Friday, September 17, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
Don’t believe the Covid coping spin, those on the road know the health system is in meltdown | A paramedic
I’m a paramedic in south-west Sydney. I don’t recognise hospitals any more – it all feels very apocalyptic
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
Don’t believe the Covid coping spin - the health system is in meltdown. We went to an elderly person who fell in her backyard before dinner and pressed her medi-alarm. We didn’t get there until 2am, she was hypothermic on the cold grass | A paramedic theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
September 17, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
New Doherty modelling advises ‘medium’ Covid restrictions until Australia reaches 80% vaccination
Exclusive: Summary of sensitivity analysis to be presented at national cabinet says pandemic will continue to be ‘a fire fought on multiple fronts’
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • September 17, 2021 • crikey.com.au
We found the PM’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. That's a national security risk
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's personal social media accounts were shockingly easy to find.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Carroll, Mary Ward • September 17, 2021 • smh.com.au
Unvaccinated nurses bring heart procedures to standstill in Sydney hospital
A dozen of the state’s top cardiologists were forced into isolation and multiple urgent heart procedures cancelled after two unvaccinated nurses worked while infectious with COVID-19 at a major Sydney hospital.
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The Guardian • Mostafa Rachwani • September 16, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Despicable’: Sydney police stop Muslim mourners from watching funerals from cars
NSW police say people were in breach of public health orders as four men arrested at Rookwood cemetery
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • September 17, 2021 • crikey.com.au
AUKUS: another Morrison masterclass in big words, poor leadership and dud deals
The nuclear-powered subs decision is the paragon of the PM's obsession with announcements over substance — with a truly spectacular cost.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
From @BernardKeane, pretty much gets it all
crikey.com.au/2021/09/17/auk…
September 17, 2021
The Age • Karl Quinn • September 17, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘I wasn’t looking to make a fuss’: Why journalists are giving up on Twitter
ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar didn’t mean to make a statement by quitting the platform last week. But that’s precisely what she did.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
Long Covid in children and adolescents is less common than previously feared
Review of 14 international studies suggests long Covid symptoms in children rarely last longer than 12 weeks
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison ‘not going to speculate’ if Christian Porter will keep job over blind trust
Prime minister says he’s awaiting advice on whether the blind trust Porter used to pay part of his legal fees in ABC defamation case met ministerial standards
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Malcolm Turnbull 💉💉@TurnbullMalcolm
Why isn’t it blindingly obvious that it is unacceptable for a cabinet minister to accept anonymous donations? theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 17, 2021
The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • September 17, 2021 • theage.com.au
Opposition promised churches it would amend gay conversion laws if elected
The Victorian opposition quietly promised the Australian Christian Lobby and other faith groups that it would amend new laws banning gay conversion therapy if it won next year’s state election.
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ABC News • Kate Ainsworth, Loretta Lohberger • September 17, 2021 • abc.net.au
Tasmania opens Pfizer, Moderna to over 60s, home quarantine trial for people returning from regional NSW
Tasmania will begin a home quarantine trial from next week for island state residents returning home from regional NSW, Premier Peter Gutwein says, as the state opens up more vaccine options for over 60s.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Miki Perkins, Peter Hannam • September 17, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Drawing a line’: Victoria to oppose special payments for coal plants
Victoria’s energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio says her state will reject electricity market changes that prop up fossil-fuel power stations, and any changes aimed at keeping the lights on must prioritise zero-emissions technologies.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Fergus Hunter, Kate McClymont, Nick Bonyhady • September 17, 2021 • smh.com.au
Top NSW CFMEU officials charged after allegedly accepting bribes from construction company
Father and son Darren and Michael Greenfield allegedly took payments from the owner of a building company in exchange for preferential treatment.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
Labor appeals to Google over misinformation fears before Australian election
Google queried over its strategy to prevent being ‘exploited’ by political figures such as Clive Palmer and Craig Kelly, who have been accused of undermining Australia’s response to Covid
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The Guardian • Brigid Delaney • September 17, 2021 • theguardian.com
From crackpot Covid theorists to antivaxxers, hubris and fear haunt the wellness community
The randomness of illness is far too frightening for many to contemplate – so they rely on a fiction they’re special and can control their bodies
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Australian Financial Review • John Kehoe • September 17, 2021 • afr.com
PM’s trade adviser to become ambassador to OECD
Former Minerals Council boss Brendan Pearson has been appointed as Australia’s ambassador to the OECD, joining Mathias Cormann in Paris.
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Australian Financial Review • Jacob Greber • September 17, 2021 • afr.com
Australia ‘can’t walk back’ on nuclear submarine deal
Australia had a choice to take itself off the strategic map but opted to do the opposite.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
A good piece by my @FinancialReview colleague & former Washington corrrespondent @jacobgreber
"The undeniable opening volley of the Asian Cold War"
Australia ‘can’t walk back’ on nuclear submarine deal afr.com/policy/foreign…
September 18, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Sam Roggeveen • September 16, 2021 • afr.com
A Rolls-Royce sub fleet, when what we need is a class of Corollas
If the US decides not to pay the price of competing with China, Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines could ultimately leave our home defences exposed.
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Ben Oquist@BenOquist
“With this decision, Australia is indeed buying a small, bespoke fleet of Rolls-Royces when perhaps what we really need is a larger fleet of Toyota Corollas.” @SamRoggeveen
afr.com/policy/foreign…
September 17, 2021
The Conversation • Euan Ritchie, Ben Moore, Jen Martin, Mark Hall, Megan C Evans, Ross Crates • September 17, 2021 • theconversation.com
Destroying vegetation along fences and roads could worsen our extinction crisis — yet the NSW government just allowed it
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Dr Megan Evans 💉💉@megcevans
The NSW government now allows 25m of vegetation to be cleared along fence lines - without approval. The image below illustrates why this is a disaster for #biodiversity 👇Read more in @ConversationEDU 👉theconversation.com/amp/destroying…
September 17, 2021
The Guardian • Gabrielle Canon • September 18, 2021 • theguardian.com
World’s largest tree wrapped in fire-resistant blanket as California blaze creeps closer
Efforts underway to protect General Sherman and other giant trees from wildfires threatening Sequoia national park

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