March 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • March 11, 2023 • theguardian.com
Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal
The royal commission ended on Friday, having heard shocking testimony from officials and politicians, and heart-rending accounts of the impact of the botched scheme
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • March 11, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Robo-debt final week: ‘It served them right, did it?’
In its last week of hearings, the robo-debt royal commission has found the moment when the scheme became an expression of unchecked political desire.
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
Final word on Robodebt, for now. Ministers demanded fealty and got it. They argued that poor people never did anything for the country and then sought to burnish their already fraudulent money management credentials off the misery of those same poor people thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime…
March 11, 2023
ABC News • Laura Tingle • March 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
You don't have to agree with Keating to realise he's posing profoundly important questions
Where Paul Keating has led our national debate should always be more important than the roadkill incurred as he careers wildly down the fast slope of politics, writes Laura Tingle.
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ABC News • Matthew Doran • March 14, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled
Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
$368 billion…can we please never ever speak of ‘the cost of tackling climate change’ again. We are a rich country. We can spent fortunes protecting against any risk & we choose not to avoid or prepare for climate catastrophe. Its not about money #auspol abc.net.au/news/2023-03-1…
March 14, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • March 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
Dutton submerged like a Virginia class sub as periscope turns to Aston
Not only has he been unable or unwilling to begin the job of redefining himself since becoming leader, Peter Dutton has disappeared for days on end.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • March 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
The end of Albanese’s (other) honeymoon
Inconvenient facts exist in a universe parallel to the one in which Australian politics is actually conducted. But there are signs that the time for deluded consensus is running out.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • March 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Why Stuart Robert’s refusal to take the blame for robodebt isn’t just offensive, it’s terrifying
The former minister’s casual abdication of responsibility risks a culture where our politicians are no longer able to defend the public interest
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison ally appointed to administer home affairs without minister’s knowledge
Ben Morton’s previously unknown appointment by governor general David Hurley revealed in documents published under FOI laws
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The Guardian • Margaret Simons • March 16, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Pretentious’, ‘hyperbolic’ and ‘irresponsible’: what was behind Nine newspapers’ Red Alert series?
Experts have questioned whether the Sydney Morning Herald and Age’s alarming series was inspired by an attempt to undermine the stabilisation of Australia’s relationship with China
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The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Josh Taylor • March 17, 2023 • theguardian.com
AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office
Exclusive: Voiceprint program used by millions of Australians to access data held by government agencies shown to have a serious security flaw
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The Guardian • Fiona Harvey • March 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late
IPCC report says only swift and drastic action can avert irrevocable damage to world
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • March 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australians drained $38 billion of their super in the pandemic. Here’s what they spent it on
The first study of the superannuation withdrawal scheme used during the pandemic reveals the breakdown of who tapped funds and where the money went.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
How 2.6m people spent for today without a thought for tomorrow ... Exclusive on the superannuation withdrawal policy and how it has affected parts of the country .. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 16, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • March 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
Labor is just pretending to be tough on climate change
The government’s safeguard mechanism legislation has loopholes so wide open as to make a coalminer sing.
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ABC News • Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Mark Willacy • March 20, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australian SAS veteran charged with war crime in historic first
Police charge a decorated former SAS soldier who was shown in a Four Corners program shooting an Afghan man in a wheat field. He is the first Australian serviceman or veteran to be charged with a war crime under Australian law.
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Mark Willacy@markwillacy
SAS veteran Oliver Schulz arrested as part of war crimes investigation into killing of Afghan man in field abc.net.au/news/2023-03-2… via @ABCaustralia
March 20, 2023
ABC News • Jessica Riga • March 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
Lisa Millar addresses 'disgusting' social media commentary live on News Breakfast
News Breakfast host Lisa Millar addresses the "obnoxious commentary" and media coverage she has received in recent days, but says "the response over that rubbish gives me hope".
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • March 1, 2023 • smh.com.au
Don’t waste sympathy on self-funded retirees ... like me
As worthy causes go, self-funded retirees are at the top of their own list, but not high on mine.
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW slams brakes on high-speed rail plans after spending $100m on studies
Exclusive: Perrottet government backs away from building Sydney-Newcastle fast rail link by itself
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • March 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW police drop claim that protest involving Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco blocked ambulance
Magistrate hearing case against two co-accused questioned why officers say ‘no ambulance was obstructed’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • March 12, 2023 • smh.com.au
Albanese talks proudly of his single mum. Time to put his money where his mouth is
The PM should use the budget to give security to our most vulnerable cohort: single mothers. It’s not only about redressing poverty. It makes economic sense.
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ABC News • Sean Nicholls • March 13, 2023 • abc.net.au
'They're picking on the wrong girl': How a gambling lobby group went after Helen Dalton
The independent MP says when she voiced her support for poker machine reform, registered clubs in her electorate displayed unflattering posters of her, accusing her of costing local jobs. She says she won't be intimidated.
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