Lucy Sweeney

Digital journalist for @abcnews over here: (Also tweets dogs.)

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

@paulieuk Thanks Paul, much appreciated. We've clarified the lines you mentioned.

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

Reclink means so much to so many. @JonHealy signed up two days before the 2018 Canberra game, as a bit of a laugh and a way to make friends in a new city. Five years on, back in Bris and it's the highlight of the social calendar. Gorgeous read @KylePollard https://t.co/FG1HvL0at3

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

Obviously not the headline but damn, those are some skanky ass wigs https://t.co/oYK0RddGBW

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

@JustJenKing OMG this is the best, Jen! I can always rely on you to bring me the brightest

[Patrick Lynch @PatLynch93]

🚨JIMBO LIP SYNCING TO PADAM PADAM AS SHIRLEY TEMPLE 🚨

[steph harmon @stephharmon]

i don’t know another person as wholeheartedly dedicated to Australian arts, another editor as rigorous and talented, or another arts writer as thorough, thoughtful and passionate. this is a huge loss to the abc. and a huge gain to whoever pounces.

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

@AvaniDias @patidarsom Congrats to @AvaniDias and @patidarsom in New Delhi for bringing us these stories and @MarkDoman + the whole DSI team bringing the data viz to life. Always a pleasure to work with the best in the biz!

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

India will soon be the biggest country in the world. But these statistics aren’t just numbers — this beautiful piece paints the picture of how population control policies will impact daily life for decades to come.
https://t.co/XqFwE4admv

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

My favourite photo has to be this snap of a family who shared their story with @AvaniDias and @patidarsom. Komal says the decisions of India’s government today will determine her kids’ future. “My children’s future will be good … we will always hope for the best.”

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got.

My column: https://t.co/dBIhT9eZLv

And some utterly damning charts.

1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

How a 'wackadoodle email', Rudy Giuliani and a wild conspiracy theory landed Fox News in court
https://t.co/pXwWv0Wt3q

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

March 21 marks one of the darkest moments in South Africa's apartheid history - the Sharpeville massacre. Australia calls it Harmony Day. Read more from @ahmedyussuf10: https://t.co/LyCppRIl4r

[Neryssa Azlan @neryssaazlan]

A little late but…
I was a casual for three years and had to apply for work with another team to finally get ongoing employment. From Jan 2019-Jan 2022 I never took a week off and worked even when I was sick. The ABC needs to do better.

#DontDiscountABC

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

I'm @withMEAA and all of my ABC colleagues fighting for a fair deal #DontDiscountABC 5/5

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

I love my job, and so do the hundreds of brilliant journalists, producers, editors, designers, developers + co that I've worked with at the ABC. But too many have been overworked, underpaid and blocked from meaningful career (and pay) progression #DontDiscountABC @withMEAA 1/5

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

I'm lucky - I'm permanent now, but so many have had it far worse. I'm thinking of our regional journos, and culturally and linguistically diverse colleagues whose pay gap has not yet been explored 4/5

[Lucy Sweeney @lucysween]

@ahmedyussuf10 Subtext is very "I can't be racist because I have black friends".