Monday, September 12, 2022 to Sunday, September 18, 2022 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Stan Grant • September 18, 2022 • abc.net.au
As my colleagues have worn black in mourning for the Queen, I've wrestled with asphyxiating anger — and I'm not alone
We aren't supposed to talk about these things this week. We aren't supposed to talk about colonisation, empire, violence about Aboriginal sovereignty, not even about the republic, writes Stan Grant.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott, Rob Harris • September 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Ben Roberts-Smith to attend Queen Elizabeth funeral commemorations
The controversial former soldier has been invited to attend the funeral commemorations as a recipient of the prestigious Victoria Cross.
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Nick McKenzie@Ageinvestigates
BREAKING- Ben Roberts-Smith, subject of multiple ongoing alleged war crimes investigations by the Australian Federal Police and Special Investigator, plans (according to his spokesperson) to join fellow Victoria Cross recipients at the Queen’s funeral- smh.com.au/politics/feder…
September 13, 2022
The Guardian • Lorena Allam • September 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Racist and disgusting’: inquest into Kumanjayi Walker death hears of ‘shocking’ texts sent by Zachary Rolfe
Warning: this story contains extremely offensive language heard in courtCourt hears police constable Rolfe talked of having ‘smashed’ Aboriginal community and described local people as ‘neanderthals’
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • September 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Court upholds finding that company part-owned by Angus Taylor illegally cleared grasslands
Jam Land ordered to pay government’s costs after federal court dismisses appeal over clearing of critically endangered NSW grasslands
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ABC News • Joseph Dunstan, Jedda Costa • September 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Remarkable life' of Uncle Jack Charles honoured after actor's death at 79
Actor, musician and revered Victorian Aboriginal elder Uncle Jack Charles is mourned as a cheeky, tenacious "father of black theatre", after his death in Melbourne aged 79, following a stroke.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Flanagan • September 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
Perhaps, behind the crown lies nothing at all
We lie to ourselves when we indulge in a mass hysteria proclaiming that at the centre there is something greater than ourselves. But perhaps a mass hysteria is exactly what is needed to make us continue to believe that eternal lie.
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The Guardian • Ben Butler, Nick Evershed • September 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
CEOs of Australia’s top 20 companies given nine times the pay rise of full-time workers
Australia Institute urges 60% income tax on earnings above $1m a year
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jake@jake_wishart
“If the companies want to hand away shareholders’ money so freely, I can’t see any economic or democratic reason why we shouldn’t collect some of that back in the form of a new income tax threshold” @RDNS_TAI theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • September 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Dismantling our castles in the air
Many of us are still beholden to the myths and contradictions that surround Queen Elizabeth II and her place in history.
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Sean Kelly@mrseankelly
The contradictions and confusions in the way we talk about the Queen - latest from me
smh.com.au/national/disma…
September 12, 2022
ABC News • Laura Tingle • September 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Leaked document sheds light on cancellation of French subs contract
A leaked confidential document gives an insider's perspective on how the Morrison government went about cancelling the French submarine contract, highlighting how officials running the contract were kept in the dark.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • September 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Governor general delayed giving Scott Morrison additional portfolios in 2021, FoI documents show
Exclusive: Letters reveal former PM didn’t mention pandemic when requesting right to administer industry, treasury and home affairs departments
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The Guardian • Richard Denniss • September 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Green Wall Street’ in Australia won’t save the planet. Markets value profits, not platypuses
If we’re serious about protecting endangered species, we must protect what’s left of their habitat, not ask the market to set a price for destroying it
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The Canberra Times • Lucy Bladen • September 16, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Perrottet green lights talks for ACT to expand border into NSW
There are plans to expand on Canberra's north border.
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Karen Barlow@KJBar
The NSW Premier has given the green light for negotiations to start between the ACT and NSW about expanding the border in Canberra’s north, by ⁦@lucybladen⁩ ⁦v @canberratimes⁩ #auspol canberratimes.com.au/story/7901397/
September 16, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Ben Doherty • September 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Call for UN torture watchdog to investigate Australia’s handcuffing of asylum seekers en route to medical care
Detainees report feeling humiliated sitting in handcuffs in waiting rooms during medical appointments
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The Guardian • Kelly Burke • September 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Uncle Jack Charles, Indigenous actor and activist, dies aged 79
Artists across Australia have paid tribute to Charles, who died following a stroke, as a ‘true Australian legend’
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
"In 2015, he was named Victorian Senior Australian of the Year; that night, he was denied a ride home from Docklands unless he paid the taxi driver upfront." twitter.com/GrogsGamut/sta…
September 13, 2022
news.com.au • September 13, 2022 • news.com.au
‘Damage to the game’: Suspension for post about the Queen
Caitlin Moran has been hit with a breach notice by the NRL following her controversial social media post following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Nessa Turnbull-Roberts@TurnbullVanessa
Punishing an Aboriginal woman for having a perspective on the violence and harmed caused by colonisation? Suspended from playing, 25% pay cut, and told she has to receive education and speak to the ‘Indigenous council’. Shame @NRLWomens @NRLKnights @NRL
news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrlw…
September 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michelle Arrow, Frank Bongiorno • September 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
The real ‘history war’ is the attack on our archives and libraries
Maintenance work on the National Library’s roof will prevent public access to historical treasures, but it exposes something deeper - a failure of successive governments to value our cultural heritage.
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ABC News • Nassim Khadem • September 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Negar can't sleep at night knowing her mum is in an Iranian prison because of her religion
When Negar Sabet awakes after a restless night in Sydney, she agonises about her elderly mother Mahvash, who has been locked up in Iran's notorious Evin Prison since the end of July.
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Nassim Khadem@NassimKhadem
'The world is watching': daughter of Mahvash Sabet, Iranian Baha'i in prison, pleads for her release, as "state-driven" attacks against Baha'is ramps up abc.net.au/news/2022-09-1… @abcnews
@ABCaustralia @pen_int @amnesty
@UNHumanRights @ahmedshaheed @SAghdashloo #iran #humanrights
September 16, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • September 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘A bit of a joke’: single mother of four scarred by robodebt scandal ends up with 96 cents compensation
Data shows about 45% of victims will get less than $100 of the $1.8bn settlement and 5% will get less than $10
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The Saturday Paper • Kieran Pender • September 17, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The High Court’s disturbing ruling on preventive detention
The High Court has upheld a state law that undermines a core guarantee of liberty and will disproportionately punish Indigenous offenders.
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
In today's @SatPaper, my report on the Garlett decision, upholding the constitutionality of a post-sentence detention regime. @hmcglade told me it 'changes the nature of the justice system as we know it'; WAJA described the underlying law as 'racist' thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime…
September 17, 2022
POLITICO • Cristina Gallardo • September 12, 2022 • politico.eu
No private jets, no helicopters, and a bus to Westminster Abbey: VIP guidance for queen’s funeral revealed
Documents obtained by POLITICO reveal strict protocol rules for foreign dignitaries.
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Cristina Gallardo@gallardo_ortega
💥SCOOP: Foreign heads of state and their spouses heading to London for the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II have been asked to arrive in the U.K. on commercial flights and banned from using helicopters to get around.
politico.eu/article/queen-…
September 12, 2022

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