Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Anna Patty, Lachlan Abbott • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I can see my family again’: More than 19,000 refugees to qualify for permanent residency
They’ve been waiting for a decade or more, but now many of the asylum seekers who arrived by boat in the Rudd/Gillard years will no longer be in limbo.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott, James Massola • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Kevin Rudd’s diplomatic clout to open doors in DC: Hockey, Turnbull
Former Liberal-appointed ambassadors and one ex-PM praised the choice of Rudd as next ambassador to the US, while his old enemies declined to comment.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Building on @KnottMatthew’s always excellent reporting, I spoke to @JoeHockey, @TurnbullMalcolm, Kim Beazley and Dennis Richardson about @MrKRudd Washington appointment by @albomp. All of them welcomed the additional diplomatic clout it will bring. theage.com.au/politics/feder…
December 20, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Taxpayers face potential $10m payout bill as administrative appeals tribunal scrapped
Full-time members of the AAT not reappointed to a position in a new body will be eligible for compensation under existing contracts
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • December 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
Push to reveal mystery donations to Voice referendum Yes and No camps
Under current laws, the identity of whoever donated $1 million to the No campaign will not be known until six months after the vote.
ABC News • Claire Campbell • December 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Renewable energy covers SA's electricity needs for a week
South Australia became famous for a statewide blackout, but years on it's had enough renewable energy to power the entire state for a week — and one expert predicts the technology could power it for a month by next year.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Rudd appointment offers huge risks and rewards for Albanese
Anthony Albanese has made a calculated gamble in sending Kevin Rudd to Washington as Australia’s chief diplomat.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • December 19, 2022 • afr.com
Mirvac boss to lead housing affordability council
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz has been chosen by Housing Minister Julie Collins to lead a new team working on supply and affordability.
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Julie Collins@JulieCollinsMP
Today I have announced the formation of the interim National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, led by Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz.
This new body will ensure all governments receive the very best advice to deal with Australia’s serious housing challenges. afr.com/politics/feder…
December 20, 2022
The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • December 19, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
The average annual wage growth in enterprise agreements not only remains well below inflation, it shows little sigh of increasing.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
The latest figures from the Fair Work Commission suggest no sign of a wages-prices spiral
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-lates…
December 20, 2022
The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • December 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
This Christmas you could be living in your car! Just imagine
Go on, imagine it
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MargaretSimons@MargaretSimons
Not often you see an accurate take on homelessness in a cartoon. Thanks to First Dog. And this is a reminder never to make assumptions about what people are or are not dealing with. This Christmas you could be living in your car! Just imagine theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
December 20, 2022
The Guardian • Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Lucy Clark, Beejay Silcox, Imogen Dewey, Paul Daley, Declan Fry, Bridie Jabour, Bec Kavanagh, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Micha… • December 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
The 25 best Australian books of 2022: Chloe Hooper, Alex Miller, Jessica Au and more
Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jack Latimore • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Shameful day for Australia’: Santos given green light to drill 850 gas wells in native forest
A group of First Nations people who have applied for native title of the Pilliga area have fought against Santos’ development for years on cultural and environmental grounds, and say they will appeal against the decision.
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ABC News • Nassim Khadem • December 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
'We will keep you here until you die': Elham is sick and needs urgent medical care but Iranian authorities are torturing her
In a prison West of Tehran, Iranian artist Elham Modaresi's will to survive is being gradually broken. Her sister says Elham is facing torture and being denied medical care.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • December 19, 2022 • afr.com
Half of Australians support Indigenous Voice plan
Support for the Voice to parliament is strongest among younger voters, but a new poll shows a major want more information about how the consultative body would work.
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • December 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Cop15: what does the biodiversity pact mean for Australia’s land, sea and threatened species?
The pact has been likened to the Paris agreement for climate and commits countries to targets to protect and restore biodiversity
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor’s delay on public schools funding deal a ‘betrayal’ of disadvantaged students, advocates say
Australia’s education minister Jason Clare says government still committed to schools getting 100% ‘fair funding’
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Jane Caro@JaneCaro
Public schools enrol between 80-90% of all the most disadvantaged children in Australia. It is these children we are neglecting and ignoring. Our current needs based funding is the educational equivalent of a hunger relief scheme for the well fed. theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 19, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Perrottet’s pleas over controversial male candidate for Pittwater ignored
The premier and Cities Minister Rob Stokes want a woman to run in the seat and urged the executive to not endorse Rory Amon.
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The Guardian • Alex Hern • December 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Elon Musk breaks silence after 10 million Twitter users vote for him to step down
The billionaire says only paid Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to vote in future policy-related polls on the platform
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The Age • Cara Waters • December 19, 2022 • theage.com.au
Fifty years on, George and Ronnie are still laying the bluestones
George Spiteri and Ronnie Dalli have been laying Melbourne’s iconic bluestone slabs for more than five decades. They say lifting the 50-kilogram slabs keeps them young.
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The Guardian • Adeshola Ore, Tamsin Rose • December 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia-wide firearms register on national cabinet agenda more than 30 years after first being suggested
Renewed push comes after last week’s fatal shooting of two Queensland police officers and a neighbour in Wieambilla
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The Age • Caroline Schelle, Greg Dundas, Patrick Hatch • December 20, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘Not good swimmers’: Paddleboard teens blown more than 20km across bay, shelter in island hut
Four teens on paddleboards were caught in strong winds and blown through the night for more than 20km – clear across Port Phillip Bay – before landing on a restricted island where they found shelter in a hut.
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