Liam Mannix

Science journalist with @theage and @smh. My best-selling book on science of back pain, BACK UP, out now:

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

Delighted to be joining @theage's incredible investigations team as an investigative reporter, focussing on science and health.

Got a yarn? Contact me at
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[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@FlightPlanPod agree to an extent. I was hopeful Duz and Caldwall could reach elite status. Duz appears to have stalled while Caldwell has regressed. Why?

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@bridgemac1 welcome aboard!

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@ViscountBrooky @theage thanks Brooky :)

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

Delighted to be joining @theage's incredible investigations team as an investigative reporter, focussing on science and health.

Got a yarn? Contact me at
[email protected]
Signal (encrypted): liammannix.18

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@ScooterMcNeice this could explain why good midfielders ie Duz, Caldwell, Parish, suddenly look so bad

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@ScooterMcNeice is it possible we are underestimating how bad Blakiston is as a ruck?

He is close to worst-performed full-time ruck in AFL over first two rounds per hit-out win percentage. Clearance numbers also near the bottom

https://t.co/V23IKR3ORR

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

New newsletter: 26 IDEAS FOR 2026

Feat.
#6: The age of anti-AI populism is coming
#10: The only modern virtue is money
#17: The future will be hot, high, and lonely: GLP-1s + daily marijuana use now exceeds daily drinking + death of partying

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[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

Case study callout: do you have kids who will be effected by the social media ban? Keen to chat for a story in @theage

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

Exclusive from Angus Dalton and I: ANSTO planning to close multiple beamlines at Lucas Heights and the Synchrotron

https://t.co/Tr3q9X6ut0

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

@MarkDiStef the beard adds a remarkable effect

[Patrick McGorry @PatMcGorry]

Youth mental health crisis: What if social media isn’t to blame? The common underlying megatrend is rampant neoliberalism based on extreme economic theory. It’s created an individualistic fragmented society. Social media captured by oligarchs is a symptom https://t.co/GANDutvQ3C

[Fred Meunier @MeunierLab]

https://t.co/uFFa6S2UWX
Australia’s $24B #MRFF is delivering just $650M a year — far short of its $1B promise.
PBO shows we could safely lift this to $800M–$1B annually while the fund keeps growing.
@AlboMP, let’s back our researchers, boost innovation, & secure better health.

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

Everyone agrees youth mental health is bad - much worse than earlier generations.

There's a rush to blame social media - despite a lack of robust evidence it's really to blame.

What if we're letting that blind us to the real culprits?

https://t.co/Nt9vkyDVFO

[Nick McKenzie @Ageinvestigates]

BREAKING-High Court of Australia has thrown out Ben Roberts-Smith’s last ditch attempt to overturn previous findings of 4 judges that he is a war criminal, bully and liar. Truth wins again. Thanks to our solider truthtellers and legal team. Let’s never forget the Afghan victims.

[Nassim Khadem @NassimKhadem]

Finally free, seven years after @Richard_D_Boyle went public in our joint @smh @theage @abcnews @4corners investigation. It's a great day! #4corners
https://t.co/uaM7m9gxln

[Matt Jones @Mattjones0203]

Cervical flexion posture during smartphone use was not a risk factor for neck pain, but low sleep quality and insufficient levels of physical activity were. A longitudinal investigation

https://t.co/mVdqSPBjZi

[Charlotte Grieve @CharlotteGriev1]

Exclusive - The secret cash commissions paid to recruit patients and FB posts about a “major cover up” that landed Dr Al Muderis’s biggest critic in jail. https://t.co/sB7553JyzQ @theage @smh

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

how is this allowed to happen?

[Mark Di Stefano @MarkDiStef]

Absolutely existential shit.

[James Ives @JamesIves17]

Using the new Draft Value Index to analyse which positions each club has spent their points on over the last decade

Interestingly, North has spent the 3rd most points but only 10% has been allocated to key positions (which ranks them 15th on aggregate)

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

The politically weaponized "lab leak" theory is destroying both pandemic preparedness & all of American science.

Grateful to Kristian, Andrew, Eddie, & Bob for their courage, integrity, & commitment to what the evidence shows and to our field.

https://t.co/JcybzwCFOY