David Killick @DavidJKillick
State Politics Editor at the Hobart Mercury. Signal/Wickr: davidkillick Happy to engage in respectful discourse - but quick to block trolls. themercury.com.au Hobart, Tasmania. Joined July 2012-
Tweets2K
-
Followers3K
-
Following2K
-
Likes5K
Mother tells of alleged baby throw which left her child unresponsive themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
I thought "sniping from the sidelines" was a curious choice of words from a team that has barely yet run onto the field.
I thought "sniping from the sidelines" was a curious choice of words from a team that has barely yet run onto the field.
Given the culture war around fact checkers, where the act of checking facts is now considered political, we are about 18 months away from 'big words are woke' and education itself once again becoming political
Given the culture war around fact checkers, where the act of checking facts is now considered political, we are about 18 months away from 'big words are woke' and education itself once again becoming political
Fresh out of the oven 🍞 #politas open.spotify.com/episode/0uwHbX…
New Rockliff government ministry sworn in at Government House in Hobart. #politas
Analysis: Rockliff pulls wool over eyes of little Lambies. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
Some of the people involved in this are probably lucky that the death penalty is off the table.
Some of the people involved in this are probably lucky that the death penalty is off the table.
What’s more scary than an oversized mega-Ute?
Tasmania's top public servant quits. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
The head of the state service, Jenny Gale, has resigned. #politas
Labor sends the Liberals in to bat on a sticky wicket. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
Analysis: There can be no double standard on honesty and integrity. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
Protesters interrupt Tasmanian leaders debate. #politas
Had a few people ask to see a transcript of Liberals ‘tough on youth crime’ press conference from Friday, here’s the Q&A Liberal media advisor told journalists afterwards that the questions were “attacking” and we were asked what we would do on youth crime instead (?) #politas
Policies with the half life of a rare isotope of whoopsadasium. My analysis at the halfway mark. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
Labor dips as independents rise in latest opinion poll. #politas themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/…
Latest Fontcast is up! No Brad but @BecherTownshend, @DavidJKillick and I try to make sense of the first full week of the campaign. Thanks to @sam_ikin for his sterling work as usual🎙️ #politas #fontcast open.spotify.com/episode/0uUI2r…
Monte Bovill @MonteBovill
10K Followers 1K Following Reporter @abcnews from Tassie in Canberra. Views are my own.
Alex Johnston @swegen31
8K Followers 6K Following News director @WINNews_Tas, reserves emergency @SENTassie, local comedy trier, impassioned golfer, big eater 🌮 Views are my own
Jessica Munday @MundayJessica
5K Followers 4K Following Secretary, Unions Tasmania. Unionist, mother, feminist, political tragic, Collingwood member. Views are my own. She/her.
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham
16K Followers 993 Following Psephologist, polling analyst and poll transparency advocate, political commentator, ecologist, chess player/admin. No party loyalties. Auth KB 8 Mortimer 7000
Greg Barns SC @BarnsGreg
18K Followers 845 Following Barrister and writer. Adviser to Australian Assange campaign. Columnist with Hobart Mercury. Author of The Rise of the Right (Hardie Grant Publishing 2019)
Meg Webb @MegWebbTweets
1K Followers 423 Following
Garth W M F - Gasu �.. @gasugasu1984
6K Followers 5K Following Climate, social justice. We have fvcked the planet for future generations. I also post pics of the vista from my window to the soul
Leonardo Puglisi @Leo_Puglisi6
53K Followers 9K Following Founder & Chief Anchor @6NewsAU | Watch live for free 24/7: https://t.co/u6jeOA7UpE | Become a supporter for $4/month: https://t.co/StM3ioY5HM
Shannon Wells @shannon_wells
3K Followers 2K Following Former banker, now high flyer, without the bonuses: MD @airtasmania & @paraviontas YCBG✈️ #mufc ⚽️ #godons 🏉 #tdf🚴 #aus & #hur🏏 #politas 🏛️
Alysha Rose @Lyshrose
3K Followers 2K Following Clinical Practice Consultant. AYDC. Specialist in best practice & reform in Youth Justice, Mental Health & Child Safety. Waterfall, yoga & moss enthusiast❤️🌿
David Bartlett @Bartlett_DJ
5K Followers 4K Following Tasmanian, always and first. Former Premier, Dad, Husband, may randomly start talking about basketball, music, politics and myself at anytime.
Adam Holmes @AdamHolmes010
2K Followers 2K Following Journalist @abcnews. Tasmania, politics, transparency, anti-corruption. I walk places and post photos. 📮: [email protected], [email protected]
💧simon holmes à c.. @simonahac
121K Followers 17K Following energy geek. impatient incrementalist. root striker. @climate200 @opennem @SmartEnergyCncl #AEGN #SuperpowerInstitute likes≠agreement. DoB: 329.7ppm
Fabiano Cangelosi @Cangelosi_F
3K Followers 5K Following Candidate for the Leg. Co. Division of Elwick, Principal at The Cangelosi Firm (https://t.co/bMweQZJOQ2), former Tas President Australian Lawyers Alliance
Cassy O'Connor 🪲 @CassyOConnor_
8K Followers 4K Following Mum of 4 .. Ex journalist, MP & Greens’ Leader .. Tas Greens’ candidate for Hobart, May ‘24 .. Lover of lutruwita/Tasmania, always (Banner pic - Karen Brown 💚)
Peter Gutwein @GutweinP
2K Followers 312 Following Former Tasmanian Premier, Treasurer and Climate Change Minister/Chair/director/Speaker
Rebecca Kelley @RebeccaKel71384
0 Followers 20 Following
TattChris59 @Chris59Tat20505
895 Followers 7K Following
Lisa @Lisa93137573326
0 Followers 25 Following
Stefan Vogel @oceanrock69
16 Followers 46 Following senior scientist, carpenter, innovator, small business owner and parent. volunteering suicide prevention,mental health advocacy https://t.co/YZi5CC9oOU
alderghamm @alderghamm
2 Followers 33 Following
Jessica Karina Felici.. @felicia_ka36348
55 Followers 999 Following
Gary Scarlett @GaryScarlett64
263 Followers 383 Following Ex Jackeroo, Postie, Gardener, & National Service Performance Manager. Wine lover, movie tragic, musician, writer, artist. #JackJumpers #pies #storm #broncos #B
Darren Alexander @DWA_1966
16 Followers 46 Following Passionate paid up Tasmanian, who isn’t shy to say what he thinks, a lover of good red wine, a real foodie, someone who loves having a great time with friend’s.
Geoff Atkinson @GeoffAtkinson3
2 Followers 47 Following
Molly @Molly_Ida3
4 Followers 32 Following All thoughts and opinions are my own and reflect only my position as a member of the public.
Deb : Tassie Cave Dwe.. @deb_tassie
7K Followers 8K Following I voted YES ⚫️🟡🔴2023, Equality 🌈 Climate , Labor/Lefty, Atheist, Survivor, Always was Always will be 🖤💛❤️ Bombers 🔴⚫️ @d4deb.bsky.social
Spencer Laura @SpencerLau64851
16 Followers 345 Following Hi😍 I like going to beach with me family and friends, camping, fishing, swimming and I love hanging out with friends to shopping 👭together
phil thompson @getphilt
9 Followers 34 Following
Jimmy.AUSTRALIAN 1792.. @JamieMR1972
1K Followers 4K Following say it as I see it fuk woke & left old-school dark humor not vaced #Whitelivesmatter #WhiteCulturematters .Animals & nature #antiIslam #LGBonly
Bill Browne @Browne90
1K Followers 2K Following Director at @TheAusInstitute's Democracy & Accountability Program
Kate Kelly @KKelly4HCC2026
27 Followers 121 Following Democracy is not a spectator sport. True grass roots Indie, going for gold...
Janineus @J9U
87 Followers 427 Following Work & personal interests include philanthropy, spirituality, journalistic integrity, and the evolving impact of social media on society.
Naomi Cocksedge @yerbs76
9 Followers 143 Following
Isabella Podwinski @izzypodwinski
185 Followers 377 Following Multiplatform reporter @abchobart • Journo grad @rmit • Views my own etc etc • 📩 [email protected]
Jessica Sanders @JessSanders77
30 Followers 161 Following Rare tweeter, unionist, very often tired of people. Ready to fight for a 4 day week.
Gladys Fuel @fu_gla
53 Followers 5K Following
Renate Bracetty @BracettyRe7623
69 Followers 5K Following
Kate O'Toole @toole_kate49037
344 Followers 2K Following
Janice - loving Albo .. @Janeese1960
20 Followers 114 Following I have reached the age where I can finally be me. I love my family, my pets, and life!
Allison smith @callumchung
9 Followers 163 Following 💍🦳Wife 👧🦳Mother Bitcoin📊 📈Professional Crypto Trader Free live Forex courses📝 24/7⏰Online Assistant 💻Entrepreneur. 💵Make over $100k in BITCOIN weekly.
Michelle D @Not_a_fan_X
0 Followers 6 Following
ns @nsautopool
0 Followers 43 Following
Jackie Klees - ceasef.. @KleesJackie
1K Followers 2K Following ALP voter and member. Our #1 priority in this country should be to consign the LNP to oblivion. Proud Scouser and long term Oz resident. No god botherers
Glen @Gergyl
5K Followers 4K Following Australian snow and snow weather, hydrology, climate ... other stuff. I reciprocal follow, and reciprocal block. Abusive tweeters get an immediate block.
Circe Aldith @boronialinquest
164 Followers 593 Following Australiana + Tassie YIMBYism (housing abundance out the front, because of the dropbears in the backyard)
Rhonda Kahana @kaha_rhon
47 Followers 5K Following
David Wolf @DavidWolfWrites
3 Followers 50 Following A blue bird burns a barcode into your exposed wrist. I will resist, you growl through gritted teeth. Denny's retweets your eternal digital anguish.
TG @tg_greg
4K Followers 5K Following Woke leftie bleeding heart. KDRAMAS are my escape and happy place.
Debi_Tasmania @DebiTasmania17
3 Followers 29 Following Another lifetime ago, I was on twitter but was suspended I am Generation X
michael pusey in bio @damiya_h
434 Followers 1K Following applied sociologist & bone collector, she/her, no justice, no peace 🍞🌹🏡
Blatchy @lotacharlie
665 Followers 2K Following
historyandculture @culturepluspast
1 Followers 95 Following
Ida Madge 🦋 @idahanks8
2K Followers 5K Following Supports climate change action now! Transparency in politics,equality & justice for women,BLM
⚽️Ian Sutcliffe @SuttersFC
716 Followers 3K Following 💧Melbourne Victory and Arsenal fan. Inaugural @gomvfc Member. Proud Husband and Father. Vote YES
John Fensling @JohnFensling
5 Followers 733 Following
HRH Night Cart @HRHNightCart82
191 Followers 1K Following Just another someone with an opinion, cleaning up bad smelling opinions, lover of Hawks, the Red Devils, music, horse racing and life. Always a Tasmanian.
Joseph Battanta @josephbattanta
60 Followers 752 Following
julie redden @tooRidiculous48
626 Followers 3K Following
Laurie Bilby @LaurieBilby
139 Followers 1K Following I talk about wine and netball. Group Marketing Director Chateau Yaldara/ 1847 Wines. Netball Coach, Grassroots Sports Advocate, LFC, Sarnia Cherie
Philippa Duncan @PipDuncan1
32 Followers 32 Following
TasTigress @TasTigress87290
10 Followers 19 Following
Tessa McLaughlin for .. @Tessa4Elwick
12 Followers 84 Following Labor Candidate for Elwick- Authorised by Josh Willie, Parliament House Hobart, TAS 7000
Fe🐝🌼 @feloughran
2 Followers 68 Following
Monte Bovill @MonteBovill
10K Followers 1K Following Reporter @abcnews from Tassie in Canberra. Views are my own.
Alex Johnston @swegen31
8K Followers 6K Following News director @WINNews_Tas, reserves emergency @SENTassie, local comedy trier, impassioned golfer, big eater 🌮 Views are my own
Jessica Munday @MundayJessica
5K Followers 4K Following Secretary, Unions Tasmania. Unionist, mother, feminist, political tragic, Collingwood member. Views are my own. She/her.
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham
16K Followers 993 Following Psephologist, polling analyst and poll transparency advocate, political commentator, ecologist, chess player/admin. No party loyalties. Auth KB 8 Mortimer 7000
Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis
137K Followers 3K Following Just a soul whose intentions are good | she/her 🇱🇹🇦🇺 Insta- ifyouseeamy/pyjamapolitics
Greg Barns SC @BarnsGreg
18K Followers 845 Following Barrister and writer. Adviser to Australian Assange campaign. Columnist with Hobart Mercury. Author of The Rise of the Right (Hardie Grant Publishing 2019)
Brent Costelloe @brentcostelloe
7K Followers 638 Following Sports Journalist @WINNews_Tas • @SENTassie Host & Commentator • @jackjumpers Court Announcer • Master of Ceremonies • [email protected]
Meg Webb @MegWebbTweets
1K Followers 423 Following
Shannon Wells @shannon_wells
3K Followers 2K Following Former banker, now high flyer, without the bonuses: MD @airtasmania & @paraviontas YCBG✈️ #mufc ⚽️ #godons 🏉 #tdf🚴 #aus & #hur🏏 #politas 🏛️
Alysha Rose @Lyshrose
3K Followers 2K Following Clinical Practice Consultant. AYDC. Specialist in best practice & reform in Youth Justice, Mental Health & Child Safety. Waterfall, yoga & moss enthusiast❤️🌿
David Bartlett @Bartlett_DJ
5K Followers 4K Following Tasmanian, always and first. Former Premier, Dad, Husband, may randomly start talking about basketball, music, politics and myself at anytime.
Adam Holmes @AdamHolmes010
2K Followers 2K Following Journalist @abcnews. Tasmania, politics, transparency, anti-corruption. I walk places and post photos. 📮: [email protected], [email protected]
💧simon holmes à c.. @simonahac
121K Followers 17K Following energy geek. impatient incrementalist. root striker. @climate200 @opennem @SmartEnergyCncl #AEGN #SuperpowerInstitute likes≠agreement. DoB: 329.7ppm
Fabiano Cangelosi @Cangelosi_F
3K Followers 5K Following Candidate for the Leg. Co. Division of Elwick, Principal at The Cangelosi Firm (https://t.co/bMweQZJOQ2), former Tas President Australian Lawyers Alliance
Christine Milne AO @ChristineMilne
86K Followers 1K Following Global Greens Ambassador and former Leader of the Australian Greens
Cassy O'Connor 🪲 @CassyOConnor_
8K Followers 4K Following Mum of 4 .. Ex journalist, MP & Greens’ Leader .. Tas Greens’ candidate for Hobart, May ‘24 .. Lover of lutruwita/Tasmania, always (Banner pic - Karen Brown 💚)
Gary Scarlett @GaryScarlett64
263 Followers 383 Following Ex Jackeroo, Postie, Gardener, & National Service Performance Manager. Wine lover, movie tragic, musician, writer, artist. #JackJumpers #pies #storm #broncos #B
Geoff Atkinson @GeoffAtkinson3
2 Followers 47 Following
Darren Alexander @DWA_1966
16 Followers 46 Following Passionate paid up Tasmanian, who isn’t shy to say what he thinks, a lover of good red wine, a real foodie, someone who loves having a great time with friend’s.
Bill Browne @Browne90
1K Followers 2K Following Director at @TheAusInstitute's Democracy & Accountability Program
Janice - loving Albo .. @Janeese1960
20 Followers 114 Following I have reached the age where I can finally be me. I love my family, my pets, and life!
Meg Brown @MegBrow44962491
31 Followers 107 Following
Philippa Duncan @PipDuncan1
32 Followers 32 Following
Purplepingers @purplepingers
26K Followers 468 Following I hate real estate agents - join your union x
Richard Holland @rwillho
262 Followers 934 Following Women's footy, cooking, art, psychedelic music, environmental issues, weed, Shetland ponies, Tasmania, films, politics, fantasy books. My alt: @Richard37001633
Duolamengzhu @duolamengzhu
21 Followers 63 Following
Peta Daley @peta_daley
9 Followers 102 Following
Angus Livingston @anguslivingston
7K Followers 2K Following Living in exile on the mainland. Deputy news director at The Age
Sue Hickey @SueHick99208842
11 Followers 28 Following
Bruce Levett @BruceLevett
50 Followers 185 Following
A Wilson @Andiwilson86
55 Followers 1K Following
Jouni Jarvela @Jonas07
71 Followers 928 Following
Molly Appleton @mollyappleton93
1K Followers 2K Following Owns too many beanies. Writes a lot. Talks too much about soccer according to my mum. Digital editor @themercurycomau
⚡️Dale Campisi �.. @dalecampisi
1K Followers 1K Following history, architecture, arts, urbanism • views my own • New book Naarm/Melbourne Neighbourhoods a miscellany of the city out October 2024
Grace Baldwin (she/he.. @disgracebaldwin
270 Followers 255 Following cadet journalist @theheraldsun 🗞 all views my own. alpha male 🐺
Jane Alpine @AlpineJane
11 Followers 615 Following
Paula Rose @volatilerose
1K Followers 5K Following artist | always curious | pro-transit & accessibility | resiliency | nature lover | @paularose.bsky.social
Genevieve Holding @GH90528
62 Followers 369 Following Hobart journo for @themercurycomau 📝 making a brief jaunt to Melb ⏹️ News tips? 📩[email protected]
Gatty for Tassie @MenghaGypsy
427 Followers 1K Following We Want Peace - Child Safety Advocate - Authorised by, Gatty Burnett 61 Tipunah Rd, Mengha
Australian Leadership.. @ausleaderindex
18K Followers 3K Following The largest ever ongoing research study of leadership for the greater good in Australia, by Swinburne University.
Mr E @intuitivetas
170 Followers 780 Following I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government. 🙉🙈🙊. To thine own self be true 🙏🏼🐢
tracylacy @tracylacy
108 Followers 514 Following
Shane Crawford @scrawford36
71 Followers 241 Following Local Government. Cricket tragic. Collingwood member
Ebony Bennett @ebony_bennett
8K Followers 4K Following Deputy Director of @TheAusInstitute. Host of Follow the Money podcast. Easily startled horror fan. Political tragic, amateur TV critic & solo hiking enthusiast.
Simon Behrakis MP @sbehrakis
395 Followers 323 Following Liberal Member for Clark Views my own. RT =/= endorsement etc.
Leah @LeahBromfield
642 Followers 352 Following Professor & Director, Australian Centre for Child Protection UniSA. Feminist. Person with disability. opinions my own.
Emily Quintin @emilyquintin
2K Followers 2K Following tasmaniac • mama • @MaritimeMusTas marketing + comms
Nina Funnell, Journal.. @ninafunnell
18K Followers 3K Following Creator of #JusticeShouldntHurt & #LetHerSpeak campaigns Winner of 2021 Walkley Award for Women's Leadership + 2020 Walkley Award for Public Service Journalism
james @mechan_james
657 Followers 3K Following Think outside the box. Dyslexic. Advanced intelligence.
Jamie O @Jamie20208
125 Followers 398 Following
Underwood Centre @UnderwoodCentre
513 Followers 285 Following Our vision is that all young Tasmanians flourish through the transformative power of learning.
Candice @mallard5candice
205 Followers 3K Following
Werner & Ursula 💉 .. @Wersula
3K Followers 4K Following Ursula and I use Art as a medium to express our concerns for the Environment.
@ceasefirenowFreePale.. @saltysa20312181
769 Followers 2K Following 🖤💛❤️💚 Free Palestine.🇵🇸 From the river to the To the Sea Gulidjan. ✊🏾 Always was, always will be Aboriginal land. @gulidjan.bluesky.social
SRPasses it on @SallyRCbra
8K Followers 8K Following gender dialogues,violence against women,diversity,pets, music,art,news, veer left, RT-re, thrilled by wit,courage & the unexpected. bsky & mdon social
Tasmanian Inquirer @TasInquirer
1K Followers 100 Following Independent open-access journalism about Tasmania. Our eyes are on untold stories. Sign up for email alerts about new articles at https://t.co/7BY4FnjpXX
Oliver Peters @OliverPeters15
328 Followers 2K Following Head of Commercial - @medianettweets. Are you moving roles or rounds? Send me your media movements! [email protected]
Councillor Ryan Posse.. @Ryan_Posselt
1K Followers 615 Following Hobart City Council Councillor: Father, Husband, Paramedic. For a liveable, loveable Hobart #politas #lgtas
Homeless Organisation @homeless_ngo
1K Followers 4K Following 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 🏠 🅲🆄🆁🅰🆃🅴🅳 🅽🅴🆆🆂
Louise Foley @LouiseFoley8
4 Followers 60 Following Tassie Mum, disability advocate. Former (Qld) Board Chair, Ministerial Chief-of-Staff, policy/media advisor. Can interpret unintelligible Government decisions
Cedric Hodges @Hodgey_88
209 Followers 747 Following I know the difference between year-on-year and cumulative.
@DavidJKillick @shannon_wells @TasmanianTimes What’s wrong with the traffic and church bells in the background? It would almost feel unnatural to hear a press release in a purpose built room in Tasmania.
@DavidJKillick @shannon_wells @TasmanianTimes Like the old one?
@LucyTurnbull_AO It is a tragedy but the female homicide rate is much lower now than it was 20 years ago. The media never report this.
@mu2myoc He brings up a good point. You are selecting for the most desperate applicants.
@mu2myoc Because he values his time? The kid isn't wrong just because we accepted this type of behavior from the Boomer employers our whole lives.
@shannon_wells Let's just say we're already aware of PH spaces formerly used by media being 'commandeered' for new occupants.
Before the radio treatment they announce it to the radiologist and it was “treatment on Jon Kudelka’s brain, section 29 out of 30”. This is the maximum dose so the last one will be fun. Planning a celebratory bbq on the weekend if I can stand up 2 times out of 3.
Spring flowers in the Peloponnese
Got some awesome artworks from the fabulously talented @jonkudelka. Get down to the Kudelka shop and support a beautiful human.
how have we been discussing The Ponds for three days but nobody’s mentioned the king of all holdouts
@redruby17 It’s not disturbing. The law has had such provisions for decades and decades, perhaps centuries. It’s called “mens rea” You’ve just discovered it. Well done.
@redruby17 This law has been around for almost 200 years.
*Local* Senator? Senators represent the whole state, except for those who only represent selected inner city toff suburbs and the IPA.
Robocall going out in Kooyong tonight asking "what issue is most important to you" - Economy/jobs - Housing/rental - Climate change - Cost of living - National security Mentions at the end it is a "community survey from your local federal senator"
Australians on x need to stop calling seppos c*nts or we won’t be allowed to buy their submarines.
@tonytardio Serious question: for context, do you have any figures on the deaths before and after that period? One death is too many, of course, but I'd be interested to know if this happens as prominently outside lockdown. I have covered a few fatal neglect cases in my time, sadly.
Go you good thing
Yay, it's talking again :) cnn.com/2024/04/22/wor…
@samanthamaiden Sam please explain how bringing a baby to a performance space was a reasonable and not being selfish and entitled?
Happy to report the Acropolis is still where the Athenians left it 2,600 yrs ago. Off to the start of our 6 day walk in the Peloponnese tomorrow!
Trends for United States
You might like
