Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Leigh Sales • September 14, 2021 • abc.net.au
I'm used to angry calls and political bullies, but what's happening on Twitter is far more insidious
Putting up with bullying has always been a feature of political journalism, but something has changed recently which is making political bullying far more insidious and increasingly challenging to bear, writes Leigh Sales.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Christian Porter reveals part of legal fees paid by blind trust with funds from unknown source
Former attorney general claims he has ‘no access to information about the conduct and funding of the trust’
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 14, 2021 • news.com.au
‘So wrong’: Turnbull slams Porter
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lashed Liberal frontbencher Christian Porter’s decision to use a blind trust to pay for his defamation case claiming this was “like saying my legal fees were paid by a guy in a mask who dropped off a chaff bag full of cash.”
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Former PM @TurnbullMalcolm on RN right now “this is an affront. I will be staggered if PM allows this to stand. You can’t make anonymous donations to political parties that’s against the law. If he doesn’t know the donor he shouldn’t accept the money. Full stop.” twitter.com/samanthamaiden…
September 15, 2021
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian foreign minister was told to close embassy before May visit to Kabul, documents reveal
Dfat timeline shows Marise Payne received formal advice to shutter embassy five days before meeting with then-president Ashraf Ghani
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Defence and intelligence chiefs warned the Australian government multiple times in April the situation in Afghanistan could become dangerous enough to force the closure of the embassy. Details: theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 14, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 14, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Good intentions are not enough’: Paul Keating backs Keneally as the MP Fowler needs
The former prime minister says local candidates in the western Sydney seat may be well-meaning but they would “take years to scramble” to the ability of Kristina Keneally.
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Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • September 13, 2021 • afr.com
Liberals celebrate the good kind of JobKeeper waste
Belatedly, the Morrison government has launched an offensive on JobKeeper waste, by making a virtue of it.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Well said @mrjoeaston - why can't the Federal Treasury stand up to these sorts of partisan demands from @JoshFrydenberg and @ScottMorrisonMP to produce electorate data on JobKeeper recipients whilst backing excessive secrecy overall on the $89b spend-fest afr.com/rear-window/li…
September 13, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hannam • September 14, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Walk away’: Bylong coal mine appeal rejected
Proponents of a controversial coal mine planned for a rich farming area north-west of Sydney have had their appeal against an earlier rejection dismissed by the courts, raising the prospect the project will be scrapped.
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ABC News • Bridget Rollason • September 14, 2021 • abc.net.au
'They don't want the scrutiny': Pressure mounts on Victorian government to support online sittings
The Victorian government has had legal advice for more than a year that State Parliament can sit online, but hasn't acted on it. Today MPs will debate a hybrid model to allow people to join from home.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Gov sat on legal advice that shows Vic Parliament could have had some MPs participate remotely instead of cancelling parliament. Yarn by ⁦@bridgerollo⁩ #springst abc.net.au/news/2021-09-1…
September 14, 2021
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia burying ‘head in the sand’ on security risks of climate change, former defence official says
Warning comes as Climate Council report finds Australia will not have ‘lasting national security’ without addressing climate crisis
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The Citizen Lab • Bill Marczak • September 14, 2021 • citizenlab.ca
FORCEDENTRY: NSO Group iMessage Zero-Click Exploit Captured in the Wild
While analyzing the phone of a Saudi activist infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, we discovered a zero-day zero-click exploit against iMessage. The exploit, which we call FORCEDENTRY, targets Apple’s image rendering library, and was effective against Apple iOS, MacOS and WatchOS devices.
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
Update your iPhone/iPad/Watch/Mac asap.citizenlab.ca/2021/09/forced…
September 14, 2021
BBC News • https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews • September 14, 2021 • bbc.com
Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C
BBC research finds the number of days passing 50C has doubled in the past 40 years.
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Hugh Riminton@hughriminton
Data analysis shows days over 50 degrees have doubled worldwide since the 1980s. bbc.com/news/science-e…
September 14, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Jason Falinski • September 13, 2021 • afr.com
Is the great Australian housing dream finally dying?
We are in danger of losing a generation of homeowners. The political and economic consequences will be profound.
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
If you are under 40, you are less likely to own a home than at any time since 1947. When updated census data becomes available, this is likely to be since 1901. Let us be clear, this is a fundamental betrayal of one generation to the next.@JasonFalinskiMP afr.com/policy/economy…
September 14, 2021
The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Former small business ombudsman wants ‘compassion’ for those overpaid welfare due to jobkeeper
Kate Carnell defends tax office decision not to pursue businesses and suggests similar treatment for individuals who made ‘honest mistakes’
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • September 14, 2021 • afr.com
Canberra’s ‘one-week’ lockdown now nine weeks and counting
The ACT Labor government has blamed NSW after the territory extended its lockdown for another four weeks and granted only a minuscule relaxation of restrictions.
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ABC Radio • September 14, 2021 • abc.net.au
Whistleblower tells of COVID-infected being stuck at home for weeks.
'Colleen' works in a NSW Public Health call centre in one of Sydney's hotspot areas - she is speaking out, after taking desperate calls from people who have been stuck in their homes for weeks, because of New South Wales health orders.
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Sally Sara@sallyjsara
AUDIO. NSW Health whistle-blower says some COVID positive people in Western Sydney forced to isolate for up to 38 days, because of delays in paperwork. abc.net.au/radio/programs…
September 14, 2021
Pearls and Irritations • Helen Grasswill • September 14, 2021 • johnmenadue.com
When politics fail: The folly in under-funding the ABC's international services
The ABC is under such constant pressure and threats from government (as well as relentless attacks from hostile media and other organisations such as the IPA), it’s not surprising that public attention is almost exclusively on the domestic service. But legislation requires the national broadcaster to also fulfil an international role. The ABC Charter – Continue reading »
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ABC News • Sally Sara • September 14, 2021 • abc.net.au
People who test positive for COVID are being forced to stay in isolation long after 14-day period, health worker says
A staff member at a public health call centre in a Sydney hotspot area says people in isolation after testing positive for COVID are being trapped at home for weeks after the standard 14-day period because of paperwork delays.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘No satisfactory explanation’: court blasts Keith Pitt over grant agreement with gas company
Judge orders federal resources minister to explain his actions in case over Beetaloo Basin drilling and describes events as ‘not reflecting well’ on him
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The Guardian • Jim Waterson • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Andrew Neil resigns as lead presenter and chairman of GB News
Ex-BBC host was unhappy with technical mistakes, loss of key staff and the channel’s political direction
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The Australian • Troy Bramston • September 14, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Keneally push a backroom deal of the worst kind
Kristina Keneally is the great survivor of Australian politics, with failure after failure being rewarded again and again. Keneally does not have support to lead Labors NSW Senate ticket at the next election. But she always has patrons to call on and this latest failure will be rewarded with a safe lower house seat.
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