Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scientists discover ‘biggest plant on Earth’ off Western Australian coast
Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields
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Mike Ticher@mikewsc1
Shout out to this single plant which has quietly colonised 200 sq km of the seafloor without anyone noticing until now. theguardian.com/environment/20…
June 1, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor will cut EV taxes and try to legislate 2030 emissions target, Chris Bowen says
New climate minister says calls to raise Labor’s emissions target are ‘odd’ and asks Greens and independents to ‘respect our mandate across the country’
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Australian Financial Review • John Kehoe • June 1, 2022 • afr.com
Morrison ignored Treasury advice on election spending
The Morrison government snubbed warnings not to splash cash on cost of living handouts, despite concerns it would fuel more consumer spending amid inflation.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • June 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
For Queen and corgis: ‘Around her dogs she can be completely herself’
For 70 years, the Queen has doted on a long line of Pembroke Welsh corgis, most of them bred from her first royal dog, Susan.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
NDIS agency to spend $50m on lawyers to fight people with disability who appealed funding cuts
Critics argue national disability insurance scheme participants are increasingly being pitted against solicitors from top firms
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
New: The NDIA has spent $41m engaging external lawyers for the AAT in 10 months theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 1, 2022
The Guardian • Van Badham • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
Is Australia’s election result a teal revolution or an old story of centre-right flight?
History shows us that when a centre-right party drifts from the priorities of their ‘broad church’, their support and party structure fractures
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
Pork-barrelling should be banned and grant process overhauled, report for Icac says
Law expert Prof Anne Twomey calls for grants to be made on merit and based on clear criteria
ABC News • Stephen Dziedzic • June 1, 2022 • abc.net.au
'When it was leaked, it was dead': Here's why China's Pacific deal fell over
China talks a lot about consensus, but has done very little to seek it in the Pacific, writes foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic.
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Helen Davidson@heldavidson
This is a brilliant and perceptive analysis from @stephendziedzic China wanted a swift diplomatic victory in the Pacific. But the region's leaders won't be rushed abc.net.au/news/2022-06-0…
June 1, 2022
ABC • June 1, 2022 • abc.net.au
Meet Australia's new agriculture minister
Your home of Australian stories, conversations and events that shape our nation.
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Kath Sullivan@KathSully
"Make sure you've got good soil and plenty of water"
Australia's new agriculture minister Murray Watt on the advice he's already received and his priorities for the farm sector.
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June 1, 2022
Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 1, 2022 • crikey.com.au
More than halting the unjust Collaery trial awaits Mark Dreyfus
The new attorney-general should halt the wretched prosecution — but the tumour of corruption Collaery and Witness K exposed must be excised.
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • June 1, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: Time to chill about election – we’re regaining balance
For the reasonable among those whose first preference was for the Coalition, relax – Australia is doing its regular rebalancing act around the centre.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson • June 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
The story behind the pink Koran held by Australia’s first Muslim cabinet minister
Resting flat on the polished wooden table in the reception room of Government House was an item never seen before during a federal minister’s swearing-in.
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ABC News • Georgia Hitch, Jake Evans • June 1, 2022 • abc.net.au
Here's your guide to the new Labor cabinet
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • June 1, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Elon Musk reads Crikey, continues to embarrass himself online
The world's richest man and, presumably, regular Crikey reader is upset about claims he can't do a basic technical task.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tom Rabe, Alexandra Smith • June 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
NSW government to ignore advice and push on with light rail project
The NSW government will proceed with the second stage of the Parramatta light rail but delay other megaprojects worth up to $20 billion.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Eryk Bagshaw • June 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
China sets Whitlam’s anniversary as target for relationship repair with Albanese
The flurry of co-ordinated activity aimed at wooing Australia is the highest level pitch for engagement since diplomatic ties were frozen in 2020.
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AAPNews • June 1, 2022 • aapnews.com.au
Cabinet meets hours after swearing in
A record number of women and Australia's first Muslim ministers have been officially sworn in, with Labor's first cabinet meeting focusing on rising costs.
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The Guardian • Natasha May • June 1, 2022 • theguardian.com
Job vacancies jump by a quarter in regional Australia, outstripping mining boom record
Rural areas now have 84,600 unfilled jobs, far exceeding the 2011 peak, despite constraints of limited housing
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Ballooning job vacancies in regional Australia reveal the optimism that is driving growth outside capital cities, as the structural problems around a lack of services and housing constrain opportunities. @tasha_tilly theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 1, 2022
The New Daily • James Robertson • May 31, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Anne Aly first female Muslim minister in history-making front bench
'Let's get it done': Thirteen women will be sworn into the Albanese government’s first ministry on Wednesday, the most since Federation.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith, Tom Rabe • June 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
Premier calls for nation-building funding, not car parks, from Canberra
NSW has taken a swipe at the former federal government’s approach to infrastructure, insisting its commuter car park scheme was shortsighted.
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Katina Curtis@katinacurtis
Strong words from Perrottet and Stokes about infrastructure, including commuter car parks: "Leave those smaller projects to local councils and state governments." - via @AlexSmithSMH and @Rabe9 smh.com.au/politics/nsw/p…
June 1, 2022

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