Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun, Paul Sakkal, Mary Ward • December 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
States fight for rapid antigen test supplies as federal government sits back
Victoria and NSW have placed large orders for the home testing kits as local pathology labs strain under PCR testing pressure.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jennine Khalik • December 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
Why I’m helping to organise a boycott of this year’s Sydney Festival
This year’s Sydney Festival is being sponsored by a brutal regime.
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Jordy Silverstein@jewonthis
“Palestine is a litmus test for progressives today, and in a few years’ time, many will look back with embarrassment and shame at how flippant and dismissive they were in the face of these calls for solidarity.”- go go go ⁦@jennineak⁩! ❤️🖤🤍💚 smh.com.au/national/why-i…
December 28, 2021
ABC News • Elizabeth Byrne • December 28, 2021 • abc.net.au
'Legal first': Catholic Church ruled vicariously liable for paedophile priest's historic abuse
A Victorian judge says the Ballarat diocese is responsible for the conduct of late priest Bryan Coffey's abuse of a five-year-old boy in 1971.
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Australian Financial Review • Geoff Kitney • December 28, 2021 • afr.com
It’s time for Scott Morrison to govern, except he never will
Politics for Morrison’s Coalition is about scheming to stay in power, while Australia starts regressing into its old insular ways.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu, Royce Kurmelovs • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Questions over data transparency around Australian doctor’s $1m GoFundMe Covid-19 vaccine
Professor Nikolai Petrovsky has been criticised for advocating for Covax-19 vaccine to be approved for use in Australia without making publicly available substantial peer-reviewed clinical evidence to support its efficacy
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Natassia Chrysanthos • December 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘From hot vax summer to everyone has COVID’: Hopes dashed for young
Thousands of Sydneysiders in their 20s have been forced to swap parties for isolation as they make up the greatest portion of new coronavirus cases in NSW.
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Nick Bonyhady@nickbonyhady
Read this brilliant elegy for the Hot Vax Summer™ that the young promised themselves, and have been denied.
smh.com.au/national/nsw/f… from @natassiazc
December 28, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • December 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
Frydenberg leads the list of likeable politicians
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has gained an edge over his federal peers on a key measure of personal popularity, with surveys showing he has a net likeability rating of 3 per cent at a time when others have slumped to negative results.
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Rex Patrick@Senator_Patrick
Being ‘likeable’ and being ‘competent’ are two different things. @JoshFrydenberg is the architech of the largest prudential failure in our federation’s history, anonymously gifting 13 billion in #JobKeeper payments to companies that didn’t need it. #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
December 28, 2021
The Guardian • Calla Wahlquist • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Aboriginal children ‘kept in detention’ despite being granted bail in Western Australia
Exclusive: Aboriginal Legal Service says it has ‘grave concerns’ government department failed in duty to find the children suitable accommodation
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Mary Ward • December 27, 2021 • smh.com.au
At 40 weeks pregnant, Emma must queue for a COVID test every three days
As case numbers climb in Sydney, expectant mothers have been told by hospitals they must get PCR tests regularly.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
How Australia’s far right uses cryptocurrencies to monetise hate online
As cryptocurrencies become mainstream and frictionless, extremists are finding new ways to fundraise
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Unfinished business: eight things on Scott Morrison’s to-do list as election nears
From an integrity commission to climate, there are still many question marks facing the federal government
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ABC News • Mary Lloyd • December 28, 2021 • abc.net.au
'This is what you'd aspire to': How to lower the risk of COVID transmission in restaurants, shops and gyms
Some public places have a higher risk of airborne transmission than others, but there are measures business owners can take to improve the air quality in their premises and lower the risk of customers and staff becoming infected.
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The Canberra Times • Dan Jervis-Bardy • December 28, 2021 • canberratimes.com.au
'It scares me': seven-year-old loses therapy funding in NDIS cut
Belinda and Hugh Clifford have been left reeling and demanding answers after their seven-year-old's funding for much-needed therapy was cut.
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The Guardian • Brigid Delaney • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Framed: Marc Fennell unpacks the NGV art heist that rocked Australia
SBS documentary goes beyond the politics, headlines and ransom notes to investigate the 1986 disappearance of Picasso’s Weeping Woman
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Reuters • December 28, 2021 • reuters.com
'Horrified' U.N. official condemns reported killings of civilians in Myanmar
A senior U.N. official called on Myanmar authorities to investigate the reported killing of at least 35 civilians that opposition activists blamed on government soldiers, saying he was "horrified" at the violence.
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The Australian • Gideon Haigh • December 27, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Anderson cricket’s minimalist supreme
Australia is no country for old cricketers, especially visitors. For many a veteran, it has been a final destination. The grounds are big, the climate harsh, the hosts unforgiving it is a trap for the unwary, the overoptimistic.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • December 28, 2021 • smh.com.au
Australia drives up debt to Menzian levels with no end in sight
Since the start of the century, federal government debt has climbed by more than 200 per cent – the largest increase of any major economy. More debt is to come.
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The Australian • STEPHEN RICE • December 27, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Fijian strongman back to take on China
Chinas growing influence in the South Pacific will take a king hit if Fijian strongman and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka returns to power next year, with the two-time coup leader vowing to oppose Beijings attempts to buy Fijian infrastructure.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • December 28, 2021 • afr.com
A spy chief’s journey to a stylish debut novel
Intelligence expert and former senior public servant Sandy Gordon explains the magic of finding his own voice on the page of his debut thriller.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • December 28, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia has been forced to face the truth about the gender-based violence lurking behind its ‘safe and happy’ facade | Chanel Contos
Brittany Higgins, Grace Tame and thousands of women across the country are demanding a better future, sometimes at great personal cost
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