For years the internet was blamed for killing magazines, now the COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled the final nail in the coffin of what was once a billion-dollar business. #9News https://t.co/4wQNbivDRg
#BREAKING: Australia is certain to enter its first recession in 29 years after GDP contracted by 0.3 per cent in the March quarter amid bushfires and the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.
The various coronavirus responses around the world are very revealing about the psyche of the respective nations:
UK: Keep calm and carry on
USA: Protect the economy
France: Protest
Italy: Sing from your balcony
China: Effective brute force
Australia: Rely on blind luck
A mural mocking Prime Minister Scott Morrison's ill-timed Hawaiian getaway has helped raise $50,000 for the Rural Fire Service, according to its creator Scott Marsh. https://t.co/fnvSTtOcNJ
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says there's no reason Australia can't become a green energy superpower and keep traditional coal exports and mining jobs. https://t.co/Lhp4dpCej3
Coal industry workers facing jobs cuts in Western Australia are demanding the federal government takes action to secure a future for regional communities
https://t.co/C0T0CFjOaj
“What's the point of protesting if no-one can actually see it? That seems a bit ridiculous to me. What? They should be out the back? Hidden? I mean, come on.” @sarahinthesen8 speaks to @PatsKarvelas on #climate protesters blocking a mining conference. #AfternoonBriefing#auspol
From 2020, all WA public schools will implement a ban on the use of mobile phones for students from the time they arrive at school until the end of the school day – including before school and at break times.
Senate Estimates used to be when governments answered questions - but Scott Morrison thinks he doesn’t need to be accountable.
His government is giving a masterclass in dodging scrutiny:
Up to 10 men in a Papua New Guinea detention camp are still waiting to be sent to Australia under medical transfer laws, senators have been told
https://t.co/eTdCqqMbFb
It’s been 5 years since the passing of one of Labor’s true believers, Gough Whitlam. Here are just some of his achievements. We’ll keep fighting for you, Gough. #auspol