't need to hold the phone to your mouth when wearing airpods & then lets leave her alone

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@AotearoaSam @AKACoachBman i suspect the little old lucky country will just luck our way out of this fuel crisis. just watch us

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

New Zealand walking a different path on cost of living relief, no cuts to fuel excise.

PM Chris Luxon says the policy is "poorly targeted, it actually benefits high income households, and it actually encourages fuel use when it's constrained".

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

We're halving the fuel tax for three months to save you money when you fill up.

Conflict overseas is pushing up prices at home. And we know Australians are feeling the pressure.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@BenThomasNZ you don't say

[Aubrey Belford @AubreyBelford]

I'm very sad to announce that the great Dan McGarry @VanuatuDan passed away earlier today.

Dan was a journalist, tech geek, actor, and lover of (almost) everything to do with the Pacific. He was a brilliant @OCCRP editor, a mentor to many, and a friend to more.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@sashedelic Villa nine points, wahey!!

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

great piece on how it may happen - if it did. a few cogs need to turn yet.
https://t.co/1dvHWjLUWr

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

Heather du Plessis-Allan not mincing words on Chris Luxon's future after the last Curia poll.

Says "poisonous" polls put Luxon in "dead man walking territory" - saying it may be "if not when" for a new leader.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

wrote about the NZ PM's unpopularity yesterday ⬇️
didn't realise a fresh poll would mean - as multiple outlets are reporting - Luxon is considering his future after this latest poll.

https://t.co/JKRt6zJOPB

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@AbsentHog 100. all-seeing, all-knowing Audrey just hit him with a Clare Curran and jaws hit the floor.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

Shorter Taxpayers Union-Curia poll result:

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

@LewisHoldenNZ given he pauses between the claims I took them as separate claims. in any case Finland is arguably the answer to the combined claim - and indigenous women couldn't vote federally until the 1960s. so....

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

lotta pedants chirping about this! i took his comment as two separate claims, he pauses between them.

in any case, all women weren't given the vote by Australia in 1902: indigenous women were disenfranchised for decades.

[Ben McKay @benmackey]

Mark Carney clanger to Australian parliament: "Let us remember that Australia was the first nation in the world to give women the right to vote and to stand for parliament.”

Whoops! New Zealand first to give all women the vote. (though South Australia got in first on standing)