Paddy Manning
@paddymanning.bsky.social
ABC investigative reporter based in Hobart, Tasmania. Author "The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch". Email manning.paddy@abc.net.au or secure gpaddymanning@protonmail.com ...views are my own!
Tsunami of shite! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
The former cocaine-dealing Sydney socialite linked to a far-right news site
A "right of centre" website claiming to be news, with more than 42,000 Facebook followers, may not be as independent as it says. An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found the site uses AI and a fake ...
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Missed this excellent report: Media is collapsing in the regions. Its a breeding ground for misinformation, rife for One Nation’s rise www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/13/r...
Media is collapsing in the regions. Its a breeding ground for misinformation, rife for One Nation's rise
As traditional media engagement withers, so too does investment in regional news outlets. The result is a proliferation of misinformation and a rise in algorithm-fed news, an environment in which part...
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Hard to read this and breathe: The Future of Genocide www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
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"The presence of a critically endangered species is not always enough to halt logging in Tasmania" www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe
It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".
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Very powerful reflection on the 14th amendment open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
July 9, 2026
Today marks the anniversary of a dramatic reworking of the U.S.
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So many alarm bells! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Hobart 'Stadium 2.0' developer's company in liquidation with unpaid super, millions in debts
Tasmanian developer Dean Coleman's company, which was involved in the rejected 'Stadium 2.0' plan for Hobart, is in liquidation. He's now involved in a separate development proposal at Regatta Point.
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Worrying! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Governments warned about $240m Nyrstar subsidy payouts
A group of international shareholders are warning state and federal governments against giving global commodities giant Trafigura hundreds of millions of dollars to keep smelting operations going in A...
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A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia theconversation.com/a-right-mess...
A right mess: how mining, media and political interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia
The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.
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Welcome truth-telling: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When is rare good news on climate science actually bad? When News Corp misrepresents it | Temperature Check
The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible
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“Greyhound racing is going to end in the United States,” Mr. Theil said. “The real question is how.” #politas www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...
In a Quiet Corner of America, Greyhound Racing Hangs On. For Now.
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Great conversation and some hearty debate! open.spotify.com/episode/1PHt...
Episode 15: Kim Williams, ABC Chair
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Unbelievable! Getting the band back together! Billionaire, bankrupt, boss: Nathan Tinkler plots coal comeback www.afr.com/companies/mi...
Billionaire, bankrupt, boss: Nathan Tinkler plots coal comeback
Former billionaire Nathan Tinkler will become chairman of an ASX-listed coal developer in Queensland and North America if a $15 million deal goes ahead.
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WTF! ‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn
Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say
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The Hobart Clinic's turnaround falters: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Complaint from ex-boss led to investigation into embattled mental health clinic
Tasmania's largest private mental health hospital, which was given a $2 million lifeline by the state government last year, had its corporate governance placed under review, following a formal complai...
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"WA gas risks slowing Asia’s shift to clean energy." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it? | Clear Air
Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets
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Maybe it was worth losing two elections arguing for this reform....did the groundwork! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Why Chalmers reined in the property tax lurks in the budget
One of the more striking elements from the now well-entrenched program of pre-budget leaks is the lack of outrage from the population or even the opposition.
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RTI documents obtained by the ABC show the state government met with Liberty lender White Oak and eventual administrator EY in August last year ... so why does assistance have to go down to the wire? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Window for smelter offers closes, with worker torment over jobs continuing
The window for non-binding offers to purchase for the Liberty Bell Bay smelter, in Tasmania's north, has officially closed, with a union delegation taking their cause to Canberra as workers anxiously ...
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"There's no excuse for Seventh-day Adventists to not be aware of what their responsibilities are … For any organisation, including them, to ignore it, not only is it illegal, but it's immoral and it's unacceptable." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Man charged with rape and guilty of family violence ordained in Tasmanian church
A man who is facing a rape charge in Queensland — which he has pleaded not guilty to — has been appointed to a leadership role in a Tasmanian Seventh-day Adventist church.
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This is shocking: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...
Housing provider blamed tenant for soaked carpet, then regulator stepped in
Despite unsafe and unusable bathrooms, cockroach infestations eating through wiring and constantly damp carpets, some Tasmanian public housing tenants are having to get the regulator to intervene in o...
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The elections today for Legislative Council seats of Huon & Rosevears are a milestone in #Tasmania's political history It's the 1st time: * donations to LegCo candidates have ever been disclosed * & candidates must publicly disclose donations of $1000+ *before* election day #politas #auspol
It didn't make sense for the federal government to be funding and prosecuting the company imo www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
Breaking: ASIC drops case against Liberty Bell Bay smelter as buyer sought
It was alleged Liberty Bell Bay's former owner, British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance, had failed to lodge financial returns for numerous years. The company then went into administration, a...
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In case anyone thinks antibiotic resistance is not a big health risk: "In Australia, resistant infections actually lead to more deaths per year than car crashes." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
'Huge amount' of antibiotics at salmon farm concerning, say Greens, expert
Almost 3 tonnes of the antibiotic florfenicol were used at one Tasmanian salmon farm lease in just two months, with information on its use across eight other sites yet to be released to the public by ...
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Shocking fact: Tasmania has the highest rate of unaccompanied children 12-17yo seeking homelessness support www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...
More families are sleeping in cars. But they're not the highest housing priority
An analysis of 12 months of urgent housing and homelessness attendances in Tasmania has shown an alarming spike in people with dependent children needing help — while overcrowding is an increasing con...
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