Saturday, February 26, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Cameron Atfield • February 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison government awarded multimillion-dollar contract to minister’s close friend
Services Australia awarded a multimillion-dollar property contract to a close friend and associate of Morrison government cabinet member Stuart Robert at a time he was the minister responsible for the agency.
7
The New York Times • Marc Santora • February 25, 2022 • nytimes.com
Ukrainian Fighters Battle to Hold Kyiv
The Ukrainian capital is transformed into a battle zone, and President Volodymyr Zelensky warns against false reports of his demise. NATO leaders said more troops would be deployed.
6
The New York Times@nytimes
Volunteer fighters armed with assault rifles patrolled central Kyiv on Friday, ready to defend their country.
Follow live updates. nyti.ms/33RSJNI
February 26, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
From a China frenzy to casual transphobia, PM is on the hunt for disaffected but highly motivated voters
Scott Morrison has spent the past week hot on the trail of two wars – one lethal, the other cultural – as he tries to sniff out a path to election victory
5
The Guardian • Marina Hyde • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
It's Putin’s tale of two cities - London for his oligarchs, Kyiv for his bombs
Our capital pulls its punches when it comes to penalising Russia’s richest, but Putin shows no such mercy to Ukraine, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
3
TV Tonight • February 26, 2022 • tvtonight.com.au
Foxtel pulls Russia Today channel off air
Updated: Foxtel has reversed a decision and pulled RT channel off air following invasion of Ukraine.
2
The Guardian • Emma Graham-Harrison • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
The battle for Kyiv: ‘People are grieving. This is already a tragedy’
Residents of Ukrainian capital express shock and anger as invading Russian troops bring death and destruction
3
The West Australian • The West Australian, Annabel Hennessy • February 25, 2022 • thewest.com.au
Aboriginal mum’s home raided over leaks exposing govt racism
The WA Department of Communities had police raid the home of one of their own Indigenous employees in an attempt to uncover who leaked documents exposing racism within the organisation.
2
The Canberra Times • John Falzon • February 26, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Imagine if we focused on a different kind of surplus
Why can't we have a future in which we build, for all of us, a surplus of education, a surplus of culture, a surplus of caring - a surplus of love?
4
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Karishma Luthria, Miles Herbert, Miles Martignoni • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Wages, inflation and cost of living: crucial issues ahead of Australia’s election
Katharine Murphy speaks to economics writers Shane Wright and Greg Jericho about the state of Australia’s economy ahead of the election
2
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 26, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Millions siphoned against Treasury advice
Secret documents show Dominic Perrottet’s office gave millions to a private project in the seat of a National Party defector, against advice and without the relevant department’s involvement.
4
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • February 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
As the free world shrinks, Australia dithers on a critical project: resilience
A succession of global and local shocks have exposed Australia’s dangerous lack of self-reliance. There’s a way to fix it.
2
The Age • Paul Sakkal • February 26, 2022 • theage.com.au
Gone in five days: How to overturn a tax and infuriate the Premier
Nobody expected Daniel Andrews to dump his government’s latest $800 million Robin Hood policy after a few days. Insiders say he was left with little choice.
2
The Guardian • Mark Rice-Oxley • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
How to pronounce and spell ‘Kyiv’, and why it matters
With Ukraine’s capital under siege from Russian forces it’s only fair that we outsiders get our language right
The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung, Mike Foley • February 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Humpback whales removed from threatened species list
The species is making a miraculous comeback with populations of West coast and East coast humpback whales likely rebounding to near pre-whaling levels.
2
The Guardian • Barney Ronay • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Uefa and Fifa are too late: Russia’s sportswashing has served its purpose
We have been expertly played by Vladimir Putin. Now he is raining death down on Ukraine, and sport has served its purpose in him being able to create this horrifying moment
5
The Guardian • Calla Wahlquist • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Humpback whales removed from Australia’s threatened species list but feeding grounds still at risk
Sussan Ley says number of humpback whales in Australian waters has grown from 1,500 at height of the commercial whaling industry to estimated 40,000
1
The Sydney Morning Herald • Miki Perkins • February 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Predator-proof fence to turn Wilsons Prom into climate ‘refuge’
Ten-kilometre barrier will stop burrowing wombats, extend into the marine environments and have a folded over “lip” at the top to stop foxes and cats from climbing over.
2
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Farmers’ fund to cover some of Angus Taylor company’s costs to challenge finding land cleared illegally
Energy minister in rare position of being linked to case opposing his own government’s decision on Jam Land, part-owned by Taylor and brother
1
Human Rights Watch • February 26, 2022 • hrw.org
Ukraine: Russian Cluster Munition Hits Hospital
A Russian ballistic missile carrying a cluster munition struck just outside a hospital in Vuhledar, a town in the Ukrainian government-controlled Donetska region, on February 24, 2022.
8
The New Yorker • Robin Wright • February 25, 2022 • newyorker.com
Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
The West condemns Russia’s aggression as “barbaric” and “horrific,” as Biden warns that conflict could drag on for weeks or months.
2

About @newseachdayau Privacy