Thursday, March 30, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

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 New Daily • Alan Kohler • March 30, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Climate change emissions target is not enough
Climate change is still seen as a political/ideological issue, but three degrees of warming would have utterly catastrophic consequences.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
Today’s @TheNewDailyAu column, in which I add up the challenging climate legislation sums. Also: being pro- or anti-fossil fuels is like being for or against water when you're drowning; usually good, currently a problem
thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/e…
March 30, 2023
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Pauline Hanson calls on Mark Latham to apologise for ‘disgusting’ homophobic tweet
Independent Alex Greenwich does ‘not intend to engage’ with One Nation MP’s comment aimed at him, but others spring to his defence
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Patricia Karvelas@PatsKarvelas
I read the comments and I felt sick too. #One Nation MP Mark Latham chastised for homophobic tweet that left Labor minister ‘physically sickened’ theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 30, 2023
The Guardian • Lorena Allam • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Human rights commissioner’s view of Indigenous voice ‘likely to mislead voters’, five predecessors say
Exclusive: In joint statement former Australian human rights commissioners say opinion piece by Lorraine Finlay made ‘serious error’
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Edward Santow@esantow
Lorraine Finlay claims the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament would undermine human rights.
This is wrong. I've joined with four other former Human Rights Commissioners to affirm that an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would uphold human rights.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 30, 2023
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Tory Shepherd • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia’s laws cannot protect whistleblowers like Richard Boyle, court finds
ATO whistleblower’s defence argues outcome contradicts objectives of whistleblower law but judge says that would sanction ‘vigilante justice’
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
Aus whistleblower laws do not offer any protection to public servants like Richard Boyle for acts allegedly committed while gathering evidence prior to speaking out, a court has found. @KieranHRLC says the case shows a major gap in whistleblower regime
theguardian.com/law/2023/mar/3…
March 30, 2023
The Australian • Lorraine Finlay • March 29, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay’s view on Indigenous voice to parliament
Within hours of Anthony Albanese announcing the proposed wording for the upcoming voice referendum, the Australian Human Rights Commission published a statement on its website affirming its support for the proposed establishment of an Indigenous voice to parliament.
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
Just imagining the outrage if the former human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs penned an op-ed on the voice
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/vot…
March 30, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • March 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
Landlords welcome ‘exciting’ rent rises, slam ‘ridiculous’ proposals for caps
The Australian Landlords Association held an event on Tuesday titled “Is it still worth being a landlord?” amid rising interest rates and soaring rents.
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The Guardian • Anne Davies, Michael McGowan • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW election: crossbench to push Labor on gambling reform as hopes of majority government fade
Planning changes and environmental issues also put forward as priorities as counting continues
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💧simon holmes à court@simonahac
NSW on track for minority gov't… and a crossbench that sees eye to eye on pushing @NSWLabor further on climate and gambling.
looks like there'll be 12 independents on the crossbench!
theguardian.com/australia-news… #NSWvotes
March 30, 2023
The West Australian • March 29, 2023 • thewest.com.au
Now Clive Palmer is suing Australia for $300 billion
Clive Palmer has extraordinarily drafted former attorney-general Christian Porter to lodge an international lawsuit against Australia claiming the country owes him almost $300 billion in damages.
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Paul Syvret@PSyvret
We never did get to the bottom of who exactly funded Christian Porter's $1 million "blind trust" did we? twitter.com/katinacurtis/s…
March 30, 2023
The Guardian • Guardian sport • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Lexi Rodgers: Australian transgender basketball hopeful breaks silence
Lexi Rodgers, who wants to play in the national league, pleads for more understanding and says people forget she’s an ‘actual person’
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Gabrielle Jackson@gabriellecj
“Please be nice. It has been a hard week, so just try to remember that there are actual people who are affected by these discussions and these debates.” theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar…
March 30, 2023
Sky News Australia • Andrew Clennell • March 30, 2023 • skynews.com.au
Dutton's unpopularity a net negative for Liberals at Aston by-election
Sky News Australia can reveal Labor polling which shows Peter Dutton as a net negative in the seat of Aston and which prompted the party to frame the by-election as almost as a referendum on Mr Dutton’s leadership.
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • March 30, 2023 • news.com.au
Phone call bombshell in Higgins inquiry
The Australian Federal Police is refusing to hand over the full brief of evidence in the investigation of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation to a powerful inquiry investigating police conduct.
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Australian Financial Review • Peter Ker • March 30, 2023 • afr.com
Glencore warns policy interventions dampen Australia’s appeal
The mining giant’s chief executive, Gary Nagle, has warned that investment would become harder to justify on the back of the government’s policy interventions
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Andrew Webster • March 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘It wasn’t racism, it was incompetence’: Peter Bol on botched doping case
Sports Integrity Australia and the federal sports minister have refused to comment on independent test results that cleared the runner of using EPO.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
Australian runner Peter Bol has rejected claims bigotry was behind the botched handling of his positive A-sample for the banned substance EPO, declaring: “It wasn’t racism – it was incompetence” theage.com.au/sport/athletic…
March 30, 2023
Financial Times • March 30, 2023 • ft.com
Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of spying
Evan Gershkovich, a US national, is accused of a crime that carries a 20-year sentence
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Crikey • David Hardaker • March 28, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Joe Hockey has no right to call himself an ambassador
Australia's former US ambassador still prefers to use the title, particularly at his advisory firm Bondi Partners — which is well set up to take advantage of the AUKUS deal.
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ABC News • Meg Powell • March 29, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australia has invented world-leading wave energy tech, but lack of political support means it'll go offshore
Australia has the potential to house a cutting-edge manufacturing industry that combats climate change, but the lure of Europe's progressive energy laws may have left the country out in the cold.
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The Twindenberg@jonkudelka
We really don’t like anything that doesn’t involve digging stuff up or chopping stuff down in this country. Barry Jones was the most wildly optimistic politician we ever had. abc.net.au/news/2023-03-2…
March 29, 2023
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • March 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Ignore the doomsayers, the sky won’t fall if Australian workers get a pay rise
There has not been a wages breakout even in this period of extraordinary inflation, yet the fear of one continues to be spread
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Sky News Australia • Patrick Hannaford • March 30, 2023 • skynews.com.au
Andrew Bolt unleashes on Mark Latham for ‘disgusting’ homophobic tweet
Mark Latham is under fire for a “depraved” homophobic tweet targeting NSW independent MP Alex Greenwich, with both Andrew Bolt and Pauline Hanson branding it “disgusting”.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • March 29, 2023 • smh.com.au
Minns will end NRL stadium splurge insanity or he won’t last long
The new government in NSW was voted in because they prioritised hospitals, schools and reducing debt over stadium spending insanity.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Great column from ⁦@Peter_Fitz⁩. The bludgers at the NRL are desperate to jump on the gravy train. While our schools and hospitals are in real need of real money.
smh.com.au/sport/minns-wi…
March 30, 2023

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