@0DanSmith

Deputy editor with @abcnews focusing on the Indo-Pacific - drop me a line! Views are my own, etc. ن

 Hobart, Australia
abc.net.au/pacific
Joined July 2012
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If Elon's new limit to the number of tweets you can read per day is a permanent strategy, then that's a clear offramp for me here. I shall diminish, and go into the West
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All they need to do is team up with @OfficialBlueyTV
Brisbane Times
@brisbanetimes
28 Jun 2023
Olympic organisers have discovered a daunting task ahead of the 2032 Games – letting the world know Brisbane exists. brisbanetimes.com.au/nationa…

Brisbane 20-thirty-who? Olympic bosses’ challenge to tell world who we are

Olympic organisers have discovered a daunting task ahead of the 2032 Games – letting the world know Brisbane exists.

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This is very cool - Polynesian canoe @hokuleacrew has set sail on a massive four-year voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific using traditional navigation and voyaging techniques. abc.net.au/pacific/hokulea-r…

Traditional Polynesian canoe sets sail on four-year Pacific journey using ancient navigation...

The Hōkūle'a, a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, has officially begun its four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific as part of its mission to revive the art and science of wayfinding.

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ABC’s international budget should grow as China spends billions on information war, inquiry told theguardian.com/media/2023/j…

ABC’s international budget should grow as China spends billions on information war, inquiry told

Parliament hears media in Asia and the Pacific are being ‘courted’ by Beijing in an ‘unprecedented campaign’

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This is a great interview by @McquireJacob with chef Joe Lam for Nesia Daily - he cooks a fusion of Samoan and Italian, and it sounds 🤌 Love reading about the intersection of food and culture. abc.net.au/pacific/programs/…

How Joe Lam went from civil engineering to Samoan-fusion cuisine - ABC Pacific

Samoan chef Joe Lam started out with more of a love of eating than cooking, and studied civil engineering — but as he worked in a kitchen to pay his university bills, he realised his heart was with...

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me waiting for the postie to drop off my online order
Cara Lisette@CaraLisette
13 Jun 2023
I’m in a weird second hand finds group on Facebook and this woman has the ACTUAL FALKOR FROM NEVER ENDING STORY IN HER GARAGE.
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This photo was taken of a storage area at a New Jersey vintage store. Further, the prop is a replica and not the original from the movie. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
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Episode 1 of 'Stories from the Pacific' drops today! Super excited for everyone to hear this new show and what a guest to kick us off... it's @kweenkong_ !!! #ABCPacific #StoriesFromThePacific #KweenKong
ABC Pacific@ABCPacific
30 May 2023
When Thomas Fonua was 16, he had to choose between a professional rugby career or a life of dance — it was a decision that would change his life and see him become the first Pasifika queen on the hit show RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under as @kweenkong_ ab.co/3MGzGIG

A fateful decision at 16 changed Thomas Fonua's — and Kween Kong's — life - ABC Pacific

When Thomas Fonua was 16, he had to choose between a professional rugby career or a life of dance — it was a decision that would change his life and result in him becoming the first Pasifika queen on...

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Nick Sas@Sasbites
29 May 2023
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ABC Pacific@ABCPacific
29 May 2023
Get the latest in politics from across the Pacific region when you sign up to the ABC Pacific newsletter — direct to your inbox each week. Sign up here: ab.co/45xdSYt
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Rhiannon Shine@RhiannonShine
29 May 2023
WA Premier Mark McGowan announcing he is stepping down. @abc730
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🔥Something new is coming to ABC Radio Australia & ABC Pacific!🌊 Join Jacob McQuire and Michael Chow as they bring you Nesia Daily. 🕖 7AM 🇵🇬 every weekday. 📱abc.net.au/pacific/programs/… 📻 🇵🇬 101.9FM / 🇸🇧 107FM / 🇫🇯 106.6FM / 🇼🇸 102FM
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I decided to share my experience as the social media producer for @QandA After Stan’s departure, I’ve seen a lot of finger-pointing by individuals and media organisations. I wrote this article as a reminder of how we could all be complicit. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-28/q…

I work on Q+A's social media and I see racist abuse every day. You might be shocked by who's...

I work as the social media producer for Q+A and have seen the things some of you write about Stan Grant. If you knew what your relatives and close friends are saying behind the comfort of their...

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We have something exciting coming to ABC Radio Australia! 🌊🌟 Stories from the Pacific w/ @BobbyMacumber 🔥🌴 31 May on @ABCPacific or everywhere you get your podcasts. abc.net.au/pacific/programs/… abc.net.au/pacific/programs/… abc.net.au/pacific/programs/…

Introducing - Stories from the Pacific - ABC Pacific

The tradition of storytelling is a huge part of life in the Pacific. Stories connect generations, bridge political differences, record histories and create community.  Hosted by the warm and welcom...

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another one stuck getting throuez the suez
Guardian news
@guardiannews
25 May 2023
Ship stuck in Suez Canal after becoming grounded, with refloat attempts ongoing dlvr.it/SpZqgQ
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Expressing opinions and having differing points of view are what makes us a great democracy. But racism doesn't and there's no place for it in public, or any debate. #IStandWithStan #werejectracism
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It was a pleasure having the Dili Allstars and Timor Oan'S in the studio for music + conversation about the time they covertly smuggled cassettes into East Timor, an action which cemented them in the nation's independence narrative. Radio special: abc.net.au/pacific/dili-alls…

Liberdade: The Dili Allstars on the soundtrack to Timor-Leste's independence - ABC Pacific

As Timor-Leste gets ready to celebrate its independence, ABC Radio Australia brings you the music from the struggle with a special live performance from the Dili Allstars.

abc.net.au
ABC Pacific@ABCPacific
19 May 2023
Happy Restoration of Independence Day Timor-Leste! 🇹🇱 We invited the Dili Allstars into the ABC Radio Australia studios ahead of the celebration on Saturday to record their independence anthem Liberdade. Listen to the full performance and conversation: abc.net.au/pacific/dili-alls…

The Dili Allstars perform Liberdade 🇹🇱

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AFP News Agency
@AFP
19 May 2023
#BREAKING A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Service says. Tsunami waves possible within 1,000 km of the quake, says Pacific warning centre
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Women have historically been excluded from church leadership — but in the Pacific, that's changing. There are 22 ordained women in the #Anglican Church's Diocese of Polynesia, a little less than half the number of ordained men. abc.net.au/pacific/pacific-w…

Women have historically been excluded from church leadership — but in the Pacific, that's changing...

Throughout history and even today in some denominations, women have been excluded from leadership roles in churches — but that is changing, and women in the Pacific have begun taking on roles as...

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