Monday, September 13, 2021 to Sunday, September 19, 2021 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Leigh Sales • September 14, 2021 • abc.net.au
I'm used to angry calls and political bullies, but what's happening on Twitter is far more insidious
Putting up with bullying has always been a feature of political journalism, but something has changed recently which is making political bullying far more insidious and increasingly challenging to bear, writes Leigh Sales.
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The Guardian • Lenore Taylor • September 15, 2021 • theguardian.com
Our new rural network will expand Guardian Australia’s reach and tell stories that resonate
A highly experienced editor will anchor our reporting and set up a team of trusted contributors
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The Age • Ashleigh McMillan • September 19, 2021 • theage.com.au
Age photographer capsicum sprayed by police during protest
The Age photographer Luis Ascui was hit with capsicum spray by police at an anti-lockdown rally on Saturday, with a complaint to be lodged with Victoria Police.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • September 15, 2021 • theguardian.com
Christian Porter is beholden to a mystery benefactor. Hidden money is terrible for democracy | Hugh Riminton
What is to stop a well-heeled figure sidling up to the minister and revealing themselves?
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Killed like animals’: documents reveal how Australia turned a blind eye to a West Papuan massacre
Dozens of West Papuans were tortured and thrown into the sea 23 years ago. Days later, Australia knew details of the attack, yet remained silent
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Margaret Simons • September 14, 2021 • smh.com.au
Bullying must end, but it can’t all be tweet nothings
Trolling public figures is never OK, but news organisations and journalists need to think seriously about how to engage with Twitter.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway, Rob Harris • September 16, 2021 • smh.com.au
Australia, the US and UK to announce landmark new defence pact
Sources confirmed the US would help Australia develop a nuclear submarine capability, which could result in Australia dumping its $90 billion submarine deal with France.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Breaking from @Gallo_Ways and Rob Harris:
Several federal cabinet ministers were called to a top-secret meeting in Canberra on Wednesday ahead of a major international development expected on Thursday morning smh.com.au/politics/feder…
September 15, 2021
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 14, 2021 • news.com.au
‘So wrong’: Turnbull slams Porter
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lashed Liberal frontbencher Christian Porter’s decision to use a blind trust to pay for his defamation case claiming this was “like saying my legal fees were paid by a guy in a mask who dropped off a chaff bag full of cash.”
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Former PM @TurnbullMalcolm on RN right now “this is an affront. I will be staggered if PM allows this to stand. You can’t make anonymous donations to political parties that’s against the law. If he doesn’t know the donor he shouldn’t accept the money. Full stop.” twitter.com/samanthamaiden…
September 15, 2021
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 Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • September 18, 2021 • smh.com.au
Australia’s foreign policy is getting clumsy and arrogant
Has Australia’s diplomacy been strong enough to support our strategic intentions when our actions have such serious consequences?
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Anthony Galloway@Gallo_Ways
My analysis: Australia’s actions right now have serious implications on the world stage and there are questions about whether our diplomacy is strong enough to support our strategic intentions. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
September 18, 2021
ABC Radio • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
University sector sheds 40,000 jobs
A new report estimates almost 40 thousand university jobs, or one fifth of the sector, have been lost in the 12 months until May.
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Quentin Dempster@QuentinDempster
Dumbing down: The decimation of Australia’s university sector via the pandemic + no support from a disinterested government has to be confronted. University sector sheds 40,000 jobs - AM - ABC Radio abc.net.au/radio/programs…
September 13, 2021
CNN • Analysis by Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor, CNN • September 13, 2021 • cnn.com
Australia is shaping up to be the villain of COP26 climate talks
If Australia's allies were worried that the country might cause them problems at upcoming climate talks in Glasgow, the past week of events should leave little doubt in their minds. It will.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 14, 2021 • theguardian.com
Christian Porter reveals part of legal fees paid by blind trust with funds from unknown source
Former attorney general claims he has ‘no access to information about the conduct and funding of the trust’
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ABC News • Andrew Probyn, Stephen Dziedzic, Andrew Greene • September 15, 2021 • abc.net.au
Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines, scrap $90b plan to build French-designed subs
The ABC understands Australia will use American and British technology to configure its next submarine fleet in a bid to replace its existing Collins class subs with a boat more suitable to the deteriorating strategic environment.
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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic
Big news, with significant implications. Australia will scrap its $90 billion program to build 12 French-designed submarines, and work with the US and the UK to acquire nuclear-powered subs instead. Huge.
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-1…
September 16, 2021
ABC News • Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Sydney lockdown delay after superspreader party
It has emerged that the New South Wales government waited to lock down all of Sydney until two days after health authorities discovered they had not contained a superspreader event blamed for the Delta outbreak in the city's south-west.
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POLITICO • Alexander Ward, Paul McLeary • September 15, 2021 • politico.com
Biden announces joint deal with U.K. and Australia to counter China
The new allies' agreement will include cooperation on nuclear-powered subs, AI and cutting-edge defense tech.
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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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The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • September 16, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Engaging the systems’: The secret only a handful of people were trusted to keep
The historic new defence agreement was a proposal 18 months in the making. It would result in what the US has described as “biggest strategic step Australia has taken in generations”.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Australia-US submarine deal: A Secret only a handful were trusted to keep. Really excellent piece with a heap of details, by Rob Harris smh.com.au/politics/feder… smh.com.au/politics/feder…
September 16, 2021
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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ABC News • Russell Jackson • September 18, 2021 • abc.net.au
'We killed all in sight': Research suggests Aussie rules, cricket pioneer took part in Indigenous massacre
Tom Wills was Australia's first great sportsman and helped invent Australian Rules football. But a startling discovery suggests he took part in the mass murder of Aboriginal people.
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Russell Jackson@rustyjacko
A research discovery suggests that Australian Rules co-inventor and cricket star Tom Wills participated in Indigenous massacres.
Thank you to Yamba Konrad Ross and Gary Fearon in particular for speaking to me for this story.
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-1…
September 18, 2021

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