Australian-Canadian. Producer at The Australian Financial Review. Formerly of The Hill Times and The Canberra Times. He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3mg4ehsufhs2tThis week, Mark Carney will address the Australian parliament; the first Canadian PM to do so in almost two decades. I wrote about the situation Canada finds itself in and what Carney may be seeking from this Australian visit. https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/carney-seeks-solidarity-at-a-critical-time-for-canada-20260302-p5o6pi02 Mar 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4ehsufhs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3m63yy5az7c2jA year of Canadian citizenship! Time flies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63yy5az7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lr7owzn3jk2rAdjusting back into Australian society very well, thank you very much, why do you ask?10 Jun 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7owzn3jk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lqtdmwgzpc2u❤️05 Jun 2025 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtdmwgzpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lpemf3ov4s2uWildfires have been burning in the region surrounding Kenora due to heat and strong winds. Today, it's snowing.17 May 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpemf3ov4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lp3jisuznk2kSpotted between Manitoulin Island and Sault Ste. Marie today (I was not ready with the camera, hence the very zoomed in shot through the back window)13 May 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3jisuznk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3loggukbvxc24Newly elected Canadian PM Carney spoke with re-elected Australian PM Albanese. Canada's readout says they discussed 'trade, defence, and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.' Albanese said in a presser overnight that Carney invited him to the G7 meeting in Alberta next month, which he accepted.05 May 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3loggukbvxc24https://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3loecfbck622pOttawa serving up an absolute passport-shredder of a day on my last weekend here.04 May 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3loecfbck622phttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lobe2h3xxk2oAnother Australia-Canada comparison Election timing in the timezone where most people live. Most polls close: Canada 9:30 p.m./Australia 6 p.m. National broadcaster projects winning party Canada 10:10 p.m./Australia 8:25 p.m Winning party leader speaks: Canada 1:20 a.m./Australia 9:59 p.m.03 May 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobe2h3xxk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lobcxi4yps2hFor any Canadians tuning into the Australian election, this is a wee thread if you're wondering why you've never heard of places with names like Ryan, Grayndler, Dickson, etc. Lots of seat names are for people, not geographical locations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobcxi4yps2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lobafrlqn22hThis Guardian photo gallery shows some great examples of the sausage sizzles and bake sales at Australian polling centres [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobafrlqn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lob5u7uo5c2bQuite possible that Australia's Dickson has pulled the same thing Canada's Carleton did earlier this week: defeating an opposition leader in their own seat. #auspol #cdnpoli03 May 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lob5u7uo5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lo4luqcwbs2iWith the dust settled on the Canadian federal election, time for some personal and professional news. Monday’s federal election was the second I’ve covered in Canada. It’s also—for now, at least—the last I’ll cover. 🧵01 May 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4luqcwbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lnxjqto55s2qBoth major Australian parties are taking solace Canada's election results, reports the AFR: Labor took heart from the anti-Trump sentiment that propelled the Liberals to victory, and the [Australian, conservative] Liberals drew comfort from the Conservative gains https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-s-anti-trump-victory-fuels-labor-hopes-20250429-p5lv5v29 Apr 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxjqto55s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lnxdqbuuck2vLast night's dispatch by @nrmoss.bsky.social, @iremreports.bsky.social and Eleanor Wand from the Liberal election night party, as party faithful celebrated a fourth consecutive victory. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/04/29/carney-to-keep-power-reviving-liberal-fortunes-amid-trump-trade-war/458465/29 Apr 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxdqbuuck2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lnvdzvhxk226By pure coincidence, my two countries are holding federal elections in the same week. I wrote about the differences between the two systems, with a sprinkling of polling booth sausage sizzle evangelism. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/04/28/one-week-two-elections-three-ballot-papers-zero-democracy-sausages/458379/28 Apr 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvdzvhxk226https://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lnl67jhvjs26Hell, I wrote about it. My hometown chicken shop went under just before the pandemic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl67jhvjs26https://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lng74g7f4c2eABC News: Donald Trump's shadow looms large over Australian and Canadian elections https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-22/donald-trump-affecting-opposition-in-canada-and-australia/10519674022 Apr 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lng74g7f4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3ln6hxcyrm22yFinally, we have peace. Salty, yeasty peace https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/19/albanese-claims-victory-in-vegemite-fight-as-canada-concedes-spread-poses-low-risk-to-humans19 Apr 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6hxcyrm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3ln3vibxcec2lLined up for approx 1hr 20 mins to vote (for the first time in a Canadian federal election) this morning. Long line for the first day of advance voting.18 Apr 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3vibxcec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lmrmhz6k3c2bHow I expect this news will go down in the motherland: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/australian-canadian-cafe-owner-ordered-remove-vegemite-1.750889314 Apr 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrmhz6k3c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lmjys6kduk2i2025 federal election candidates CANADA 1,959 candidates running across 343 House of Commons ridings AUSTRALIA 1,126 candidates running across 150 House of Representatives seats 330 candidates running for 40 Senate seats11 Apr 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjys6kduk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lmcspmdyis27r/mapswithoutnewzealand: I wish for once Americans would stop erasing our country on maps! *Finger on lemur's paw curls* [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcspmdyis27https://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3lm327yktls2gBefore CN Tower stair climb/after CN Tower climb. Observation deck was surrounded by cloud when I arrived, but it didn't matter. Big proponent of escalators and lifts now.05 Apr 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm327yktls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3llwmmncfsc2vVanuatu, which is still recovering from a devastating December earthquake, has been hit with 23% U.S. tariffs. But there's barely any trade between the two; America doesn't crack the top five import-export countries.03 Apr 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwmmncfsc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenej.bsky.social/post/3llwldsaacc2rThe administrator of Norfolk Island, an Australian territory of 2,000 people, says locals are 'confused' by the U.S. slapping a 29% tariff on them, given they don't export anything to the Americans. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-drive/norfolk-island-reacts-to-president-trump-tariffs/10513403203 Apr 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:fc2s5tcftdnp7c3tpfobmu5r/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwldsaacc2r