Friday, September 23, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Secrets and allies: Tribunal jobs raise questions about transparency and cronyism
There is concern that some of the Liberal loyalists who were given cosy Administrative Appeals Tribunal jobs before the election might not be properly appointed and could, in theory, have their decisions challenged.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Trashing good governance with jobs worth up to $496,000 a year.
Inside the appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ten days before the election was called.
Column:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Andrew Roth • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army
Reports ethnic minorities may be disproportionately affected while protesters in Moscow drafted on arrest
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Andrew Roth@Andrew__Roth
“It’s not a partial mobilisation, it’s a 100% mobilisation.” Midnight summons, vodka-fueled farewells, and showdowns at the draft centers. Russia says it’s recruiting 300,000 but the real number could be 3x higher. theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Melissa Davey, Stephanie Convery, Emma Kemp • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
New plagiarism claims against sport concussion guru Paul McCrory
Exclusive: Expert who has downplayed link between concussion and traumatic brain injury is accused of 10 more cases of plagiarism
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
10 new plagiarism claims against sport concussion guru Paul McCrory, prompting experts to question how much clinical research he has done and if he deserved the hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants he got — New from me, @MelissaLDavey and @emmavkemp theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep…
September 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Dana Daniel • September 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
States demand more cash from Albanese for hospital budget blowouts
Spiralling inflation has ramped up public hospital costs and the states say the $28 billion allocated in the March budget for 2022-2023 is not enough.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Raf Epstein • September 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
Showed great empathy and compassion to his patients
The injustice of never knowing his family and the truncation of their lives in the Holocaust was the fuel for Joseph Epstein’s belief in the social justice of emergency medicine.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Extremely fine by @Raf_Epstein
So much more than the headline suggests - a celebration of life, a story of love and humanity. We are all richer. Thank you. smh.com.au/national/showe…
September 23, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • September 23, 2022 • afr.com
Libs could cut deal with Labor on integrity commission
Minor parties and independents in both houses of parliament could be excluded from shaping Labor’s proposed national integrity commission.
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David Pocock@DavidPocock
The major parties teaming up to agree to a watered down integrity commission would be flipping the bird to the strongest message the electorate sent at the election.
Australians want more integrity. That's never been more clear.
afr.com/politics/feder…
September 23, 2022
Crikey • September 22, 2022 • crikey.com.au
A statement on Mr Lachlan Murdoch v Crikey's publisher Private Media
Lachlan Murdoch is suing Crikey’s publisher Private Media, journalist Bernard Keane and Crikey’s editor-in-chief Peter Fray. Private Media’s CEO Will Hayward has released the following statement.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
We've filed our defence in the defamation case brought against myself,@PeterFray and Crikey by Lachlan Murdoch. Our CEO @mrwillhayward has released a statement about it here.
crikey.com.au/2022/09/22/sta…
September 22, 2022
ABC News • Andrew Greene • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Optus rejects insider claims of 'human error' as possible factor in hack affecting millions of Australians
Optus has strenuously denied "human error" being a contributing factor in a data breach that inadvertently allowed cyber criminals to steal personal details of potentially millions of customers.
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Andrew Greene@AndrewBGreene
"[It's] still under investigation, however, this breach, like most, appears to come down to human error," the Optus insider told the ABC abc.net.au/news/2022-09-2…
September 23, 2022
Pearls and Irritations • Lucy Hamilton • September 23, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
Morrison joins hard right IDU’s embrace of Viktor Orban
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined the advisory board of the International Democrat Union where christianity joins conservatism.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton confirms Coalition in talks to pass Labor’s anti-corruption commission bill
Opposition leader warns against powers so extensive they result in ‘show trials’ as ‘good faith’ talks on bill continue
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Pleas for urgent reset of Australia’s child abuse redress scheme unanswered 18 months after damning review
Coalition committed to respond in ‘early 2022’ but failed to do so, while Labor has not issued a full response since taking office
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
Successive governments have failed to produce a response to a damning review of the child abuse redress scheme published 18 months ago, missing a self-imposed deadline by at least five months despite the review’s pleas for urgency.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Alana Schetzer • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
I am the Royal Melbourne Show’s biggest fan, and I have the spreadsheet to prove it
The show has remained my annual obsession for four decades. I have never shown a partner such commitment
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“Only one place in Melbourne offers a magical aroma that combines sugar, horse shit and capitalism. Oh, how I’ve missed the Royal Melbourne Show. After a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, my beloved is finally back.” By Alana Schetzer theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Donna Lu • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Whale strandings: what happens after they die and how do authorities safely dispose of them?
Carcasses can explode if left to decompose on land and should be towed back to sea ‘where they belong’, experts say
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
Some absolutely wild detail in this story.
After tragic mass whale strandings, what do you do with all the bodies, which can pose real hazards to the environment (not least of all because they can explode)??
By ⁦@donnadlu⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Cait Kelly • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Qantas to offer vegetarian meals on all domestic flights again after customer backlash
Airline had started only offering a single meal option on shorter Australian flights, prompting ire from travellers with dietary restrictions
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
ACT urges Tanya Plibersek to quash defence housing plan that would destroy critically endangered grasslands
Defence Housing Australia wants to clear nearly 16 hectares of natural temperate grassland in Canberra’s north-west
The Age • Josh Gordon • September 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
Victorian Liberals face second donations probe for ‘Ditch Dan’ campaign
The opposition faces a second probe over fundraising activities that followed a campaign blitz last month which raised more than $500,000 for its state election campaign.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • September 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
ClubsNSW has lost its moral compass over pokies
The lobby group’s pursuit of a former employee who blew the whistle on money laundering says a lot about its ethics.
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ABC News • Marian Faa • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australia's climate change inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights, UN finds
The Australian government had called for the case to be dismissed, saying there was insufficient evidence that the consequences of climate change would affect the islanders' enjoyment of their rights.
ABC Radio National • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Iran protests turn deadly
22 people are reported to have been killed at protests in Iran, sparked by the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly breaking strict hijab rules. Women across Iran are throwing off their headscarves - some are cutting off their hair - defying the country's strict morality laws.
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ABC News • James Dunlevie • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Left on the beach to rot did not work — this time, dead whales will be towed out to sea
The whale rescue effort on Tasmania's west coast will today turn itself to the gruesome task of disposing of the animals which could not be saved — and, unlike two years ago, the bodies won't be left to decompose where they lay.
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