On the last day of 2023, here are some of my favourite books I read this year:

Terrific sign off piece from my Beijing Olympics bubble buddy/The Sydney Morning Herald North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw Beijing never gave him a long term visa — but, wow, he just got on with it, reporting on China in the region and beyond. What an innings! smh.com.au/world/asia/chi…

Justice Lee said that Brittany Higgins' evidence before him "struck him forcibly" and had "the ring of truth". He has found SHE DID NOT CONSENT to sexual intercourse. #Lehrmann

Israeli officials taking Al Jazeera’s camera gear from the hotel the network was using as a bureau in East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera is now banned from broadcasting and newsgathering in #Israel.

🔴BREAKING: Bainimarama sentenced to 1 year in prison fijivillage.com/news/Bainimara…

You know it makes sense. #ginarinehart #vincentnamatjira #auspol

Scott Morrison has taken a new role at a deep-sea mining fund at the same time the Australian government is poised to make a decision on deep-sea mining smh.com.au/national/the-e…

This year we have two $10,000 Sean Dorney Grants for Pacific Journalism. The first goes to Cooper Williams and Yasmine Wright Gittins. #MidYearAwards

.Elise Kinsella, Jessica Longbottom, Madi Chwasta, Joseph Dunstan, ABC News, win the inaugural Coverage of Science and the Environment award. Supported by Sydney Science. Congratulations! #MidYearAwards

Well deserved for both these talented legends 👏👏

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biden: [clearing his throat for eight minutes] dr king has been shot

I wrote about how a healthy dose of peer pressure prompted me to consolidate my super. I’m 23, had four superannuation accounts and was being robbed blind theage.com.au/national/victo…

As Trump Served McDonald’s Fries, Vitriol Boiled Outside nytimes.com/2024/10/21/us/…

crazy that caffeine has no short or long term negative side effects. just a super drug from God.