Monday, October 17, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia quietly drops recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Exclusive: Former PM Scott Morrison’s decision to formally recognise West Jerusalem has now been reversed by Labor government
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Ellen Leabeater, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan, Allison Chan, Joey Watson, Ryan Pemberton, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson, Mellany … • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith v the media, part one: reputation
Who is Ben Roberts-Smith and how did he earn the military’s highest honour, the Victoria Cross?
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Senator Linda Reynolds accused of attempting to ‘coach’ defence lawyers in Brittany Higgins cross-examination
Court hears evidence senator sought to obtain transcripts of Higgins’ evidence prior to coming to court to give her own testimony
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Wow. Just WOW ! theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 17, 2022
The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Virtuous globalization mastermind’: Scott Morrison lauded by international speaking circuit agency
Former Australian prime minister also credited with ‘controlling natural disasters’ by the agency that says it now ‘exclusively’ represents him
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Queensland Christian school principal asked students if they knew unmarried teacher lived with boyfriend
Exclusive: Principal of Livingstone Christian college said investigation was sparked by a parent’s concern over ‘biblical moral standards’
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Paul Syvret@PSyvret
These "schools" need to stripped of all government funding. If you want your child to be educated in a fundamentalist hate cult, then don't expect a cent of public money. theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 17, 2022
The Guardian • Eden Gillespie • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Brisbane real estate agency advises landlords to increase rents by over 20% amid housing crisis
Agency claims most tenants ‘are agreeable’ to the rent increases, which Tenants Queensland calls ‘opportunistic price-gouging’
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The Guardian • Nino Bucci, Benita Kolovos • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Daniel Andrews dismisses concerns over independence of review into Flemington racetrack flood wall
Melbourne Water chair John Thwaites, who was water minister when the wall was approved, will excuse himself from the review
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Nino Bucci@ninobucci
The independent review into the Flemington racetrack flood wall is being done by Melbourne Water. It’s chaired by John Thwaites, who was deputy premier and water minister in the state government that approved the wall in 2004.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 17, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Adele Ferguson • October 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Medicare is haemorrhaging’: The rorts and waste costing taxpayers billions of dollars a year
Billions of dollars are being rorted from Medicare each year, including by billing dead people and falsifying patient records to boost profits.
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ABC News • Michael Janda • October 17, 2022 • abc.net.au
Two tax changes could raise more than $20 billion a year and halve the deficit, but they're off the table this budget
The Treasurer may have ruled out making changes to the stage 3 income tax cuts in his first budget, but there is a growing push for more comprehensive tax reform from experts and the parliamentary crossbench.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • October 17, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Labor immigration and housing policies are an explosive mix
If the Labor government doesn’t start co-ordinating its immigration and housing policies, the mixture will be explosive.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
My @TheNewDailyAu column: Labor has flung open Australia's doors to temporary and permanent migrants, but there's nowhere for them to live. Housing is heading for a much bigger crisis next year.
thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2022/1…
October 17, 2022
ABC News • Chris Gillett • October 17, 2022 • abc.net.au
Inappropriate Medicare billing occurring in all areas of health sector, expert says
Doctors are abusing the $28 billion Medicare system, at times putting patients at risk, billing dead people and falsifying patient records, all to boost profits, according to the findings of an expert.
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Victoria floods: nervous night in Shepparton but Goulburn River peaks lower than expected
Greater Shepparton area remains on high alert as river expected to stay at major flood level for days and thousands of properties isolated
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
When Carol Adams went to bed on Sunday night at her home in Shepparton North, she wasn’t sure if she would wake to flood waters breaching the sandbags lining her driveway. @caitecassidy @mpbowers theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 17, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • October 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
A gift or a curse? Keating’s Barangaroo vision 10 years on
Construction started on one of Sydney’s largest urban renewal projects 10 years ago. After backflips, clashes and dead deals, the Barangaroo precinct is almost complete. Has it been a success?
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • October 17, 2022 • news.com.au
‘Not appropriate’: Senator confronted in court
Former defence minister Linda Reynolds has been accused in the ACT Supreme Court of “coaching” lawyers acting for the accused during the trial of the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
BREAKING:
“What was your motive in attempting to coach the cross-examination?” Prosecutor Shane DRUMGOLD asked Linda Reynolds.
“That’s not what I was seeking to do,” Senator Reynolds replied. MORE news.com.au/national/nsw-a…
October 17, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • October 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
Medicare rorting is a national scandal needing urgent fix
The truth is that Medicare – the bedrock of Australia’s health system – is sick and could soon be placed on life support.
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thetimes.co.uk • October 17, 2022 • thetimes.co.uk
The Times & The Sunday Times
News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times
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Elle Hunt@elle_hunt
This is terrible thetimes.co.uk/article/c0e666…
November 29, 2021
Andrew Wilkie • Connor Munnings • October 17, 2022 • andrewwilkie.org
Star scandal highlights need for national inquiry and regulator
Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has welcomed the NSW Independent Casino Commission’s decision to suspend Star Entertainment Group’s Sydney casino licence and hit them with a $100 million fine. “With allegations of money laundering, organised crime links and fraud within Star NSW there was no question that a hefty punishment was required for this […]
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Andrew Wilkie MP@WilkieMP
The Star scandal has made it abundantly clear the casino industry in this country is rotten to the core. What we urgently need is a national inquiry into the casino industry and the establishment of an independent national regulator andrewwilkie.org/star-scandal-h…. #auspol #politas
October 17, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Anthony Albanese says ‘no doubt’ flood damage to farms means higher grocery prices
PM warns of inflationary impact and hit to budget from flooding in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • October 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Public ownership of power assets key to smooth shift to renewables, Queensland energy minister says
Government also able to offset impact of higher energy prices globally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Mick de Brenni says
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The Age • Noel Towell, Kishor Napier-Raman • October 17, 2022 • theage.com.au
Andrews’ Liberal challenger sorry for ‘justice’ threat
An obscure Liberal hopeful has apologised after vowing to put Premier Daniel Andrews on trial for “murder” — but the offending material still remains online.
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Sumeyya Ilanbey@sumeyyailanbey
"The state election campaign passed an important milestone on Monday morning: the first apology from an obscure candidate who got suddenly famous after saying something wrong, offensive, dumb — or all three." theage.com.au/cbd/andrews-li…
October 17, 2022

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