Monday, September 27, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Nadia Daly, Xanthe Kleinig • September 27, 2021 • abc.net.au
William had his first Pfizer appointment booked for October. He ended up dying at home alone with COVID-19
A worrying trend is emerging of people dying at home from COVID-19 — and many are being diagnosed post-mortem.
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Nadia Daly@nadiasdaly
This is William Orule. He came to Australia as a refugee, put himself through highschool, then law school and only just graduated - with big ambitions to help his community.
A few weeks ago he died at home alone from COVID.
See his story tonight on 7.30
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…
September 27, 2021
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • September 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian bird of the year 2021: poll returns after fires push some species to the brink
Bushfires and heatwaves driven by climate change, as well as Australia’s ever-increasing urban sprawl, are taking a massive toll on birdlife
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • September 27, 2021 • smh.com.au
Nancy Pelosi’s praise for Scott Morrison should terrify Labor
It was a preview of the power of a slogan to substitute for actual action on climate.
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The Guardian • Josh Nicholas, Luke Henriques-Gomes • September 25, 2021 • theguardian.com
Some NSW communities to fall far short of 70% vaccination rate when Sydney reopens, analysis shows
A blanket lifting of restrictions could leave Indigenous people, regional residents, the young and those with a disability vulnerable, experts fear
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Nick Evershed@NickEvershed
Worth reading this excellent analysis by @joshcnicholas and @lukehgomes about all the regions and people who may be left behind as NSW starts to reopen: theguardian.com/news/datablog/…
September 27, 2021
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
Tim Costello lauds ruling allowing charities to lobby for political change
Ruling on Global Citizen’s status in Australia expected to embolden sector to pursue political change
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Kevin Rudd@MrKRudd
Really important for our democracy. Morrison has tried to muzzle Aussie charities from ever raising their voice against government. Now the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ( a Whitlam Govt innovation to keep govts honest) has overruled Morrison’s regulator theguardian.com/society/2021/s…
September 27, 2021
The New Daily • Alan Kohler • September 27, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Australia's net zero target must include legislation
The Coalition’s forthcoming launch of its net zero emissions by 2050 target will have zero credibility unless it is accompanied by legislation.
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The New Daily • Josh Butler • September 26, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Senate inquiry to probe 'cloak of secrecy' over national cabinet
A government move to shield national cabinet meetings from scrutiny should be "killed off", says independent senator Rex Patrick.
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
a court ruling found national cabinet should be subject to Freedom of Information requests. The government introduced new legislation to block it
Legal & accountability experts are worried about it. Now @Senator_Patrick wants to block the changes #auspol thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/09/2…
September 27, 2021
ABC News • Henry Belot, Georgia Hitch • September 27, 2021 • abc.net.au
Nationals MP says concerns about 'extreme right-wing' push within party going unheard
Darren Chester says part of his decision to take a break from the party is because of the "very hard right-wing agenda" he believes other members are pushing.
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Kevin Rudd@MrKRudd
Signs of the times. This is what ⁦@TurnbullMalcolm⁩ and I have been warning about for some time - the Murdoch-Fox-Sky far right agenda being pumped out every day through regional commercial television networks, YouTube & other social media platforms. abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…
September 27, 2021
ABC News • Rachel Clayton • September 27, 2021 • abc.net.au
In one of Australia's most disadvantaged suburbs, hunger is a painful pandemic aftershock
Australians are used to numbers; the number of cases, vaccinations, patients on ventilators. But the pandemic has driven relief organisation to focus on another number — the thousands needing food.
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Yahoo News • Zach Dorfman • September 26, 2021 • news.yahoo.com
Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks
In 2017, as Julian Assange began his fifth year holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London, the CIA plotted to kidnap the WikiLeaks founder, spurring heated debate among Trump administration officials over the legality and practicality of such an operation.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • September 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Unconscionable’ to lift lockdowns before all Australians with disability can be vaccinated, inquiry says
Scathing report finds federal health department ‘seriously deficient’ in rolling out vaccine to people with disability
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
Brendan Murphy told parliament today he didn't accept people with disability in group homes were de-prioritised within Phase 1a, as the royal commission found. He calls it a "refocusing" twitter.com/lukehgomes/sta…
September 28, 2021
The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • September 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
Bird of the Year 2021 voting changes are like the Hunger Games EXCEPT FOR BIRDS
Democracy got us and the birds into this mess
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • September 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison will return home to a fight on two fronts – and one could prove ruinous
Replacing Christian Porter is just the start of the PM’s problems, as climate jostling in the National party over net zero threatens to spill into all-out warfare
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The Age • Jewel Topsfield, Royce Millar • September 27, 2021 • theage.com.au
How Denise Morgan escaped Albert Park’s house of horrors
She lived in a tiny room with no window, inside a home filled with bed bugs and stained mattresses until a COVID cluster helped expose conditions in Hambleton House.
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Jewel Topsfield@JewelTopsfield
For a couple of months ⁦@MillarRoyce⁩ and I have been investigating Supported Residential Services - homes for people with disability and mental illness in Victoria - and issues with #NDIS . Here are our stories. Many thanks to all who assisted us. theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 29, 2021
The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey, Melissa Cunningham • September 26, 2021 • theage.com.au
How coronavirus closed in on the City of Hume
Melbourne’s north has borne the brunt of the latest outbreak, and frustration now runs deep within this community that witnessed a slow-moving train wreck, as risk factors compounded and then crippled the region.
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Ben Schneiders@benschneiders
This is some more excellent and important reporting looking at inequality, disadvantage and the unequal spread of the pandemic. Feature today by @sumeyyailanbey and @MeljCunningham theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 26, 2021
Pearls and Irritations • Mike Scrafton • September 26, 2021 • johnmenadue.com
Distracted by the submarine bauble, Labor and the media miss the point
Australia is about to become home to American bases, and potentially a nuclear target, and this seems to have escaped the attention of the Opposition and the media. The plan is “to bring rotations of US fighters and bombers to northern Australia” and potentially “acquire more rotational basing for its submarines in Perth, Western Australia”. Continue reading »
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
It’s not just nuclear subs. It’s Australia as a nuclear target. Some sobering truths here, not least for the ALP. johnmenadue.com/distracted-by-…
September 26, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • September 27, 2021 • smh.com.au
Constance wants conscience vote on assisted dying laws
Andrew Constance is the first NSW Liberal minister to speak publicly supporting a conscience vote on the issue, but another MP has likened assisted dying legislation to “state-sanctioned murder”.
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The Age • Miki Perkins • September 27, 2021 • theage.com.au
Latrobe Valley looks for a new future amid coal power plant closures
The old coal giants of Victoria’s power generation belt are dying fast, and fear of job losses is deep. Many in these communities know they must move to a new future. The question is how.
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Miki Perkins@perkinsmiki
A new feature from me, part of our series on the future of Australian coal.
Power shift: The Latrobe Valley looks for a new future, again theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 27, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • September 27, 2021 • theguardian.com
Coalition inertia on climate undermines Australia’s credibility in region, ex-diplomats warn
The group, including former ambassadors and high commissioners, says urgent action is an ‘ethical and moral responsibility towards future generations’
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ABC Everyday • September 26, 2021 • abc.net.au
'It's not just moral superiority, it's ableism': Why Katie is fed up with anti-vax posts
"Their argument implicitly points the finger of blame at people with health issues or disabilities for not 'doing the work'."

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