Monday, December 26, 2022 to Sunday, January 1, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Daniel Brettig • December 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Dear Mr Fraser’: Don Bradman’s extraordinary letter to new PM
Sir Donald Bradman personally intervened at the most explosive juncture of Australian political history, writing to Malcolm Fraser two days after the 1975 “dismissal”.
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The Guardian • Joe Hinchliffe • December 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I choose to forgive’: Brisbane cyclist explains why he sought leniency for driver who tried to mow him down
Abdirashid Abdi endured a terrifying 4WD chase by a stranger but says he found no peace in her incarceration
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Denniss • December 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
We know how to lower home prices, but our political leaders won’t have it
The International Monetary Fund is right: Australia’s home prices are far too high, and they are likely to fall. But if they fall sharply, just watch our governments prop them back up.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
The brutal truth is that rising house prices make a majority of Australians happy and no leader wants to tell them its time for house prices to fall. Housing policy in Australia has nothing to do with economics & everything to sdo with politics #auspol smh.com.au/business/the-e…
December 28, 2022
The Age • The Age's View • December 27, 2022 • theage.com.au
Australia must extend hand to Afghans in need
If we are serious about expressing solidarity with Afghans in this dark hour, as a nation, we need to step up.
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Rashida Yosufzai@Rashidajourno
"We were willing to spend more than $7 billion pursuing war in Afghanistan. For a fraction of that cost we could increase the Afghan refugee intake". @mbachelard theage.com.au/world/asia/aus…
December 28, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Clinton Fernandes • December 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
Scott Morrison’s booby trap: Buying US nuclear submarines is a huge mistake
Some submarines will eventually be located here, with Australian flags and personnel, but they’re essentially US boats operated in the great power’s interests.
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The Guardian • Van Badham • December 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Courage sums up the spirit of 2022. To honour the heroes among us, we must be brave too
From Colorado Springs to China, Ukraine to Afghanistan, Iran to Wieambilla, lessons in fearlessness and fortitude serve to inspire us all
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor to impose streaming content quotas and boost funding for writers and musicians
Arts minister Tony Burke reveals policy that will also put ‘First Nations first’ and ensure artists get more ‘fair remuneration’
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The Guardian • Shaun Walker, Kari Paul, Dan Milmo • December 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Influencer Andrew Tate held on rape and organised crime charges in Romania
Former kickboxer and reality TV star arrested alongside his brother and two other suspects
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ABC News • Ahmed Yussuf • December 27, 2022 • abc.net.au
With her son in indefinite detention, Monica Majak says she regrets coming to Australia
After a United Nations working group visit, African Australian mothers are calling for changes to government policies affecting their young people.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 29, 2022 • theguardian.com
Up to 100 people released from immigration detention after Australian government loses court case
Advocates welcome ‘significant’ number of releases but raise questions over ‘bizarre’ process
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ABC News • December 29, 2022 • abc.net.au
Hobart mum bends down to pick up 'plush toy', gets a devil of a surprise
A Hobart mum has bent down to pick up her dog's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the "toy" started running, resulting in her and the kids taking refuge on the kitchen table until the animal bolted out the back door.
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The Canberra Times • Jenna Price • December 30, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Our stories are everything. Why aren't we saving them from vanishing?
Everyone has a stake in the national institutions, so why aren't we saving them?
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
I hope to heaven @TroveAustralia can wait until January 30 - because there is so much at stake. We risk losing our history, identity, memory. #saveTrove @Tony_Burke @AlboMP
canberratimes.com.au/story/8033435/…
December 30, 2022
Michael West • January 1, 2023 • michaelwest.com.au
Brexit: Britain's political tragedy poses a dire warning for Australia
Brexit’s a dud. The UK economy has shrunk. Almost 17 million Brits live in poverty. And there are large lessons in it for Australia
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ABC News • December 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
'It might earn some brownie points next time a shark comes past': Surfer carries a shark back out to sea
A surfer has carried a struggling shark back out to sea at a beach on Victoria's Great Ocean Road.
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The Age • Josh Gordon • December 26, 2022 • theage.com.au
Victorian Liberals to seek out younger voters as their base shrinks fast
People aged in their late 20s and 30s are one of the demographic groups least satisfied with democracy, but John Pesutto says his party is turning its attention to wooing them.
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mirror • Jennifer Newton, Milica Cosic • December 25, 2022 • mirror.co.uk
Disgraced Prince Andrew makes surprise appearance at church with royals
The Royal Family has appeared out in force for their traditional walk to church in Sandringham on Christmas Day, as Prince Andrew made a surprise appearance
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Dr Charlotte Proudman@DrProudman
Prince Andrew is called “disgraced” by the media — but Meghan Markle is called toxic, narcissist, psycho, ruthless, attention seeker. Make it make sense.
mirror.co.uk/news/royals/pr…
December 27, 2022
The Age • Ben Schneiders • December 27, 2022 • theage.com.au
John Setka’s estranged wife sues police over handling of domestic violence allegations
Prominent former lawyer Emma Walters alleges police failed to protect her safety after she made multiple family violence claims against the CFMEU union leader.
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Intelligencer • Olivia Nuzzi • December 23, 2022 • nymag.com
Donald Trump’s Final Campaign
Inside his sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. (Which isn’t to say he can’t win.)
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Mike Foley • December 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor facing test of green credentials in fight over native logging
Key crossbench senators say the federal government must end the native timber industry to meet Australia’s commitment to a new international deal to protect nature.
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David Pocock@DavidPocock
VicForests announced yesterday they made a $54 million dollar loss cutting down native forests.
Taxpayers are funding the logging of our native forests. Forests that are huge carbon sinks and home to amazing species like Greater gliders.
smh.com.au/environment/co…
December 21, 2022
CNN • Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal • December 28, 2022 • cnn.com
US to require travelers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight
The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing's rapid easing of Covid-19 restrictions leads to a surge in cases.
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