Monday, June 27, 2022 to Sunday, July 3, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Adam Morton, Katharine Murphy • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Former Australian chief scientist to head review of carbon credit scheme after whistleblower revelations
Climate change minister to announce Prof Ian Chubb will lead six-month probe of scheme labelled ‘largely a sham’ by one expert
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • July 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Dfat bungle delayed visas for former Afghan embassy employees at risk from Taliban
Exclusive: Freedom-of-information investigation reveals error in urgent submission to then minister Marise Payne
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Exclusive: How a file number bungle by an Australian government department caused a four-week delay in progressing visas for some Afghan citizens at risk of retribution from the Taliban as the group swept to power in Afghanistan. #FOI investigation #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 2, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • June 28, 2022 • news.com.au
Governor-General David Hurley spruiks building company responsible for his renovations
Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda are spruiking the wares of a Canberra-based builder who completed luxury renovations to the couple’s private home.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE: Governor-general slammed over “error of judgment” after providing “testimonial” in filmed ad for Canberra builder news.com.au/finance/real-e…
June 28, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott, Angus Thomson • June 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
Abandoning God: Christianity plummets as ‘non-religious’ surges in census
The proportion of self-identified Christians in Australia has dropped below 50 per cent for the first time amid a surge in non-religious identification.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Now that “Christians” are a minority group, do you think they’ll stop telling the rest of us how to live ?
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June 28, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • July 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
Private school funding exposes the nation’s lack of heart
Last decade, government funding boosts to private schools outstripped those to public schools. What does that say about our values?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • June 29, 2022 • smh.com.au
Attorney-general considering abolishing AAT and starting from scratch
The independent tribunal reviews government decisions, but observers fear its authority has been undermined by political appointments.
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The Guardian • David Smith • June 29, 2022 • theguardian.com
Angry, violent, reckless: testimony paints shocking portrait of Trump
Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony of a president lunging at a Secret Service agent’s throat ‘is going to loom very large’ in US history, experts say
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor says new five-year funding for ABC will safeguard against arbitrary cuts and political interference
Communications minister Michelle Rowland says Coalition ‘completely lied’ about 2013 funding cut which harmed broadcaster
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Albanese government to move to grant territories right to set own voluntary assisted dying laws
New minister for territories, Kristy McBain, says Labor is seeking to bring on bill in first week of parliament in July
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Police failed to adequately investigate deaths of four Indigenous women, former officer says
Exclusive: Submission to state inquiry alleges Queensland police routinely hid domestic violence failures from coroner
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Amy McQuire@amymcquire
Must read from @bensmee “A Qld police whistleblower that detectives did not properly investigate the deaths of at least four First Nations women who had previously been subject to repeated violence by their partners.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 3, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • June 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tanya Plibersek declares environment ‘is back front and centre’ in Australia at UN ocean conference
Environment minister receives enthusiastic welcome in Lisbon and flags five blue carbon projects to safeguard ocean health
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • June 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I can’t stay. It’s not enough’: why are teachers leaving Australian schools?
Australia is facing mass teacher unrest and an exodus from the profession. Teachers on the cusp of leaving explain why
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Benjamin Law 羅旭能@mrbenjaminlaw
‘Expectations are destroying me’
‘We're not trusted’
‘There’s a general baseline of stress’
‘We’re not dealing with [covid's] impact’
‘There would never be enough of myself’
Distressing stories from teachers near-collapse, ahead of this week's NSW strikes
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June 27, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • June 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Devastating’: Australian politicians respond to US supreme court’s decision on abortion rights
Some politicians say decision in Roe v Wade will ‘save lives’ but prime minister emphasises ‘in Australia, this is not a matter for partisan political debate’
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ABC News • Grace Tobin, Jeanavive McGregor, Patrick Begley • June 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
As the Coalition feuded over vaping, 'personal' donations were made by the pro-vape lobby
As the Coalition feuded over vaping, Four Corners can reveal a lobby group gave $44,000 to the Liberal Party but declared it as personal gifts from its director on electoral returns.
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Grace Tobin@GraceTobin
$44k in 'personal' donations to the Liberal Party came from vaping lobby during debate over policy @4corners @begley_patrick
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June 28, 2022
ABC News • Jason Fang • June 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
Here's what the census data says about where Australians are migrating from
The 2021 census data shows almost half of the population has a parent born overseas, while India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth, behind Australia and England.
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Kishor@kishor_nr
Meanwhile there is literally one Australian foreign correspondent in India. Time for us to move beyond cricket, curries and cows!
abc.net.au/news/2022-06-2…
June 28, 2022
The Guardian • Natasha May • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Lismore ice-cream factory ‘will need to stand down 240 people’ unless flood support extended
Norco says 44 workers who lost homes would be affected if government assistance ends
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
"We will need to stand down 240 people, of which 44 of those people lost their homes, their cars, every single possession, in the flood. We cannot afford to keep paying 240 people unless we’re making product.” @tasha_tilly theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 30, 2022
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Just 24 health workers helped under Morrison government scheme to bring 2,000 medics to Australia
Travel program set up by Greg Hunt in 2021 discontinued after two months with two dozen people receiving direct assistance
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ABC News • Sara Tomevska • June 27, 2022 • abc.net.au
$400 a week to shower in the living room as Adelaide's rental crisis deepens
What an agent has described as a "great-sized modern bathroom," one Twitter user has suggested is a "perspex sh****g cube in the middle of your kitchen."
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
What Australia’s power grid urgently needs for ‘once-in-a-century transformation’ away from fossil fuels
Most likely scenario to reach net zero by 2050 projects all coal-fired power plants exit by 2043, according to market operator
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • June 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Government decision to limit telehealth services will cause vulnerable Australians to suffer, GPs say
Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended
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Caitlin Cassidy@caitecassidy
The government has confirmed more than 70 telehealth consultations will be cut, including 33 initial complex specialist items, 40 specialist inpatient items & GP consultations <20 minutes. If this effects you, dm me Caitlin.cassidy@theguardian.com theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 1, 2022

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