Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Katharine Murphy • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Vaccine advisory group urged Australian health department in 2020 ‘to get as much as you can’
Pushback from members comes after department secretary Brendan Murphy says all government vaccine purchases ‘were on the advice of advisory group’
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
US, European and UK diplomats meet to encourage Australia to ramp up climate action
Exclusive: Diplomats have had multiple meetings in Canberra to discuss ways to engage with Australia on setting stronger climate targets
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The Irish Times • Pádraig Collins • July 27, 2021 • irishtimes.com
Australia makes world-class mess of its vaccine rollout
Sydney Letter: Poor planning, shortages and ‘common sense’ plunge cities into lockdown
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Irish Times doesn't miss ... irishtimes.com/news/world/asi…
July 28, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • July 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
Number of unused AstraZeneca vaccines in Australia tops 3 million
The World Health Organisation says Australia should give unwanted vaccines to countries that could use them.
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Michael Koziol@michaelkoziol
“We will look back on anti-AstraZenecism as one of the greatest public health failings in many years.” @GregDore2 via @latikambourke smh.com.au/politics/feder…
July 28, 2021
ABC News • Echo Hui, Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Clare Blumer • July 28, 2021 • abc.net.au
How a ceremony in NSW Parliament helped a company steal $46 million from retirees
The Premier's ex-boyfriend Daryl Maguire lent government legitimacy to companies now accused of swindling Australians and Chinese pensioners out of vast sums. Then she told him to "stay away".
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jopuccini@jopuccini
Some terrific investigative work here by ABC journos @FarrellPF @seanrubinsztein @hui_echo @aljmcdonald twitter.com/seanrubinsztei…
October 1, 2021
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Covid vaccination rates for workers in Australian home aged care as low as 5%, but ‘not a focus’ for government
Aged care providers say low vaccination rates are affecting the services they can provide for older Australians in their homes
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • July 27, 2021 • smh.com.au
Out-and-proud diver’s words as important as his medal-winning performance
Britain’s Tom Daley is not the first gay man to compete nor win gold at the Olympics. But some moments are packed with real meaning.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • July 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Full of dreams’: Brazilian family mourn Adriana Midori Takara, Australia’s youngest female Covid victim
The business student, who died aged 38, had tried to get a vaccine before becoming infected, her cousin in Brazil says
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
Adriana Midori Takara died a terrible death in Australia from a disease with a vaccine - a vaccine she reportedly wanted.
Her death is a terrible indictment of our governments utter failure and it should not be quickly moved on from. theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
July 28, 2021
7NEWS • 7NEWS, AAP • July 28, 2021 • 7news.com.au
Sydney residents made to pay HUNDREDS of dollars for Pfizer vaccine in COVID-19 hotspot
‘In the middle of a pandemic, people who are struggling should not be taken advantage of.’
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Hannah Ryan@HannahD15
NEW with @andivivienneyu: Residents of Campsie in SW Sydney have been charged hundreds of dollars to get the Pfizer vaccine despite rules that it should be free. 7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal…
July 28, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Liam Mannix • July 27, 2021 • smh.com.au
Doing the maths on AstraZeneca
If our brains are so bad at assessing risk, how do we rationally decide whether to have AstraZeneca’s vaccine?
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Excluding the most vulnerable from Covid payments isn’t just cruel – it jeopardises public health | Alison Pennington
These desperate people face continued compulsion to work, expanding the pool of desperate workers seeking precarious, dangerous cash-in-hand and gig work
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ABC News • Tracey Holmes • July 28, 2021 • abc.net.au
Athletes need to stop pretending everything is OK
Simone Biles's shock exit from the Olympics and Liz Cambage's withdrawal have been pivotal in discussions around athlete wellbeing. Now they have spoken, it's time for us to listen.
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • July 28, 2021 • afr.com
NSW voters pick Berejiklian over PM - but one public servant beats them both
A new survey of NSW voters shows Scott Morrison bears the lockdown brunt as voters favour Premier Gladys Berejiklian. But they’re both beaten by Dr Kerry Chant.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • July 25, 2021 • smh.com.au
Sydney’s Delta despair: what to do when a lockdown doesn’t work?
The goal of driving cases down to zero has now been replaced by talk of ‘containing’ the virus and easing restrictions where possible.
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Prof Brendan Crabb@CrabbBrendan
“Berejiklian insisted measures that weren’t proven to make a difference, such as a curfew or a five km … radius, saying they would not “change the dial” on caseload” - successful Stage 4 package includes these; to not include them is against best evidence smh.com.au/national/nsw/s…
July 28, 2021
Daily Telegraph • Eliza Barr • July 28, 2021 • dailytelegraph.com.au
Bank CEO silent on ‘lockdown smockdown’ staff parties
Employees at one of Australia’s big four banks have been throwing office parties and playing games without wearing masks while undertaking essential work during Sydney’s Covid-19 lockdown.
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Prevail again and Ariarne Titmus can lay claim to Katie Ledecky’s crown
It is unheard of for the American queen of the Olympic pool to swim well twice, and be beaten twice
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
This morning we have round two of the duel in the pool, Ariarne Titmus v Katie Ledecky. My preview for @GuardianAus from #Tokyo2020 theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul…
July 28, 2021
The Guardian • Laura Murphy-Oates, Melissa Davey, Jane Lee, Gabrielle Jackson, Miles Martignoni, Camilla Hannan • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Can NSW contain the Delta outbreak?
As the number of Covid-19 cases in NSW continues to climb, what more can the state do to combat the infectious Delta variant of the virus?
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Gabrielle Jackson@gabriellecj
Today on Full Story: @lauramoates talks to @MelissaLDavey about whether NSW can contain the Delta outbreak. Lovely message at the end, thanks Mel 🥰 theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 28, 2021
The Guardian • Tom Lutz, Simon Burnton, Emma Kemp, Barry Glendenning, Niall McVeigh, Tumaini Carayol, Justin McCurry, Tom Dart, Kieran Pender • July 29, 2021 • theguardian.com
Tokyo 2020: Hashimoto wins gold, Biles out of all-around final – as it happened
Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s all-around final while Daiki Hashimoto kept Japan top of the medals table on day five
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Locals find Angus Taylor always happy to talk policy – except when he’s not
Minister sends proforma response stating he ‘stands by his record’ in reply to a series of detailed questions from constituents
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The Guardian • Kate Lyons • July 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Please explain what OG means’: delight as Fiji politician discovers Twitter
Pio Tikoduadua, president of the opposition National Federation Party, has won praise and followers with his faltering attempts to understand social media
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