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Tom O'Callaghan

@TomBendigo

I grew up in Bendigo and I want to tell your stories. I work for the Bendigo Advertiser.

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Joined June 2011
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I will no longer be posting from this account or responding to DMs, etc. Elon Musk’s decision to bring Trump back makes it clear to me he wants to turn the platform into Truth Social. I don’t see a place for me here any more. Goodbye Twitter friends!
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"I have known clergymen, gentlemen's sons, men of education, in County Court cells, many of them in rags," an appalled 19th century moralist lamented. Why, you could not pick a poor man from a rich one based on their garbs, he sneered.
Tom O'Callaghan (@TomBendigo) profile pictureTom O'Callaghan@TomBendigo19 Nov 2022
New book reveals many sides of a Bendigo where the well-to-do felt things had turned topsy-turvy. #history @BgoAddy bendigoadvertiser.com.au/sto…

A place for scoundrels: book reveals Gold Rush city

New book reveals many sides of a city where the well-to-do felt things had turned topsy-turvy.

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New book reveals many sides of a Bendigo where the well-to-do felt things had turned topsy-turvy. #history @BgoAddy bendigoadvertiser.com.au/sto…

A place for scoundrels: book reveals Gold Rush city

New book reveals many sides of a city where the well-to-do felt things had turned topsy-turvy.

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💜🖤@Es1_Violet18 Nov 2022
Thank you twitter we had a great time here! #RIPTwitter #GoodByeTwitter #TwitterDown
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Marie Connor@thistallawkgirl18 Nov 2022
Never forget that @tedcruz liked a porn tweet on 9/11. #GoodByeTwitter
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Hopping on twitter rn #GoodbyeTwitter #RIPTwitter
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Replying to @PatsKarvelas
I think there is a bit of the “last days of Rome” about Twitter today. – at Bendigo, Victoria
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Just in case you were wondering ... bendigoadvertiser.com.au/sto…
No, there has not been a landslide in McCrae Street

No, there has not been a landslide in McCrae Street

No landslide found outside Bendigo TAFE.

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A pleasure to have @barrystrauss on the podcast again. His book on Actium is well worth a read, and I happily recommend his podcast 'Antiquitas'.
Emperors of Rome podcast (@RomePodcast) profile pictureEmperors of Rome podcast@RomePodcast15 Nov 2022
In the new Emperors of Rome podcast we hear from @barrystrauss about Actium, and the great naval battle between Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra. apple.co/3g37eV9
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In case of Twitter blackout, now might be the time to sign up for our occassional mailing list. Just in case. eepurl.com/hfqXmX
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Mark Kearney@mnkearney14 Nov 2022
Five years today since this Page One at the @BgoAddy. These are the faces of tired, relieved community members whose relationships and identities @TurnbullMalcolm put on trial. The marriage survey was a vehicle for right-wing zealotry, and an abdication of Parliament's duties.
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The team at our sister paper @canberratimes has exclusively revealed the NDIS investigated its ‘growing fraud risk’ as questions swirled about organised crime and other opportunistic behaviour. #Bendigo readers can follow its week-long coverage in the @BgoAddy
Canberra Times (@canberratimes) profile pictureCanberra Times@canberratimes13 Nov 2022
Good morning, Canberra. More showers are on the way with a top of 18 degrees to start the week. Here's today's front page, launching our new campaign on the NDIS and its future, featuring stories from @D_JervisBardy and @MeganDohertyCT. canberratimes.com.au/subscri…
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Canberra Times@canberratimes13 Nov 2022
Sherry McArdle-English, a long-time disability advocate in the ACT, says if she has been stonewalled by NDIS staff and feels if she can't get answers, the average person has no hope | @MeganDohertyCT canberratimes.com.au/story/7…
Marcus 'needs to stay in his home': a mother's fight for her son

Marcus 'needs to stay in his home': a mother's fight for her son

Sherry McArdle-English says the NDIS is more worried about dollars than outcomes.

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Dr Skye Kinder@skyekinder10 Nov 2022
Beautiful M4MH22 write-up and photo in the @BgoAddy today by @alexgretgrix & Brendan McCarthy, respectively. They always do a wonderful job of capturing the essence of our community health events. Thank you for your ongoing support. #Bendigo Read more: bendigoadvertiser.com.au/sto…
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@openculture11 Nov 2022
Comedy is truly back on Twitter.
Alanis King (@alanisnking) profile pictureAlanis King@alanisnking11 Nov 2022
Can you imagine spending $44 billion to do this to yourself
A Twitter Blue checkmark account called “Tesla” tweets: “BREAKING: A second Tesla has hit the World Trade Center.”

ALT A Twitter Blue checkmark account called “Tesla” tweets: “BREAKING: A second Tesla has hit the World Trade Center.”

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PRO Victoria@PRO_Vic10 Nov 2022
Coming up at BRAC! Find the history of your ancestors and property at these FREE events at the Bendigo Regional Archives. 11am Weds 23 Nov, Ancestors in the Archives. 5.30pm Tues 29 Nov, Breaking Down the Walls. brac.vic.gov.au/events 📸 VPRS 12800/P1 BENDIGO GOODS SHED 1873
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Cr Andrea Metcalf has officially donned @GreaterBendigo mayoral robes and chain for the second year in a row, during a special council meeting this evening. @BgoAddy
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She is also wearing an amazing possum skin cloak that Dja Dja Wurrung man Rodney Carter has put on her shoulders.
I am deeply concerned about the direction Twitter is taking and these types of bizarre blame games about ‘activists’. Get your shit together and drink a cup of commonsense, Elon. Advertisers are clearly alarmed at your management, and layoffs.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile pictureElon Musk
@elonmusk4 Nov 2022
Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists. Extremely messed up! They’re trying to destroy free speech in America.
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Multiple advertisers have confirmed they are pausing spending while they see what direction Elon Musk takes with the platform. "The growing exodus of advertisers comes amid concerns Musk will scale back misinformation and security protections on the platform." theguardian.com/technology/202…
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