Tobi Loftus

ABC staff are protected to strike for 24 hours on Wednesday. Staff are concerned about rolling short term contracts, a pay offer below inflation and a system which stymies pay progression. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-2…

One of the country's first steel mills in decades has broken ground in south-east Queensland, promising to supply crucial materials for housing and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

‼️BREAKING NEWS!‼️ Missing #DoctorWho episodes have been found in ‘eclectic collection’ after 61 years, "The Nightmare Begins" & "Devil's Planet" (Eps 1 & 3 of "The Daleks' Master Plan") have been found thanks to @filmisfabulous. On iPlayer in April! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The owner of a Queensland aviation company accused of organising a "black flight" to smuggle two alleged Australian fugitives to Indonesia has been granted bail. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

Workplace Health and Safety inspectors in Queensland were pressured by the CFMEU to target construction firms the union did not like, a regulator official has claimed. The latest from the CFMEU inquiry ⬇️ abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

Queensland's workplace health and safety regulator was "captured" by the CFMEU when Labor was last in power in the state, a commission of inquiry into the union has heard. It’s been labelled a form of “institutional corruption”. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1…

#BREAKING: US President Donald Trump has told NBC he believes Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died. abc.net.au/news/2026-03-0…

“There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.”

@paulcoachpearce @qldathletics @AustralianAths @OceaniaAths @WorldAthletics @adidas Hey mate, Tobi here at the ABC in Ipswich. Great shots and a good result for Gout! Are we able to share this footage at all please? I notice other media outlets have been sharing it too! 🙏

Brilliant running from Gout Gout today at @qldathletics Shield meet 10.00 (+0.9) @AustralianAths & @OceaniaAths U20 record Fastest legal run on Australian soil. Well done coach Di Shepherd 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @WorldAthletics @adidas

How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody reut.rs/3MHUQKl

Vegetable scraps from a major Queensland producer are set to be turned into renewable energy in what developers say is an Australian "paddock to power" first. abc.net.au/news/2026-02-1…

Just watched this great doco from @BBCPanorama about @BBCSteveR and the past year reporting from Russia. A must watch for anyone with interest in what’s going on over there and it’s on YouTube! youtu.be/VZzsaqC8n_U?si…

You can watch the story (which I also filmed entirely myself) here: youtu.be/L40EHCVN-Ok?si… Thanks to @KirrinMcKechnie and Dave McSween for producing and editing the yarn!

Last year I spent a couple of months following a group of kids at risk of falling through the cracks through an intense program trying to help turn their lives around. It was an incredible thing to witness and the kids deserve so much credit! Story out now abc.net.au/news/2026-02-1…

Residents in a small town west of Brisbane say raw sewage overflowing during heavy rain has left them dealing with serious health issues and ongoing anxiety. abc.net.au/news/2026-02-0…

Democracy can actually die in broad daylight - and gutting a great newspaper with a storied history of exposing the wrong-doing of corrupt, duplicitous and authoritarian presidents hastens its demise.

The first Wordle was published in the @nytimes on June 19, 2021. Today, Feb 2, 2026, for the first time, it appears NYT used a word that has been used before. It was the first word from the very first Wordle. Not all five letter words have been exhausted. Wither Wordle?.

The Pitt is honestly the best TV show of the past few years at least. Honestly such a simple concept, but so effective. I’ve not felt a love for characters as much as these since I watched The West Wing. I hate how it’s only dropping one episode a week though!

Until 2019, no solo female artist had won the @triplej #Hottest100 (Billie Eilish with Bad Guy). We’ve now had three solo female artist winners in a row (Doja Cat, Chappell Roan and Olivia Dean today).

triple j's Hottest 100 2025 - #10 'Ball Park Music' - Please Don't Move to Melbourne | #Hottest100 #Hottest1002025