Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Verge • Zoe Schiffer, Casey Newton, Alex Heath • January 17, 2023 • theverge.com
Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter
Three months, thousands of layoffs, one ego
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The Guardian • Marina Hyde • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Don’t tell me that David Carrick’s crimes were ‘unbelievable’. The problem is victims aren’t believed
Another criminally misogynist police officer pleads guilty, and officials voice surprise. No wonder women feel betrayed, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Eryk Bagshaw • January 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
Detained Australians in China will have to wait longer to learn their fate
Writer Yang Hengjun and journalist Cheng Lei have had their sentencing dates extended. It’s a fresh blow to hopes of their release as relations between China and Australia improve.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Yang Hengjun has spent four years in detention.
Cheng Lei was detained in August 2020.
smh.com.au/world/asia/det…
January 18, 2023
The Guardian • Tim Costello • January 17, 2023 • theguardian.com
The rest of the world is in disbelief at what the gambling industry has pulled off in Australia. We need real reform
Gambling does the most harm to the people and communities of NSW that Labor is supposed to represent
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Mark Di Stefano@MarkDiStef
Incredible stat -- 35% of the world's pokies are in NSW theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
January 17, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Livingstone • January 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
Nuclear subs deal an exercise in futility and should be sunk
The decision to purchase eight nuclear-powered submarines will have profound implications for Australia, with little or no military or defence benefit.
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Paul Bongiorno@PaulBongiorno
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
Sorry if behind the pay wall but this analysis is compelling:
January 18, 2023
Michael West • Rex Patrick • January 17, 2023 • michaelwest.com.au
The Secret Diary of a Prime Minister
Whither accountability? A fee of $1,344 to process an FOI request for Anthony Albanese's diary is "outrageous" writes Rex Patrick.
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Rex Patrick@MrRexPatrick
The law is clear: Ministers’ diaries must be released when requested under #FOI. By resisting the inevitable disclosure of his own diary @AlboMP just ends up pinning a ‘secrecy addict’ label on his own back for no political or policy advantage. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/the-secret-dia…
January 18, 2023
ABC News • January 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
A Sydney man is pleading for help to save his cousin from execution
Sydney man Mohammed Hashemi says his cousin is facing execution "any day now" for his role in Iran's protests, and he's calling on Australians to help.
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Mahmood Fazal@mahmoodicus
My latest: Sydney man speaks out about his cousin’s imminent execution in Iran. The full interview will be broadcast on @abc730 tonight. An urgent must-watch. @KMooreGilbert twitter.com/abcnews/status…
January 18, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Andrew Tillett • January 17, 2023 • afr.com
Labor to buy US-made Black Hawk helicopters
The Albanese government has approved the purchase of 40 US-made Black Hawk choppers to replace one of the military’s most troubled projects.
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The Guardian • Sam Wollaston • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Outlook? Terrifying: TV weather presenters on the hell and horror of the climate crisis
What is it like to have a front row seat for the worst show in the world? Four meteorologists describe how they are explaining the reality to viewers – and coping with it themselves
The Guardian • Paul Karp • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton is giving Albanese a lose-lose proposition as his shadow campaign against the Indigenous voice to parliament escalates
The opposition leader’s comments foreshadow an ugly referendum campaign on the voice to parliament
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton accuses PM of evading questions on whether Labor would legislate voice to parliament if vote fails
Anthony Albanese says he is not ‘leading with a position that assumes a loss of a referendum’ on the Indigenous voice
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The Guardian • Henry Belot • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘We need him here’: Djokovic comeback melts Melbourne hearts … almost
Novak Djokovic returned to the Australian Open with the sound of cheers and applause but some negative feeling remained in Melbourne
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The Age • Peter Ryan • January 18, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make’: Pearce retires from AFLW
Melbourne captain and AFLW pioneer Daisy Pearce will start as an assistant coach at Geelong in 2023 after announcing her playing retirement after seven seasons and a premiership win.
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The Guardian • Rupert Neate • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes
Disney heiress and actor Mark Ruffalo among ‘patriotic millionaires’ who addressed world’s elite at Davos
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Reuters • January 18, 2023 • reuters.com
Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
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AAPNews • January 18, 2023 • aapnews.com.au
Indigenous teen's murder case in WA court
Jack Brearley has briefly appeared in a Perth court over the alleged murder of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey as he walked home from school in October.
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ABC News • Damian McIntyre, Monte Bovill • January 17, 2023 • abc.net.au
These are the final poker machines in an RSL club in Tasmania, and soon they too will be gone
All Tasmanian sub-branches will be free of gaming machines as the focus moves away from "pots, parmies and pokies".
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • January 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
China takes great leap forward in Australia’s car market with EVs leading the charge
Exclusive: Sales of Chinese-made vehicles increased 61% in 2022 with one industry expert saying companies are ‘innovating faster’
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ABC News • Niki Burnside, Craig Allen • January 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
Twenty years from the day Canberra 'lost its innocence'
It has been 20 years since a bushfire tore through Canberra's suburbs. The firestorm changed the way the ACT responds to fires, but a question lingers: could it happen again? Warning: this story contains content that may distress some readers.
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The Age • Clay Lucas, Sophie Aubrey • January 18, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘What is the point?’: Anger over limited scope of Maribyrnong River flood inquiry
Melbourne Water’s review of devastating floods in the city’s west in October will deliberately exclude analysis of early emergency warning systems, flood planning and potential new policies.
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