Monday, May 8, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

Australian Financial Review • Neil Chenoweth, Edmund Tadros, Samantha Hutchinson • May 8, 2023 • afr.com
PwC chief steps down over tax leaks scandal
PwC boss Tom Seymour has stepped down three days after confirming he was linked to a tax leaks scandal that had threatened the firm’s ability to win work from its largest client, the federal government.
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy, Marni Cordell • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Exposing Emil Gayed, the obstetrician who mutilated scores of NSW women | Ten years of Guardian Australia
Melissa Davey and Carly Earl look back at long days uncovering the shocking extent of the doctor’s botched surgeries – ‘It was all snowballing’
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ that could cause extinction of several endangered Australian species, inquiry warned
Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • May 8, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Reduce emissions? That’s nowhere near enough
Grim report about carbon sequestration being vital on top of reducing emissions to save Earth scored scant media attention. That's a tragedy.
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
Important piece from the ABC's @AlanKohler
"Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill talked about the “essential, ongoing role for gas in the energy mix”, that would smooth “the transition to renewables”.
It’s her job to say stuff like that, but it’s rubbish"
thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/0…
May 8, 2023
The Age • Eryk Bagshaw • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Missing her kids’: Aussie journalist Cheng Lei reaches 1000 days in Chinese jail
It’s unclear why the mother of two faces national security charges. But Australia’s improving relationship with China provides some hope for her family.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Our fellow journalist, Cheng Lei, reaches a terrible milestone. It’s long past time for her to come home.
theage.com.au/world/asia/mis…
May 8, 2023
The Age • Royce Millar, Najma Sambul • May 8, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘They’re trying to bully us out’: The mosque standing firm against developers
A bitter dispute over a small basketball court in North Melbourne highlights the challenges of gentrification in the city.
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Najma Sambul@najsambul
As we see Melbourne rapidly change,
it’s important to report on how gentrification affects peoples lives, particularly community groups with limited resources.
New story from myself and @MillarRoyce about one such case in North Melbourne.
theage.com.au/national/victo…
May 8, 2023
The Guardian • Ben Doherty • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian boy, 11, held in Syrian camp begs for flight home: ‘I want to feel safe’
Child – one of about 30 Australian minors awaiting repatriation – faces being taken from his family to an adult jail
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The Guardian • Jordyn Beazley • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Living alone in poverty: NSW housing crisis bites single-person homes
Jodie Harris uses candles instead of switching on the lights and foregoes medical expenses to try to stay afloat financially
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Mob surrounding Rockhampton home blocked by police amid tensions over youth crime
About 30 people descended on Queensland house following Facebook post that suggested two young residents were responsible for criminal activity
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Australian Financial Review • Edmund Tadros, Neil Chenoweth • May 5, 2023 • afr.com
PwC chief: ‘I am one of the partners’ in tax leak emails
PwC Australia chief executive Tom Seymour told partners on Friday he would not step down despite damaging revelations about the use of confidential government information to win clients.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
So the leaky firm that the Government outsources its work to now is going to outsource an inquiry into itself…I’ve govt a better idea, how about the government insources the inquiry to Federal corruption watchdog? #auspol afr.com/companies/prof…
May 8, 2023
The Guardian • Matt Grudnoff • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
For housing to be affordable, prices must go down, not up. Here’s how it could happen
Labor’s housing policies risk being as ineffectual as the Coalition’s. The real solutions aren’t complicated – but they need political will
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Bachelard • May 8, 2023 • theage.com.au
My mother-in-law chose to die with dignity. Dementia sufferers deserve the same right
Descending through dementia’s seven stages into a “catastrophic vegetative state” is a terrifying prospect. Yet Voluntary Assisted Dying is not an option.
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ABC News • Belinda Hawkins • May 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
‘My Darling, thank you for coming into my life’: Why Beth still holds onto letters from her abuser
Beth Heinrich has become the public face of a battle to see the Anglican church admit its failings in its handling of historical child sexual abuse claims, holding onto a battered, brown suitcase of "love letters", photographs and trinkets.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Anglican Primate of Australia, Archbishop Geoffrey Smith says it would be a good thing if Peter Hollingworth resigned his holy orders. ⁦@abcmelbourne⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0…
May 8, 2023
The Guardian • Amy Hawkins • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
China’s war chest: how Beijing is using its currency to insulate against future sanctions
In the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollar
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Financial Times • Myles McCormick, Justin Jacobs • May 8, 2023 • ft.com
What is really driving ExxonMobil’s clean energy commitments?
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Dan Gocher@justdanfornow
Someone has to lose out of this: ExxonMobil shareholders or the rest of us ft.com/content/b79a98…
May 8, 2023
The Guardian • Laura Murphy-Oates, Christopher Knaus, Nino Bucci, Karishma Luthria, Joe Koning, Daniel Semo, Miles Martignoni • May 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Is Australia misusing its anti-terror powers? – podcast
Christopher Knaus and Nino Bucci on Australia’s powerful anti-terror detaining individuals for potential future crimes, and the flaw that the government kept for secret for years
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Gabrielle Jackson@gabriellecj
Today on Full Story, ⁦@lauramoates⁩ is talking to ⁦@knausc⁩ and ⁦@ninobucci⁩ about a deeply flawed tool the government used to detain people >> Is Australia misusing its anti-terror powers? theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 8, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Danielle Wood • May 7, 2023 • afr.com
Scrap stage three tax cuts to enable higher JobSeeker payments
The $8 billion-a-year saving from redesigning the compensation for bracket creep can neutralise the fiscal and inflationary impact of a meaningful rise in the dole.
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David Pocock@DavidPocock
Danielle Wood powerfully makes the case for why it's so important to redesign the Stage 3 tax cuts.
A mooted $2.85 a day increase to Jobseeker isn't going to do much to help people off the safety net and into work but this proposal sure would👇
afr.com/politics/feder…
May 8, 2023
The New Republic • Audrey Clare Farley • May 4, 2023 • newrepublic.com
The Far Right’s Dangerous Fertility Myths
Conservatives such as Candace Owens pitch “trad life” as the only safe harbor for women who fear abusive men. The truth is anything but.
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ABC News • Jake Evans • May 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
Single parenting payment cut-off lifted from eight to 14
Financial support for single parents will continue until their youngest dependent child turns 14, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces.
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Toni Wren@ToniWrenOz
A huge win after a huge effort. Congrats to ⁦@terese_smfa⁩ ⁦@sammostyn⁩ and esp all the women ⁦@angelaGfinch⁩ and so many more who spoke up against this cruel policy ⁦@AntiPovertyWeek⁩ #auspol abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0…
May 8, 2023
The Guardian • Michael Burge • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘I’m Armidaleain’: Ezidis refugees build a new community in New England
About 650 Ezidis have made their home in the New South Wales town of Armidale over the past five years in what locals say is a ‘hugely successful’ resettlement scheme
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