Friday, August 6, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • August 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
Death of accountability, one car park space at a time
Coalition MPs laughed ... but the government’s approach to accountability around its car park program would arouse a saint’s wrath.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Ask about accountability and all you get are laughs. @swrighteconomy on point here:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
August 6, 2021
The Guardian • Naaman Zhou • August 7, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australians who live overseas may be unable to leave country if they return for visit
Government expands border ban in a move experts say could be constitutionally invalid and unfairly affect Australians from multicultural backgrounds
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Naaman Zhou@naamanzhou
The government has quietly expanded its ban on leaving the country to include Australian citizens who ordinarily live overseas.
Prof Kim Rubenstein said this would unfairly affect people with multicultural backgrounds & could be constitutionally invalid
theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 6, 2021
ABC News • Steve Cannane, Kyle Taylor • August 6, 2021 • abc.net.au
Rich club has $140 million theatre but would not give $10,000 to a local disability charity
An ABC investigation reveals a multi-million-dollar western Sydney club did not follow recommendations from an advisory group and awarded funds allocated to community causes to other projects.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
This is a cracking @SteveCannane & Kyle Taylor investigative piece exposing all the rorts and connections at the biggest pokies club in Sydney, West HQ (formerly the Rooty Hill RSL): abc.net.au/news/2021-08-0…
August 6, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • August 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Barbaric’: Returning citizens who live abroad will need permission to leave Australia
The move serves as a deterrent for Australians who live abroad but may need to return home for distress travel as it could prohibit them from being able to return to their life overseas.
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Latika M Bourke@latikambourke
Australia will now lock in citizens who normally live abroad, requiring them to prove to the Govt that they have a compelling reason to return to their lives overseas.
The move will deter citizens in distress from trying to get home.
#fortressaustralia
latika.me/3AacNW4
August 5, 2021
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • August 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
After ‘Dictator Dan’, Tele goes all warm and fuzzy for Gladys's lockdown in Sydney | Weekly Beast
The Murdoch tabloid is all for solidarity in NSW. Plus: Andrew Bolt on a ‘lie spread around the world’
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The Guardian • Damian Carrington • August 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse
A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say
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Australian Financial Review • Jacob Greber • August 6, 2021 • afr.com
World to hit temperature tipping point 10 years faster than forecast
A big report by the world’s scientists will predict global temperatures could rise beyond 1.5 degrees by early next decade, far earlier than expected.
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David Lipson@davidlipson
World temperatures set to punch through the critical 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by the early 2030s, a decade earlier than anticipated just three years ago.
Via ⁦@jacobgreber⁩ afr.com/news/policy/cl…
August 6, 2021
The Guardian • Kieran Pender • August 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Taliqua Clancy flies flag for Indigenous Australians with beach volleyball silver
The Wulli Wulli and Goreng Goreng woman became the 10th Indigenous Olympian to win a medal, joining the likes of Nova Peris and Cathy Freeman
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
‘Her nails – painted with the Aboriginal flag – underscored the significance of the moment.’ My piece from the beach volleyball for @GuardianAus theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug…
August 6, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Cameron Gooley • August 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Ten is far too young’: Federal Labor considering age of criminal responsibility
Federal Labor has strengthened its language on raising the age of criminal responsibility, adding pressure to Labor states and territories.
The Age • Catherine Bennett • August 5, 2021 • theage.com.au
Lockdown six needed to tackle mystery cases
Contact tracing is no longer enough to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant – people who have contracted the virus just can’t be found fast enough.
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The Guardian • Gabrielle Jackson, Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan, Karishma Luthria, Miles Martignoni • August 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sky News Australia, YouTube and misinformation in a pandemic – with Lenore Taylor
Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about the Sky News Australia business model and the complexities of regulating misinformation
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • August 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sky News Australia to face Senate inquiry after week-long YouTube suspension
Media watchdog will also be asked to explain why it has taken no action against broadcasting of misinformation
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • August 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
PM’s sermon to his worried troops from a ‘muddy track’
Scott Morrison has told his MPs they’re in a tough spot, but can still win. Anthony Albanese’s ranks, meanwhile, are not free of worry.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • August 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
National cabinet thrown open to scrutiny in ruling it is not a cabinet
Senator Rex Patrick has succeeded in his appeal for documents from national cabinet to be made available under FOI.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
National cabinet is not really a cabinet, says tribunal, in a very big decision on FOI law that opens the group to scrutiny.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
August 5, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • August 5, 2021 • afr.com
Hillsong founder charged with concealing child sex crimes
Brian Houston, a spiritual mentor of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, allegedly concealed child abuse claims related to his father from the 1970s.
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Grace Tame@TamePunk
From Leader of the House to the Leader of Hillsong.
Houston, we have a problem.
That problem is sexual abuse and how it is dealt with—alleged or otherwise.
Scott, you’ll need a better scapegoat than Porter to pull focus from your “spiritual mentor”.
afr.com/politics/feder…
August 6, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun • August 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
Under-60s can give informed consent for AstraZeneca to any vaccine provider
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said younger people could have that important informed consent conversation with any medical vaccination provider.
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Rachel Clun@rachelclun
Lots of confusion about informed consent today around the AstraZeneca vaccine - how its given, and who can provide it. I've tried to clear it up: smh.com.au/politics/feder… #auspol
August 6, 2021
ABC News • August 6, 2021 • abc.net.au
Man accused of sexual assault at Parliament House to face court
A 26-year-old man will be charged over an alleged sexual assault at Parliament House in March, 2019.
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ABC News • Kath Sullivan • August 6, 2021 • abc.net.au
Government did no policy work on promised agriculture visa until post-Brexit negotiations forced hand
There's been no policy advice since a 2018 promise to introduce an agriculture visa to bring in harvest workers, but the minister responsible asserts it will be "up and running" before Christmas.
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Kath Sullivan@KathSully
Minister didn't consult department on Ag Visa until just days before it was announced, despite PM's commitment almost 3 years earlier.
abc.net.au/news/2021-08-0…
August 6, 2021
The Age • Michael Gleeson • August 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Moloney wins Australia’s first decathlon medal, with a little help from a friend
Ash Moloney has won Australia’s first ever medal in decathlon, helped along in the last moments of the last event by shouted encouragement and pacing from his teammate, mentor and competitor Cedric Dubler.
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Raf Epstein@Raf_Epstein
Make yourself feel better - beautiful story
Australia had never won a decathlon medal before. Never even got close in 70 years. Sixth in 1948 in war-ravaged London was our closest effort.
His team mate ran & screamed to urge him home for bronze.
theage.com.au/sport/athletic…
August 6, 2021
Crikey • Bernard Keane • August 6, 2021 • crikey.com.au
The stench of corruption from Morrison is becoming all-pervasive in Canberra
If Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge thought the scandal of rorting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money had been left behind, they had a rude awakening this week.
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