Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Daniel Hurst, Sarah Martin, Ben Doherty • January 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison says he never said there were no refugees in Melbourne’s Park hotel
Prime minister refuses to apologise for radio interview in which he cast doubt on the status of refugees held in immigration detention
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • January 19, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: What if Omicron bedlam is not a cockup but intentional?
Pretend for a moment you are in charge and decide you will let the virus rip, as you’ve been urging for much of the past year. When would you do it?
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Michael Pascoe: What if Omicron bedlam is not a cockup but intentional?
"It would be dreadful to think the when of letting it rip was more important than the how for our governments; better to believe it was merely gross incompetence." | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2022/0…
January 19, 2022
The Age • Erin Pearson • January 18, 2022 • theage.com.au
My nightmare in hospital as COVID stressed the system
I’m a seasoned patient. I’ve spent significant periods of time in hospitals. But my week in hospital with COVID in January was like nothing I’d ever seen.
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • January 19, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Kids on the frontline: celebrities and international anti-vaxxers fuel local juvenile jab pushback
The number of organisations trying to persuade parents against vaccinating their kids is growing larger all the time — and they're also gaining high-profile, deep-pocketed support.
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CAMERONWILSON presented by CRYPTO.COM@cameronwilson
NEW: I'm doing a three part series on how anti-vaxxers are trying to sabotage Australia's children's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Today is about the celebrities, international activists and ordinary parents behind the Aussie groups.
crikey.com.au/2022/01/19/ant…
January 19, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • January 19, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s big admission on Omicron mess
Scott Morrison has admitted that the Omicron variant blindsided Australia because “we knew it was contagious, but we didn’t know just how severe it could be”.
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Dr Greg Kelly@drgregkelly
Ah, yes we did twitter.com/samanthamaiden…
January 19, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Steven Hamilton • January 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
Why lefties need to learn to love the GST
If you think about it, the GST is far closer to a tax on profits, like the company tax.
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Steven Hamilton@SHamiltonian
Staying firmly in my lane for my second and final time filling @1RossGittins' column, I make the case to the Australian left for expanding the GST. The GST is fairer than many think, but real progress will only be achieved through a fairer system overall.
smh.com.au/national/why-l…
January 19, 2022
Mumbrella • Damian Francis • January 19, 2022 • mumbrella.com.au
Holding ourselves to account: Owning up to the events of the Mumbrella Christmas party
A little over four years ago, Diversified Communications acquired Mumbrella. Since then, I haven’t contributed to the content of Mumbrella, leaving that to those who do it best. But after a serious incident following the Sydney Christmas party last year, which included Mumbrella staff, I felt it necessary to get on the front foot and […]
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The Guardian • Jessica Elgot • January 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Boris Johnson: nobody warned me No 10 party was against the rules
Prime minister refuses to rule out resigning should he be censured by Sue Gray’s inquiry into rule-breaking
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sally Rawsthorne, Daniella White • January 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Goodbye you beautiful little girl’: Tributes flow after stepfather charged with Charlise Mutten murder
Police allege that Justin Stein purchased a number of 40-kilogram sandbags from a hardware shop after a conversation with Charlise’s mother last Thursday afternoon.
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The New Daily • January 19, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
More than 40,000 rapid tests stolen in NSW
Some 42,000 rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests worth more than $500,000 have been stolen from a depot in Sydney, amid a nationwide shortage.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • January 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Disabled man unable to get Covid booster after Australian vaccine contractor prioritises aged care
Man told wait for Covid booster will be ‘another month or two’ as NDIS participant vaccine rates remain lower than general population
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
If there are any GPs who might be able to visit Christine's home in northern Melbourne to vaccinate her son, who lives with many disabilities, please let me know. As she says: "It shouldn't be this hard." theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 19, 2022
Lawyers Weekly • Naomi Neilson, Naomi Neilson • January 19, 2022 • lawyersweekly.com.au
Christian Porter ordered to pay $430k in legal costs
The Federal Court has ordered Christian Porter and his former defamation barrister pay more than $430,000 in legal costs.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Ben Doherty • January 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
PM accused of ‘outright lie’ after claiming detainees in Melbourne hotel are not refugees
The Park hotel, where Novak Djokovic was also detained, holds 25 refugees and seven asylum seekers
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Barrie Cassidy@barriecassidy
How can the PM of this country not know that most of the detainees being held in cruel conditions at the park hotel are genuine refugees? Not asylum seekers. We have totally lost our moral compass. twitter.com/GuardianAus/st…
January 17, 2022
NPR • David Folkenflik • January 18, 2022 • npr.org
Ex-'New York Post' editor sues tabloid, alleging sexual harassment by Murdoch favorite
A former New York Post editor says she was fired for disclosing she had been sexually propositioned by the tabloid's former editor-in-chief. Col Allan is a favorite of media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • January 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Clash of two crises’: fears for NSW schools as Covid pandemic and ongoing teacher shortages collide
Exclusive: School administrators have been warned Covid infections may force 20% of staff off work when classes resume
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • January 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Christian Porter and barrister Sue Chrysanthou ordered to pay Jo Dyer $430,000 in legal costs
Dyer won 2021 case forcing former attorney general’s lawyer to stand aside from ABC defamation action, which was later discontinued
Crikey • Bernard Keane • January 19, 2022 • crikey.com.au
COVID crisis meets long-term problem: how Morrison created another aged care disaster
The government's reluctance to support higher wages for aged care workers has combined with a lack of rapid antigen tests to create yet another crisis in the sector.
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ABC News • Andrew Greene • January 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Olympics boss John Coates urged to raise plight of jailed Australians during Beijing Winter Olympics visit
Human rights advocates demand senior Olympics official John Coates raise the plight of fellow Australians jailed in China when he travels to Beijing later this month for the Winter Games.
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New York Daily News • Noah Goldberg • January 19, 2022 • nydailynews.com
Former New York Post editor-in-chief Col Allan sexually harassed and propositioned employee: suit
Michelle Gotthelf, who was a top digital editor at the Post until last Wednesday, leveled the accusations against Col Allan, who served as editor-in-chief at the tabloid from 2001 to 2016, when he was forced to resign quietly over Gotthelf’s allegations, according to the suit.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Wow, this sexual harassment law suit against former Daily Telegraph and New York Post editor Col Allan is a doozy: nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-ne…
January 19, 2022
ABC News • Georgia Hitch • January 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Backpackers, international students offered visa fee refund to entice them back to Australia
In an attempt to help prop up a number of industries facing worker shortages, the federal government will provide a fee rebate to any students or backpackers who come back to Australia in the next few months.
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