Tuesday, February 14, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

Pearls and Irritations • Brian Toohey • February 14, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
Australia’s national security strategy: no room for peace, arms control?
The 4-part series by Keating and Stanford on Australian national security sees no place for arms control measures and peace initiatives.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
With the latest visa decision I hope we’re done with a mean-spirited period in Australian history | Zaki Haidari
I’m sharing tears of joy with friends on temporary visas who now have certainty, but there is sorrow for those who are not eligible
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton may be sorry for not saying sorry, but he’s still in no man’s land on the voice
I’m sure Dutton has learned things since his failure of judgment in 2008. The question is how will he put his learning to use
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The Klaxon • anthonyklan • February 13, 2023 • theklaxon.com.au
Billionaire Lowys in secretive Lib “donations”
An obscure company with no website, no telephone number - and no employees - was used by billionaire Lowy family to make $550,000 in secretive “donations” to the Liberal Party.
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Anthony Klan@Anthony_Klan
🚨Billionaire Lowy Family made $550,000 in secretive Liberal Party "donations" weeks out from last year's federal election: from an obscure company with no website or employees.
Law almost certainly broken in sham AEC "disclosure". Penalty = 1 year prison.
theklaxon.com.au/ztem-2/
February 13, 2023
The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
Egyptian challenging Australia’s indefinite detention warned he faces forced removal within month
Tony Sami, held for 10 years, is fighting to stay with his two children and had been preparing for landmark high court case
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman, Noel Towell • February 14, 2023 • smh.com.au
Tony Abbott’s Scots College speech angers parents
The former PM will share his thoughts on “challenges and opportunities for Gen Z” – a demographic we’re sure he understands well.
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Kishor@kishor_nr
Scots College is encouraging students to attend a speech Tony Abbott is giving at the school next month. Not all parents are happy.
With @noeltowell
smh.com.au/national/tony-…
February 14, 2023
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
Four questions Philip Lowe and the RBA need to answer over interest rates
Further rate rises, Reserve Bank strategy, transparency and whether to extend Lowe’s term are likely to come under scrutiny
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The Guardian • Antoun Issa • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
It took me 15 years to save for a house. For millennials and gen Z, the journey to home ownership has become an ultramarathon
It’s not our life choices that make ownership unattainable. It’s the system, designed by decision-makers without our lived experience
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • February 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Labor figures awarded contracts without open tenders
The $160,000 in contracts to former minister Greg Combet and a former Labor adviser prompted questions from the opposition about the use of closed procurement processes.
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
Dominic Perrottet’s hardline stance on drugs is ‘magical thinking’, says pill testing advocate
After the death of 26-year-old man at Sydney music festival, health expert says NSW premier’s unwavering stance is unrealistic
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 14, 2023 • smh.com.au
Labor’s $10 billion housing fund on the brink in parliament
The Coalition is tipped to reject the housing fund, forcing the government to negotiate with the Greens and independents to save the key election pledge.
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The Guardian • Kate Connolly • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
German ballet director ‘smeared dog faeces on critic’s face’ after bad review
Marco Goecke allegedly confronted Wiebke Hüster at Hanover State Opera, furious at her verdict on a previous show
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BBC Sport • February 14, 2023 • bbc.co.uk
Czech midfielder Jankto comes out as gay
Czech Republic international midfielder Jakub Jankto says he "no longer wants to hide" as he publicly comes out as gay.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
Investigators of alleged war crimes by Australians in Afghanistan set to hand over first brief of evidence
The Office of the Special Investigator is looking at between 40 and 50 alleged offences, Senate estimates hears
Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy, Emma Connors • February 13, 2023 • afr.com
No change to boat turnbacks, foreign neighbours told
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said anyone trying to enter Australia without a valid visa now would be turned back, with Defence and Border Force ramping up regional patrols.
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • February 14, 2023 • theguardian.com
No questions asked: money laundering thrives in Australia because of professionals willing to facilitate it
Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents can face little scrutiny and there is as yet no action from government to increase regulation
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ABC News • February 14, 2023 • abc.net.au
'The relief I am feeling is hard to describe': Peter Bol's doping suspension lifted after B-sample tested
Australian Olympian Peter Bol has his provisional doping suspension lifted but Sport Integrity Australia says it is still investigating.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • February 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Government bid to gag parts of case related to torture survival course criticised by lawyers
Basic documents in case brought by defence whistleblower Damien De Pyle against commonwealth temporarily suppressed
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia will have ‘unequivocal’ control over nuclear-powered submarines, insists chief adviser
‘When we take command of our first boat, we will have sovereign capability’, says Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead
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The Washington Post • Dylan Wells • February 14, 2023 • washingtonpost.com
Nikki Haley announces she is running for president
Haley released a video Tuesday saying, “It’s time for a new generation of leadership.” She added, “I’m Nikki Haley, and I’m running for president.”
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