SBS News report on election announcement day...

CONGRATS SBS News - Janice Peterson...
Both leaders challenged with straight, clear questions.
(Both leaders not subject to 'gotcha' questions.)
Both leaders given space to speak without cutting interruption.
Both leaders given respect without satiric innuendo.
Equal time.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 10, 2022

#Elections2022 It's definitely going to be an emotional, rocky road to Election Day May 21st. But it was so refreshing tonight to see the interviewees' responses to questions = who they are+how they plan to lead.
One leader answered the questions.
One misfired a few times.

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 10, 2022

no such thing as bad weather...

SBS - 'Scotland - Escape to the Wilderness'....
'There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.'

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 14, 2022

I'm not happy...

SBS '24 Hours in Emergency' - Old man Ron sings as he leaves the hospital. He explains why.
'I'm not happy. I'm just fed up with feeling miserable.'

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 20, 2021

high market hotels...

Watching the decadent lifestyle associated with high market hotels screening on SBS. I prefer the decadence of trees, sea and sky. But I will keep watching, and admire the creativity. pic.twitter.com/9dfK2abO3B

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 4, 2021

Michael Tomalaris rises...

So he picked himself up, dusted himself down and rode/flew higher.
What a role model. https://t.co/FoIOh6phC0

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 28, 2021

Super excited to announce Mike Tomalaris is joining the team for the 2022 Tour de France.
This is just the beginning 🎉@miketomalaris pic.twitter.com/ZEXrM2mjFq

— Bikestyle Tours (@bikestyletours) November 26, 2021

This is brilliant news, Tommo. Your new life looks awesome. So hope your tours are recorded for those of us who simply cannot go. Congrats and safe travels. pic.twitter.com/KcFCvCZwVD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 28, 2021

Muhammad Ali...

'Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.'
-Muhammed Ali pic.twitter.com/N1ewJZjCUT

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 28, 2021

SBS lineup...

Love this @SBS lineup for tonight's viewing...
A host of 'getaways' from the cosy hollows of an armchair (+ chocolates, of course )...
Bring them on... https://t.co/4RfCPjaX4n

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 16, 2021

new Celebrity Letters and Numbers...

Sorry guys too...I've tried a couple of rounds of the new #lettersandnumbers, to give it a fair airing, but somehow the personality mix just doesn't work...Flat appeal even when humour tries to appear...Much prefer all the subtleties+wicked wit of Richard Morecroft's series...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 15, 2021

'Blitz Spirit'...

'Blitz Spirit' last night was a 'bombshell' programme...Totally engaged with alternative stories of people who recorded their Blitz experiences. Those who took roles representing the writers were so in character. + we met the descendants.
A must-watch, wow of a programme... https://t.co/fhuaWRUGcm

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 12, 2021

SBS only...

It's SBS and only SBS for me these days...I don't change the channel...That includes programmes beyond the news...The majority...bar a couple...are informative and entertaining...Not a bad average when there's far far worse out there in the channels...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 24, 2021

I guess I am getting practised at reading the subtitles/captions fast...That doesn't bother me...(Love the late-night offerings)...Yes...SBS on Demand is great for missed programmes too...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 24, 2021

Mike Tomalaris moves on...

This news has rocked me. Tomo reeled me into loving the TDF...Never have I been so engaged with the world of cycling...Loved his presentation...Also loved the variety he gave to SBS News...An SBS 30 year legend ...So hope he is moving on into worlds he loves...So hope he is OK...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 16, 2021

Making a difference to people’s lives is all that matters to me. pic.twitter.com/mDIqnyHgS7

— Michael Tomalaris (@miketomalaris) October 15, 2021

12 Africans in the First Fleet...

Did you know there were 12 Africans on the First Fleet? Many of the Africans on the First Fleet, defected to the British forces during the American Revolution. Most of the marines placed in Sydney+many convicts were in the AR together.https://t.co/5sLNDJC2KO via @TheFeedSBS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 13, 2021

2021 Nobel Prize in Literature...

This news needs more media exposure...
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for depicting 'fate of the refugee'...
His novels include 'Paradise', set in colonial East Africa during WW I +'Desertion'.https://t.co/SaEhg3HvS8 via @@SBSNews

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 10, 2021

Celebrity Letters and Numbers...

Usually, I love all things SBS from trains to Norwegian crime...(Yes, I stay up late at times)...But somehow, CLN just doesn't seem to work...I've watched it twice...I feel it's in the dynamics...Somehow, from the old team, Lily and David, just don't seem to 'fit' the new spin...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 10, 2021

I need other realities...

PASSING THOUGHT: Still in 'numb shock' mainly re Vic case numbers today+news of a tornado in western NSW. The penguin detour helped, but still rattled.
It's time for other realities.
Leave Twitter tonight👉 SBS' 'Walking Britain's Lost Railways'+'First Stonehenge'. Here I come. pic.twitter.com/q5Zn46ynJH

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 30, 2021

the smug 'boys' club'...

The smug 'boys' club' fires a barrage of belittling darts+mocks women in any power roles. Crush the 'safety in numbers' mindset, + women may have a chance of winning this tournament. Such men are only as strong as their collective mates; they are entitled smokescreen and bluster.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 12, 2021

SBS has launched a series 'Australia Uncovered'...The first in the series is 'Strong Female Lead' with a focus on Julia Gillard as Australia's Prime Minister. It aired Sunday September 12 at 8:30pm on SBS. A confronting experience just to watch the unfolding of the Gillard era.

watching the Cameron Daddo story...again...

Watching the Cameron Daddo story on SBS...again...(First watched it on 2nd June, 2020)...Still love it...https://t.co/hWGhF5Ul6n
Still think Cameron looks so much like New Zealand's Sam Neill...
Both great personalities... pic.twitter.com/yPZBwN4nOw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 3, 2021

Hemingway documentary...

Hemingway-SBS documentary now. EH settles in Key West, Florida with wealthy Pauline Pfeiffer+writes short stories+novels. Explores Gulf Stream marlin fishing+hunting in Africa+non-fiction. The fight against Fascism+Spanish Civil War inspire him.
Love the colours of this man. pic.twitter.com/SIJeo7ictI

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 31, 2021

price of fame and progress...

PASSING THOUGHT: Vaguely watching 'The Price of Fame' on SBS - 'disconnected' Prince Charles and Princess Diana...But really dwelling on the 'price of progress' in this world...the price rise seems to be an endless serial of nightmares...Time for some musical escapism methinks...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 28, 2021

art on the beach...

Peter Rush, artist + screenwriter, only moved from Sydney to NSW central coast 1 year1/2 ago...But he has been busy on beaches there, (working at night), creating art from 'found' materials...The art lasts about 2 weeks...if not claimed by the ocean... https://t.co/NOX7p33hPC

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 25, 2021