Thursday, January 13, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Ranjana Srivastava • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
My bile rises as I’m asked to move my dying cancer patient out of ICU to make room for an unvaccinated man with Covid
I understand that for a chance at survival, the Covid patient needs a ventilator, but in a career filled with ethical dilemmas, this one really tugs at me
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Broede Carmody, Esther Han • January 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
As it happened: NSW records more than 90,000 COVID-19 cases; Novak Djokovic visa saga continues as Australian Open crowds set to be ‘significantly’ c…
The federal government’s investigation into Novak Djokovic’s visa has widened, tens of thousands of people have registered their rapid antigen test results in NSW and most indoor dancefloors are now banned in Victoria.
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Anthony Galloway@Gallo_Ways
Morrison was never going to announce the Djokovic decision without Alex Hawke announcing first. Would have been a surefire way of showing the process wasn't independent. Hawke is still yet to make decision. theage.com.au/national/austr… @theage @smh
January 13, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Butler • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Code red’: Melbourne businesses say Omicron wave more damaging than lockdown
Staff shortages and drop in consumer confidence leave Australian businesses asking for urgent government support
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • January 13, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Scott Morrison's staff tried to stop the release of red carpet air base documents
This process illustrates how the prime minister's office sought to use the release of information to influence public opinion.
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CAMERONWILSON@cameronwilson
NEW: When ScoMo got the red carpet treatment at a airbase, people were shocked.
Emails reveal that Department of Defence gave ScoMo's office a "courtesy consult" on a FOI request about the visit. His staff tried to block almost all documents from release
crikey.com.au/2022/01/13/def…
January 13, 2022
ABC News • Jake Lapham • January 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Clearly in breach': Health Minister lashes Hillsong over maskless singing, dancing at youth camp
Days after the cancellation of two Hunter music festivals due to COVID health orders, the church is holding a multi-day "summercamp" with singing and dancing.
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Jake Lapham@JakeLapham
(new from me) Video emerges of mask-less singing, dancing inside a tent at Hillsong youth camp, two days after music fest cancellations due to singing/dancing ban.
Hillsong insists event is "not similar to a music festival in any way". @abcnews
abc.net.au/news/2022-01-1…
January 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol, Tom Rabe • January 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Tim James wins Liberal preselection for Berejiklian’s old Willoughby seat
The right-wing candidate defeated Gladys Berejiklian’s pick to replace her in the seat of Willoughby ahead of a byelection super Saturday.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Rampant’: fears over growing Covid outbreak at Sydney’s Villawood detention centre
Detainees fear being quarantined amid growing outbreak as government accused of inaction
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The Washington Post • Behrouz Boochani, Janet Galbraith • January 13, 2022 • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Djokovic put a spotlight on Australia’s cruel immigration system. Don’t look away.
The arbitrary and ongoing detention of people, including children, in indefinite detention is tolerated and normalized in Australia.
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Behrouz Boochani@BehrouzBoochani
Border politics is in the heart of propaganda that makes Australia. Read the latest article I and @JanetGalbraith5 wrote about the ongoing use and abuse of refugees for political benefit.@mohammedJoy73
@MehdiAli98 @AfraviAmin @AzimiMoz washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
January 13, 2022
The Age • Paul Sakkal, Anthony Galloway • January 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
Djokovic plans court appeal if minister decides to cancel visa
Australian Open organisers are preparing contingency plans after the Immigration Minister delayed a decision on whether to cancel the world no.1 player’s visa.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
Sources in Djokovic team saying they hope appeal can be heard over weekend and finalised by Sunday, if government re-cancels visa on Friday
One Liberal Party source said the government was leaning towards cancelling the visa and deporting
theage.com.au/sport/tennis/d… @theage
January 13, 2022
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s economic figures are a nonsense – and voters should not believe the Coalition’s spin
Things are truly nuts – partly because of the pandemic and partly because we are having to deal with data that is out of date
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The Guardian • Ben Butler, Peter Hannam • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
From empty shelves to cancelled festivals: how Omicron is wreaking havoc across Australia
The economic landscape is starting to look a bit like it did under lockdown – except many more people are now sick or in isolation
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
If you're wondering why shelves are empty and high streets are sleepy, this is a very good explainer of the staffing and supply chain crisis gripping much of Australia.
by Ben Butler and @p_hannam theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jack Latimore, Rachael Dexter • January 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Protesters condemned by First Nations elders as police confront Parliament House rally
Members of the alt-right group attempting to hijack the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra say they are committed to “taking” Old Parliament House on Saturday.
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Jack Latimore@LatimoreJack
“In other First Nations Facebook groups, community members have pleaded with individuals to dissociate themselves from the Original Sovereigns camp and return home to sit with elders. Their requests have largely been rejected” theage.com.au/national/act/p… me & @rachael_dexter
January 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • John Howard • January 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
National Archives need support to preserve our unique history
The archives are a national treasure that contain material that is integral to an accurate understanding of our history as a nation.
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Katina Curtis@katinacurtis
“The National Archives of Australia truly fits the definition of a national treasure.” - John Howard on why the Archives deserves continuing increased support smh.com.au/national/natio…
January 13, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s stances on climate crisis and asylum seekers ‘backwards’, Human Rights Watch says
Human rights report slams Australian treatment of refugees as in previous years, and addresses climate for the first time
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Nicole Tooby@nicole_2b
#Australia’s “backwards” positions on global heating and asylum seekers are becoming increasingly unacceptable to the world, @hrw says in it's World Report 2022. | via @GuardianAus: theguardian.com/australia-news… #Rights2022 @knausc
January 13, 2022
The Age • Tammy Mills • January 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
Novak Djokovic visa saga LIVE updates: Immigration Minister to make visa decision on Serbian tennis star; 2022 Australian Open crowds to be ‘signific…
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is likely to make the call today on whether he would cancel the visa of the reigning Australian Open champion again.
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The Age@theage
Immigration Minister @AlexHawkeMP will not be making a decision tonight on whether to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa as the saga drags into its seventh day. A federal source confirmed Mr Hawke is still considering the matter | @Gallo_Ways #novak #ausopen
theage.com.au/sport/tennis/n…
January 13, 2022
The Australian • LIAM MENDES • January 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Seven finds leak culprit in newsreader Novak rant
Studio footage of Seven Network newsreaders Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern slamming tennis star Novak Djokovic leaked from a captioning service, senior Seven sources close to an investigation into the incident say.
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The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • January 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Extinction Rebellion activist has chalk message case thrown out by Perth magistrate
Police prosecutors had argued Rosa Hicks aided and abetted other activists by photographing them applying washable chalk paint
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The New Daily • Matthew Elmas • January 12, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Ruston slammed for suggesting unemployed should help solve crisis
Government minister Anne Ruston has been slammed for suggesting unemployed workers should take up tools to ease crushing workforce shortages due to Omicron.
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SBS • Akash Arora • January 13, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Retailers claim the Australian government is seizing COVID-19 RATs they've ordered
Pharmacists, retailers and healthcare workers are alleging the Australian government is seizing rapid antigen test supplies they ordered weeks ago, often "at the point of import", leaving them with nothing.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • January 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia matches its hottest day on record as Western Australia town goes above 50C
Mercury in the remote town of Onslow registers 50.7C , while two other sites also reach extreme temperatures
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