Thursday, September 2, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Dan Conifer • September 1, 2021 • abc.net.au
JobKeeper went to thousands of companies whose turnover tripled at the height of the pandemic in 2020
New data reveals nearly 20,000 companies tripled their turnover yet accrued nearly $370 million in JobKeeper during the first three months of the wage subsidy program.
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Dan Conifer@DanConifer
Story from me: Hundreds of millions of dollars in JobKeeper wage subsidies went to businesses that doubled or even tripled their turnover. abc.net.au/news/2021-09-0… #auspol @ABC730 #abc730
September 2, 2021
The Age • The Age's View • September 1, 2021 • theage.com.au
Victoria can’t go on like this
The point has been reached where the damage caused by the harshest and longest lockdowns in the country needs to be more seriously factored in.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • September 2, 2021 • smh.com.au
Why Morrison and Frydenberg are odd housemates
Mutual support, loneliness, convenience or a dose of good old-fashioned paranoia appears to have brought the two closer together. The object of that paranoia is Peter Dutton.
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ABC News • Judd Boaz, Ahmed Yussuf • September 2, 2021 • abc.net.au
Victoria hastens AstraZeneca rollout as Delta outbreak spills into Melbourne's east
The Victorian government halves the wait time for second doses of AstraZeneca in a bid to combat the worsening Delta outbreak, as the state records 176 new cases.
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Ahmed Yussuf@ahmedyussuf10
Two of the women who tragically passed away from COVID at home are from Melbourne’s Eritrean community.
In a statement sent to the ABC, the Eritrean Community in Australia said:
"The whole community mourns.”
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-0…
September 2, 2021
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
Angus Taylor and Keith Pitt asked by Senate inquiry chair to explain dealings with firm awarded Beetaloo gas grants
Email records shows Empire Energy sought information from the government before Beetaloo Basin scheme guidelines released
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
So far, almost half of that money has gone to a single firm, Empire Energy, which the inquiry has heard has significant ties to the Liberal party. theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 2, 2021
The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • September 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
Photos from ‘beyond the grave’: camera discovery reveals climber’s last images before fatal avalanche
Two decades ago Richard Stiles escaped an avalanche in New Zealand, but friend Steve Robinson wasn’t so lucky. Now the mountain has given up some of its secrets
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Natassia Chrysanthos, Eryk Bagshaw • September 2, 2021 • smh.com.au
From bootcamps in China to Australian schools: How vapes hook children on nicotine
The slim, disposable, fashionable vapes deliver more than 600 puffs of nicotine disguised with flavours such as “pineapple ice” and “cotton candy”.
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Nick Bonyhady@nickbonyhady
“Smoking among juveniles is a common phenomenon all over the world. Sometimes, I send my daughter to buy me a cigarette,” one Chinese vape magnate said.
An incredible read from @natassiazc and @ErykBagshaw.
smh.com.au/world/asia/fro…
September 2, 2021
9News • Jonathan Kearsley • September 2, 2021 • 9news.com.au
PM's department plans to refuse bid to access $660m car park scandal documents
The letter sent to 9News claims the "work of both the Prime Minister and his staff will be delayed" if they...
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
An indictment against the PMO Dept ... knocks back an FOI from Jono Kersley about carparks on grounds it would "take up too much time". Only talking about a couple of spreadsheets... Actually stopping proper scrutiny of government .. amp.9news.com.au/article/f47461…
September 2, 2021
The Age • Aisha Dow • September 2, 2021 • theage.com.au
Thank you, Victoria, your sacrifices have not been in vain
It has not been a waste. Our collective efforts have saved many thousands of lives and those Australians still living in relative freedom in other states can thank Victorians for that.
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Aisha Dow@aishamae
My piece for the @theage today:
Thank you Victoria, for everything theage.com.au/national/victo… #CovidVic
September 2, 2021
The Guardian • Shelley Hepworth • September 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘I guess I’m having a go at killing it’: Salman Rushdie to bypass print and publish next book on Substack
The author on why he’s chosen to release his next book on the online platform – and why he hopes digital won’t see off the medium he loves most
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Shelley Hepworth@shelleymiranda
New: @SalmanRushdie talked to me about why he's joining Substack to publish his new novel and his year of doing things he's never done before
theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…
September 1, 2021
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • September 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
Lachlan Murdoch asked to appear at parliamentary inquiry into YouTube’s suspension of Sky News Australia
Hearing to examine temporary ban for breaching Covid misinformation policies with chair hoping to grill Murdoch on ‘standards of journalism and accurate reporting’
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • September 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
Buried Queensland government report found Adani plan to protect black-throated finch was ‘superficial’
Exclusive: Scientific panel finds Adani’s conservation aims for the endangered black-throated finch ‘do not meet the content requirements of an acceptable plan’
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The Courier Mail • Cormac Pearson, Maddy Morwood, Kaitlyn Hudson-O’Farrell, Darren Cartwright, Ellen Ransley • September 2, 2021 • couriermail.com.au
‘Told I was wasting my time’: Memphis’ mum fires back at CHO claims
The mother of a three-year-old boy stranded in rural NSW has fired back at claims from Queensland’s chief health officer that the family had not made a request for a border exemption.
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The Courier-Mail@couriermail
The Queensland government is refusing to give an exemption to allow a three-year-old boy back into the state after he got stranded in lockdown NSW without his parents while on holiday with his grandparents
couriermail.com.au/coronavirus/ne…
September 2, 2021
ABC News • Michael Slezak • September 2, 2021 • abc.net.au
Government directed science agency to release report early ahead of Great Barrier Reef decision, documents show
The federal government directed an independent statutory authority to rush the release of a major scientific report and assist in "leaking" it to selected media outlets, documents obtained by the ABC under Freedom of Information laws show.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
One Nation accused of ‘siding with the looters’ after Senate rejects bid to reveal top jobkeeper beneficiaries
Rex Patrick wanted the tax office to reveal companies with annual turnover of more than $10m that received jobkeeper, but One Nation opted for a weaker form of disclosure
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The Australian • REMY VARGA • September 1, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Emails revive elite school jab scandal
A NSW health official made a personal approach to secure vaccines for students at St Josephs College in Sydney, according to emails that appear to contradict the governments public account of the controversy.
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The Age • Paul Sakkal, Henrietta Cook • September 2, 2021 • theage.com.au
McGorry withdraws from event run by shadow pandemic mums’ group with links to Liberals
It describes itself as “a group of mums speaking out for the shadow pandemic crippling our children” but Shadow Pandemic Victoria has close ties to the Liberal Party.
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 2, 2021 • news.com.au
Dangers of cow drug to treat Covid
Doctors have warned of the dangers of quack cures for Covid-19 after a Sydney man was rushed to hospital after self-administering a drug used to deworm cows called Ivermectin.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Medical experts warn @CraigKellyMP big idea for Covid cures will literally make you shit yourself. At Westmead Hospital. news.com.au/world/coronavi… via @newscomauHQ
September 2, 2021
ABC News • Stephen Dziedzic • September 2, 2021 • abc.net.au
Australian diplomat says China won 'first responder advantage' by helping Indonesia with COVID
One of Australia’s most senior diplomats has criticised foreign aid cuts in South-East Asia, saying the government needs to build its regional influence and stability.
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The Australian • OLIVIA CAISLEY • September 1, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Coalition made mess of NDIS: Fischer’s widow
The widow of former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer has accused the Coalition of mismanaging the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which she says is shrouded in secrecy and too important to fail.
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