@srpeatling

Deputy federal editor in Canberra of @Politics_SMHAGE @smh @theage. Caption writer for @ellinghausen. Pro the Oxford comma.

 Canberra
Joined November 2011
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The word you’re looking for to describe today is clusterfracas. It gives a sense of the chaos and inexplicable ridiculousness of the situation and can be used in front of all age groups.
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$1.2 million of ACT taxpayers' money.
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#BREAKING The disgraced former CEO of CIT who was found to have engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ by the Integrity Commissioner has received a pay out of $465,000. This is on top of 2 full years of her annual salary of $380,000.
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Good evening to my husband who pointed out de Minaur is an anagram of 'die Munar".
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What does the Dunkley byelection result mean? "Peter Dutton was counting on an angry protest vote in the Dunkley byelection to humiliate the government and prove the Liberal Party could retake power in Canberra," @CroweDM writes. smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

The one word that sums up the Dunkley byelection result

The swing against the government showed Peter Dutton tapped into a real frustration with Labor over the cost of living, but nothing like the force that some of his allies predicted.

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A very esteemed 50th anniversary to the incomparable @1RossGittins: "Over 50 years I’ve written over 5000 columns, and worked for 16 editors. I’ve covered 50 federal budgets, 19 federal elections, & seen 11 prime ministers & 16 treasurers come and go." smh.com.au/national/fifty-ye…

Fifty years ago, I found my dream job – and I’m not done yet

When I arrived at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1974, I was the square peg that had fallen into a square hole.

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Australian father Yang Hengjun has been sentenced to death by a Chinese court, but his life could be spared after a two-year-reprieve for good behaviour, reports @ErykBagshaw smh.com.au/world/asia/yang-h…

‘Hostage diplomacy’: Yang Hengjun death sentence rocks relationship with China

China’s ambassador was summoned to Penny Wong’s office for a dressing down that lasted 20 minutes.

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"The lesson from the opening round of a very long tax argument is simple: know your target, and don’t get distracted," writes @CroweDM . "That’s a lesson Anthony Albanese seems to understand, while Peter Dutton can easily lose sight of the real target." smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Albanese knows his target on tax, but Dutton got distracted

The lesson from the opening round of a very long tax argument is simple. Peter Dutton made it more complicated.

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After he won the Australian Open on Sunday Jannik Sinner looked to his coach, Darren Cahill, smiled and said: "Our story came true." The Australian coach spoke to @Peter_Fitz. smh.com.au/sport/tennis/our-…

‘Our story came true’: What Sinner said to coach Cahill after his AO win

Italians are “very touchy people”, according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, so there were plenty of hugs, but also a few choice words in the players box.

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Forza is the new vamos.
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Look how sweet! In his little cardy. Bless.
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SO. GOOD. But there's a long way to go yet. smh.com.au/sport/tennis/aust…

As it happened Australian Open 2024: Medvedev seals unlikely five-set victory over Zverev, will...

Ten-time Open champion Novak Djokovic faces Italian Jannik Sinner, while Daniil Medvedev will do battle with German Alexander Zverev in men’s semi-finals at the Australian Open.

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"The Zverev case is a perfect example of why we need to take domestic violence as seriously as we take doping or cheating. Bans take place within tennis all the time, even as appeal processes are taking place, to protect the integrity of the sport." telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/…

Alexander Zverev’s Australian Open run is nightmare for tennis

With domestic abuse allegations hanging over Australian Open semi-finalist, time has come for tennis to properly address issue

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Thoroughly enjoying my colleague @CarlaJaeger17's work at the Australian Open. Here she looks at the feud between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. smh.com.au/sport/tennis/the-…

The toilet break that sparked a feud between Australian Open semi-finalists

A frosty look-away handshake and a toilet break perceived as gamesmanship contributed to the simmering on-court feud between Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev, who will now meet in an Australian...

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But my man is Jannik Sinner. Here's a profile ahead of today's semis Marc McGowan. smh.com.au/sport/tennis/is-t…

Is this Italian superstar the man to end Novak’s Melbourne reign?

Jannik Sinner’s faultless path to the Australian Open semi-finals has capped an extraordinary few months for him, including two wins over Novak Djokovic and a Davis Cup title.

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Being in the news games means I don't listen to a lot of news podcasts. The only podcast I listen to regularly is @TennisPodcast so am thrilled one of my colleagues @NeilMcMahon has written about it for us. smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-ra…

Growing influence for tennis podcast with a point of social conscience

Three British tennis nuts have become popular and influential for hosting a podcast that often focuses on what happens off the court, such as gender equality, racism, war and mental health.

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He's just so good. That's why we ask people to pay. "Labor deserves no praise for breaking an election promise," @CroweDM writes. "Almost every issue Albanese named as a reason was a known fact: the pandemic, the recession, inflation, war in Ukraine." smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Albanese’s word is no longer his bond. Here’s how he can survive that

The prime minister is doing something totally different with his stage 3 tax cuts backflip – his broken promise creates more winners than losers.

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The original Alexander Zverev story published by Slate in case anyone would like to read it. slate.com/culture/2021/08/al…

A Tennis Star’s Ex-Girlfriend Accused Him of Domestic Abuse. Why Hasn’t the Tour Addressed It?

“Every day, I was crying.”

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Typically great piece by @swrighteconomy which I was too brained fried to share last night. "John Howard often talked of the iron law of arithmetic. Collect more votes than your political opponent, you won. Anthony Albanese is now doing his own maths." smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

12 winners for every loser: The calculation Albanese is betting on

Anthony Albanese is taking his largest ever political risk by overhauling the stage 3 tax cuts. But he is betting a broken promise will be offset by tax relief.

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Blistering from the veteran @michellegrattan: "Albanese’s action will reinforce people’s existing low trust in the word of the political class. The surprise in this story is that we can still be surprised when a prime minister breaks his word." theconversation.com/view-fro…

View from The Hill: Why should we still be surprised when a PM doesn’t keep his word?

All prime ministers break promises. But there are some whose breaches go into the history books – and Anthony Albanese has just joined that group.

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That this keeps happening is madness. Wimbledon has a curfew and it works just fine. smh.com.au/sport/tennis/it-j…

‘Why are they asking the women to move?’ Scheduling crunch ignites sexism row

Scheduling chaos at the Australian Open has ignited a sexism debate between two former tennis greats, as early morning finishes again become the running sore of the tournament.

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Yet more superlative work from @CroweDM: "PM Anthony Albanese has cleared the way for a furious political fight over tax reform by offering bigger tax cuts to workers who earn up to about $150K a year by amending the stage 3 tax package." smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

PM’s tax flip: bigger cuts for workers on up to $150k

The nation’s peak employers issued a blistering warning against any change to the stage 3 tax cuts because of the risk to the economy as well as the damage to trust in the government.

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