Vucic’s pre-election media spectacle exposes his dogged obsession with controlling every aspect of the narrative in Serbia, turning journalists into public enemies while spoon-feeding the public soothing yet deceptive tales.

My piece for POLITICOEurope:
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The Department of Infrastructure, Transport Regional Development, Communications and the Arts is undertaking an investigation into allegations of a “hotties list” created within its graduate program.

Hundreds of Armenian-Australians rally in Canberra to protest Azerbaijan's seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh | Natalie Vikhrov
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Azerbaijan’s seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh has sparked protests in Canberra, with Armenian-Australians rallying in the capital to protest the offensive and call on other nations to take action.

Been working on this story for a little while now.

The Coalition promised funding to 171 community health and hospital projects. Almost five years since the funding was first announced, only a third are up and running.

Independent ACT senator David Pocock has called for Labor's industrial relations bill to be split amid fears first-responders could be left in the lurch | Natalie Vikhrov
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Morning, Canberra - and Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father figures today. We're heading for a top of 18 degrees on a mostly sunny Sunday. Here's today's front page news via Lucy Bladen and Natalie Vikhrov. Stay up to date with the latest news at canberratimes.com.au/subscribe?utm_…

Australia Post's future is uncertain. But key reforms could save it, writes Natalie Vikhrov
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On Tuesday, with the aid of Ukraine's 100-sea mile deep on-shore defense systems, one ship successfully left a Ukrainian port despite Russia's threats. But will other shipowners dare to follow suit?

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Must read exclusive on Kathryn Campbell’s suspension from Sarah Basford Canales

Eye watering sums (and graphs) here.

The consulting and contracting crackdown across the bureaucracy is in full swing.

Top analysis from ⁦Sarah Basford Canales⁩ v ⁦Canberra Times⁩ #pwc #auspol canberratimes.com.au/story/8251858/

The Rio, a restaurant frequented by almost everyone who visits Kramatorsk, flattened. Radio Svoboda correspondent on the scene: 4 dead, 42 injured. Rescue workers have had to pause work amid news there may be another rocket attack.

Just look in the eyes of this poor doggo rescued by the emergency services in #Kherson region, south #Ukraine , now partially flooded due to #Russia destroying #Kakhovka dam.

Photos by Serhii Korovayny

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#BREAKING A scathing audit report has found the administration of the Morrison government's $2 billion Community Health and Hospitals program was ethically unsound and deliberately breached finance law.
canberratimes.com.au/story/8222545/ v Canberra Times #auspl

When one photo of a cat, sheltering from Russian rockets in a metro, relays the mood of the whole Ukrainian nation.

Photo from Вадим.

#Breaking : The main public sector union has rejected a pay offer of 10.5 per cent over three years for federal public servants, and applied to the Fair Work Commission for a protected action ballot in Services Australia.

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Another day, another #estimates blog. Join the Canberra Times as we wade through the newsworthy, the snarky, and the mundane in this #auspol marathon, through the lens of my colleagues Justine Landis-Hanley, Miriam Webber + Natalie Vikhrov
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Georgia last night, Moldova this afternoon. A lot of people are defending their democratic ideals against Russia.