Saturday, October 8, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Ellen Leabeater, Camilla Hannan, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Introducing Ben Roberts-Smith v the media
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, is suing three newspapers for defamation over articles he says falsely accuse him of war crimes
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Gabrielle Jackson@gabriellecj
So excited to launch the preview of our new podcast series on the defamation trial of the century. Blows my mind how good it is. Huge shout out to @BenDohertyCorro and @EllenLeabeater for months of hard work.
Introducing Ben Roberts-Smith v the media theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 8, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton suing me for defamation almost ruined me and it could happen to anyone | Shane Bazzi
The case took a huge toll on my health, but a politician using defamation law to stifle public opinion is a worry for all of us
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Paul Kidd@paulkidd
“It is an extraordinary experience to be sued for defamation by someone who has built his political career off being a political head kicker…” ⁦@shanebazzi⁩ writes powerfully of the awful effect Dutton’s defamation action had on him. theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 8, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Kieran Pender • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The High Court’s newest justice, Jayne Jagot
Jayne Jagot’s meteoric rise to the High Court delivers the first majority-female bench in history and a fresh, compassionate perspective.
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
In today’s @SatPaper, me on the rise of Jayne Jagot - a historic appointment to the High Court - featuring this cracking headline by @notthatECB thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime…
October 8, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton finds himself wedged between the CPAC reactionaries and the independent teals
Could the Liberal party be co-opted by the rightwing fringe? It is structurally and institutionally weak after the May election loss
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • October 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Barangaroo: NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts to kill off residential tower in current form
Anthony Roberts said there was no public benefit in a luxury apartment block “few Sydneysiders could afford to live in”.
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Philip Thalis@PhilipThalis
Well of course this Trojan Horse tower @ Barangaroo not only shouldn’t be approved, why was it supported in 1st place by InfrastructureNSW?Great to see #NSWGovtArchitect given a rightful say in planning decisions.
Roberts worried about loosing his seat
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October 8, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Leaked Burke speech sets stakes for welfare reforms
In a major speech to private welfare operators, Tony Burke has warned there is ‘flexibility’ in contracts signed by the Coalition to establish the current welfare system.
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ABC News • Virginia Trioli • October 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Two stories, one problem: What school uniforms and the Essendon saga have in common
Two vastly different story threads crossed for me this week, although they appeared to have nothing in common at the time, writes Virginia Trioli.
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • October 7, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Treasury warned against Stage Three tax cuts
In 2018, when Scott Morrison announced his tax-cut package, Treasury laid out in black and white the grounds for scrapping Stage Three
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Michael Pascoe: Treasury tells why it would be irresponsible governance, not smart politics, to keep a promise made back when unicorns danced over rainbows and the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and Easter Bunny were all regularly seen in the public bar. thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…
October 8, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Chris Wallace • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Albanese’s choice on Covid-19 and public health
Politics is once again dictating Covid-19 settings, as national cabinet dumps mandatory isolation and paid pandemic leave.
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • October 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
What happened to making COVID decisions based on science?
Raina MacIntyre's new book about pandemics raises crucial questions about who we trust to respond to the health and scientific challenges they pose – and the political decisions still being made about COVID in Australia, writes Laura Tingle.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
This week’s column: Red flags, failures and an 'unnatural pandemic': How COVID changed us and became a politica… abc.net.au/news/2022-10-0…
October 8, 2022
The Saturday Paper • John Hewson • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Mathias Cormann’s failures at the OECD
As the nation battled the pandemic, one of the most conscientious commitments of the Morrison government was its extensive support, including provision of a RAAF plane, for Mathias Cormann’s campaign to become secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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The Age • Anthony Segaert • October 7, 2022 • theage.com.au
I’ve lost faith that Australia knows how to discuss religion
The Essendon-Thorburn saga highlights that never before have Australians known so little about the foundational text of Australia’s biggest religion. And never before, it seems, had such strong opinions on it.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Andrew Thorburn’s Essendon exit wasn’t a religious freedom failure – it was a recruitment failure | Elenie Poulos
Thorburn found himself leading two organisations with values that clashed, one just happened to be religious
Berkeley Earth • Robert Rohde • October 8, 2022 • berkeleyearth.org
August 2022 Temperature Update
August 2022 was the 3rd warmest August since record-keeping began in 1850. This year is projected to be around the 4th or 5th warmest year overall.
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Financial Times • Mehul Srivastava, Financial Times, Christopher Miller, Roman Olearchyk, Felicia Schwartz • October 8, 2022 • ft.com
Ukrainian forces report Starlink outages during push against Russia
Some SpaceX devices stopped working when soldiers liberated territory, Kyiv officials say
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • October 7, 2022 • crikey.com.au
One Nation, Australian Christian Lobby listed as hate groups: report
A global anti-hate think tank has included One Nation, the Australian Christian in its new list of Australian hate and extremist groups.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • October 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Disputing Iran’s version, mother of Nika Shakarami says 16-year-old was beaten to death
Human rights groups estimate that dozens of protesters have been killed over the past three weeks as swathes of the nation revolts against Iran’s conservative rule.
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The Saturday Paper • Mike Seccombe • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
How the US is unleashing a recession on the world
The power of the American dollar is driving up interest rates in Australia, as the Reserve Bank continues its unfounded approach to cutting inflation.
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The Saturday Paper • Danielle Wood • October 8, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
How to make women an economic priority
Anthony Albanese understands the power of symbolism. He has carefully cultivated signals that women will be front and centre of his government’s agenda, particularly its economic one. From the gender balance of participants and speakers at its jobs and skills summit, to the formation of a Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, and the embrace of gender-responsive budgeting,
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Christopher Knaus • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Power and politics: how the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins sparked a reckoning
The trial concerning an alleged sexual assault in the heart of Canberra has heard about the effects of ‘party implications’ and the culture of parliament
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