Saturday, September 17, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Flanagan • September 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all
We lie to ourselves when we indulge in a mass hysteria proclaiming that at the centre there is something greater than ourselves. But perhaps a mass hysteria is exactly what is needed to make us continue to believe that eternal lie.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Are Australia’s whistleblowing laws fit for purpose? A former tax officer’s hearing may tell us
Richard Boyle will try to convince a court he should be protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act. If he fails, the calls for a legal overhaul of whistleblower protections will likely be overwhelming
The Saturday Paper • Kieran Pender • September 17, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The High Court’s disturbing ruling on preventive detention
The High Court has upheld a state law that undermines a core guarantee of liberty and will disproportionately punish Indigenous offenders.
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
In today's @SatPaper, my report on the Garlett decision, upholding the constitutionality of a post-sentence detention regime. @hmcglade told me it 'changes the nature of the justice system as we know it'; WAJA described the underlying law as 'racist' thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime…
September 17, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
The original cult appliance: ‘My mother used the electric frypan constantly’
Used for everything from pikelets to chow mein to Sunday roasts, electric frying pans were once ubiquitous in Australian kitchens
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia should aim for net zero by 2040, new Climate Change Authority member says
Exclusive: Prof Lesley Hughes, a climate specialist appointed this week, says current target is not good enough
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Greg Baum • September 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Federer: the best of the best takes his rest
Roger Federer, who has announced his imminent retirement, has claims to be the best sportsman in all senses of the word in most people’s living memory.
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Neil McMahon@NeilMcMahon
"The greatest sportsman of his time." -- 😢 A beautiful appreciation from @GregBaum gets to the nub of the discussion about greatness. It comes down to more than numbers. theage.com.au/sport/tennis/f…
September 17, 2022
The Saturday Paper • September 17, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Brute force
The text messages weren’t allowed to be read at the trial where Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty of murdering Kumanjayi Walker. They were deemed prejudicial. On Monday, Rolfe’s lawyers argued again that they should not be heard at the inquest into Walker’s death. They argued that the coroner should not consider whether systemic racism was a factor in the killing.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nicole Lindsay • September 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
Girls grammar buys historic Punt Road mansion.
Records show the South Yarra private school paid $7.78 million for Glenhope in August.
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Dr David Zyngier@dzyngier
Melbourne Girls Grammar buys historic Punt Road mansion for $8M while receiving public funding of $9M and $30M in parent fees or over $30K a year. Time to stop funding any school that charges fees over the Schooling Resource Standard of $15665 smh.com.au/business/compa…
September 17, 2022
The Australian • Megan Davis, Gabrielle Appleby • September 17, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Our brightest legal minds are working for a sound voice
This week the countrys most eminent legal minds started a nationwide consultation process to pressure test Anthony Albaneses proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine a First Nations voice.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Courts lift suppression orders on ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle’s landmark case
Boyle took unprecedented step of invoking Australia’s whistleblower protections after exposing tax agency’s aggressive debt collecting practices in 2018
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • September 17, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
‘Pretty creepy’: Agencies illegally obtained emails, voicemails and texts
A report by the ombudsman has found police and integrity agencies routinely break the law in handling private data and are getting worse rather than better.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Julia Baird • September 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
God save our history: it’s time King Charles called off royal censors
The royals refuse access to their archives, often on the slim pretext that the details are ‘personal’. I was repeatedly denied access while researching my Queen Victoria biography.
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💥Dr💥 Julia Baird@bairdjulia
Will the new king respond to calls for a more transparent, accessible Royal Archives, or will the inexplicable censorship continue? My column for @smh and @theage
theage.com.au/world/europe/g…
September 17, 2022
The Age • Greg Baum • September 17, 2022 • theage.com.au
Football master class: How a Collingwood legend taught his sons the Daicos way
In football, it’s all about the touch, says Collingwood legend Peter Daicos. And it’s a lesson his rising star sons Josh and Nick have been learning in the backyard and nearby parks for many years.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Paul Karp, Josh Butler, Amy Remeikis, Miles Herbert, Miles Martignoni • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Is it too early to start talking about a republic? Your questions answered
This week, while parliament is suspended, Guardian Australia’s politics team answer your questions on republicanism and plans for a federal Icac
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
If you’ve got a spare 30 minutes or so, here’s your AMA Auspol pod - where ⁦@Paul_Karp⁩ ⁦@msmarto⁩ and ⁦@JoshButler⁩ all make great points and I rant about things in general theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 17, 2022
ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • September 17, 2022 • abc.net.au
How toxic replies to one Twitter thread shut down a whole account
We are at a particular juncture where we need to have some hard conversations about what space we are prepared to make for perspectives that challenge our dominant narratives, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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The Guardian • Angela Giuffrida • September 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Deadly flood-water ‘tsunami’ sweeps through Italian towns
Rescue operation ongoing in central region of Marche after ‘exceptional’ extreme weather event
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The Saturday Paper • Thomas Keneally • September 17, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
What King Charles means for the republican movement
Delicacy in the republican debate after the death of the Queen shouldn’t delay a Voice to Parliament or the reformation of our flawed constitution.
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The Guardian • Malcolm Farr • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
The pageantry of the royal succession has all but eliminated debate on an Australian republic
The full apparatus of the monarchy has been deployed to preserve itself – rousing nostalgia for an age when the world bowed to Britain
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The Guardian • Marina Hyde • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Britain has become One Nation Under Brands, detained in our Center Parcs lodgings
When the revolution against corporate twee comes, I’ll be down the front with a plastic putter and a bow and safety arrow, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • September 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Socially reckless’: Whitehaven approved for coal search near Pilliga conservation area
Perrottet government grants licence to explore sites for mine extension without tender process or community consultation
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