Bridget BrennanWalgett has a four-bed hospital and next largest hospital is 3 hours away. "The government don't even look upon these small little communities, it's like we don't even matter.” abc.net.au/news/2021-08-1…
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Amy RemeikisThere has been a lot written on this - Morrison’s use of passive language, painting himself as a passive but optimistic bystander in events he and his government have huge influence over.
Gaven MorrisMust-read journalism of the day by @james_oaten: With the Taliban at the gates of several Afghan cities, 20 years of progress hangs in the balance @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2021-08-1…
Benjamin Law 羅旭能“Growing up as part of a minority, you get a very raw understanding – and probably too young – that there’s no such thing as a) a meritocracy and b) real equality.”
—Everyone’s fave @Tonaaayy_ dropping truth bombs in today’s edition of @GoodWeekendMag. ⚡️
Rick MortonWeeks after independent assessments were canned, NDIS has gone on a plan cutting spree. Toby Tyne has an astonishingly rare genetic condition that requires round the clock support. His funding was more than halved. Will the agency fix its real problems? thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
Joe HinchliffeA government agency sent me an email threatening more than $25k unless I handed over notes, recordings, travelled more than an hour to provide evidence against a politician quoted in one of my recent stories & kept quiet about the whole thing: guardiantribune.com.au/exclusive-new-…
Andrew Greene“RAAF planes are expected to arrive in Kabul as early as this week to begin the evacuation, which will be coordinated with the arrival of US and British security forces” - exclusive report tonight from @andrewprobyn abc.net.au/news/2021-08-1…
George MegalogenisOn the existential threats of climate change and the coronavirus. Please click through to the graph showing why 80% vaccination target may not be enough, especially in the growth corridors of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Column in The Age and SMH. theage.com.au/national/the-o…
Tim SoutphommasaneHas our lack of diversity in leadership played a part in messages not getting through during this pandemic? Yes, says @ian_hickie. And he is, of course, right smh.com.au/national/talk-…
Josephine Tovey“the pandemic ends when almost everyone has immunity, preferably because they were vaccinated or alternatively because they were infected and survived.”
V good piece on what the long road out of here looks like theatlantic.com/health/archive…
