Liam Mannix

Delighted to be joining @theage's incredible investigations team as an investigative reporter, focussing on science and health. Got a yarn? Contact me at liam.mannix@theage.com.au Signal (encrypted): liammannix.18

awesome article about memory-eating planarian worms and the weirdo scientists trying to figure them out

@TraceySpicer thanks Tracey :)

Australian happiness levels: Why life satisfaction is falling despite a growing economy. This is an excellent explainer from @liammannix smh.com.au/national/the-s…

@FlightPlanPod agree to an extent. I was hopeful Duz and Caldwall could reach elite status. Duz appears to have stalled while Caldwell has regressed. Why?

Are the development issues at Essendon finally getting resolved? If you re-draft our last three, an argument could be made that a number of our draftees have improved & would go higher: 2023: Caddy goes top 3 & Roberts moves into the top 10 2024: Kako into the top 10, Clarke a fringe first rounder, Johnson becomes a second & Archer Day-Wicks goes in the national draft 2025: Very early on, but Duursma is the only kid who’s been more impressive then Robey Cannot stress this enough, this is my opinion. If you think it’s wrong you’re welcome to reply with your thoughts. Just remember to be respectful ❤️🖤

@bridgemac1 welcome aboard!

Excited to announce I’ve joined The Age as a sports affairs reporter. If you have story ideas or news tips that fall somewhere in the fascinating intersection of sports and politics/crime/business/society - I'd love to hear from you! My new email is Bridget.mcarthur@nine.com.au

@ViscountBrooky @theage thanks Brooky :)

@liammannix @theage Huge congratulations Liam!

Delighted to be joining @theage's incredible investigations team as an investigative reporter, focussing on science and health. Got a yarn? Contact me at liam.mannix@theage.com.au Signal (encrypted): liammannix.18

@ScooterMcNeice this could explain why good midfielders ie Duz, Caldwell, Parish, suddenly look so bad

@ScooterMcNeice is it possible we are underestimating how bad Blakiston is as a ruck? He is close to worst-performed full-time ruck in AFL over first two rounds per hit-out win percentage. Clearance numbers also near the bottom wheeloratings.com/afl_stats.html…

Want to talk more on this on the podcast tonight. We have two mid 20's players celebrated for grunt in the current midfield mix but in reality they are struggling to get hands on the ball first. We won hit outs by 5 yesterday v Port?

New newsletter: 26 IDEAS FOR 2026 Feat. #6: The age of anti-AI populism is coming #10: The only modern virtue is money #17: The future will be hot, high, and lonely: GLP-1s + daily marijuana use now exceeds daily drinking + death of partying derekthompson.org/p/the-26-most-…

Case study callout: do you have kids who will be effected by the social media ban? Keen to chat for a story in @theage

Exclusive from Angus Dalton and I: ANSTO planning to close multiple beamlines at Lucas Heights and the Synchrotron theage.com.au/national/scien…

@MarkDiStef the beard adds a remarkable effect

he’s going to become the joker

The fact this came via a question from Clennell/Sky News is going send Rudd absolutely head mental.

Youth mental health crisis: What if social media isn’t to blame? The common underlying megatrend is rampant neoliberalism based on extreme economic theory. It’s created an individualistic fragmented society. Social media captured by oligarchs is a symptom smh.com.au/national/what-…

theage.com.au/politics/feder… Australia’s $24B #MRFF is delivering just $650M a year — far short of its $1B promise. PBO shows we could safely lift this to $800M–$1B annually while the fund keeps growing. @AlboMP, let’s back our researchers, boost innovation, & secure better health.

Everyone agrees youth mental health is bad - much worse than earlier generations. There's a rush to blame social media - despite a lack of robust evidence it's really to blame. What if we're letting that blind us to the real culprits? smh.com.au/national/what-…

BREAKING-High Court of Australia has thrown out Ben Roberts-Smith’s last ditch attempt to overturn previous findings of 4 judges that he is a war criminal, bully and liar. Truth wins again. Thanks to our solider truthtellers and legal team. Let’s never forget the Afghan victims.

Finally free, seven years after @Richard_D_Boyle went public in our joint @smh @theage @abcnews @4corners investigation. It's a great day! #4corners smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Cervical flexion posture during smartphone use was not a risk factor for neck pain, but low sleep quality and insufficient levels of physical activity were. A longitudinal investigation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845624/

Exclusive - The secret cash commissions paid to recruit patients and FB posts about a “major cover up” that landed Dr Al Muderis’s biggest critic in jail. theage.com.au/national/i-los… @theage @smh

how is this allowed to happen?