Monday, January 24, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Ben Doherty • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nauru offshore regime to cost Australian taxpayers nearly $220m over next six months
Brisbane firm Canstruct International awarded eighth contract extension to provide ‘garrison and welfare services’ on the island
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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Women’s anger is not dissipating – and politics as usual won’t solve it
Women asked their leaders to listen. They were told, repeatedly, to listen to how much they were not being listened to
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
For those interested, here’s an edited chapter from my essay -On Reckoning It’s available from ⁦@HachetteAus⁩. Incredibly grateful for the kind words, pre orders and support ❤️ theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 24, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • January 24, 2022 • news.com.au
Leaked RAT messages put heat on PM
When Prime Minister Scott Morrison raged at rapid antigen test suppliers to “tell the truth” and stop claiming the government was stealing their stock on Friday, at least one furious retailer realised vital evidence that could explode those denials was on his mobile phone.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Exclusive: Leaked WhatsApp correspondence between a retailer and a major importer of rapid antigen tests reveals one importer confessed in early January that he was “sorry” but capacity was now being redirected to big government orders news.com.au/national/polit… via @newscomauHQ
January 24, 2022
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy, Matilda Boseley, Emma Kemp, Luke Henriques-Gomes, Melissa Davey, Ben Doherty, Paul Karp, Michael McGowan, Calla Wahlquist, Christoph… • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Barnaby Joyce: Well, people aren’t dying.
Patricia Karvelas: People are dying. People are dying every day.
Barnaby Joyce: Sorry, sorry sorry. Yes, you are correct, I shouldn’t have said that.
theguardian.com/australia-news… via @MatildaBoseley #auspol
January 24, 2022
The Guardian • Anne Davies • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Fury at backroom deal to usher former Young Liberal into federal seat of Hughes
Plan to avoid NSW preselection to parachute candidates such as Alex Dore into seat held by Craig Kelly shows ‘we are no better’ than Labor, some members say
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SBS • Eden Gillespie • January 24, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Biloela family wins case in Federal Circuit Court
The Court ruled a decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to “lower the bar” and prevent three of the family members from reapplying for bridging visas was procedurally unfair.
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SBS Your Language • Zhuo Yang • January 24, 2022 • sbs.com.au
莫里森微信公众号被强制转移?新号主:合法收购
总理莫里森(Scott Morrison)官方微信公众号被转移至一中国公司名下,引发对外国势力干预澳洲政治的担忧。该公司负责人称对该账号的收购“与政府无关,纯属合法商业交易行为”。
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Anna Henderson@annajhenderson
#BREAKING New development on the Prime Minister's WeChat account story from #SBS Chinese. The new owner of the account says he has been blindsided by the controversy and did not know it was Scott Morrison's official account @SBSNews sbs.com.au/chinese/mandar…
January 24, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michaela Whitbourn • January 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
Defamation experts reject Morrison government’s ‘anti-troll’ proposal
Experts say the plan to amend the country’s defamation laws will increase legal costs, waste court time and make it harder to get some online comments removed.
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The Guardian • Emma Kemp • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai
The tennis great has blasted the Australian Open after T-shirts and a banner in support of the Chinese player were confiscated
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ABC News • Katrina Beavan • January 24, 2022 • abc.net.au
'A really big win': Court ruling means Biloela Tamil family members can apply for bridging visas
Supporters of a Tamil asylum-seeker family removed from Biloela in central Queensland almost four years ago welcome a court ruling that means family members can reapply for visas.
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
A whole new year of excitement and fun what does 2022 have in store for us?
The year started with a literal bang (volcano) and is continuing with the themes of 2021
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F Onthemoon@firstdogonmoon
I’M BACK! Welcome to the first of many hilarious and adorable (but also poignant) First Dog on the Moon “cartoons” for 2022. Thanks for reading! theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
January 24, 2022
The New Daily • Alan Kohler • January 24, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Advanced green energy storage is writing coal's death certificate
The rush is on to team renewable energy with advanced storage systems that will end the coal era. Trouble is, Morrison & Co don't seem to have noticed
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ABC News • January 24, 2022 • abc.net.au
Tennis legend labels Tennis Australia 'pathetic' over confiscation of 'Where is Peng Shuai?' shirts
A fundraiser to print more T-shirts with "Where is Peng Shuai?" written on them exceeds $10,000 after Australian Open officials confiscated them over the weekend.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • January 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Uncontrollable’: How Grace Tame threw the rule book out the window
Her willingness to criticise Scott Morrison has won her many admirers but also generated a backlash from conservative figures.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Vince Rugari • January 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘It’s important’: Why the Socceroos are getting vocal over the Qatar World Cup
Jackson Irvine has experienced first-hand proof that sport and politics can be mixed successfully - which is why he’s now prepared to speak up about the World Cup in Qatar and human rights abuses.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Liam Mannix • January 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
What does endemic actually mean?
If COVID-19 has become endemic, that doesn’t mean it is “less bad”, just that it’s here for good. What does that mean for us?
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Aisha Dow@aishamae
This piece by @liammannix, who is just back from paternity leave, is amazing. I have read it once but will probably have to read it a few times so it all sticks. theage.com.au/national/pande…
January 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sajjad Askary, Sitarah Mohammadi • January 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia must heed urgent calls for increased visa places for Afghans
The federal government has failed to address an urgent need for an expansion of protective resettlement for Afghans who are in imminent danger from the Taliban regime.
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The Canberra Times • Gus McCubbing • January 24, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Omicron wreaks havoc on NSW's vulnerable
Ellie Robertson has one simple question. The 53-year-old Sydney woman lives with spinal muscular atrophy and relies on four shifts daily from support workers...
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
As the federal govt's free RATs for concession cardholders launches today, @GusMcCubbing reports on an NSW woman with disability who's spent $400 on the tests canberratimes.com.au/story/7591600/… via @canberratimes
January 24, 2022
NITV • Nadine Silva NITV News • January 24, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Australian Government 'frees' Aboriginal Flag for public use
The Aboriginal Flag can now be reproduced without permission paying a fee after negotiations with Luritja artist Harold Thomas.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • January 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Patricia Karvelas accepts there’ll be a ‘period of grief’ for lost host as new RN Breakfast era begins
Broadcaster known as ‘PK’ hosts ABC’s flagship radio show for first time on Monday after Fran Kelly called time on her 17-year tenure
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