Thursday, October 13, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Nino Bucci, Michael McGowan • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Integral part of democracy’: climate activists mount court challenge to NSW anti-protest laws
Laws that allow for fines and prison terms for non-violent protesters undermine fundamental rights, Environmental Defenders Office says
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Paul Keating speculates King Charles could renounce UK monarch’s claim on Australia
Former prime minister suggests royal family ‘would have been so glad’ if 1999 referendum on becoming a republic succeeded
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The Guardian • Maya Yang • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families $965m over hoax claims
Verdict is second big judgment against Infowars host over promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened
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ABC News • October 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Alex Jones ordered to pay near $US1 billion in damages to Sandy Hook massacre families
It's the second multi-million-dollar verdict against the conspiracy theorist in just over two months.
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The Guardian • Patrick Greenfield • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bryant • October 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
If we get the leaders we deserve, it’s time for an urgent rethink
With a few notable exceptions, the free world is suffering from an eclipse of political star power.
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Nick Bryant@NickBryantNY
The west is battling a political talent deficit. My latest @smh @theage smh.com.au/world/europe/d…
October 13, 2022
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Give up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says
Climate Council shows energy bill and emissions savings in each capital city for substituting hot water, cooktops and heating
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry | Temperature Check
Science body’s information on shale gas fracking treads lightly when it comes to naming methane’s role in global heating, despite it being second only to CO2
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • October 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australians must speak up, or the key issues will be overlooked
In these troubling times, we need to raise the standard of public debate.
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Chris Wallace😷@c_s_wallace
Me on the strange allure of robopoll calls & their nefarious narrowing of what ends up on the political radar. smh.com.au/national/austr… #auspol
October 13, 2022
The Walkley Foundation • WalkleyMag • October 13, 2022 • walkleys.com
Finalists announced for the 67th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism
The Walkley Foundation is delighted to announce the finalists for the 66th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios • October 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Ukraine team leads Walkley Awards nominations
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have a large number of finalists in this year’s Walkley awards, led by Kate Geraghty and Anthony Galloway, who reported from Ukraine.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Congratulations to our wonderful finalists 👏 smh.com.au/business/compa…
October 13, 2022
The Guardian • Alvin Chang • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
The astounding impact and reach of long Covid, in numbers and charts
Something about Covid causes a significant portion of people to experience symptoms long after the initial sickness – so what do the studies tell us?
The Australian • SARAH ISON • October 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Keating trashes Quad: get us out of AUKUS
Former prime minister Paul Keating says the US is exceptionally ungrateful to allies like Australia who have long been loyal, urging Canberra to walk away from the AUKUS security agreement scheduled to deliver the nation a nuclear submarine capability.
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7.30 • October 12, 2022 • abc.net.au
Dr Saul Griffith – decarbonisation for Australia begins in the home
Right now, we're in the biggest debate we've ever had about Australia's green energy future. One of the most provocative voices to emerge is Dr Saul Griffith who is the founder of Rewiring Australia and an advisor to the Biden administration on its recent legislation to drive America's green energy transformation. He thinks Australia's energy transformation should begin in people's homes.
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The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • October 12, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
By 2024-25 only those earning over $97,000 will be paying less tax than now
Only those eanring more than $97,000 will be better off once the Stage 3 tax cuts come into effect
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Thought the Stage 3 cuts are skewed to the wealthy?
Wait till you also include the end of the Low-middle income tax offset.
Unless you earn more than $97,000 you'll be worse even *after* getting the Stage 3 cut than you were last year
australiainstitute.org.au/post/after-the…
October 12, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Damning aged care audit reveals abuse and neglect of residents across Australia
Advocates call for reform as report finds residents left with untreated wounds, overcharged and wrongly prevented from leaving
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The Age • Charlotte Grieve, Lachlan Abbott • October 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
As it happened:Three towns ordered to evacuate; Melbourne suburbs on alert over rising Maribyrnong
The SES has issued an evacuation order for residents of Rochester, sections of Seymour and Carisbrook as floodwaters peak earlier than expected. Dozens of Melbourne suburbs were also put on alert on Thursday night.
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Daily Mail • Padraig Collins, By Padraig Collins For Daily Mail Australia • October 13, 2022 • dailymail.co.uk
Tweets sent to Albo the 'Italian porn artist' rather than Albo PM
Controversial Australian social commentator Prue MacSween has been called out for sending tweets tagging incorrect accounts for current and former Labor prime ministers.
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ABC Radio National • October 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australia looks to do more for Ukraine, as budget looms large
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is considering a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more weapons, money and military training. Chief political correspondent for SMH and The Age, David Crowe, joins Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas to analyse Australia's role in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia. Plus, the Labor government ponders structural economic changes before their first federal budget.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • October 13, 2022 • afr.com
‘Cries of anguish’: Faith leaders urge Labor to dump fossil fuels
Church representatives from Australia and across the Pacific have told Anthony Albanese greater action on climate is urgently needed
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