Morning twitters, if anyone is looking for an uplifting Monday read, this was just beautiful to put together. Nerina & Peter have run a small business for 65 years. They talk about surviving war & the power of family & faith. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…

There are now 582 statues in Melb - Zelda is only the 11th woman to be depicted in bronze. There are more dogs, horses & fictional female characters than actual Victorian women. This moment is so important in our history but also because the fight for equality is not done. Zelda!

There's never been a better time to listen to the excellent podcast series by Ben Doherty Guardian Australia on the defamation case brought by Ben Roberts-Smith against media agencies. The ruling is today. It is a huge moment for press freedom in Oz. #journalismisnotacrime

The ruling just now by Justice Anthony Bresanko in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case is a big and important win for journalism and press freedom in Australia. It upholds the media’s important role in undertaking public interest investigations & in the public’s right to know.

Demand for Foodbank Victoria has grown by 40 per cent in the last 12 months with the charity providing 2.4M extra meals to schools across the state. CEO Dave McNamara says the current situation is the worst he’s seen in his 15 years at the organisation ABC Melbourne #springst

Thinking of @ABCAustralia colleagues as they face yet another round of redundancies. Look after each other. It’s tough to see good workers leave.

I urge everyone to watch this tonight. ⁦@mdavisqlder⁩ is a truly amazing ⁦AustralianStory⁩ and who, in the words of Noel Pearson, has “kept the fire of Uluṟu burning” 🫶🏾 abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…

It has been surreal. Sadly we see it often - votes over values, and cheap shots at the expense of our national identity. #auspol smh.com.au/national/i-exp…

NSW Justice Peter Garling ruled again today that matt, a victim of convicted paedophile, should pay costs of Scouts NSW, who successfully sought permanent stay to shut down his case vs them. Matt has so far crowdsourced $224k to appeal. Four Corners caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/1893e…

On the eve of the soccer World Cup the local association takes the girls competition usual field because the boys need it and shove the girls down to a field out the way without telling them. #nice

Hey 👋 Oz media We know that the FIFA Women’s World Cup is about to start, but we just qualified for our World Cup this morning ⬇️

THIS IS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL IN 2023 ❤️ COULD NOT LOVE THIS MORE

JOYOUS ZAMBIA ARRIVAL 🇿🇲🧡 Copper Queens sing as one upon reaching stadium for first ever World Cup. A moment away from the pitch that captures the Spirit & Unity of International Football.

Frontline emergency workers have accused one of Victoria's busiest hospitals of not meeting legally-mandated nurse-to-patient ratios, which they claim is putting the sickest patients at risk abc.net.au/news/2023-07-2… via ABC Australia #springst

Aus v Canada was Seven’s most-watched program so far this year. 4.71 million people tuning in.

EXCLUSIVE: Erin Patterson, woman at centre of suspected Leongatha mushroom poisoning, gives her account of fatal meal abc.net.au/news/2023-08-1… via ABC Australia

The number of CFA volunteers has dropped again, there's 300 fewer operational vols than last year according to the annual report. But since 2012-13 there's been a drop of 10,000 operational volunteers in the CFA #springst

BREAKING: 1. You’ll remember in our 4 Corners, Hiding Behind Tombstones, Matt Barker, former Scout whose case was blocked by a permanent stay despite his abuser being alive/willing to give evidence. Matt raised $327k for his legal fight. Big news today, Scouts NSW has settled…