Natasha May
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Health reporter @GuardianAus , formerly live blogger + rural reporter. Living on Gadigal land. Fascinated by different perspectives.
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Independent MP for Warringah
@zalisteggall
believes Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
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Greens peace spokesperson
@Jordonsteele
has submitted a bill to require Parliamentary approval before Australian troops are sent to war.
"MPs must be forced to take responsibility for the decision to send our troops into harm's way."
#warpowers
#auspol
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Labor Federal Member for Cowan Anne Aly believes Parliament should always be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
As well as being a Member of Parliament, Dr Aly is a counter-terrorism expert.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Independent Senator for South Australia Rex Patrick believes that Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, unless there is immediate danger to Australia.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Federal Member for Kennedy
@RealBobKatter
believes that Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, unless there is immediate danger to Australia.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Some personal news! It's been my very great privilege to work with and learn from the incredible
@gabriellechan
as rural reporter but, as my one year position comes to an end, I am so happy to be staying in the
@GuardianAus
family as live blogger starting in July
Some
@GuardianAus
news - warm welcome to
@NickdMiller
as morning news editor,
@Sarah_Collard_
as Indigenous affairs reporter,
@georgiamareew
as assistant opinion editor
@GlasseyMolly
as assistant editor (audio visual)
@tasha_tilly
as live-blogger and
@LisaMAllan
to the news desk
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Labor's
@JulianHillMP
wants an inquiry into
#warpowers
. He believes issues of national security, the ability of an opposition to hold government to account and the definition of war itself need further consideration. Follow the link for his direct quotes.
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Journalists are gathering at the ABC studios in Sydney in solidarity with Stan Grant.
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"We should always be prepared to consider how Australia makes the decision to go to war. There are few more grave and costly decisions, and we have made such commitments wrongly and badly in the past." -
@Josh4Freo
#warpowers
#auspol
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Asked whether Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, Centre Alliance Member for Mayo said: “The Parliament should be able to debate this important national decision…This does not happen at present.”
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Spokesperson for
@SenatorWong
gave Michael West Media the same response Brendan O’Connor provided, but added that an Albanese Labor government was committed to holding an inquiry into the issue.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Independent
@WilkieMP
believes Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
"The decision to use deadly force is surely something for all the people’s representatives to debate and vote on."
#warpowers
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When asked if he believed Parliamentary approval should be required before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad Centre Alliance Senator for South Australia
@Stirling_G
responded “the short answer is absolutely!”
#warpowers
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More than 40,000 hectares of nationally vital koala habitat marked for potential logging in NSW
@_LisaMCox
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“Australia must join other advanced nations like the United States, Germany and Sweden that protect against unilateral decisions by the government,” Leader of the Australian Greens
@AdamBandt
said on the topic of
#warpowers
.
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Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie declined to comment when asked if Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Liberal Federal Member for Bennelong John Alexander declined to comment when asked whether he believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Julian Assange’s brother, Gabriel Shipton, is questioning if Australia can really be an equal partner in the AUKUS deal if the US and UK won’t listen to Australia’s requests to free Assange.
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.
@PeterDutton_MP
’s office said “there are no amendments to the current process,” when asked whether the Minister for Defence believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
#auspol
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The government has announced an independent review into the $14.5bn inland rail project. This is a project which was the subject of a major investigation by
@gabriellechan
@mpbowers
@pixelpioneer
and myself
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Independent Federal Member for Hughes
@CraigKellyMP
said that he does not believe Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
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Some stories can't be told in under 1000 words.
@gabriellechan
and I spoke to people all along the proposed inland rail route to understand the communities who are living with the nation’s biggest infrastructure project.
@NickEvershed
and Andy Ball
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He's the Chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, but when asked if he believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad
@SenatorAbetz
declined to comment.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Had to take pics to prove my eyes didn’t deceive me - white wallabies at Bruny Island, Tasmania.
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Asked whether
@karenandrewsmp
believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, the Minister for Home Affairs’ office directed the inquiry to the Defence Minister’s office.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Former Major General in the Australian Army and Liberal Senator for New South Wales
@JimMolan
does not believe Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
#warpowers
#auspol
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Pauline Hanson’s “it is OK to be white” motion can have its day to be debated and voted on by parliament - but not the life and death matter of engaging in war.
@PaulineHansonOz
refused to comment if she thinks this needs to change.
#warpowers
#auspol
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John Howard took us to war in Iraq on a lie. And the Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull and your government own the Afghanistan tragedy.
“In other words history shows decisions to go to war are not something any government, nor Prime Minister, can be trusted with.
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Asked whether
@tanya_plibersek
believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, her office said it was a question for Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Shadow Minister for Defence.
#warpowers
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When asked if
@Melissa4Durack
believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, the Minister for Defence Industry declined to comment.
#warpowers
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When asked if Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, Labor Federal Member for Maribyrnong
@billshortenmp
declined not comment.
#WarPowers
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.
@KatieAllenMP
is co-convenor of the Parliamentary Friends of
@UNICEF
(UN Children's Fund). You'd think she'd have something to say on how we make decisions like war in Afghanistan, with nearly 1,600 child casualties in the last 5 years alone.
#warpowers
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“Norco is the beating heart of Lismore. Psychologically, if Norco can’t win, Lismore loses hope.”
@SarahMoran
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More than 30 retired judges call for ‘urgently needed’ federal Icac, after the last election promise to deliver it was broken
@knausc
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Mark and Jenni Chapple want to help Ukrainian refugees get work and make a life for themselves in northwestern NSW, where the cost of living is cheaper and workers are desperately needed across all industries.
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Shadow Minister for the Environment and Water
@terrimbutler
believes
#warpowers
is a question for the portfolios of defence and foreign affairs despite the known environmental costs of war.
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Asked whether
@helenhainesindi
believed Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad, the Independent Member for Indi said "there is no easy yes or no answer to the question on war powers reform."
#warpowers
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“We need some sanity put back into the debate,”
@TonyHWindsor
says as he and
@EVERALDATLARGE
back five independent candidates on or near the proposed inland rail route.
@gabriellechan
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Minister for Veterans’ Affairs told MWM “the government of the day makes decisions in relation to Australian military activity through the Prime Minister and Cabinet processes. I am comfortable with that and there are no plans to change it.”
#warpowers
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Labor defence spokesperson
@BOConnorMP
said that he does NOT believe Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
O'Connor said consultation "may have unforeseen and unintended consequences."
#warpowers
…
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Journalists gather in solidarity with Stan Grant at ABC studios this afternoon
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Four missing teenagers found alive on Swan Island, after they left paddle boarding from Rosebud beach
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A rural sporting club that missed out on funding amid the infamous 2019 “sports rorts” grants now fears it is “being used” for political gain after the Nationals MP, Anne Webster, promised it funding if the Coalition is re-elected
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So excited for the year ahead as reporter for Guardian's new rural network under the leadership of
@gabriellechan
!
Big shout out
@tasha_tilly
who is the first of 5
@cmt_UTS
grads as rural/regional reporters. On labour/borders,
@GribbleRC
“We try our best but no business can operate with the left hand tied behind the back to the right ankle.”
#RuralNetwork
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“These are sacred places to the Gomeroi, we’ve been fighting for years for them …These properties have now changed from one hand to another. While it’s good farmers have had a win, what about Gomeroi people traditional owners?”
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Text messages claiming the independent candidate challenging the traditionally safe Nationals seat of Nicholls has been endorsed by “Dan Andrews’ Labor party” are being sent to voters and appear to be authorised by the Coalition junior partner.
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Any suggestions of the most trivial bill that's been debated or passed by the Australian parliament?
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The night after she gave birth via C-section, Megan Snaidero says she could not access pain relief because there was not enough overnight staff at Griffith base hospital to administer the medication.
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“Covid for bees” has had an immediate impact on apiaries, with a ban on movement across New South Wales, but is also likely to affect other agricultural industries, including the upcoming almond blossom season
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Independent
@WilkieMP
will today at 2.15PM ask
@ScottMorrisonMP
the follow question regarding
#warpowers
in Question Time:
“Prime Minister, the governments of Menzies, Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon were responsible for the Vietnam disaster."
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“So, Prime Minister, will you follow the lead of other democracies, reform war powers and ensure it’s Parliament calling the shots?”
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“Yes, it’s important they have authority to deploy the Australian Defence Force in a crisis. But surely it should be Parliament alone with authority to declare and continue war.
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VicForests started harvesting operations in the Alberton West State forest in Gippsland on 19 July 2021 and plans to log up to 60% of this isolated forest remnant - home to the Powerful Owls, Greater Gliders and Strzelecki Koalas
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Images of Rachel MCrow and dog Archibald shown at her memorial.
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Australia must end solitary confinement of children, UN committee against torture says
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"I can’t think of a more important decision of a country. The fact that a prime minister can unilaterally decide is completely out of step with community expectations,"
@WilkieMP
told Michael West Media.
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“The Americans have it right,” Mr Katter told MWM. "The President has the right to act in the case of clear and present danger, but beyond clear and present danger, it’s up to Congress. In Australia, as in America, the decision should go back to legislature, the parliament.”
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Australia’s meat export trade could be shut down for years and rural communities will suffer if a lethal livestock disease enters Australia from Indonesia, with experts saying “the threat level has rapidly dramatically increased”
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Rural Australians may have no choice but to spend their final years away from their families and communities given two-thirds of regional aged care homes are operating at a loss
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Australia becomes fourth country to sign on to the global undetectable equals untransmissible (U=U) declaration for HIV
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As someone who now travels frequently between work in the central west and family in Sydney, I would so much rather save the platypus than 30 minutes
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"After the strategic failures in Iraq and Afghanistan it is abundantly clear that the executive cannot be trusted to make the decision alone to enter into armed conflict overseas,"
@Jordonsteele
told Michael West Media.
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A son of Vietnamese farmers who made a breakthrough as a scholarship student in Australia has released a scientific finding which could help protect a tenth of crops worldwide from disease
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@DifficultNerd
@MichaelWestBiz
@MatthewHain11
@AlboMP
@DifficultNerd
the Australian Constitution (at S 61 and S 68) bestows unilateral ‘war powers’ on the Prime Minister, which was (to give one example) what allowed Prime Minister Howard to make the decision to commit Australian troops to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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JobKeeper is the largest piece of government spending in Aus history, but where is it going?
#BossKeeper
One crew of ASX corporate spivs had their revenue 25% but still claimed JobKeeper.
@tasha_tilly
exposes Big End of Town rorters funnelling taxpayer$ to themselves
#auspol
(Murdoch's NewsCorp ducked questions)
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“We are hearing stories that some state vaccination hubs in regional and rural areas are not getting access to the booster shot in a timely manner.”
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NSW Koala Conference kicks off. "The great silent vanishing of koalas is something the world will never forgive us for" says
@katieqs
#CoffsKoalaConference
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Since Anglican Care announced the closure of the town’s only aged care facility, these women will be left travelling over 75km to the nearest aged care facility in Taree to visit their partner. They don't have drivers licenses or any local public transport, taxi or ubers.
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Tried my hand at swapping third person for first this week
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Sometimes interviews really stay with you. Joyce's motivation why she wanted to take her disabled son to Disneyland: “When I’m gone, I don’t know if anyone will take him travelling."
Sherman saved her carer’s payments to take her disabled son Kenny to Disneyland. But STA Travel went bust.
@tasha_tilly
on pressure to bring back travel agent trust accounts
#auspol
#insolvency
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In Forbes, my first time reporting on a natural disaster.
“Water divides and fire unites…People put up banks and it upsets people because it takes the water in different directions and channels the water one way so it can’t spread over the landscape.”
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Jobs and Skills summit is happening and
@Paul_Karp
is there providing excellent posts to the blog!
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Really fascinating insights about the regional media landscape from the team
@cmt_UTS
with a chapter about
@GuardianAus
' Rural Network led by
@gabriellechan
and my view from Gilgandra
NEW! Our Regional News Media research report is here!
We examine the conditions challenging rural and regional media and how much regional news makes it to metro audiences. No spoilers. Read the report! 👇
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@billshortenmp
's office told Michael West Media “our answer is please check with Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O’Connor.”
@BOConnorMP
told MWM that he does not believe Parliament should be consulted before Australian troops are sent into armed conflict abroad.
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The identity crisis of the Liberal-National Coalition around climate change action and a federal integrity commission is writ large in Calare, where a community independent has revived memories of a longstanding former representative
@mpbowers
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Family of David Dungay Jr. Paul Silva and Hector Dungay attending Sydney’s Invasion Day Rally
@GuardianAus
@callapilla
@MatildaBoseley
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A tourist barrelling along the highways of the central west might not notice anything wrong with the trees, but grazier Bruce Maynard, who has lived his whole life on the same farm between Trangie and Narromine, believes the land is sick.
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Attendees at Sydney’s Invasion Day rally are large but keeping to within the limit of groups of 500 people
@GuardianAus
@callapilla
@MatildaBoseley
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Free Julian Assange ribbons are being tied around protesters’ hair and shoulders this morning at Hyde Park
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Telecommunications issues are hampering flood rescues and recovery efforts in the Northern Rivers, with Ballina mayor Sharon Cadwallader saying internet outages and patchy reception were the biggest issue for locals.
@knausc
@EliasVisontay
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Assistant Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie was deployed to Afghanistan as a Troop Commander. MWM told Minister Hastie’s office we were especially interested in the Minister’s views on this issue in light of his military and parliamentary experience, but didn't get any comment.
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David McBride leads chants of “Free Assange” at Sydney rally
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"That’s why Labor has made a commitment to hold a parliamentary inquiry into this issue if elected to government,” Mr Wilson told Michael West Media.
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The teenagers drifted right across Port Phillip Bay, having left from Rosebud beach off the Mornington Peninsula yesterday, they were found on Swan Island off the Bellarine Peninsula this morning.
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It’s a very bright winter morning in Sydney. MC Scott Ludlum says the rally is taking place to call for the freedom of a man who’s not seen that sunshine in four years.
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Taking a quick coffee break, this reporter ran into former NSW premier Mike Baird in line for his.
“It’s an incredibly sad day not just for the UK but the world. Queen Elizabeth was an incredible leader. She had great passion for many causes but ultimately, for the people.”
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Castleraegh River at Gilgandra flowing much faster than usual. Level is currently at 4.4 metres with minor flooding level at 5m
#nswfloods
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