Friday, December 23, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Sarah Ferguson • December 22, 2022 • abc.net.au
What ACMA missed in its report on Four Corners and 'Fox and the Big Lie'
ACMA's final report on Four Corners' coverage of Fox News raises questions about the regulator's understanding of journalism, writes Sarah Ferguson.
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Malcolm Turnbull@TurnbullMalcolm
Sarah Ferguson cogently rebuts the ACMA report in this piece. But the bottom line is this: Fox News promoted and amplified the lies about the 2020 election which were the fuel that fired the attempted coup and the Jan 6 assault on the Capitol. abc.net.au/news/2022-12-2…
December 22, 2022
The Guardian • Rebecca Shaw • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Sure, moaning about ‘nepo babies’ is fun – but we're missing the bigger problem
So much of the media we consume comes from people who have no idea what it’s like to be working class. We’re missing out
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Bec Shaw@Brocklesnitch
Wrote this about nepo babies (imo) distracting from the bigger issue of who gets to access a career in the arts, and the lack of working class representation theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
December 23, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nationals MP Andrew Gee quits party citing its opposition to Indigenous voice
The member for Calare, who will now sit as an independent, said he ‘fundamentally disagreed’ with party’s position
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Caitlin Cassidy@caitecassidy
“The recent decision by the National party to oppose the Indigenous voice and witnessing the devastation our region has experienced over the past few weeks, has really brought home to me the importance of being able to stand up and be counted" theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • December 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
NSW to turbocharge transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions
NSW will hit its current target of halving emissions from 2005 levels by 2030, said Treasurer Matt Kean, who will on Friday announce the new goal of a 70 per cent reduction by 2035.
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The Guardian • Lenore Taylor • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australians reset their priorities in 2022, but in 2023 we must hold our leaders accountable
As it marks the end of its first decade, Guardian Australia will scrutinise climate policies, cost-of-living measures and contribute to the Indigenous voice debate
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Dalton • December 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I’m going to shoot your cat’: Annual Scotland Island swim turns nasty
Controversy over a swimming cat has led to a war of words among some residents of a northern beaches enclave.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • December 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
My greatest escape: 52 books from 52 countries in 52 weeks
And I didn’t have to leave home - or I couldn’t. My daughter set me this reading challenge at the height of the pandemic restrictions.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Secret report warns of morale and mental health issues among Australia’s elite soldiers
Exclusive: Richard Marles is told Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment members have expressed ‘anger and grief’ about the situation
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
2022 in review: is this the year Australia faced its climate reckoning?
The environmental crisis changed the political tide in 2022. There are some reasons to be optimistic about the outlook ahead – but much more to be done
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
One more for 2022. It’s about 2022, with a bit of 2023.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
December 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • December 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
What I saw in 22 hours in Beijing with Penny Wong
When the call came – “Would you like to travel to Beijing with Penny Wong?” – the answer was an instant yes.
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Pearls and Irritations • Michael Keating • December 23, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
What does Robodebt say about the APS policy advising capability?
The Royal Commission has focused on the legality of the Robodebt scheme. The failure of policy judgment and advice seems as damaging.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Linda Morris • December 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
National Library’s treasure Trove under threat from budget cuts
The digital platform beloved by historians and researchers across the country could cease to operate if new federal funding is not found.
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Frank Bongiorno@fbongiornoanu
It's simple, really. Trove runs out of money in July. No money, no Trove. Write to your local member. theage.com.au/culture/art-an…
December 21, 2022
The Guardian • Michael McGowan • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Experts question decision to not deem Queensland shooting ‘domestic terror’
Police say there’s ‘nothing really to indicate’ that the Wieambilla shooting could be classified as terrorism
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
“It certainly doesn’t look good if Australia continues to label every act of violence by a Muslim actor as terror and all of the rightwing extremism, which we are seeing rising and seeing more warnings about from Asio, as murder or just regular crime.”
theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 23, 2022
Insider • Linette Lopez • December 18, 2022 • businessinsider.com
At Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk was a jerk with a grand vision. At Twitter, he's just a jerk.
Elon Musk has used the same playbook at all of his companies from Tesla to SpaceX. Sadly for him, his model will cause Twitter to go down in flames.
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Judd Legum@JuddLegum
A must-read on @elonmusk from Linette Lopez, one of the journalists that Musk has suspended from Twitter.
She has covered his business activities with a critical eye for years.
businessinsider.com/elon-musk-busi…
December 19, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • December 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
ABC’s Sarah Ferguson blasts media regulator’s ‘nonsensical’ findings over Fox program
The ABC’s star presenter says the AMCA’s findings against her report into Fox News and the January 6 riot are nonsensical.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
ACT court yet to release sentencing details of man secretly convicted and detained, despite approval
Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has cleared for release the documents in the case of Alan Johns, also known as Witness J, but court yet to publish
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The Canberra Times • Dan Jervis-Bardy • December 23, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'Extraordinary': Littleproud insists Nats free to break ranks on Voice after shock resignation
Calare MP Andrew Gee announced he would sit as an independent after being unable to fall into line...
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ABC News • Sandro Demaio • December 22, 2022 • abc.net.au
While Australians were focused on the pandemic, the vaping industry was executing its own plan
The e-cigarette and tobacco industries have exploited our focus on the pandemic to push their new profit ploy onto young people, writes Sandro Demaio. Here's how they did it — and how we can stop them.
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Dr Sandro Demaio@SandroDemaio
An entirely new generation faces the very real possibility of becoming addicted to nicotine.
It's time to act on vaping.
My latest for @abcnews: abc.net.au/news/health/20…
December 22, 2022
The Guardian • Nick Evershed • December 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Amid opposition to gas price caps, Australia’s resources companies make record profits
Analysis of financial reports shows all major gas, oil and coal companies have made a record amount of money in 2022 so far
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SBS News • Isabelle Lane • December 20, 2022 • sbs.com.au
The next Qatar? Five Australian human rights issues that could face global scrutiny in 2023
Qatar's FIFA World Cup was mired in controversy, and Australia will host the next one; the women's football tournament in 2023.
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