Michaela Whitbourn @mwhitbourn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I’ve been watching the 1986 Australian film Playing Beatie Bow. Was this playground equipment under the Harbour Bridge real or just used in the movie?! I don’t remember it. Bonus nerdery: the titular character lived in the Sirius building (with very different interiors). 040
Reposted by Michaela WhitbournAngus Macinnis @aequoetbono.bsky.social · 06/01/2025The only problem with going on holidays is missing out on the great #auslaw yarns @mwhitbourn.bsky.social runs, but luckily there's catch-up 122
Reposted by Michaela WhitbournS P Murray @smurray38.bsky.social · 07/01/2025It's summer in Sydney, and that means a walk down memory lane to an old style milk bar, the Olympia, with @mwhitbourn.bsky.social as she reports on the plans for zhuzhing it up www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... 121
Michaela Whitbourn @mwhitbourn.bsky.social · 28/12/2024A rare example of Aldi falling foul of Australian law in mimicking a rival brand’s packaging. We explain the court decision here: www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... #auslawsmh.com.auHow Aldi was caught out in ‘flagrant’ copying of a Sydney brandIt is a rare example of Aldi falling foul of Australian law in executing its “Like Brands. Only Cheaper” strategy. 010
Reposted by Michaela WhitbournAustLII @austlii.edu.au · 18/11/2024@austlii.edu.au has joined the blue butterfly. We will maintain our Twitter feed for a while but will seek to increase our presence here. 23515
Michaela Whitbourn @mwhitbourn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Did you know NSW has a free mediation service? Anybody can contact them. But the Minns government is about to close it and replace it with a service with a much narrower remit. #auslaw www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...smh.com.auThe feuding northern beaches neighbours and the morning yoga sessionChloe found a clever solution to take the heat out of a noise dispute. But other Sydneysiders might not be so lucky. 100
Michaela Whitbourn @mwhitbourn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024How a dictionary derailed a criminal trial, and other tales of juror misconduct. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... #auslawsmh.com.auHow a dictionary derailed a Sydney criminal trialThe book was discovered by two court officers cleaning a jury room in Sydney. The response from the judge was swift. 022
Reposted by Michaela WhitbournDr Daya Sharma @drdayasharma.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Thank you. Work satisfaction is very high. Here’s a related post that I transferred across from the hellsite bsky.app/profile/drda... 011
Michaela Whitbourn @mwhitbourn.bsky.social · 14/11/2024I am very fond of my Hydrangeas this year and this seemed like a post befitting a platform with a hopeful, gentle kind of energy. 1140