Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Sarah Martin • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Nationals’ top NSW Senate pick was subject of apprehended domestic violence order application
Ross Cadell, who was endorsed for guaranteed Senate spot despite senior figures being aware of the 2014 AVO application, denies any wrongdoing and confirmed the application was withdrawn
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Uhlmann • July 7, 2021 • smh.com.au
The lie at the heart of Australia’s de facto COVID-19 strategy is about to be exposed
The problem with the nation’s default elimination strategy is that the disease cannot be eliminated.
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Chris Uhlmann@CUhlmann
The inconvenient truth is that one day our international border will be reopened and disease will circulate here. Some people will catch it and some people will die. We should protect as many as we can but we can’t hide forever. smh.com.au/national/the-g…
July 7, 2021
The Guardian • Michael Pollan • July 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
The invisible addiction: is it time to give up caffeine?
The long read: Caffeine makes us more energetic, efficient and faster. But we have become so dependent that we need it just to get to our baseline
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ABC News • Ashleigh Raper, Kevin Nguyen • July 7, 2021 • abc.net.au
NSW COVID-19 lockdown set to be extended by a week
The lockdown in NSW was scheduled to finish this Friday, but the ABC understands that with the state still in a perilous position due to the highly infectious Delta strain, this is no longer set to be the case.
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The Australian • YONI BASHAN • July 7, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
NSW Treasurer rejected longer lockdown
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet vehemently opposed the lockdown extension signed off at the states crisis cabinet meeting on Tuesday, saying it was time the state adjusted its thinking to Covid-19 and learned to live with infections in the community.
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ABC News • Giselle Wakatama • July 7, 2021 • abc.net.au
Nursing home doses out mind-altering drugs without written consent
A Newcastle nursing home audit finds 90 per cent of its residents were given psychotropic drugs without written consent.
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Planes to fly empty into Australia as international arrivals Covid cap bites
One-third of all flights into Sydney have been given zero passenger allocations
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The Guardian • Nick Evershed • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Data reveals Australia’s new international arrivals cap is harshest yet
Scott Morrison says more repatriation flights will offset new travel limits but how many more will be left waiting?
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Nick Evershed@NickEvershed
Australia’s new limits on international travel are the harshest since restrictions on incoming passengers were introduced, and Howard Springs upgrades will do little to mitigate the cuts - I take a look at all the caps over time theguardian.com/news/datablog/…
July 7, 2021
The New Daily • Josh Butler • July 5, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
'Humanitarian disaster': Pleas to help Indonesia's spiralling COVID disaster
Human rights organisations are begging the federal government to deliver urgent COVID help to Indonesia, with hospitals full and death tolls rising.
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
‘Humanitarian disaster:’ Why #Australia must help fight #Indonesia’s spiralling COVID catastrophe. "Hospitals are full, they’re using parking lots as the ICU. Oxygen is running low" says @hrw's @andreasharsono thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/07/0…
July 6, 2021
The Guardian • Nino Bucci • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Greater Sydney Covid lockdown to be extended for extra week with schools to offer online learning
Epidemiologists say extension inevitable given number of coronavirus cases still infectious while in the community
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Vanity Fair • Bess Levin • July 7, 2021 • vanityfair.com
Ivanka Trump Is Probably Next on the Chopping Block: Former Federal Prosecutor
Experts say the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is likely looking into “consulting fees” paid to Ivanka despite her having been a full-time employee of the Trump Organization.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Dire need’: Australia urged to offer more aid to Indonesia as Covid crushes health system
Critics say government not doing enough to help neighbour as record cases deplete oxygen supplies
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ABC News • Richard Willingham • July 7, 2021 • abc.net.au
Crown has been a blind spot for Victorian governments, but it's getting harder to look away
When inspectors tell their bosses that Crown casino has been exposed to organised crime, but nothing happens, you know Victorian governments have a major blind spot, writes Richard Willingham.
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
NSW’s ‘gold standard’ on Covid tarnished as Gladys Berejiklian faces acid test
The premier’s words hammered home the seriousness of the situation and the challenges for leaders trying to control coronavirus
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ABC News • July 7, 2021 • abc.net.au
Rebecca White flags 'big task ahead' as she returns as Tasmanian Labor leader
Returning Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White says the party has a "big task ahead" to rebuild community confidence after replacing David O'Byrne, who resigned at the weekend amid sexual harassment allegations.
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ABC Hobart@abchobart
Tasmanian Labor re-elects Rebecca White as leader abc.net.au/news/2021-07-0…
July 7, 2021
The Guardian • Donna Lu • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
NSW has lifted its ban on genetically modified crops: what difference will it make to food and farmers?
Research has shown community opposition to GM foods is broader than just health concerns
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ABC News • Stephen Dziedzic • July 7, 2021 • abc.net.au
Beijing admits Chinese tariffs on Australian goods are political retaliation
A Chinese official has openly declared that Beijing has singled out Australia for economic punishment, saying the federal government cannot profit from China while "smearing" it.
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The Guardian • Laura Murphy-Oates, Daniel Hurst, Ellen Leabeater, Joe Koning, Miles Martignoni, Bonnie Malkin, Vincent Ni, Gabrielle Jackson • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Threats, insults and China’s influence on Australian universities
Daniel Hurst explains how Chinese students and academics who teach on China are experiencing harassment in Australia
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia demands world heritage experts visit Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list decision
Environment minister calls for ‘due process’ to be followed before 21-country United Nations committee rules on the reef
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • July 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
The ocean is on fire – humans have finally done it
Someone might lose their job – there might be a fine – there might not – nothing changes
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