Monday, January 10, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Age • Mathew Dunckley, Tammy Mills • January 11, 2022 • theage.com.au
As it happened: Novak Djokovic wins court case to play in 2022 Australian Open after visa cancellation overturned
The world number one is arguing his case to remain in the country to defend his Australian Open crown in the federal court.
28
Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
Novak Djokovic has not been arrested
Reports of his arrest inaccurate, according to the Australian government and tennis sources
The Immigration Minister is still deciding whether to re-cancel his visa @theage
theage.com.au/sport/tennis/n…
January 10, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • January 10, 2022 • news.com.au
Huge issue with PM’s rapid test plan
Pharmacists have revealed Prime Minister Scott Morrison will not be providing any extra rapid antigen tests directly to chemists under a plan to distribute free tests to concession card holders.
9
Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Huge issue over PM’s free test plan as pharmacists reveal they won’t get any new stock. Have to hand out existing orders for free and claim back later ⁦@newscomauHQ⁩ | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site news.com.au/national/polit…
January 10, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia commits to $3.5 billion tank purchase from the US
The purchase has ignited debate in defence circles about the utility of tanks in modern combat.
13
The Guardian • Matthew Weaver, Josh Taylor, Niall McVeigh, Jon Henley, Cait Kelly, Paul Karp • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Novak Djokovic’s mother claims tennis star subjected to ‘torture’ after he wins visa court battle – as it happened
Tennis player says he wants to compete in Australian Open after he is released, but mother claims ‘he was subjected to torture’
4
Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
A weird few minutes in court. theguardian.com/sport/live/202…
January 10, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Dutton slams celebs for not speaking up about China’s treatment of women
The Defence Minister said it was “quite remarkable” that many celebrities were not speaking up about Peng Shuai considering the power and influence of the #MeToo movement in Western countries.
8
Australian Financial Review • Julie Hare • January 10, 2022 • afr.com
Robert’s research veto attracts international condemnation
When Stuart Robert vetoed six research grants on Christmas Eve, he must have hoped the story would die a quiet death. He was wrong.
5
Brian P Schmidt@cosmicpinot
“Professor Bourguignon (recently retired head @ERC_Research) said the move to block research grants put Australia on a par with Hungary” afr.com/policy/health-…
January 10, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Welcome to the wild west, where COVID chaos reigns
This period of the pandemic is marked by widespread confusion, forcing us all to come up with rules that chop and change according to our circumstances – or our mood. This is what personal responsibility looks like.
3
Sean Kelly@mrseankelly
First column of the year - things feel a little like the Wild West right now, with people making up their own rules amidst widespread confusion
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
January 10, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Sidoti • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
I hold Morrison and Perrottet personally responsible for making my grandchildren suffer
My family has done everything possible to protect my two vulnerable grandchildren over the past 22 months. But on Christmas Eve, COVID-19 finally caught up with them.
8
The Guardian • Elias Visontay • January 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian government won’t supply pharmacies with rapid antigen tests for concession scheme
Chemists say they will be put in ‘dubious ethical position’ after government says they must procure kits themselves
4
The Age • Sangeetha Pillai • January 9, 2022 • theage.com.au
Djokovic saga highlights a need for a fairer migration process
As well as creating a poor international image, Australia’s treatment of the world No.1 highlights key problems with our migration process.
3
Sangeetha Pillai@sangpillai
I just wrote an opinion piece for @smh on tomorrow’s #djokovic case & some broader systemic questions. If you’d like to read it it’s here: smh.com.au/national/djoko…
January 9, 2022
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • January 9, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: Every aged-care home set for lockdowns within weeks
At the current rate of infection, every aged-care home outside of Western Australia will be suffering COVID-19 outbreaks in a little over two weeks.
3
The Guardian • Paul Karp • January 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Novak Djokovic wins appeal against decision to cancel his Australian visa
World No 1 immediately released from detention, but immigration minister considering cancelling visa again
2
Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
FULL STORY: this is only a very partial victory for Djokovic. He's out of immigration detention, for now, but the govt is considering booting him AGAIN - this time with a 3-year ban.
#auspol #NOVAKDJOKOVIC
theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 10, 2022
The Australian • SIMON BENSON • January 9, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Staffing crisis crashes nation’s food supply
Major retailers including Coles and Woolworths are reporting staff shortages of up to 35 per cent at their distribution centres due to state-imposed Covid-19 isolation requirements forcing the nation into a deepening supply chain crisis for essential goods including food and pharmaceuticals.
3
The Sydney Morning Herald • Philip Britton, Phoebe Williams • January 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
It’s time for children’s lives to return to normal - schools must stay open
The daily case counts are confronting but closing schools in light of them is unjustified. We don’t do it for other common viruses and we should no longer do it for COVID-19.
5
Michael Koziol@michaelkoziol
“The argument that children’s lives – their schooling, sport, creative and social activities – be paused to reduce community transmission and protect adults is unsustainable.” via @smh smh.com.au/national/it-s-…
January 9, 2022
The New York Times • Lauren Leatherby, Eleanor Lutz • January 9, 2022 • nytimes.com
Early Data Hints at Omicron’s Potential Toll Across America
In the cities that were among the first to experience rapid rises in Covid cases due to Omicron, serious outcomes including I.C.U. stays and deaths are following case curves upward.
3
Australian Associated Press • watermark feed • January 10, 2022 • aap.com.au
Djokovic freed, but visa worries continue
Novak Djokovic can leave immigration detention after an order by a Federal Circuit Court judge, but he still faces the possibility of a cancelled visa.
2
The Washington Post • Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey • January 9, 2022 • washingtonpost.com
Trump’s cable cabinet: New texts reveal the influence of Fox hosts on previous White House
Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and other Fox personalities offered advice and made pleas to Trump and his aides before and during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
1
The Sydney Morning Herald • Mike Foley, Laura Chung • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Treated like idiots’: Farmers wrestle land back from mining giant
Thirteen years after farmers started fighting to save the fertile Liverpool Plains in northern NSW they have bought back the land a Chinese miner had planned a mega coal project on.
2
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Bryant • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Childcare should be returning to normal this week, but instead it’s facing a crisis
As COVID hits the workforce, centres without adequate staffing will need to close.
2
The New York Times • Yan Zhuang, Damien Cave • January 8, 2022 • nytimes.com
At an Australian Hotel, Djokovic Is Not the Only Cause of Controversy
The tennis star is quarantining in a Melbourne hotel where asylum seekers have been held for over a year, under a program that has been widely criticized.
2
Greg Barns SC@BarnsGreg
Why is the Australian media not demanding an end to the cruel detention without charge inlicted on asylum seekers and refugees at the hotel? The international media is doing so. #auspol
At an Australian Hotel, Djokovic Is Not the Only Cause of Controversy nytimes.com/2022/01/08/wor…
January 10, 2022

About @newseachdayau Privacy