Saturday, October 15, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Samantha Lewis, Mark Doman, Katia Shatoba, Alex Palmer, Thomas Brettell • October 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
When Sam Kerr honed her 'bat sonar', her goal scoring went into overdrive
Over the past 13 years, Sam Kerr's trajectory has paralleled the rise of women's football. Now she's a finalist in the Ballon d'Or, world football's most prestigious individual award. This dataset traces her evolution from nervous teen to goal-scoring superstar.
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Samantha Lewis@battledinosaur
we all know that Sam Kerr is one of the greatest strikers that women's football has ever seen.
but why?
I spent six months tracking down footage of every goal she has ever scored to figure out how she came to be who she is.
this is what I found.
abc.net.au/news/2022-10-1…
October 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Schneiders • October 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia’s inequality machine runs on insecure labour and wage theft
Our nation has not been this consistently unequal since the 1930s, and that has not happened by accident, Ben Schneiders writes in his new book.
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Ben Schneiders@benschneiders
(1/4) My first book, ‘Hard Labour: wage theft in the age of inequality’, is out on Tuesday. I’m grateful the Saturday Age has run an extract laying out how unequal Australia has become. The book itself goes into the finer detail …theage.com.au/national/austr…
October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides
The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Pocock: “Having grown up on a farm where we used a lot of chemicals, that’s just the way things were. I have concerns about it. And I think we should be looking at ways to farm better. Humans are incredible when they actually want to solve problems.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Racing Victoria chief says Flemington racetrack wall had ‘unintended’ flood consequences
Andrew Jones says Victoria Racing Club was ‘entitled’ to protect its property from floods
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The Saturday Paper • Jon Kudelka • October 15, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Jon Kudelka cartoon, October 15, 2022
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Jon “Semi-Fungible Airships” Kudelka@jonkudelka
Today's @SatPaper cartoon
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/cartoo…
October 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • October 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Albanese pledges to pay for six months’ parental leave
The scheme will be extended from 18 to 26 weeks by 2026, at a cost that is set to exceed $600 million a year.
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The Age • Tom Cowie, Cara Waters, Marta Pascual Juanola • October 15, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘It’s why we campaigned against it’: Flemington racetrack flood wall sparks anger
Maribyrnong’s mayor said the racecourse’s management had some questions to answer about the impact of the wall on flooding in the neighbouring area, a day after criticism from angry residents about the structure.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Battleship Albanese is a paragon of calm but in the water lurks Dutton, looking for cracks in the armour
The government has achieved commendable milestones already thanks to the PM’s reset strategy. If only it could last
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Nine Wide World of Sports • October 15, 2022 • wwos.nine.com.au
Racing boss' response to criticism over flood walls
'No intention to cause harm'
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Raf Epstein@Raf_Epstein
In 2022 the VRC defends Flemington flood walls
“.. I think this is an unintended consequence."
It was the consequence the VRC was warned about in 2005
wwos.nine.com.au/horseracing/ca…
October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Marina Hyde • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
So farewell, Kwasi. Your career died so Liz Truss’s might live for at least 15 more minutes
Kwarteng is out, Hunt is in, and the farcical merry-go-round keeps spinning, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Carroll • October 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Cranbrook unveils $125m revamp as private schools compete in building boom
Its new centre includes 25 new classrooms, a double-height orchestra room, a 267-seat theatre, a chapel, an Olympic-sized pool and a gymnasium.
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ABC News • Elizabeth Wright, Penny Timms, Evan Young • October 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
How would you feel if a laughing stranger lifted you up and started filming you? For Peta, it's not uncommon
The disability royal commission this week examined the abuse and harassment of people with disability in public places. These were some of the most shocking stories.
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The Saturday Paper • October 15, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Oz the great and powerful
This is how it works. On Wednesday last week, The Australian leads with a story warning Jim Chalmers not to drop the stage three tax cuts. The paper says Chalmers faces ‘a Labor split’ if he makes changes to the ‘already legislated’ cuts.
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • October 15, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Nursing homes advised to avoid ‘high-needs’ residents
A consulting firm responsible for a quarter of the aged-care sector has warned its providers to avoid high-needs patients or risk reducing ‘profitability’.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Brittany Higgins: court hears how a dream job turned into the nightmare of alleged rape
Witnesses describe Higgins as ‘broken’ after the alleged rape in March 2019, to which Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty
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ABC News • Echo Hui • October 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
China is exporting its 'abusive' zero-COVID restrictions – and workers are paying the price
Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries, effectively putting thousands of workers in lockdown and separating them from their families.
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The Guardian • Mostafa Rachwani • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Potty prices: Sydney studio apartment with toilet in kitchen on market for $520 a week
Weekly rent on this ‘room with a poo’ is up $140 since 2020, a reflection of Australia’s rental crisis
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The Guardian • Andrew Pulver, Nadia Khomami • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Robbie Coltrane, star of Cracker and Harry Potter, dies aged 72
Scottish actor who graduated from the alternative comedy scene to become a major performer known for taking on complex and difficult roles
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The Canberra Times • James Blackwell • October 15, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
The ACT's spit hood persistence, even against minors, shames us all
The use of spit hoods in the ACT should have ended long ago. Now that we're last in...
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The Australian • Peter van Onselen • October 15, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Stop whingeing Albo: Tax reform the first step to budget repair
Laying the groundwork for major tax reform is the only economic game in town, at least it should be. Yet there are few signs we are close to having a proper debate on the subject.
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