#Breaking
: Prime Minister Scott Morrison suspends extradition agreement with Hong Kong. Large scale changes to visas available for HK residents- many extended by 5 years. Insentives for businesses to come to Aus. “We are a great immigration nation.”
@theheraldsun
#auspol
It's almost like some men can't handle women having voices, asking questions and breaking stories🤷♀️The dozens of women in the fed press gallery have been doing a cracking, exhausting job.. and guess what? We are not going anywhere except to the front of every press conference.👋
Holgate: I was depicted as a prostitute... humiliated. I have never seen any male public servant depicted in that way. So do I believe it's partially a gender issue? You're absolutely right I do.
#auspol
Hi! I’ve moved to heaven (reference photos from this morning) and have started as the NSW reporter for
@GuardianAus
. Please say hello/add me to your mailing list- tamsin.rose
@theguardian
.com ☀️
Can the Victorian politicians living in comfortable inner Melbourne homes near the locked-down public housing towers stop saying they understand how hard it is for the people inside because they simply live near them PLEASE
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich is speaking after that Latham tweet. He says he has not heard from Latham. “I do not expect to hear from him. I do not expect an apology from him… I hope he's okay. The comments that he made are obviously not comments of a well person.”
This is the since deleted tweet from
@JoeHockey
about Australia’s vaccine rollout. Do we think he intended to DM this to someone rather than tweet? Whoops
Hundreds of nurses getting ready to March towards Parliament. They are striking for staffing ratios and a pay rise despite the IRC telling them not to yesterday.
#nswpol
@GuardianAus
🌴 Bit of news.. Next week I’ll be starting as the Brisbane-based reporter for
@triplejHack
. Couldn’t be more excited to be joining such a brilliant team. Accepting youth/Qld tips and yarns from Monday! 🥁
The AFL has just confirmed that Perth will host the 2021 AFL Grand Final if Melbourne is unable to due to its COVID situation.
While this is exciting for WA footy fans, it is very sad for our friends in Victoria who could miss out on hosting the Grand Final at the MCG yet again.
Premier Perrottet backs sentencing of Deanna “Violet” Coco. He says it is “pleasing to see” and warns others against taking part in protests that “inconvenience people”. “If protesters want to put our way of life at risk then they should have the book thrown at them.”
Perrottet swiping at feds over flood $$: "There seems to be people who were disqualified for that funding from the fed gov based on where they live.. If you've lost your home in Lismore or you've lost your home in Mullumbimby... you should receive the same financial assistance."
Breaking: Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was vaccinated in Melbourne today. She says she was "delighted" when Health Minister Greg Hunt invited her to receive the jab as a "visible representation" of bipartisan confidence in the vaccine.
#auspol
@theheraldsun
Breaking: Transport minister David Elliott confirms government drops case against rail workers’ union at Fair Work Comission. From today, gov and union will work together on new enterprise agreement.
@GuardianAus
#nswpol
#sydneytrains
Lismore family reunited with lost cat Kimba 13 weeks after floods: “I might have to rename him Velcro. He’s sticking to me like glue. My beautiful boy.”
#lismore
Premier Perrottet says he doesn’t believe the federal religious discrimination bill is necessary. “I don't believe legislation in this space is necessary and I think it can end up creating more problems than it [solves].”
#nswpol
#auspol
Liberals Andrew Bragg and Bridget Archer have broken ranks to call for an inquiry into how Brittany Higgins’ text messages were leaked, with Bragg labelling debate in the Senate where the Coalition is pursuing Katy Gallagher “very ugly”.
“My understanding is that the mother raised concerns with the fact that they were due to hand over the child at 4.30 and by 5.30 she had contacted the police, and we went around to the residence and made the discovery.”
The Premier just called “last question” less than an hour into the presser on a day with 356 cases and 4 deaths. This is why journalists yell to get questions in.
Exclusive: The New South Wales government will explore converting empty offices and unused government buildings into much-needed social housing, as commercial building owners grapple with a surge in vacancies.
#nswpol
Serial protester Danny Lim has been left bloodied and seeking hospital treatment after a “discontinued” arrest by New South Wales police officers in the Sydney CBD on Tuesday.
NSW MP Gareth Ward has been charged by police over alleged historical sexual assaults. Police will allege the member for Kiama indecently assaulted a 17yo boy in 2013 and sexually abused a 27yo man in 2015. More soon
@GuardianAus
The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, says she was left “physically sickened” by comments from Mark Latham about the sexuality of fellow state MP Alex Greenwich, and has demanded he apologise.
#nswpol
This nurse has been working for 15 years. “It’s taken a lot for us to walk off the job today but enough is enough. The way it’s going, it’s unsustainable.”
#NursesStrike
Of 3810 Victorians who tested positive between July 7 and 21:
- 90% did not isolate between feeling sick and getting their COVID test +
- 53% did not isolate between being tested and getting their results
Deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth just told Victorians to make their beds in the morning.. it was advice given to him at a leadership seminar and he says it could help with mental health for the next two weeks of lockdown.
#covidvic
Chris Minns calls for schools to become mass vaccination hubs. “Schools have been used as vaccination hubs for a range of vaccines going back decades.”
@GuardianAus
Quite a mind boggling decision. AP is not only a journalistic benchmark to so many of us but also a supportive and genuinely caring and inquisitive press gallery colleague. We need more people like him, not fewer.
A very happy human with a very pointy award. Big thanks to my incredible colleagues at
@theheraldsun
for guiding and backing me. Young journalist of the year 🎉
Commissioner Karen Webb speaking about the
#BondiJunction
stabbing. Four women died in shopping centre, one died in hospital. One man died in the centre. Further eight in hospitals including a nine month old.
Nurses rallying outside NSW parliament have vowed to “come back bigger and angrier each time we are ignored” during the first statewide nurses strike in a decade on Tuesday.
#NursesStrike
#nswpol
Breaking: NSW police officer Ryan Barlow has been found guilty of assaulting a 16yo Indiegnous boy during an arrest in 2020. He will not be sentenced today.
The nurses at the Bris city
@lifebloodau
centre told me they’ve been really quiet since the most recent lockdown. Lil reminder that donor centres remain open even in lockyd and the need doesn’t go away. Plus it’s a great reason to leave home, talk to lovely people and eat snacks
No ongoing risk. Attacker believed to be a 40yo man. Yet to be formally identified. “We don’t have fears for that person holding an ideation.. it’s not a terrorism incident.” - Webb
Update: Arrest of Danny Lim that left him with a brain bleed and neck injury is being internally investigated by NSW police after earlier announcing an independent review. It is being treated as a “complaint" and will be investigated by another station.
Flights to Melbourne, Launceston and Sydney are BOOKED. After months away from everyone I love, knowing I’ll get to embrace my friends, watch two of the best people I know get married and see my family for Christmas is HUGE. Bring on late Dec ♥️
Scott Morrison says gov has "not set, nor has any plans to set" first dose vaccine targets due to "many uncertainties involved". Comes after Trade Min Tehan said "the goal that we've set is to try and have all Australians have a dose by the end of the year".
#auspol
@theheraldsun
The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is outside the Opera House with Lord Mayor, Clover Moore, and Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to welcome Pat Farmer. He’s been running around Australia for the Voice.
#auspol
#Voice
Exclusive: Mandatory training for all members of NSW parliament and their staff will be recommended in a “disturbing” report on bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct. Broderick review to be released Friday.
#nswpol
Exclusive: Teens who snatched almost $5000 worth of phones in a “swarm” attack on a Melbourne JB Hi-Fi have been sentenced to a ropes climbing course. The sentence has been branded a “slap on the wrist”.
@theheraldsun
Security guard Faraz Tahir is remembered as a tireless charity volunteer after his death in a mass stabbing at Bondi Junction on Saturday. “He had a great heart." Beautiful piece Luca Ittimani
I endured a lot yesterday.
But having my body and outfit photoshopped by a media outlet was not on my bingo card.
Note the enlarged boobs and outfit to be made more revealing.
Can’t imagine this happening to a male MP.
What gives?
Surely this makes a very good case for the rest of the tournament to be shown on free-to-air.
Matildas break TV ratings records, beating AFL grand final and Origin.
@jacksongs
Meet Kobi Shetty, the incoming Greens Balmain MP. “This is the first time that the Greens have successfully had a greens MP elected to NSW Parliament after the retirement of a sitting Greens member.”
#nswpol
NSW premier Dominic Perrottet on transport minister David Elliott's comments yesterday: "The minister will reflect on that and realise that all ministers are available 24/7. That's my expectation as premier."
#nswpol
Premier Daniel Andrews has accepted Prime Minister Scott Morrison's offer of a further 1000 ADF personnel to help deal with the
#CovidVic
situation. PM says as much help as Melb needs will be made available.
#auspol
#springst
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#BREAKING
: The AFP will launch Operation Guardian, covering multiple jurisdictions, to protect 10,000 Optus customers from identity theft, after their data was released online.
#auspol
#optus
@SBSNews
Exclusive: Reluctance by Vic health authorities and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton to share critical data with other states as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened forced the fed gov to intervene.
@tminear
@theheraldsun
John Barilaro has been given 24 hours to explain his office’s involvement in a $100m bushfire recovery grants scheme before the New South Wales opposition leader, Chris Minns, refers the matter to the corruption watchdog.
NSW Treasurer Matt Kean compares Ash Barty to the federal gov economic supports for states.. "Ash Barty do not win the Australian Open saying I don't need to try in the final because I've had a good semi."
Bit of news from me- I've joined
@theheraldsun
's federal political team and am now reporting from the capital with
@ellenwhinnett
. Got a tip? Something you want to see reported? Drop me a line, sidle into my DMs, send an owl... I am all ears and all
#auspol
The Jenkins report is out and it's going to be hard for a lot of people in Parliament House today, and for people who have since left. Sending strength and love to everyone - those who spoke and those who didn't. Thanks to the trailblazers.
#auspol
The New South Wales Liberals are facing internal pushback from senior women in the party who are furious that an upper house MP has avoided any formal sanctions despite admitting he circulated explicit photos of a female rival.
#nswpol
@mmcgowan
Nurses walking towards parliament now. Some tell me they don’t want to have to be here but they also want to keep patients safe and they can’t do that now.
#NursesStrike
Sales of stickers calling on voters to “bin” the prime minister have surged after Liberal heavyweight Philip Ruddock’s Hornsby Council threatened residents that garbage collection services may be suspended if they weren’t removed from wheelie bins.
Exclusive: Growing national security concerns over massively popular Chinese-owned TikTok app prompt calls for Fed Gov to consider ban. Senators plan to haul app before Foreign Interference through Social Media committee.
@theheraldsun
#auspol
Exclusive: The New South Wales government expects a dozen councils will push for strict caps on Airbnbs and other short-term rentals once the planning minister, Paul Scully, makes a final ruling for Byron.
#nswpol
#housing
“This has obviously been hurtful for me. I have a bit of a cry late yesterday at the end of the day. After being in this gig for a decade and getting reelected, I didn't think I'd still be subjected to homophobic abuse,” -
@AlexGreenwich
Dr Coatsworth recommended people feeling isolated in Victoria could:
- reach out,
- maintain important connections of friendship and family,
- put some structure into your day eg. housework and then downtime with a hobby and
- set achievable goals eg. making your bed.
Trout from Woodend talks me through his incredible outfit. It features fairy lights and hand painted pants. What a man, what a night.
#gotiges
@theheraldsun
@superfooty
New affirmative consent laws came into effect yesterday. As
@rachael_burgin
says.. “if people are worried that it’s going to ruin their sex lives then they should be having a long, hard look at the nature of their sex lives."
#nsw
A Queensland family has been left heartbroken and isolated after their three-year-old boy died in a Melbourne hospital following desperate attempts to get him home failed.
@theheraldsun
@couriermail
#auspol
#borders
Exclusive: The political influence of clubs in New South Wales will be curtailed under proposed laws banning donations from venues with poker machines that are being introduced to the state parliament today.