Monday, June 28, 2021 to Sunday, July 4, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Julia Banks • July 3, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Shut up and take your HRT’: ex-MP Julia Banks on Canberra’s boys’ club
When Julia Banks transitioned from a successful corporate career into federal politics, she was shocked to find sexism and backroom skulduggery still running rife. The best antidote? Channelling Helen Mirren.
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The Guardian • Bridie Jabour • July 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
A truck almost killed my family. I’m still not a good person, but I’m better at what matters
Bridie Jabour had just finished writing a book about what’s important when she almost lost everything important to her
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Bridie Jabour@bkjabour
I wrote about my near death experience earlier this year when my entire family “could’ve been wiped out” (doctor’s words) and what I learned (stuff I should’ve already known) theguardian.com/books/2021/jul…
July 2, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright, Katina Curtis • July 1, 2021 • smh.com.au
National Archives gets $67.7m injection to save decaying documents
Almost 300,000 pieces of Australian history will be saved at the National Archives but there are calls for more cash to help the institution.
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Lisa Davies@lisazdavies
Huge result - kudos to @swrighteconomy + @katinacurtis who exposed this (notwithstanding claims elsewhere) and pursued it for months. National Archives to get an extra $67.7 million to save decaying docs smh.com.au/politics/feder… @smh
July 1, 2021
ABC News • Matthew Doran • July 1, 2021 • abc.net.au
Very few situations where under-40s should get AstraZeneca, ATAGI chair says
Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying Australians under 40 are welcome to ask their GP about getting the AstraZeneca shot, the co-chair of the advisory body on vaccines says the number of "situations where that would be warranted … are quite small".
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • July 2, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s ‘new deal’ for a Covid-normal Australia is just the old deal he’s failed to deliver – get us vaccinated
The PM’s plan is the quicker we all get vaccinated, the quicker we get out of this; less an insight than a statement of the bleeding obvious
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Also: if you missed this last night, when the “new deal” to open Australia is the old deal with the same set of challenges 👇#auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 3, 2021
The Guardian • Melissa Davey • July 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
Confused about whether you can get an AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia? Here’s what you need to know
Your best bet if you want the vaccination is to call around to find a doctor who will go through the risks with you
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Calla Wahlquist@callapilla
Very interesting explainer from @MelissaLDavey unpicking the AZ advice. Particularly this bit: theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 1, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • June 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
There was no argument inside national cabinet about Morrison’s AstraZeneca advice because he didn’t flag it
State and territory leaders found out about expanded access for under-40s when they watched the prime minister’s press conference
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • July 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia ranks last for climate action among UN member countries
Australia scores just 10 out of 100 on tackling fossil fuel emissions in new report on sustainable development goals
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • July 4, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sailor, spy, whistleblower, grandfather: the life of Witness K revealed in court documents
Newly released records point to a man who gave everything for his country, first through his wartime service then as a decorated Asis officer with a ‘moral compass’
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The Australian • RACHEL BAXENDALE • July 1, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Vic Nationals sought a split over Barnaby
Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh and his deputy Steph Ryan have unsuccessfully attempted to disaffiliate the state party from its federal counterpart in protest at Barnaby Joyce regaining the top job.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Carrie Fellner, Nigel Gladstone • July 1, 2021 • smh.com.au
Thousands enter Australia for ‘holidays and business’ as wait drags for stranded locals
Hostilities between states and the federal government are escalating as pressure mounts on the country’s hotel quarantine system.
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Tim Soutphommasane@timsout
The Commonwealth government has shirked its constitutional responsibility on quarantine. And failed to rollout the vaccine effectively. But this kind of Fortress Australia posturing on “non-citizens” from the political left just feeds parochialism and enables xenophobia twitter.com/KKeneally/stat…
July 1, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • July 3, 2021 • theguardian.com
Fifty shades of bad: the Coalition’s $660m taxpayer fund for marginal seat MPs
The slapdash culture of entitlement that lurks behind the decision-making that brought us sports rorts and now car park cronyism reeks
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The Guardian • Margaret Simons, Christopher Hopkins • July 4, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘We thought we were Australian’: Melbourne tower lockdown lives on in legacy of trauma
Australia’s most severe Covid response put systemic problems and lack of trust in the spotlight. Now many are working to make things better
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Bridie Jabour@bkjabour
It’s been a year since the Victorian government breached the human rights of public housing tenants with a sudden lockdown. Still no apology and quite a lot of trauma - the strength of the community is amazing theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 4, 2021
The Guardian • Adam Morton • July 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Deeply irresponsible’: federal government loan for new Queensland coalmine criticised by campaigners
Conservationists say Pembroke Resources mine will increase carbon emissions and wouldn’t need public money if financially viable
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ABC News • Elise Kinsella, Andy Burns • July 2, 2021 • abc.net.au
A trans woman was strangled and her killer jailed. But the court never heard vital information
A transgender woman was strangled and her killer was jailed for two years. Now the ABC can reveal crucial information about the night she was killed.
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Background Briefing@BackgroundBrief
Mhelody Bruno's killer was jailed for 22 months. This is the information the court never heard abc.net.au/news/2021-07-0…
July 2, 2021
ABC News • Laura Tingle • July 3, 2021 • abc.net.au
Missing 'magic numbers' and invisible asterisks: Morrison's new plan isn't a step forward
Friday's national cabinet wasn't a step forward, it was but a stark illustration of the problems in our vaccination roll-out, writes Laura Tingle.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
This week's column:The missing 'magic numbers' in Morrison's COVID strategy are a stark reminder of our bungled vaccine rollout abc.net.au/news/2021-07-0…
July 3, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp • July 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
States push to slash international arrivals as Coalition pledges to ‘look at evidence’
Federal minister says issue is on the table ahead of Friday’s crunch national cabinet meeting
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
The Morrison government could further tighten Australia’s international border in response to campaigning by state premiers who want to cut overseas arrivals. @murpharoo and @paul_karp with a news wrap ahead of tomorrow’s national cabinet: theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 1, 2021
ABC Radio National • July 4, 2021 • abc.net.au
Her name was Mhelody Bruno
She died in tragic circumstances, but it seems that the public, her family, even the court may not have been given the full story. Elise Kinsella investigates why.
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ABC News • James Purtill • July 1, 2021 • abc.net.au
Delta variant has made COVIDSafe 'very useless'. Why hasn't it been updated?
COVIDSafe, which costs $100,000 per month to run, has not been updated to reflect the behaviour of the variant that has put capital cities into lockdown.
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The Guardian • Nino Bucci, Amy Remeikis, Matilda Boseley, Christopher Knaus, Paul Karp, Melissa Davey, Kelly Burke, Josh Taylor, Daniel Hurst, Katharine Murphy • July 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
Covid case confirmed at NSW vaccination hub; NSW reports 24 local cases – as it happened
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