Monday, May 22, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • May 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Stan Grant’s monarchy truth bombs were perfectly timed. If not now, then when?
Those watching the coronation were watching a political act. The whole point of it is to project continuity and stability, to convince us that Charles belongs to an orderly line of succession.
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The Guardian • Jonathan Barrett • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia’s big supermarkets increased profit margins through pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, analysis reveals
Coles and Woolworths defend the increased margins, but data shows shoppers are being charged more than enough to cover additional costs and other rising expenses
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Pfft! Don’t say profits drive inflation!
Don’t you realise market forces meant Coles and Woolies HAD to increase prices by more than their input costs. They had no choice!!! twitter.com/gabriellecj/st…
May 22, 2023
ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • May 21, 2023 • abc.net.au
If economists want more unemployment, will they volunteer to join the dole queue?
Some economists want more unemployment to bring inflation back down, writes Gareth Hutchens.
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Warwick Smith@RecoEco
Great piece @grhutchens (not just saying that cos you quote my tweet). If we're going to push people into unemployment for the sake of "the economy" we should at least admit that's what we're doing - or maybe think about better ways to manage the economy? abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…
May 22, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Carrie Fellner • May 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Paradise Poisoned: How the idyllic town of Wreck Bay was left asking ‘Who’s going to die next?’
A two-year investigation has revealed devastating sickness and death in an Indigenous community located next to a defence base that used toxic firefighting foam.
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Crikey • John Buckley • May 22, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Mood sinks at the ABC as Stan Grant exits after 'grotesque racist abuse'
The Q+A presenter announced his departure from the ABC in a fiery column on the broadcaster’s website on Friday.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
"The sustained conservative media campaign included more than 150 mentions of the ABC’s coronation coverage in the pages of The Australian and on Sky News over the past fortnight." crikey.com.au/2023/05/22/abc… via @johnbuckley_
May 22, 2023
The Guardian • Lenore Taylor • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Can we still handle the truth? Journalism, ‘alternative facts’ and the rise of AI
The credo of Watergate is still relevant: find the best obtainable version of the truth. But doing so is only getting more complicated
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ABC News • Jacob Shields • May 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
ABC staff rally in show of support for Stan Grant
Hundreds of ABC staff around the country rallied in support of veteran journalist Stan Grant, who last week announced he would step away from media commitments due to racial abuse.
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The Canberra Times • Karen Barlow • May 22, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Bridget Archer rips apart all opposition arguments against the Voice
Peter Dutton has warned of a divisive, 'Orwellian' Voice.
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Karen Barlow@KJBar
Liberal MP Bridget Archer rips apart opposition Voice criticism.
She has also posed to critics: "What exactly do you hope to achieve?"
Story 👇
canberratimes.com.au/story/8205279/ v @canberratimes #VoicetoParliament
May 22, 2023
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy, Marni Cordell • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Behrouz Boochani, the refugee reporter who exposed the cruelty of Australia’s island jail | Ten years of Guardian Australia
One inmate became the voice of the men locked up on Manus. Behrouz Boochani and Ben Doherty look back at the risks he took to get this story to the world
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • May 22, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Anti-Voice 'news' Facebook page is run by the No camp, but you wouldn't know it
'Referendum News' has shown exclusively anti-Voice posts more than a million times, using thousands of dollars of Facebook and Instagram ads.
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cameron wilson@cameronwilson
NEW: The No Voice to Parliament campaign is behind an unbranded anti-Voice "Referendum News" Facebook page, as part of its etwork of accounts opposing the referendum.
Right-wing group Advance paid to show the page's posts a million+ times this month. crikey.com.au/2023/05/22/voi…
May 22, 2023
The Guardian • Fleur Connick • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW EPA launches investigation into Cadia goldmine after blood tests show metal contamination
Newcrest Cadia Holdings has until Tuesday to respond to the draft pollution notice
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW police officer found guilty of assault after slamming Indigenous boy face-first on to pavement
Magistrate dismisses Sydney officer’s claim he administered a leg sweep in self defence, saying any threat was ‘minimal or nonexistent’
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • May 22, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
The battle for America’s heart, soul and future
Republicans are threatening to force America to default on its debt if there isn’t a crackdown on welfare for the poor.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Isabel Lo • May 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
If Stan Grant can’t survive the toxic trolls, what chance do I have?
I now wonder whether I should have just followed in my cousin’s footsteps, towards a more stable career and regular pay cheque, free from online harassment.
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Media Diversity AU@MediaDiverseAU
"In Australia, we have moved past the recognition that there is a problem with diversity in media, but we are unsure as a nation what to do about it. We are leaving the heavy lifting to journalists such as Grant."
A must-read from our Founder + Chair 👇🏽
smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…
May 22, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matt Wade, Matthew Knott • May 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Forget Biden, the leader of the world’s biggest political party is coming to town
Narendra Modi’s visit will focus attention on Australia’s rapidly improving ties with India. But not everyone is cheering.
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The Australian • NOEL PEARSON • May 20, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says he is praying that Australians will vote yes in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Rugby Australia’s statement on the Indigenous voice to parliament this week is the one I’ve been waiting for. This is the game of Mark, Glen and Gary, the heroes of my youth. And that tower of steel, the magnificent fourth brother: Lloyd Walker.
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Mark Di Stefano@MarkDiStef
Noel Pearson for The Australian: "The boomer readership of this paper is of course antipathetic to recognition. They are mostly obscurant and borderline casual racists in their views. Just read the comments at the bottom of this piece."
theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/the-p…
May 21, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Stuart Littlemore, David Salter • May 21, 2023 • smh.com.au
Did the ABC throw Stan Grant under the bus? It’s a matter of opinion
Misguided thinking and poor leadership have led the ABC to catastrophically undermine its own journalistic authority and independence.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
What’s wrong with the ABC. By two old friends and colleagues of mine. I agree with every word.
smh.com.au/national/did-t…
May 22, 2023
National Foundation for Australian Women • Jade • May 20, 2023 • nfaw.org
Gender Lens on the May 2023 Budget | NFAW
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam, Benita Kolovos • May 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Victorian government jobs will be slashed in state budget to rein in Covid debt, analysts predict
Labor MPs say Tuesday’s budget will be tough amid rising debt but election pledges will be honoured
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Benita Kolovos@benitakolovos
We don't know much about tomorrow's budget but on debt, the premier has sought to distinguish between “borrowing to build” and Covid-19 “emergency funds”. Has described as the latter as akin to a credit card the state needs to pay off theguardian.com/australia-news… via @p_hannam and me
May 22, 2023
The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales • May 22, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Minister pressured to review climate change board's integrity
Questions linger over how commercial conflicts are dealt with.
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
"The Climate Change Minister has been urged to review the Coalition appointment of Climate Change Authority chair Grant King, who holds other roles in private companies relating to carbon credits that may present conflicts of interest." @canberratimes
canberratimes.com.au/story/8203556/…
May 22, 2023

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