Friday, December 2, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
Bruce Lehrmann rape trial abandoned, charges dropped
Director of Public Prosecutions for the ACT, Shane Drumgold, SC, said the trial would not proceed because of the unacceptable risk to Brittany Higgins’ life.
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Allegra Spender@spenderallegra
Heartbreaking. A trial for alleged rape cannot proceed because the trial is “a significant and unacceptable risk” to the life of the woman. Our laws must be reformed so that survivors of assault can find justice, without finding themselves on trial. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
December 2, 2022
The Guardian • Lorena Allam • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
The rhetoric around the Indigenous voice to parliament shows it’ll be a rough campaign
If this week was an indication of the level of the debate, then Australia is in for a torrid time when referendum process begins in earnest
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Calla Wahlquist@callapilla
A must-read analysis by Lorena Allam.
"It may suit politicians right now to keep asking these questions, but the longer they’re asked, the more they underscore the need for a voice as a means of hearing what Indigenous people are trying to say."
theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 2, 2022
The Guardian • Elias Visontay • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge jailed for at least eight months
Lawyers for Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco, who stopped traffic for 25 minutes in April, say it is ‘outrageous’ their client was refused bail before an appeal next year
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • December 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
How a minister’s mates got the inside running
It is now clear that Stuart Robert was in touch with his friends’ consulting firm while he was a cabinet minister and had inside knowledge about contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Bruce Lehrmann retrial won’t proceed after prosecutors drop charges for alleged rape of Brittany Higgins
Decision announced by director of public prosecutions means retrial of Lehrmann, who pleaded not guilty, will not go ahead
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Rolling Stone • Noah Shachtman • December 2, 2022 • rollingstone.com
Musk's Beloved Twitter Polls Are Bot-Driven Bullsh!t, Ex-Employees Say
“Polls are more prone to manipulation than almost anything else [on Twitter]. It’s interesting, given his [Musk’s] use of polls,” Yoel Roth, the company’s former Head of Trust and Safety says…
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Rolling Stone@RollingStone
EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk has used Twitter polls to justify moves such as reinstating Trump’s account, but employees tell Rolling Stone the social network’s surveys are magnets for bots. They’re literally designed to be spammed and gamed. trib.al/ldCFPeU
December 2, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Demoralising’: life on sub-poverty jobseeker payment laid bare in new report
Without a good chance of finding work, Michelle Jackson said her life was ‘never going to improve’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Miki Perkins, Peter Milne • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
Gas giant Santos loses appeal against Tiwi Islands traditional owners
Resources company fails to reverse Federal Court judgment that halted drilling on its multibillion-dollar Barossa gas project in a decision that may affect all of Australia’s massive offshore oil and gas industry.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
David Pocock criticises official’s ‘inappropriate’ conduct after she confronted scientific group over carbon credit evidence
Shayleen Thompson of the Clean Energy Regulator had ‘robust’ exchange with Wentworth Group director
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The Age • Rachel Eddie, Sumeyya Ilanbey • December 2, 2022 • theage.com.au
Two new faces join Andrews’ cabinet after ministers take a step to the Left
Shaun Leane has been moved out of cabinet and St Albans MP Natalie Suleyman and Northern Metropolitan region representative Enver Erdogan elevated to the frontbench.
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The Klaxon • anthonyklan • December 1, 2022 • theklaxon.com.au
AAT made over 1,200 illegal payments to officials
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal made over 1,200 illegal payments to unnamed senior officials.
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Anthony Klan@Anthony_Klan
🚨EXCLUSIVE 🚨 AAT made 1,293 illegal payments to unnamed officials. Won’t say whether any has been repaid. Comes as AAT boss resigns...
theklaxon.com.au/aat-made-over-…
December 1, 2022
The Guardian • Eleanor Gordon-Smith • December 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
My wife says pursuing my hobby will end our marriage. Let’s call it, hypothetically, motorcycling
It’s hard to imagine what hobby your wife could have such strong feelings about, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. To solve this you’ll need to deal in specifics
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Sian Cain@siancain
We debated on the desk what the 'hobby' is and I have settled on BDSM or base jumping.
"It’s hard to imagine what this could be, given your wife has such strong feelings about it and you don’t want to name it. Is it illegal? Is it a sex thing?"
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
December 2, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • December 1, 2022 • news.com.au
Charge against Bruce Lehrmann expected to be dropped
Exclusive
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
BREAKING New medical evidence detailing the impact of a second trial on Brittany Higgins’ mental health is expected to result in the charge being dropped and the trial not proceeding news.com.au/national/nsw-a…
December 1, 2022
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • December 2, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
An unacceptable risk
Our legal system poses an “unacceptable risk” to those seeking justice from it
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sam mostyn@sammostyn
“what does it say about our justice system that seeking to use it should pose an “unacceptable risk” to the life of a complainant?It speaks to a system that is deeply broken,one that pushes alleged victims to breaking point, & one in urgent need of reform” themonthly.com.au/the-politics/r…
December 2, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
The Lehrmann trial is over – but it will never really be over
The bleakest truth is this: it was impossible to sit through the cross-examination of Higgins and conclude it was worth it; that vindication and peace lay at the end of that process.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • December 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
Bruce Lehrmann sexual assault charge expected to be dropped
The second trial had been pencilled in for early in 2023. The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions will make an announcement on Friday morning.
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ABC Radio National • December 1, 2022 • abc.net.au
The Party Room with Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly
Want to know what's really going on in Parliament House? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas give you the political analysis that matters and explain what it means for you.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tom Rabe • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
NSW Liberals block candidate over mandatory vax, lockdown opposition
Noel McCoy was preselection favourite for the coveted seat of Castle Hill, but his nomination was blocked over comments about the state’s COVID-19 response.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ace Carey • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
China protests: What on earth is that alpaca meme all about?
Anyone who’s been in social media chat rooms with young Chinese people, as I have, knows they dare to have strong opinions - and to express them. That includes criticising their Chinese Communist Party rulers.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • December 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
Oops! NSW government hypes beloved free event – 10 years after it died
The government touted the much-loved Sydney Festival First Night among the free things Sydneysiders can attend in coming weeks. It hasn’t been held in a decade.
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