Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

Crikey • Cam Wilson • April 26, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Daily Mail reporter secretly ran a popular racist, anti-Semitic Twitter account
In 2021, @patrickbasedmn tweeted about an electric car conspiracy theory. A year later, a strikingly similar article appeared in the Daily Mail.
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cameron wilson@cameronwilson
Last year, the Daily Mail published a conspiratorial article about electric vehicles that was eerily similar to tweets from a white nationalist account.
Here's my investigation into the Australian reporter behind a racist, anti-semitic Twitter persona.
crikey.com.au/2023/04/26/dai…
April 26, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun • April 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
Controversial Gillard-era parenting policy to be ditched in federal budget
Eleven years after Julia Gillard wound the cut-off age for the youngest child for the single parent payment from 16 to eight, the government is planning to raise it.
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David Pocock@DavidPocock
Along with so many across the parliament and the community I urge the federal government to please, listen to the experts, and return the age to 16 as the threshold for the single parenting payment.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 25, 2023
ABC News • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Labor backbenchers agitate for JobSeeker increase ahead of federal budget
A group of Labor backbenchers, including two first-time MPs, sign an open letter calling for a lift to the JobSeeker rate as the federal government finalises next month's federal budget.
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Doug Cameron@DougCameron51
I joined the Labor Party in the 70’s to support and promote a fair, inclusive society. I signed the ⁦@ACOSS⁩ letter to ⁦@AlboMP⁩ as it reflects my view of what the ALP should stand for.
No use having nuclear subs if Australians are starving! abc.net.au/news/2023-04-2…
April 26, 2023
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • April 26, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: The defence review written before it was started
The National Defence Statement 2023 is nothing if not predictable, quickly rubber stamping the nuclear-powered submarines.
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Antony (Tony) Walker@tonywalker1
Here's the news. Shadow cabinet was given 30 minutes to consider the AUKUS deal, 30 minutes, according to my information, before Mr Albanese and Mr Marles meekly signed on to avoid being wedged by Mr Morrison and Mr Shearer. Sometimes you despair 😑 thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/0…
April 26, 2023
The Guardian • Adam Morton • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
How Tasmania’s anti-protest laws drove Bob Brown back to frontline activism
After decades of environmental campaigning, the former Greens leader says optimism and looking after each other are critical to climate fight
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
Forcing the most disadvantaged to live on $50 a day is cruel. Here’s why jobseeker should be increased | Ken Henry
Nobody seriously expects a person could survive with dignity for any length of time on the current payment. So why is it set so low?
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Australian Council of Social Service • April 26, 2023 • acoss.org.au
Politicians, advocates and prominent Australians call for JobSeeker increase in Federal Budget - ACOSS
Politicians from across the aisle, academics, business leaders, community advocates and other prominent Australians have joined in a rare display of unity to urge the Prime Minister to implement the […]
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The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Slippery slope’: how Australia’s inadequate welfare traps single parents in a cycle of debt
‘Cruel’ welfare system leaves single parents struggling after their child turns eight and parenting payment is cut off, advocates say
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Michael West • Daniel Bleakley • April 26, 2023 • michaelwest.com.au
A tale of two fossil superpowers: what Australia can learn from Norway
Public good vs private profiteering on our resources. What Australia with its failed PRRT can learn from Norway's 78% oil and gas tax.
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Daniel Bleakley@DanielBleakley
While Norway taxed its oil & gas export profits at 78% building its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, taxes on Australia's petroleum exports were whittled away to nothing.
3 decades of industrial scale wealth extraction.
By me for @MichaelWestBiz
michaelwest.com.au/a-tale-of-two-…
April 27, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • April 26, 2023 • afr.com
Labor MPs join growing calls to increase the dole
Four federal Labor MPs have broken ranks to join calls for the government to increase JobSeeker payments by $24 billion. The government may shift a little.
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘It’s perverse’: how Australia’s student loan scheme traps graduates in a debt spiral
Hit with a decades high indexation rate, many young people don’t see how they will ever make a dent in their Help debt
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jenna Price • April 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
If it’s a mortal sin to speak ill of the dead, I have a confession to make
Making saints of sinners after they’ve left us is tempting, but the ultimate posthumous disrespect to an intelligent man like Barry Humphries is to brush over his bad behaviour.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
Wearing headgear for sport does not protect against concussion, Australian experts warn
Scientists to tell Senate inquiry that protective headwear does not stop the brain from moving inside the skull which causes concussion
ABC News • Lauren Day • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Pig abattoir ceases operations amid investigation into 'serious and disturbing' allegations
Warning: This story contains content that may distress some readers. A pig abattoir has ceased operations amid a formal investigation into "serious and disturbing allegations" of mistreatment of animals, including one pig having its testicles torn off by machinery.
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Inside Story • Administrator • April 24, 2023 • insidestory.org.au
Albo’s choice • Tim Colebatch
Steady-as-she-goes government is unequal to Australia’s challenges
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • April 26, 2023 • smh.com.au
Yes campaign’s first TV ad champions constitutional recognition, steers clear of Voice debate
The director of the Yes campaign says the aim of the ad is to simplify the conversation for a broad audience after months of intense political commentary around the Voice.
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ABC Radio National • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Joe Biden launches 2024 re-election bid
US President Joe Biden has announced his 2024 campaign for re-election. It comes exactly four years after Joe Biden announced his first presidential bid and now sets the stage for a likely rematch with Donald Trump.
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ABC News • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Ombudsman says Premier Daniel Andrews's IBAC response 'speaks volumes for his views on integrity and corruption'
Victoria's ombudsman says the premier's response to a damning report from the state's anti-corruption watchdog "speaks volumes" about his views on corruption, as she calls for urgent action to improve integrity in politics.
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ABC Radio • Warwick Long • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Victorian Country Hour
What do you think this years milk price will be?
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ABC News • Megan Hughes • April 26, 2023 • abc.net.au
Dragon fruit grower lends his support to Samoan farmer to establish emerging industry
A Samoan farmer has turned to a Rockhampton dragon fruit producer for rare, expert knowledge in growing a "beautiful" variety that can fetch up to $10 apiece.
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