Clay Lucas
@claylucas.bsky.social
Investigative journalist @theage. DMs open, clucas@theage.com.au, claylucas@protonmail.com or Signal +61439828128 My stories here: http://shorturl.at/hlmsS
I spent the last six weeks in the federal electorate of Wills and it was fascinating ride. Last blog here:
Final dispatch from Wills: Gaza, a shifting electorate, and a man in homemade armour
Final dispatch from Wills: Gaza, a shifting electorate, and a man in homemade armour
Victoria hot seats LIVE results: AEC vote count updates for Goldstein, Kooyong, Wills and all key Melbourne electorates; Monique Ryan and Amelia Hamer; Zoe Daniel and Tim Wilson; Peter Khalil and Sama...
Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I spent the last six weeks in the federal electorate of Wills and it was fascinating ride. Last blog here:
Final dispatch from Wills: Gaza, a shifting electorate, and a man in homemade armour
Final dispatch from Wills: Gaza, a shifting electorate, and a man in homemade armour
Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees.
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees; Anti-lockdown campaigner rebuked at Kooyong refugee forum
Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees.
Many thanks to a Bluesky user for pointing this out about Liberal Party candidate Jeff Kidney.
Pour Some Votes on Me: Elusive Wills candidate skips forums, keeps Def Leppard beat
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Pour Some Votes on Me: Elusive Wills candidate skips forums, keeps Def Leppard beat
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Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal candidate keeps Def Leppard beat; Abbott finds a road bump in Wannon
Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Many thanks to a Bluesky user for pointing this out about Liberal Party candidate Jeff Kidney.
Pour Some Votes on Me: Elusive Wills candidate skips forums, keeps Def Leppard beat
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Pour Some Votes on Me: Elusive Wills candidate skips forums, keeps Def Leppard beat
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
For the next 5 weeks of the federal election, I'm covering the seat of Wills in Melb's north. If you're in Wills, please send me any tips, stories, policies or gossip as we count down to May 3. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #2025Election #AustraliaVotes2025 #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #AusElection25
March 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
For the next 5 weeks of the federal election, I'm covering the seat of Wills in Melb's north. If you're in Wills, please send me any tips, stories, policies or gossip as we count down to May 3. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #2025Election #AustraliaVotes2025 #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #AusElection25
Our story today on the cosmetic injectables industry. The video in particular is worth a watch. www.theage.com.au/national/gon... #cosmeticinjectables @theageaustralia.bsky.social
Gone in 52 seconds: Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush
Australia’s booming $4 billion injectables market is driven by doctors issuing scripts via telehealth in consults that sometimes last under one minute. Critics warn patient safety may be at risk.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Our story today on the cosmetic injectables industry. The video in particular is worth a watch. www.theage.com.au/national/gon... #cosmeticinjectables @theageaustralia.bsky.social
Reposted by Clay Lucas
Last year, we published an investigation about carbon companies locking traditional owners into bad deals. Since then, we’ve found landholders right around the country have come to regard these companies as “parasites”, “cowboys” and “predators”. www.theage.com.au/national/par...
‘Parasites’, ‘cowboys’: The carbon companies dividing rural Australia
Carbon developers descended on rural Australia 10 years ago promising big money and an easy fix to complex problems. Today, farmers are crying foul.
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February 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Last year, we published an investigation about carbon companies locking traditional owners into bad deals. Since then, we’ve found landholders right around the country have come to regard these companies as “parasites”, “cowboys” and “predators”. www.theage.com.au/national/par...
Excellent story by @sophieaubrey.bsky.social on the West Gate Tunnel cycling infrastructure finished months ago but not yet open to cyclists. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Bike bridges were built months ago but are still closed
The bridges over Footscray Road and Dynon Road remain fenced off, forcing cyclists to stay on dangerous roads.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Excellent story by @sophieaubrey.bsky.social on the West Gate Tunnel cycling infrastructure finished months ago but not yet open to cyclists. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
This excellent Nikki Savva op ed seems as good a place to start posting as any in here. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol
Trump’s reelection has enabled Dutton the chance to play his role of a lifetime
The Coalition’s failure to release a single fully costed, credible policy shows just how lucky Peter Dutton believes himself to be.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This excellent Nikki Savva op ed seems as good a place to start posting as any in here. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol