Associate editor (audio & visual) at Guardian Australia, have I mentioned I wrote two books???????https://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lkzhng7s722p"Will we (America) go the way of Brazil, Poland, Czech Republic, where I was ambassador, all of which pushed out autocratic regimes in recent years? Or will we go the way of Hungary and Turkey, which failed to oust autocrats?" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/mar/22/trump-administration-authoritarianism23 Mar 2025 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkzhng7s722phttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lkwercmils22Back to Back Barries is truly essential listening for anyone interested in Australian politics, the analysis and insight is unmatched. This week is on the vital role confidence plays in campaigns https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/full-story/id1482061243?i=100070027572821 Mar 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwercmils22https://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lkwee6syjk2pThe editor-in-chief of Haaretz on the slide of Israel towards autocracy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-israel-palestinians21 Mar 2025 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwee6syjk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3ld2qwqq6fc25Editorial from the Jewish Independent: "We are all traumatised by the attack on Adass Israel Synagogue, but we must resist both Holocaust-inspired fears and political point-scoring." https://thejewishindependent.com.au/facing-terror-and-keeping-our-heads11 Dec 2024 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2qwqq6fc25https://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lc4v76sfvk2z“What is allowed to occur in the NT would not be tolerated elsewhere in Australia” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/the-nts-domestic-violence-inquest-revealed-unspeakable-horrors-it-would-be-hypocrisy-to-ignore-the-solutions-ntwnfb30 Nov 2024 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4v76sfvk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lbbux54joc2sLove it when people emphasise they bought their house when their suburb was unfashionable. Yeah bruh, it used to be really easy to buy a house, now it’s almost impossible, and you’re worth $2m+.That’s the point!19 Nov 2024 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbux54joc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lb4m47ta6k2zMy son has invented cemeteries17 Nov 2024 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4m47ta6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3lb3rietsw226Loved the honesty in this even if a little sad, rare to read a reflection on the seasons of long friendships like this https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/16/friendship-after-motherhood16 Nov 2024 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3rietsw226https://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3kd3uvmseaa22It’s November!! So I’m beginning to commission for summer. Looking for pieces that can run any time over Dec/Jan in Guardian Aus opinion. Can be funny, serious, sweet; experiences, reflections, long held world view etc. $315 per piece. Email cif.australia@theguardian.com with SUMMER PITCH in subject01 Nov 2023 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd3uvmseaa22https://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3kbkgk7y62o2k🚨 earnest post alert 🚨 so proud of my colleagues and also my friends, what a genuine privilege to know these reporters and writers https://www.walkleys.com/2023-walkley-finalists-announced/12 Oct 2023 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbkgk7y62o2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3jzq4xahp322xThe posting energy is off on here because we’re not all insane and 25 anymore, everyone has kids now, they’ve lost the need to post (I don’t know anyone under 31)04 Jul 2023 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzq4xahp322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3jzisgfbrkl2eI need Spotify to let Prince Harry interview Trump about childhood trauma02 Jul 2023 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzisgfbrkl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3jzgse23cft2sEvery group chat has an “eldest sister” - nobody is mean to her and everyone goes to the pub she says to01 Jul 2023 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzgse23cft2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bridie.bsky.social/post/3jzg4aad7pt2yI got on the Opulent Tips mailing list and I got a BlueSky invite code30 Jun 2023 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:bjunufpidko5fbs2roredgqu/app.bsky.feed.post/3jzg4aad7pt2y