Friday, December 16, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

Crikey • Cam Wilson • December 16, 2022 • crikey.com.au
‘We killed them’: Queensland shooters posted video online after attack
A now-deleted YouTube account shows footage of the Wieambilla shooters foreshadowing violence against police in the lead-up to the attack.
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The Age • Cameron Houston, Chris Vedelago • December 16, 2022 • theage.com.au
The day police crashed the billionaires’ lockdown soiree - and where the guests hid
Video footage obtained by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald shows members of the Pratt family flouted public health orders during lockdown by hosting guests, who then hid from police.
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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I went cross-eyed’: Australia’s former deputy PM taken to hospital after drinking entire bowl of kava
Michael McCormack paid a high price for downing, not sipping, the sakau during a Pacific tour, later stating: ‘I was trying to be respectful’
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The Monthly • Rachel Withers • December 16, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
Cooking with gas
Is there anything that can stop the Coalition from encouraging conspiracy theories and misinformation?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bonyhady • December 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Twitter suspends journalists covering Elon Musk
Accounts for reporters from publications including the Washington Post, the New York Times and CNN have been suspended. The feed of social-media site Mastodon has also been taken down.
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ABC News • Emilie Gramenz • December 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
'They were barking at me': Robodebt victim describes 'torture' of payment demands for non-existent debt
Sandra Bevan told the royal commission she was adamant the debt was incorrect, and "rude" phone calls made her life more difficult.
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SBS News • Finn McHugh • December 16, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Labor scraps rule that forced local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day
Labor has dumped a Morrison government rule that forced local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day and has reinstated the rights of two councils to host them.
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The Guardian • Martin Pengelly • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Losing the plot’: Trump mocked after announcing superhero card collection
Cards cost ‘only $99 each’ and ‘would make a great Christmas gift’, says former president in ‘major announcement’ video
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
News Corp ends year on a low note as another senior figure investigated over alleged behaviour at staff drinks | The Weekly Beast
The Murdoch stable has let indiscretions slide in the past but there is less tolerance now. Plus: Nine returns to AAP
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The Guardian • Gabrielle Jackson, Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
The most pivotal stories of the year – with Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher
In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about the stories that defined the year
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Miles P Herbert@milespherbert
In what felt like an homage to a time gone by, @lenoretaylor @gabriellecj and @mikewsc1 recorded todays podcast in 3 different locations. Looking back on all the the stories that kept us apart, and all the stories that brought us together in 2022 —> theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 16, 2022
The New York Times • Mike Isaac, Kate Conger • December 16, 2022 • nytimes.com
Twitter Suspends Accounts of Half a Dozen Journalists
The social media service, which is owned by Elon Musk, said that it suspends accounts that “violate the Twitter rules” but did not provide details.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Foreign actors’ may have fanned rightwing extremism during Covid to sway election, Liberal MP says
Exclusive: Andrew Wallace urges colleagues to be ‘mindful’ of possibility but says he has no hard evidence
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ABC News • Natasha Johnson • December 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
ABC's first Head of Indigenous News opens up about escaping domestic violence and overcoming adversity
After a difficult start, Suzanne Dredge transformed her life to become a multi-award-winning journalist. Now she is the ABC's first Head of Indigenous News, responsible for elevating coverage of Indigenous Affairs.
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Jennetta Quinn-Bates@JennettaQB
ABC journalist Suzanne Dredge shares her story of overcoming adversity to become the first Head of Indigenous News abc.net.au/news/backstory…
December 16, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Great migrant nation’: bid to protect Australian prosecco and feta from EU bans
Trade minister Don Farrell says many producers took their food and culture to Australia from Europe and have the right to use traditional terms
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
The trade minister, Don Farrell, has asked his European counterparts to recognise Australia as a “great migrant nation” and not force its producers to stop using terms like prosecco and feta. Interview from Berlin here he has been in talks on Aus/EU FTA: theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 16, 2022
ABC News • Jake Evans • December 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Government abolishes AAT, declaring its reputation has been ruined
One of the most notoriously politicised bodies in the Commonwealth will be overhauled, as the attorney-general seeks to end political appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Excellent. The Liberals turned the AAT into a hyper-rort to pay off their toadies, cronies, touts and urgers, their failed hacks, bludgers and layabouts, their fat-arsed, shiny-pants, pearl-choked, human flotsam and jetsam. Good riddance to the lot of ‘em. abc.net.au/news/2022-12-1…
December 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung, Jessica Yun • December 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Time to rethink the shopping list: Four ways your Christmas feast will look different this year
La Nina-fuelled flooding, deadly diseases, ongoing supply chain issues, and high demand for some produce will mean we might need to make some compromises this festive season.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung • December 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
US, Australia sign pact to measure environment’s economic value
The joint pact was announced at the COP15 summit, a global biodiversity meeting that will determine the future of global nature protection and conservation.
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Laura Chung@Laura_R_Chung
Australia and the United States have signed an agreement to measure the economic value of nature, as they look to make environmental damage a top consideration for businesses and governments smh.com.au/environment/su…
December 16, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • December 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Feral deer will become Australia’s ‘next rabbit plague’ without a containment zone, experts say
Populations have increased tenfold in the past two decades, leading to a new national strategy to halt the rapid spread
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Jack Gough@JackEGough
🌿A really important story if you care about Australia's environment: Feral deer numbers have exploded, trashing & trampling our bushland & waterways, but finally a national plan has been developed to stop their spread.
A🧵on deer & the plan 1/X
@_LisaMCox
theguardian.com/environment/20…
December 16, 2022
ABC Radio National • December 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
2022: The year in sound
In 2022, Australia voted in a new Government, there were devastating floods across the east coast and another year of the COVID pandemic The talented Madeleine Genner and Marc Fennell have looked back on the year that was.
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ABC Radio National • December 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Doubt over Fiji election results
Election counting continues in Fiji, but even before the result is finalised, doubts have been raised about the integrity of the count. The country's main opposition leader, Sitiveni Rabuka is disputing the early tally, and says he doesn't have faith in the electoral system.
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