Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Lorena Allam, Nick Evershed • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Almost half the massacres of Aboriginal people were by police or other government forces, research finds
The final update of the project mapping massacres on Australia’s colonial frontier adds a further 113 sites where six or more people were killed
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Australian’s coverage of Zachary Rolfe verdict condemned as ‘a national disgrace’
News Corp paper published multiple negative stories about Kumanjayi Walker and body camera footage from night he was killed
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
SES units in flood-hit NSW raised alarm in 2020 that restructure threatened ‘future of the service’
Exclusive: Budget cuts and ‘efficiency dividend’ blamed for closure of regional offices and decreases in membership, morale and responsiveness
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
South Australian election: can social media savvy Peter Malinauskas lead Labor back to power?
Liberal premier Steven Marshall points to state’s nation-leading economy, but voters don’t seem to be listening
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The Age • Chris Vedelago • March 16, 2022 • theage.com.au
New class of trainee journalists joins The Age
The Age has welcomed a new generation of journalists to its newsroom, with five highly qualified and eager trainees joining the masthead this week.
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Australian Financial Review • Myriam Robin • March 16, 2022 • afr.com
Howard nominates Peter Dutton for Australian Club
With Scott Morrison floundering in the polls, the defence minister has emerged as one of two main rivals to the Prime Minister.
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Andrew Leigh@ALeighMP
That’d be the same Australian Club that trousered $2m in JobKeeper despite doubling its surplus, then voted 2:1 to continue denying membership to women. #auspol afr.com/rear-window/ho…
March 16, 2022
ABC News • Bronwyn Herbert, Joanne Shoebridge • March 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
'I'm outraged': Liberal upper house MP to quit over federal flood funding
Only the flood-affected shires that fall in the National Party-held seat of Page have so far received additional disaster payments, something NSW Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack says she "can't defend".
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Senator Murray Watt@MurrayWatt
NSW Liberal MP to quit over Morrison’s flood relief: “The idea that being a flood victim in a National Party-held seat makes you more worthy than a flood victim who is in the Richmond electorate ... is probably the most unethical approach I have ever seen” abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 16, 2022
7.30 • March 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
Aged care sector calling for commitment to workforce funding
One of the key recommendations of the Aged Care Royal Commission was the need to improve the aged care workforce primarily by paying workers more.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
Aged care nurses are paid up to 48 % (!) less than nurses in other parts of the health system. The looming historic work value case that is central to fixing the aged care sector abc.net.au/7.30/aged-care…
March 16, 2022
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose, Michael McGowan • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘We need strong anti-corruption bodies’: NSW treasurer Matt Kean calls for federal watchdog
Exclusive: Senior Liberal says we ‘depend on the rule of law and a judicial system that is free from corruption’
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Australian Associated Press • watermark feed • March 16, 2022 • aap.com.au
Minister needs history lesson on ADF's disaster recovery efforts
The emergency management minister claims Defence troops wouldn't have been called in for disaster recovery two decades ago, but history proves this isn't true.
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AAP FactCheck@AapFactcheck
Senator Bridget McKenzie’s claim that it was “unheard of” for Defence personnel to be called in following disasters in Australia 20 years ago is incorrect.
The ADF has supported rescue, recovery and clean-up missions in Australia since the '70s.
bit.ly/3IdvJqz #AusPol
March 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • March 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘It is tempting to report that Zelensky will prevail over Putin. But I can’t’
Ukraine is winning the information battles but reporting from the war zone, it looks as if the nation will lose unless something changes.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith accused of ‘intimidating witnesses’ to war crimes inquiry, court hears
Court also hears evidence from serving SAS veteran that Victoria Cross recipient wanted to ‘choke a man to death with my bare hands’ in Afghanistan
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Ben Doherty@BenDohertyCorro
“I’m going to talk the talk, I want you to make sure I walk the walk. Before this trip’s over I’m going to choke a man to death with my bare hands, I’m going to watch the life drain out of his eyes,” SAS soldier claims Ben Roberts-Smith told him. theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Both major parties need to be held to account on spending
Australians understand both sides play hard when victory is in sight. There should be no shock when Labor’s spending promises are also scrutinised.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
There should be no shock when The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age look into Labor spending promises after doing the same to the Coalition. A brief comment from me today:
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 16, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • March 16, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s $10k ‘back home’ cash announcement
Flood-ravaged families in NSW will be offered $10,000 “back home” grants to rebuild their homes as thousands face months living in tents and caravans.
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ABC News • Elizabeth Byrne • March 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Evidence so secret that even Bernard Collaery can't know what it is will be used against him in court
Top-secret evidence will be allowed to be called by the Commonwealth in the conspiracy trial of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery.
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
Evidence that Collaery himself cannot see/hear will be used against him in his trial.
Whoever is involved in this decision and ok with it should resign in shame. This is not normal.
abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 16, 2022
The Guardian • Lorena Allam • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Attempted Aboriginal massacres took place as recently as 1981, historian says
Alice Springs mass poisoning claimed two lives and left many in hospital but details are scarce, showing challenges of verifying frontier killings
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ABC Radio National • March 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Calls for NT police to be stripped of their guns
Calls are growing for Northern Territory police to be stripped of their guns while on duty in remote communities. It comes after territory officer Zachary Rolfe was aquitted of the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.
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Bloomberg • Philip Heijmans • March 16, 2022 • bloomberg.com
Singapore Calls on China to Use ‘Enormous Influence’ on Russia
Singapore’s top diplomat said he hopes China will use its “enormous influence” on Russia to help end its war with Ukraine, warning that Beijing’s decisions in the coming days and weeks could determine the future path of the global economy.
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • March 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
In the Sharma decision the federal court says: we see the climate risk but cannot act
Whether in this or another case, Australia’s climate inaction could reach the high court – which can, and does, rewrite the law. It should do so
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The West Australian • The West Australian, Lanai Scarr • March 16, 2022 • thewest.com.au
Poll shows Labor surging ahead in three key WA seats
In a massive blow to Scott Morrison’s chances of clinging to power, shock poll findings show Labor ahead in three must-win WA seats - with another on a knife-edge.
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Trudy McIntosh@TrudyMcIntosh
Ben Morton's seat of Tangney: 50/50 2PP!
thewest.com.au/news/wa/federa…
March 16, 2022

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