Thursday, March 3, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright, Katina Curtis • March 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Josh Frydenberg abandons $65 million worth of commuter car parks in Kooyong
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has dumped four promised commuter car parks in his electorate of Kooyong in the face of strong community opposition.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Breaking ... Frydenberg promised 4 car parks to Kooyong at the 2019 election. Today, he's ditching them all ... with the brilliant @katinacurtis ... theage.com.au/politics/feder…
March 3, 2022
ABC News • Richard Willingham • March 3, 2022 • abc.net.au
Aboriginal Victorians from Stolen Generations to receive $100,000 each
The compensation relates to claims before 1977 in recognition of the lasting suffering caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families by the government and other agencies.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Redress for Victoria’s Stolen Generations, more than 1000 people eligible for $100,000 in reparations and an apology from the state. Major package to be announced today #springst @abcmelbourne abc.net.au/news/2022-03-0… via @ABCaustralia
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Michael McGowan • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW Transport chief claims documents show rail shutdown met with ‘minister Elliott’s approval’
Dossier shows department in ‘ongoing consultation’ with minister’s chief of staff ‘throughout the day’, says transport secretary
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
NSW Transport head claims “staff in transport minister David Elliott’s office – including his chief of staff – were fully briefed about last week’s rail shutdown, despite the minister’s claim he was left in the dark about the closure” theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Amanda Meade, Conal Hanna • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW flood-affected towns turn to Facebook and WhatsApp after local news sources disappear
Larger mastheads have subsumed regional newspapers, creating news deserts and leaving communities reliant on social media
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Calla Wahlquist@callapilla
Worked in regional media, live regionally. Two things have always been true:
1. regional journalists are overworked, underpaid, absolute bloody gems who do good work and are essential to the community;
2. They desperately needs more resources, more staff, and more support twitter.com/mmcgowan/statu…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst, Paul Karp • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian Christian Lobby criticises Scott Morrison for saying Ukrainians at ‘top of pile’ for visas
Group asks what message Australia is sending to people fleeing from ‘horrors of the Taliban’ in Afghanistan
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tasmania records driest summer in 40 years as La Niña ‘swings the wind around’
Weather pattern slashes rainfall in Australia’s southernmost state while temperatures soar
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Meanwhile theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Michael McGowan • March 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
David Elliott intervened to stop department’s proposal to name Sydney Metro station after traditional custodians
Plans to name new CBD station Gadigal were signed off by previous minister but changed when Elliott took over transport
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Zoe Daniel launches supreme court challenge over Goldstein sign stoush
Independent is challenging Melbourne council ruling that campaign signs must not be erected before federal election called
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Zoe Daniel@zdaniel
Due to council’s backflip on its own advice after a complaint from the sitting member, my campaign is seeking clarity in court. Our legal position is that Bayside is at odds with other councils, and breaching implied freedom of political communication. theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Don’t get too excited by Australia’s rebounding economy – it's a distorted snapshot of the true picture
The GDP’s 3.4% growth in the December quarter only occurred because in the September quarter the economy shrank by the third-biggest amount ever
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Myth: labour costs are soaring we need to stop unions driving up inflation!
Reatliy: real unit labour costs are lower than anytime outside the 2020 lockdown abnormality:
theguardian.com/business/grogo…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Beloved Australian soap Neighbours to come to an end after 37 years on air
The show where household names such as Margot Robbie and Kylie Minogue had their start will wrap for the last time in June
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ANU • March 3, 2022 • anu.edu.au
ANU statement on Ukraine
The Australian National University (ANU) strongly condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its fundamental breaches of international law and the UN Charter, on which the rules-based international order is founded. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based. The University is therefore suspending all ties and activities with Russian institutions, indefinitely and with immediate effect. We identify with those brave Russian academics and students who oppose President Putin’s unprovoked aggression.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Will closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station early really cost thousands of jobs? | Temperature Check
If you follow the Institute of Public Affairs’s logic on job losses, a net zero target is bad for everyone working in renewables too
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • March 3, 2022 • crikey.com.au
'I don't want to die, I want to help': meet the Australians planning to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war
Crikey speaks to two Australians currently working out how and whether they should go to defend Ukraine against Putin.
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@IntlCrimCourt • March 2, 2022 • icc-cpi.int:443
Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan QC, on the Situation in Ukraine: Receipt of Referrals from 39 States Parties and the Opening of an Inves…
On 28 February, I announced my decision to seek authorisation to open an investigation into the Situation in Ukraine, on the basis of my Office's earlier conclusions arising from its preliminary examination, and encompassing any new alleged crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court").
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Crikey • Kishor Napier-Raman • March 3, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Don't mention the other war: Coalition ignores latest climate report as east coast floods
As swaths of Australia have been decimated by catastrophic flooding, a new IPCC report has decried climate inaction. The political response has been muted at best.
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9News • Jonathan Kearsley • March 3, 2022 • 9news.com.au
Car parks dumped: Treasurer scraps $65 million pre-election promise
In a major about-face Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sensationally dumped a $65 million pledge to build 'up ...
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Jonathan Kearsley@jekearsley
BREAKING: An astonishing backflip - Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has scrapped four commuter car parks to be built in his electorate - walking away from a $65 million promise. @9NewsAUS
9news.com.au/national/treas…
March 3, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • March 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
One in five aged care staff in Australia plan to quit in next year, citing ‘hopelessness’
Nursing union survey respondents say Covid crisis, staff shortages and exhaustion are leaving workers feeling abandoned
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RenewEconomy • Michael Mazengarb • March 3, 2022 • reneweconomy.com.au
“A misinformation ecosystem:” Scott Morrison’s climate ads given Public Disservice Award
The Morrison government’s ‘Making Positive Energy’ ad campaign labelled ‘disinformation’, after receiving ‘Public Disservice Award’.
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ABC News • Tom Lowrey • March 2, 2022 • abc.net.au
The federal government has an almost $5b disaster fund it's hardly touched. Is now the time to start spending it?
Just $150 million from a $5 billion fund has been set aside for disaster-mitigation projects, and much less than that has actually been spent. It's prompted the question: With a big slice of eastern Australia either underwater or recently underwater, could that money be doing a lot more?
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • March 2, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Richard Colbeck is a national disgrace — and an affront to his own side of politics
The appalling aged care minister claims the government has 'stepped up' like the sector's workers, yet more evidence this bumbling fool must go.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
I have some feelings about the appalling Richard Colbeck, and articulated them.
crikey.com.au/2022/03/02/ric…
March 2, 2022

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