Saturday, April 29, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

ABC News • Julian Fell, Ben Spraggon, Matt Liddy, Tim Leslie, Cristen Tilley • April 28, 2023 • abc.net.au
This square is the average Australian salary – see how it compares to the size of planned tax cuts
The stage 3 tax cuts are too big to fit on a single screen. We had to get creative to put them into perspective.
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Patrick Stokes@patstokes
This is the most persuasive data visualisation I can remember seeing. Just gobsmackingly stark.
Huge credit to the team who did this.
abc.net.au/news/2023-04-2…
April 28, 2023
The Age • Richard Flanagan • April 29, 2023 • theage.com.au
As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart, Tasmanians are living in tents
Tasmania’s new AFL stadium has become a symbol of government inaction on the poverty and homelessness that blight Australia’s smallest state
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
“Tasmania, and its population of 550,000 people, has two stadiums where AFL games are routinely played. Tasmania doesn’t have a stadium problem. It has a housing and homelessness problem.”
theage.com.au/sport/afl/as-a…
April 29, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Chris Wallace • April 29, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Maybe Peter Dutton’s just not that smart
In any other context, the Albanese government could have expected to be wedged between national security and social security this week – with a debate on spending priorities and its willingness to do so much in one area and so little in another. That context, though, would depend on a competent and effective opposition leader. Peter Dutton is neither.
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The Saturday Paper • Zoe Daniel • April 29, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Fox decision and Australian media control
Rupert Murdoch’s defamation settlement in the US is a reminder of how concentrated his influence is in Australia – and of the inadequacies of local media regulation.
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Zoe Daniel@zdaniel
Australia's media industry is in dire need of reform. My latest article in The Saturday Paper outlines the pressing need for change. Let's create a system of accountability that prioritises truth and restores public faith in our media thesaturdaypaper.com.au/media/2023/04/… via @SatPaper
April 29, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • April 29, 2023 • smh.com.au
Pearson slams ‘weak’ Dutton, former Liberal PMs on Indigenous recognition
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson insists the Voice referendum is on track to win and has urged Australians to take personal responsibility for the referendum.
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The Age • Michael Bachelard • April 29, 2023 • theage.com.au
Duct tape, two ministers and a tiny ‘bedroom’: The moment that altered Melbourne’s too-small apartments
Too many of Victoria’s apartments are Dickensian: small, dark, poorly insulated and badly built. What went wrong?
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • April 29, 2023 • theguardian.com
Mayors in NSW holiday hotspots consider short-term rental caps after 60-day limit proposed
Blue Mountains among the regions examining advice from state’s Independent Planning Commission
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The Age • Bianca Hall • April 29, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australians given just hours to flee Sudan crisis
More than 130 Australians remained trapped in Sudan on Saturday afternoon, as the Australian government cautioned people had just hours left to flee the fighting.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 29, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor must stop pandering to the ‘sensible centre’ and start fixing Australians’ real-world problems
In areas such as migration and jobseeker the government’s rhetoric is timid, when it could boldly go bigger on both
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Bridie Jabour@bkjabour
“government is being guided by the political compass of what they think most people want (smaller deficits, ungenerous welfare) and not the moral compass of what is right for the unemployed, which also has better practical outcomes” great column @Paul_Karp theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
April 29, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Blair Williams • April 29, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The high cost of poor air quality
The case for cleaner indoor air is hampered by high up-front costs, but after years of pandemic and the pollution caused by bushfires, the need should be clearer than ever.
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Dr Blair Williams🏳️‍🌈♀️@BlairWilliams26
My piece covering the Clean Air Forum is finally out in The Saturday Paper!
I explore how clean indoor air has been an issue long before the pandemic, which "cost Australia more than $12 billion a year due to ill health and lost productivity."
#auspol
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/environme…
April 29, 2023
The Canberra Times • Ebony Bennett • April 29, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
The government policies stopping Australia's fair go
The federal government must change its stance on stage three income tax cuts and JobSeeker payments before it's...
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The Canberra Times • Georgie Dent • April 29, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Treating women as second-class citizens no longer flies
The license to ditch poor social and poor economic policies couldn't be clearer.
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Eventbrite • April 29, 2023 • eventbrite.com
The 9pm Edict Public House Forum 7
Witness the recording of another PUBLIC HOUSE FORUM episode of The 9pm Edict podcast. A forum recorded in a public house!
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Mark Humphries@markhumphries
Cathy Wilcox and I will be joining @stilgherrian for a live recording of his podcast at 1:30pm today in Sydney. Details here:
eventbrite.com/e/the-9pm-edic…
April 29, 2023
The Age • Patrick Elligett • April 28, 2023 • theage.com.au
The woman who personifies The Age – and why you’ll miss her as much as I will
There are many people whose names you seldom see who make a huge contribution to The Age’s journalism, but few are as skilled, or admired, as Margaret Easterbrook.
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Pearls and Irritations • Barry Jones • April 29, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
Fulfilling human potential and saving the planet
Australia...must make a commitment to restoring the primacy of reason, rejecting a paranoid view of history and ‘telling truth to power’.
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The Canberra Times • Chris Dutton • April 29, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Tassie is getting $305m in federal stadium funding. What about the ACT?
The Canberra Stadium roof started leaking again two weeks ago. So why are we having to beg for...
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The Canberra Times • Natalie Vikhrov • April 29, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
'People need to understand the facts': Experts warn of misinformation during Voice campaign
First Nations people experience higher than average online abuse.
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Associated Press • Amy Beth Hanson • April 29, 2023 • apnews.com
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
Montana has joined more than a dozen states that are banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s criticism of the bill led the transgender lawmaker to be silenced on the House floor and then removed after she encouraged protesters on Monday. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law on Friday. The ACLU and Lambda Legal have vowed legal challenges to the ban, which is set to take effect on Oct. 1. Supporters say the ban is needed to protect minors from treatments that can permanently alter their developing bodies until they are old enough to …
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • April 29, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Inside Labor’s Defence strategy
The Defence Strategic Review is an urgent call for the biggest shift in Australia’s military stance in 80 years, but the government is being criticised for lack of clarity on spending.
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The Age • Jewel Topsfield • April 28, 2023 • smh.com.au
Who is the person behind the handle @Asher_Wolf?
Asher Wolf played a critical role in exposing one of the most shameful failures of Australian public administration. But who are they?
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