@BecPridham

@abcnews reporter based in North West Tassie. Formerly @ExaminerOnline. Views mine. [email protected]

 lutruwita/Tasmania
Joined May 2020
  • Tweets156
  • Following551
  • Followers453
6Media
So ⁦@crikey_news⁩ has pulled and apologised for Guy Rundle’s appalling, nasty piece on Brittany Higgins yesterday. The link has been removed from my column here. ⁦ Would you encourage your friend to report sexual harassment? ⁦@abcnews⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/l…

Would you encourage your friend to report sexual harassment?

Like many Australian women, after the last few weeks of the appalling politicising of Brittany Higgins' sexual assault allegations, I've spent a lot of time wondering why any woman would ever come...

abc.net.au
133
90
11
617
82,161
Tasmania will miss its penguin reporter 😢🐧 @MonteBovill
Monte Bovill@MonteBovill8 Jun 2023
Little penguin habitat in Tasmanian city of Burnie to expand into existing car park @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-06-08/l…

Little penguins to reclaim Tasmanian car park as city-based population thrives

Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins call the foreshore of the Tasmanian city of Burnie home, and they'll soon have more room to move following the reclamation of a car park.

abc.net.au
5
611
Tas govt pledged $1.2m to a rum distillery headed by the brother of a former Liberal state candidate, who was also a former distillery director and current advisor to minister Guy Barnett Premier: "There's no conflict" #politas via: @AdamLangenberg abc.net.au/news/2023-06-06/t…

'No conflict of interest' in promised $1.2m grant to rum distillery with Liberal party links, says...

Tasmania's premier is grilled over a promised million-dollar grant to a rum distillery with links to a Liberal Party staffer, which Labor says should have been open to other businesses to seek.

abc.net.au
6
28
6
66
14,289
Ruff day at the office #runningoftheweiners #campbelltownshow @abchobart @abcnews
277
Justice.
475
639
88
4,444
651,991
Rogue MPs Alexander and Tucker stand with Tasmanian premier to guarantee supply ahead of state budget #politas abc.net.au/news/2023-05-20/t…

Rogue MPs stand with Tasmanian premier to guarantee supply ahead of state budget

Eight days after defecting and plunging Tasmania's Liberal government into minority, two rogue MPs say they'll vote with the party to guarantee supply — but Hobart's AFL stadium, at the centre of...

abc.net.au
3
4
12
3,419
Tenants caught up in the housing crisis are being advised to stay in their rentals after being served notices to vacate so they can buy time while they search for new accommodation ⁦@abchobart⁩ ⁦@abcnews⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-05-18/t…

Terrified of being homeless, Joanne stayed in her rental and waited for a court order

Tenants caught up in the housing crisis are being advised to stay in their rentals after being served with notices to vacate so they can buy more time to search for new accommodation.  

abc.net.au
1
1
208
From low profile MPs to headline grabbers — who are Lara Alexander and John Tucker? #politas @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-05-14/w…

Who are the rogue MPs who have ended Tasmania's majority Liberal government?

Tasmanian MPs Lara Alexander and John Tucker are moving to the crossbenches after quitting the Liberals, saying the government lacks transparency over deals like the AFL stadium. So who are they and...

abc.net.au
4
5
1
14
3,100
#BREAKING: Exclusive story now from @BecPridham. Tasmania's Liberal government to be thrown into minority as MPs defect over $715 million AFL stadium in Hobart #politas abc.net.au/news/2023-05-12/t…

Anger over Hobart AFL stadium sinks Tasmania's government into minority as MPs quit party

Concerns over a contentious $715 million stadium and the government's priorities have pushed two Tasmanian MPs to quit the Liberal Party and sit as independents, ending Premier Jeremy Rockliff's...

abc.net.au
15
59
25
144
46,998
The world may burn, but at least our cups will be full ⁦@megpowellsays⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-04-29/w…

Climate change pushes emerging Tasmanian wine region into spotlight

Step aside Yarra Valley and Coonawarra, Tassie's traditional dairy and potato heartland is muscling in on the wine scene — with a little help from climate change.

abc.net.au
1
216
Telstra gives no time frame for fix to unreliable phone, internet services in Tasmania's north-east @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/w…

No time frame for fix to ongoing mobile, internet issues in Tasmania's north-east

Regional towns experience days of unreliable phone and internet connection with no indication of when services will return to normal.

abc.net.au
1
2
1
4
1,740
BREAKING - “Today is a new day for us, we can finally start moving forward, taking new steps in our life”:Launceston’s Penuela family has been granted permanent residency after a visa fight. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/l…

'I started crying': Family told they can stay in Australia after minister intervenes

Cesar Penuela says he started to cry when told that years of uncertainty and stress were over and the immigration minister had intervened to allow he and his family to stay in Australia.

abc.net.au
1
1
1
3
428
The ABC's @BecPridham examines the human cost of Australia's discriminatory migration health requirements & why @AusLawyersHR, @DownSyndromeAu & more than 100 orgs are calling for reform. #WelcomingDisability #HumanRights #Disability #auslaw #auspol abc.net.au/news/2023-04-16/f…

'He's a human being': Kayban's visa uncertain because of his disability, mother says

Kayban was born in Australia with a disability. His parents want to extend their working visa but have been told his care costs too much. 

abc.net.au
12
13
978
State Racing Minister Madeleine Ogilvie has told an Upper House inquiry she could not say if she had attended any race meets at northern Tasmanian racetracks or met with racing clubs in her time as minister, but would take it on notice and provide dates. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/t…

Tasmania's Racing Minister can't recall going to the races

Madeleine Ogilvie has told an Upper House inquiry she couldn't say whether she'd attended any race meets at northern Tasmanian racetracks, or met with racing clubs in her time as minister, but would...

abc.net.au
137
We’re learning the Don River Railway’s carpenters workshop has been destroyed, with damage reported in multiple areas. Some historic train carriages have been lost @abcnews
3
11
4
46
8,495
Fire crews from across Tasmania’s north-west are battling a significant fire at the historic Don River Railway in Devonport. Three warehouses containing train carriages have been fully engulfed @abcnews
3
10
1
33
5,036
An Aboriginal ranger program is teaching trainees to care for Country using both traditional practices and modern techniques, with hope of restoring land “back to its beating heart”. ⁦@abchobart⁩ ⁦@abcnews⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-04-01/t…

Ranger Rebecca is living a childhood dream connecting to country

Elders are teaching Aboriginal Tasmanians how to care for country as part of a plan to build a ready workforce of rangers as land hand-backs progress.    

abc.net.au
4
16
1,326
Some 'good' news for enjoyers of Tasmanian transparency The Health Dept has finally published an RTI log for 22-23 I asked on Jan 18 why it was still empty, the dept told me none had been finalised (they've now published 7 finalised before Jan 18...) #politas
1
4
9
1,711
Tasmania's health department has revealed it is sitting on a $22.8 million stockpile of "unusable" personal protective equipment purchased during the COVID pandemic @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/t…

Massive pile of dud PPE leaves Tasmanian government with $22.8m problem

Tasmania's health department reveals it is sitting on a $22.8 million stockpile of "unusable" personal protective equipment purchased during the COVID pandemic — with the government taking legal...

abc.net.au
2
5
1
9
4,537
A Tasmanian council is funding its local vet practice to ease native animal care, euthanasia and disposal costs, saving it thousands of dollars to provide a service it has done for free. ⁦@abchobart⁩ ⁦@abcnews⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-03-30/t…

Vets receive boost to cover costs of treating or euthanasing sick, injured wildlife

The cost of caring for, or euthanasing and disposing of native animals can quickly stack up, and private practice vets have been doing it for free.

abc.net.au
1
2
3
1,292
Load more