Melissa Christidis

Journalist via CH7, Sky News, ITV UK & others. Currently, Melbourne. Formerly, UK. AUS/EU citizen. Avid coffee consumer ☕️

[Melissa Christidis @MelChristi]

RBA cuts rates for first time in 4 years https://t.co/XHawrLRvzR

[Jim Chalmers MP @JEChalmers]

The mid-year budget update shows that we’ve improved the bottom line by $200 billion since we came to office, while also delivering substantial cost of living relief and bringing inflation down.

#auspol #ausecon @AustralianLabor @SenKatyG

[Paul Barry @TheRealPBarry]

'Cheap, clean energy ... no subsidies'

Victoria turns on what will be world’s biggest onshore wind farm https://t.co/2L1ttkcM7J

[Peter Ryan OAM @Peter_F_Ryan]

Coles and Woolworths shares slammed after ACCC announces Federal Court action for allegedly miseading consumers on price discounts. Coles down 3.5pc while Woolworths is down 2.5pc @abcnews @Coles @woolworths

[The Age @theage]

Breaking: Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby will depart the company at the end of September after three-and- a-half years in the role.
https://t.co/ceRRrGtmQj

[Michael Rowland @mjrowland68]

ABC Managing Director David Anderson announces he’s leaving the ABC after 5 years in the job. He says it’s the right time for ‘leadership renewal’ at the ABC.

David has done an incredible job in often challenging circumstances. He’s a fundamentally good and decent man.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Kamala Harris chooses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice president running mate, AP and Reuters reports

@jamesmatthewsky has the latest.

https://t.co/g8shwd0S3B

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Fox Footy @FOXFOOTY]

Triple premiership Cats legend Tom Hawkins will retire at the end of the 2024 season, drawing a close on the career of a modern champion 👑

MORE > https://t.co/74OuNWw9kG

[Melissa Christidis @MelChristi]

RT @AFL: Dustin Martin has called time on his decorated 15-year AFL career 👑

Honouring this year's retirees, thanks to @Hostplus. https://…

[ABC News @abcnews]

There are reports of IT outages affecting major institutions in Australia and internationally. https://t.co/WvIFXkwQh5

[Hugh Riminton @hughriminton]

#BREAKING: A bandaged Donald Trump takes the applause of delegates at the Republican National Convention, alongside his VP pick JD Vance.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage

[Melissa Christidis @MelChristi]

Fatima Payman to quit Labor and become an independent https://t.co/j5Yxsmgpmg via @ABCaustralia

[The Australian @australian]

In an alarming breach of security, the protesters were able to climb onto the roof and hang anti-Israel slogans, and banners calling government MPs as ‘genocide enablers': https://t.co/DgHvl1EZ0n

[Lord Mayor of Melbourne – Nick Reece @LordMayorMelb]

It is the honour of my life to serve the city that I love.

I will be a responsive and action-driven Lord Mayor – and I will work hard every single day to make life better for the people of Melbourne.

[Peter Cronau @PeterCronau]

We know who did it — it was you.

“Ultimately, it wasn’t government deal-making that made this historic outcome a reality.

“It was the public, the family members, the lawyers, and the journalists who would not allow Assange to be hidden away, obscured from view and forgotten.”

https://t.co/WiOGJ8eltf

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty in a deal with U.S., securing his freedom and ending an extraordinary legal fight. https://t.co/byHPkG1A6U

[Stella Assange @Stella_Assange]

Julian has arrived at the federal court house in Saipan.

I watch this and think how overloaded his senses must be, walking through the press scrum after years of sensory depravation and the four walls of his high security Belmarsh prison cell.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange set to go free after 5 years in prison under a plea deal with the U.S. https://t.co/0nI0lxNetf