Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Lisa Cox • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Third new coal project approved by Australian environment minister Sussan Ley in just one month
Approval granted for Mangoola Coal to extract 52m tonnes over eight years – weeks before major global talks on climate crisis
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Lisa Cox@_LisaMCox
Update to this piece, it's actually four coal projects approved by the environment minister, Sussan Ley. There was another approval also published yesterday (I missed it) - the expansion of the Tahmoor metallurgical mine near Bargo in NSW epbcnotices.environment.gov.au/_entity/annota… twitter.com/_LisaMCox/stat…
October 6, 2021
ABC News • Lorna Knowles, Nikki Tugwell • October 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Former elite swimmers come forward to accuse their coach of abusing them as boys
After the unexpected death of an Olympic swimmer who alleged he'd been sexually abused by his swimming coach, the ABC uncovered stories of two more men who say they were abused by the same coach, at the same pool.
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Australian Financial Review • Michael Roddan • October 5, 2021 • afr.com
Multinationals altered profits to claim JobKeeper
The ATO told Treasurer Josh Frydenberg 1000 companies booked revenue “significantly divergent” with a downturn, many amended sales figures to gain eligibility to the subsidies.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
Big story from @MichaelRoddan: the ATO warned Frydenberg in mid-2020 that Jobkeeper was being rorted and did nothing afr.com/politics/feder…
October 5, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith, Lucy Cormack, Tom Rabe • October 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Dominic Perrottet wins leadership ballot to become next premier of NSW
The 39-year-old won a ballot at a party room meeting of Liberal MPs on Tuesday morning, following the resignation of Gladys Berejiklian as premier on Friday.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Julie Power • October 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Postcode lottery’: Where you live determines your chances of surviving cancer, inquiry hears
Cancer outcomes in Australia are among the best in the world, except for those in rural and remote areas, a NSW inquiry has heard.
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news.com.au • Alexis Carey • October 5, 2021 • news.com.au
‘Look at Gladys’: PM’s bold call
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slammed NSW’s anti-corruption watchdog, claiming the body behind Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s downfall was a “real problem”.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Scott Morrison slams ICAC as “a real problem. It is not a model we have ever contemplated doing at a federal level.”
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October 5, 2021
The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • October 5, 2021 • theage.com.au
Matthew Guy threatens Bernie Finn and other Liberal MPs over social media comments
Opposition Leader warns Liberal MPs about social media comments, in a broadside insiders say was aimed at one outspoken conservative.
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The Age@theage
Opposition Leader @MatthewGuyMP has threatened to expel Bernie Finn from the parliamentary Liberal Party if he continues to post controversial statements on social media. | By @sumeyyailanbey bit.ly/3itP8cD #SpringStreet
October 5, 2021
ABC News • Emily Baker • October 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Teen removed from Allan Brahminy's controversial program after pocket-dial to child protection worker
A Tasmanian teenager has been removed from a controversial Northern Territory program for at-risk children, after the man who runs it pocket-dialled a child protection worker during a "verbally abusive" exchange.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Bevan Shields • October 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Climate talks chief urges Morrison to act
The British minister in charge of next month’s crunch climate summit in Glasgow has challenged “one of our closest mates” to do more to fight global warming.
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InQueensland • October 5, 2021 • inqld.com.au
Last hurdle to December poll will be gone in two weeks - will Morrison jump?
When Parliament resumes in Canberra in a fortnight it will have one urgent piece of legislation supported by both major parties. Once passed, there’s no further barrier to an early election, as Dennis Atkins explains.
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Dennis Atkins@dwabriz
“With polls looking grim wherever the Coalition turns – a potential complete collapse in Victoria, almost certain losses in WA, no change likely in SA & Tasmania & alarming uncertainty around Sydney – holding the line in Queensland is now essential.” inqld.com.au/politics/2021/…
October 5, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sarah McPhee, Daniella White • October 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
NSW leadership LIVE updates: Dominic Perrottet becomes NSW Premier; Stuart Ayres named as deputy leader
Dominic Perrottet won a ballot at a party room meeting of Liberal MPs on Tuesday morning, following Gladys Berejiklian’s resignation as premier on Friday.
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Tom Rabe@Rabe9
Dominic Perrottet wins the vote 39-5 over Stokes. Premier Perrottet
Latest here👇
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October 5, 2021
The Age • Mike Foley • October 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Climate pressure mounts on Australia as world’s coral dies off
With further evidence that the world’s coral reefs are dying as global warming continues, pressure is mounting for Australia to increase emissions reduction.
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Anti-vaxxers trying to disrupt Australian rollout by making fake vaccine bookings
Calls to confirm appointments are met with expletives, say GPs, who are concerned for vulnerable patients most in need
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The Guardian • Laura Murphy-Oates, Gabrielle Chan, Lorena Allam, Lisa Cox, Karishma Luthria, Camilla Hannan, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
The quest to find Australia’s favourite bird
Journalists, comedians and a former prime minister share which bird they’re voting for – and their wildest feathered encounters
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Laura Murphy-Oates@lauramoates
If you need some calming and funny bird stories in your life, this Full Story is for you, featuring @MrKRudd @SenatorThorpe Lorena Allam @gabriellechan @_LisaMCox @mrbenjaminlaw @Brocklesnitch @AmyRemeikis
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October 5, 2021
The Guardian • Josh Nicholas • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Superb fairywren showing strongly in 2021 Australian bird of the year poll
Gang-gang cockatoo and tawny frogmouth not far behind as voters eliminate ibis – while a vocal bird family emerges as a favourite
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The Age • Aisha Dow, Farrah Tomazin • October 5, 2021 • theage.com.au
Clogged hospitals could result in care for ‘only the sickest’ COVID patients
Only the sickest COVID-19 patients may get hospital treatment, emergency care could be rationed and category-one elective surgeries postponed if the number of Victorians needing hospitalisation reaches levels predicted for the end of the year.
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Facebook outage: what went wrong and why did it take so long to fix after social platform went down?
Billions of users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for hours while the social media giant scrambled to restore services
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
Had to, sorry.
theguardian.com/technology/202…
October 5, 2021
The New York Times • Natasha Frost • October 4, 2021 • nytimes.com
Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions
The country is changing course seven weeks into a lockdown that has failed to end the outbreak and tested the patience of many residents.
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Gavin Coote@GavinCoote
For a year and a half, NZ has pursued a strategy of 'COVID zero', a policy it maintained even as other Asia-Pacific countries transitioned to co-existing with the viral threat. On Monday, NZ gave up the ghost nytimes.com/2021/10/04/wor…
October 5, 2021
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison says he wants to explain emissions plan to Australians before ‘people overseas’
PM implies he won’t attend Glasgow climate summit, saying people in the Hunter, Queensland and Victoria’s west are his first responsibility – after he’s met with the Nationals
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • October 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Labor should not underestimate Dominic Perrottet and the new generation of NSW Liberal leaders
The new king comes with a powerful alliance of kingmakers who can unite the Liberal factions, but can they sell themselves to the public?
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