Monday, August 8, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • August 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
We changed our government. But do media and voters need to change too?
After nine years responding to a government that rarely seemed interested in achieving much, and after 12 years of political in-fighting, perhaps we need to shift our approach.
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The Guardian • Antoun Issa • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Melbourne’s western suburbs need real solutions, not an anti-trans culture war
The preselection of religious conservative Moira Deeming shows the Victorian Liberals are out of touch with Melbourne’s west
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Antoun Issa@antissa
The Vic Liberals insist that Moira Deeming (an anti-trans and anti-abortion candidate) is reflective of the more conservative values in Melbourne's west.
If anything, it shows the Liberals don't get the west at all.
My column 👇
theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Cubby • August 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Revealed: Car industry’s secret emissions plan would slow electric vehicle uptake
The car industry has launched a wide-ranging private campaign that would delay Australia’s transition to electric vehicles, confidential documents show.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I will continue killing foreigners’: soldier who shot dead unarmed Australians treated as ‘returning hero’ by Taliban
Exclusive: Hekmatullah, who killed three Australian soldiers, is living in a heavily protected luxury Kabul home after being freed from prison
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 8, 2022 • news.com.au
Barilaro’s mystery $500k job referee revealed
Former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell was the mystery third referee for John Barilaro’s application for a $500,000 a year New York trade post.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery third referee for John Barilaro for $500,00 trade role was former NSW premier and High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell news.com.au/national/nsw-a…
August 8, 2022
The Guardian • Melissa Davey • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Covid becomes Australia’s third most common cause of death in 2022
The virus trails only heart disease and dementia after an estimated 7,100 fatalities from January to July, researchers say
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • August 8, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
The unluckiest man in politics
John Barilaro seems to think he is the victim of his own misconduct
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The Atlantic • Caitlin Dickerson • August 7, 2022 • theatlantic.com
An American Catastrophe
The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy
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The New Yorker • Susan B. Glasser, Peter Baker • August 8, 2022 • newyorker.com
Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals
How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.
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Jeffrey Goldberg@JeffreyGoldberg
"The President’s loud complaint to John Kelly one day was typical: 'You fucking generals, why can’t you be like the German generals?'”
'Which generals?' Kelly asked.
'The German generals in World War II,' Trump responded."
From this holy-shit excerpt:
newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
August 8, 2022
The Australian • EWIN HANNAN • August 7, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Labor moves to stop bosses axing pay deals
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has signalled Labor will legislate to stop employers slashing wages by getting pay deals axed, slamming the tactic as a rort that is against the national interest.
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Michael West • #Mate • August 8, 2022 • michaelwest.com.au
All caretaker, no responsibility: how a dying government slipped freebies to its mates
On its way to electoral oblivion, the Morrison government kept the dollars flowing to select beneficiaries, defying "caretaker" conventions.
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💧Michael West@MichaelWestBiz
Defying 'caretaker' govt conventions, Scott Morrison forked our 600k of grants every hour during the campaign.
Terrific investigation by @AusPolMate
michaelwest.com.au/all-caretaker-…
August 8, 2022
The Guardian • Joan E Greve • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling
Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian fuel efficiency standards could have saved motorists $5.9bn, research shows
Australia Institute report makes a case for fuel standards as a means to cut emissions and decrease reliance on foreign oil
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Facts must rise above the gas if Australia is to deal with the climate crisis
In a political system long captured by fossil fuel interests, there is a disconnect between the arguments and the evidence
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Qantas asks executives to volunteer to fill in as baggage handlers
At least 100 managers needed for frontline airport roles as post-lockdown problems plague airline
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ABC News • Daniel Ziffer • August 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
We understand 'supply and demand'. So in a labour shortage, why aren't wages going up?
There are hints that wages are going up — helping workers meet the cost of soaring inflation for food, fuel and essentials. But you might have to quit your job to get a raise.
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Honi Soit • August 8, 2022 • honisoit.com
Monash University accused again of systematic underpayment of casual staff
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has accused Monash University of systematically underpaying casual staff in a letter sent to Vice-Chancellor Margaret Gardner on 18 July.
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The Guardian • Jonathan Horn • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Embracing the chaos, Collingwood prove they’re more than black and white contenders
No one saw Collingwood’s surge up the AFL ladder coming. But a new coach, cool heads and a perfectly imperfect playing style have the Magpies on song
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Fixing inflation isn’t hard. Returning to healthy growth is
For the Australian economy to escape the low-growth trap, businesses will need to not only employ more workers but also pay them a better wage.
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Ross Gittins@1RossGittins
The big question: what state will we be in once we've conquored inflation? bit.ly/3Pbk9Qe #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol
August 8, 2022
The New Daily • Alan Kohler • August 8, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
China-Australia relations: What if we had to apply sanctions?
China has become an aggressive, revisionist power, nourished by arrogance built from the economic strength that comes from decades of growth.
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