Tuesday, June 20, 2023 Tweets Archive Recent news

The Guardian • Lisa Cox • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘We need help’: traditional owners accuse land council of ‘facilitating fracking’
Exclusive: Traditional owners in the Beetaloo basin say they are not being effectively represented in the battle against a major gas industry expansion. The Northern Land Council denies the claim
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • June 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
The FM PM: How Albanese adopted Howard’s playbook – and flipped the dial
172 press conferences. 89 television interviews. 128 radio spots. Anthony Albanese has been everywhere as PM – and our analysis reveals a lot about his strategy.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
I did a deep dive into Anthony Albanese’s media strategy and analysed 389 interviews in his first year, and spoke to ⁦@BenFordhamLive⁩ ⁦@3AWNeilMitchell⁩ & ⁦@LaTrioli⁩. What emerged? An FM PM, who has adapted John Howard’s playbook smh.com.au/politics/feder…
June 20, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Myriam Robin • June 19, 2023 • afr.com
Pharmacy guild taps its favourite economist
It isn’t the first time the guild has turned to Henry Ergas for this kind of work.
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Jennifer Doggett@JenniferDoggett
Great article by @myriamrobin exposing the Pharmacy Guild's tactics in arguing against extended prescribing. If pharmacies are only sustainable because consumers are forced to make unnecessary trips to get their meds it's time to change the funding model. afr.com/rear-window/ph…
June 20, 2023
The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Victoria to consider rent caps and taxes on Airbnb owners to ease rental crisis
Exclusive: Greens will support Labor’s state budget in exchange for measures as Yarra council creates emergency fund to help with cost of living
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SBS News • Finn McHugh • June 20, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Jacqui Lambie demands ICC investigate defence chiefs over Afghanistan allegations
Jacqui Lambie has demanded an international investigation into Australian Defence Force chiefs over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
The Guardian • Paul Karp • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor’s plan for ‘green Wall Street’ in danger as Coalition backflips to oppose bill
Opposition shift sets up battle between government and the Greens, who say proposed nature repair market is ‘irreparable’
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Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • June 20, 2023 • afr.com
About 140k workers to lose jobs as RBA battles inflation
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Michele Bullock has warned the unemployment rate needs to increase to 4.5 per cent to tame inflation.
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Craig Emerson@DrCraigEmerson
Deputy Governor of ⁦@RBAInfo⁩ confirms that its plan is to drive the unemployment rate up to 4.5% to tame inflation. That’s around 140,000 workers to lose their jobs. afr.com/policy/economy…
June 20, 2023
Yahoo News • Michael Dahlstrom • June 20, 2023 • au.news.yahoo.com
Endangered koala habitat cleared for new Toyota dealership
The dealership will be erected adjacent to a McDonald's, KFC, Taco Bell and Westfield with the koalas forced elsewhere.
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JON DEE (JonDee.com)@JonDeeOz
Oh what a feeling - dead koalas?
Endangered koala habitat has been cleared for a new ⁦@Toyota_Aus⁩ dealership.
The @Toyota dealership confirmed that 138 assessable koala habitat trees were set to be removed.
Toyota sponsor #NationalTreeDay. FFS 🤨 au.news.yahoo.com/endangered-koa…
June 20, 2023
The Guardian • Fiona Katauskas • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Real climate action or just Labor in vain?
The government’s words and actions are no carbon copies
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Bill Hare@BillHareClimate
The gaslight on the hill…
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
June 20, 2023
The Australian • Sarah Elks, Michael McKenna • June 19, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Warren Entsch’s wife Yolonde receives $213k Morrison government grant for Doomadgee pottery
The non-Indigenous wife of ­Liberal MP Warren Entsch ­received a $213,725 two-year grant from the Morrison government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program to teach pottery in the remote Queensland Aboriginal community of Doomadgee.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Entsch’s wife got $200k in Indigenous funding...sigh
The partner of any politician should never apply for a grant from the government they serve in.
Period.
theaustralian.com.au/nation/warren-…
June 20, 2023
ABC News • David Taylor • June 20, 2023 • abc.net.au
The Reserve Bank has pointed directly to the elephant in the room
The stock market is a few percentage points away from an all-time high because some of Australia's biggest corporations are making record profits. But Australian households are under pressure, writes David Taylor.
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@gingergorman@GingerGorman
The RBA finally admits that super profits and price gouging is what’s largely impacting inflation abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2… via @ABCaustralia
June 20, 2023
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Will a national rent freeze fix Australia’s housing crisis? Depends on who you listen to | Cameron Murray
There’s nothing radical about regulating rents and smoothing off shocks, but self-interest will always override reason
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Human Rights Law Centre • June 19, 2023 • hrlc.org.au
Statement at the 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
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Sitarah Mohammadi@sitarah_m
Today I spoke at the @UN_HRC 53rd Regular Session, focusing on the systematic persecution of the Hazara people in 🇦🇫 , highlighting the struggles of Hazara women, due to the intersectionality of gender, ethnicity & religion
Find my written statement here: hrlc.org.au/reports-news-c…
June 19, 2023
ABC News • Paul Johnson • June 20, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Toxic': Shorten takes aim at behaviour of politicians in parliament
The actions of Australia's politicians in parliament come under fire on Q+A after a week that saw David Van leave the Liberals and Katy Gallagher grilled by the Coalition.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • June 20, 2023 • afr.com
Parliament to demand that PwC name 63 staff caught up in tax leak
The Greens and the Coalition have voted together to force Treasurer Jim Chalmers to make public documents related to the federal police investigation.
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • June 19, 2023 • smh.com.au
The bitter Senate debate on Voice hides one essential fact
The anger and division in parliament is sapping the energy for change.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • June 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Leak of Brittany Higgins texts likely ‘not legal’ and may deter women from speaking up, Albanese warns
Prime minister says coverage and commentary that followed leaked texts have been ‘really regrettable’
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Associated Press • Rajesh Kumar Singh, Piyush Nagpal • June 19, 2023 • apnews.com
Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power supply, forcing staff to use books to cool patients. Officials are investigating a death toll that has reached nearly 170 in recent days. In Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh state, residents are scared of going outside after midmorning. The largest hospital is unable to accommodate more patients. Officials say the morgue was full after 54 people, all of whom were elderly suffering from various health issues, died. Some families were asked to take the bodies o…
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
Heartbreaking scenes in India - the death toll after a scorching heat wave there is nearly 170
As #Australia continues to open new fossil fuel projects, our neighbours in Asia are already suffering deadly consequences #ClimateEmergency #NoNewFossilFuels
apnews.com/article/india-…
June 20, 2023
The Age • Patrick Hatch • June 20, 2023 • theage.com.au
Myki operator blasts state over costly mistakes in new ticket contract
The current operator claims it could have delivered the same technology upgrades for half the price of the new American replacement.
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ABC News • Richard Willingham • June 20, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Mistakes have clearly been made': Second letter from failed bidder urges review of Victoria's myki overhaul contract
Another company which lost the contract to provide Victoria's public transport ticketing system has called for an urgent review of the tender process, saying it lacked rigour and transparency.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Fresh doubts on Victoria's myki overhaul contract as second failed bidder calls for urgent review after it was asked to increase the cost of its bid #springst @abcmelbourne abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2… via @ABCaustralia
June 20, 2023

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