A fantastic example of interactive data journalism from the ABC story lab abc.net.au/news/2019-12-0…

Sad day for independent journalism with the announced closure of AAP on 26th of June. Is it time for the federal government to intervene and establish a public interest journalism fund #saveaap

Unions are asking employers to give casuals sick leave so they can self isolate during #Covid_19, so far the following have agreed: Officeworks Telstra Woolworths Target Kmart Victorian Gment Westpac CBA ANZ Macquarie, Sydney, ANU & Southern Cross Unis

The celebratory tweets about News Corp community papers shutting are cheap shots from those obsessed with the misplaced idea that journos on those mastheads are doing uncle Rupert‘s bidding. Those reporters work tirelessly for their community and it’s not lost on those who know.

High Court unanimously rules warrant relied upon by Australian Federal Police to authorise search of press gallery journalist Annika Smethurst was invalid and should be quashed.

The long term casuals at the NGO I work for found out today on Slack they are 17 days short of being eligible for the #JobKeeper wage subsidy safety net, they were employed on March 28th and the cut off is March 1st, 2019.

Right now several prominent Australians are giving evidence in Canberra in one of most important cases for years. But you cannot know who they are or what they’re saying. Secret trials happen in Nth Korea, Iran, Saudi. My Q to PM & @cporterwa: why is this happening in Australia?

News media in Australia needs to be remodelled so that social media platforms are required to pay royalties to the creators of the quality journalism news content they share on their platforms and profit from

Local news sources are closing across Australia, and #COVID19 has accelerated the decline. Public Interest Journalism Initiative are tracking the devastation – and some reasons for hope. @gzy_d explains: theconversation.com/local-news-sou…

We need our public broadcaster now more than ever

Vic Pol evidence gathering team watches on as Extinction Rebellion block traffic on Elizabeth Street this morning

There is no evidence a security or privacy assessment was conducted before police began using Clearview AI. buff.ly/3j4bU9N

The covid 19 outbreaks in Victoria have exposed the injustice and unsustainably of long-term casuals in the deregulated labour market

BREAKING: Justice at long last: Dan Oakes will not be prosecuted over the excellent #AfghanFiles reporting for ABC News. The AFP have written to ABC Managing Director David Anderson: "The public interest does not require a prosecution," the letter says.

BREAKING:Want to know why our Four Corners story in public interest? Want to know why women silenced? Here’s why: @RachelleJMiller due to start new job w Defence contractor today. She arrived & they said they “need more time to consider” her contract given media appearance. #auspol

Diego Franco has beaten a global giant Deliveroo after it sacked him unfairly. It shouldn’t take workers standing up like this. Not ScoMo must regulate now: Michael Kaine #Rights4Riders

User friendly tool for anyone looking for a vaccination appointment in VIC

The #climatecrisis means we lose work. Young workers need climate action and paid disaster leave now!

An investigation by Jeremy Nadel reveals ATO bugs incorrectly revived 600 historic tax debts. Read here iTnews itnews.com.au/news/ato-bugs-…