Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Shadi Khan Saif, Ben Doherty • December 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Afghan nationals in Australia fear for loved ones in grim wait for split-family visas
Wives, children and vulnerable parents have been left at mercy of Taliban as promises of swift family reunions fade
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Tamsin Rose • December 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Documents reveal ‘scramble’ to rubber-stamp NSW bill targeting climate protests
Exclusive: Emails show how NSW premier Dominic Perrottet’s advisers, along with several other ministers, sought to fast-track bill after media furore
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • December 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
My boyfriend, a writer, broke up with me because I’m a writer
The ability to bend an inch at a time while seeming to stand up straight is a useful and gendered skill
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Australian Financial Review • Edmund Tadros • December 6, 2022 • afr.com
Financial Review appoints Fiona Buffini as editor
The driving force behind The Australian Financial Review’s digital transformation will take up her role next week, replacing Paul Bailey.
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ABC News • Xanthe Gregory, Jessica Clifford, Daniel Franklin, Lauren Pezet • December 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
How a one-in-5,000-year flood wiped out a town in minutes
When the people of Eugowra woke on November 14 they had no understanding of the "waves of water" that were hurtling towards them. Before long they were running for their lives, rescuing each other and clambering onto rooftops.
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Xanthe Gregory@xanthe_gregory
A deep dive into how the Eugowra flood unfolded and what factors were at play. ⁦@abcnews⁩ w/ ⁦@jessmclifford⁩ abc.net.au/news/2022-12-0…
December 6, 2022
The Guardian • Michael McGowan • December 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Violet Coco: NSW minister voted for laws used to jail his niece for 15 months over climate protest
Alister Henskens defends his role in passing legislation, saying ‘nobody is above the law’
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
A climate activist sentenced to 15 months in jail for a protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge is the niece of a senior minister in the New South Wales Coalition government. theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 6, 2022
The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • December 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Stuart Robert told lobbyist not to donate to Angus Taylor fundraising group as ‘it will be declared and it will hurt you’
Private emails from 2018 show Liberal MP told Synergy 360 boss that donation would need to be declared
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Broede Carmody, Sarah McPhee • December 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
As it happened: RBA lifts interest rates to 10-year high; PM’s COVID diagnosis delays energy price talks
The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates for an eighth consecutive month and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he “not 100 per cent but doing OK” after testing positive to coronavirus for the second time this year.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • December 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor takes strong lead over Peter Dutton, new research shows
Labor continues to build on the support it won in May at the federal election.
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ABC Radio National • December 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
Call for Australia to sanction human rights abusers
While Australia has the power to ban human rights abusers, corrupt officials and malicious cyber hackers from the country, those laws have only been used once in their year long existence. Now, Human Rights Watch is calling on the Albanese government to use the Magnitsky style sanctions to hold human rights abusers to account.
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nine • Tom Livingstone • December 6, 2022 • 9now.nine.com.au
Dozens of childcare centres forced to close across the country
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • December 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Nobody is above the law’: Minister stands by anti-protest laws that sent niece to jail
Alister Henskens’ niece Deanna “Violet” Coco was sentenced to 15 months in prison under new laws cracking down on inconvenient protests.
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The New Daily • Julia Banks • December 2, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Liberals lose from their unholy, right-wing mergers
The Liberals seem to talk to themselves, about themselves, and defend their actions rather than face reality, Julia Banks writes.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
What has happened to the Liberal Party?Julia Banks paints a depressing portrait thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2022/1…
December 4, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Steve Boland • December 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
Don’t judge the legal system for sorry saga of the Lehrmann trial
This is a lamentable example of what happens to the justice system when the principles of prudence, discretion and sobriety of judgment are set aside in favour of publicity, politics and rank ideology.
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@abcnews • December 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
Hawthorn (Key Seat) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results
Overview of the Hawthorn (Key Seat) electorate in the Victoria election 2022
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Antony Green - elections@AntonyGreenElec
The Liberal Party's John Pesutto has won Hawthorn after a strong performance on out of district pre-poll votes this morning. abc.net.au/news/elections… #springst #VicVotes2022
November 30, 2022
CNN • Masrur Jamaluddin, Heather Chen, Angus Watson • December 6, 2022 • cnn.com
Indonesia bans sex outside marriage as parliament passes sweeping new criminal code
Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms in the Southeast Asian country.
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ABC News • December 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
More delays at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital as expert slams government 'pro-infection' COVID policy
The RCH says it could be days before waiting times fall amid a surge in demand. An infectious diseases expert says COVID-19 policy could be behind the surge.
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Human Rights Watch • December 6, 2022 • hrw.org
Myanmar: Junta Sentences 10 Prisoners to Death
The Myanmar military junta should immediately commute the death sentences recently handed down against 10 prisoners.
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Human Rights Watch • December 6, 2022 • hrw.org
Australia: Use Magnitsky-Style Sanctions to Target Abusers
The Australian government should use the occasion of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2022, to announce new targeted sanctions against human rights abusers abroad.
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The Age • Rachael Dexter • December 5, 2022 • theage.com.au
Covering the west means a new take on political gridlock
Reporter Rachael Dexter reflects on the marginal election campaign waged in Melton, part of our special coverage.
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mat_dunckley@mat_dunckley
Yeah we totally did 19 stories on the marginal outer Melbourne seat of Melton in the state election.
Almost all were by @rachael_dexter.
Here’s her reflections on that, quite informative given some of the wider trends.
theage.com.au/politics/victo…
December 5, 2022

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