Sarah Basford Canales

I finally got a more complete version of a COVIDSafe report the govt seemed to be desperately hiding. It showed warnings about the app's ineffectiveness as early as Dec '20 in a draft report and March '21 in the final. Story below 👇🔓 v @canberratimes canberratimes.com.au/story/7405628/…

If we are starting to talk about truth telling, here is the truth from where we stand: police racism was a factor in the death of Kumanjayi Walker – not just the racism of an individual officer but the structural racism of the force itself | Lorena Allam theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A beautiful piece by Mike Bowers A dreadlocked rebel soldier kept me alive in Bougainville 28 years ago. Reuniting with him was an emotional experience theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Exclusive: Leaked documents claim Good Advice promised private deals, gathered signatures and hired land council members to smooth way for Northern Territory gas sales. Excellent reporting by @_LisaMCox v @GuardianAus theguardian.com/australia-news…

ICYMI Melika and Betissa visited Iran - the place they fled as children - and fell ‘in love’ with its rich culture. But then bombs began to fall again, via @GuardianAus theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

“When they said to us that they were going to deal with the hanging points … You think, ‘OK, so no other family’s going to go through this.’ “It’s like they just pick your hopes up and they just shatter you.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

ICYMI independent senator Lidia Thorpe disputes Anthony Albanese’s claim allegations against Greens-turned-Labor senator have been ‘dealt with’, v @GuardianAus theguardian.com/australia-news…

When Anthony Albanese appointed Peter Khalil as special envoy for social cohesion, the PM said Khalil would "report directly to him". A FOI request to the PM's office uncovered zero reports (and just an email and a calendar entry) from the now-eliminated role. Story below

Larissa Waters has urged Labor to be bold on environmental protections, saying the Liberal party being left in the “electoral wilderness” means now is the time for the Albanese government to go against its “timidity” #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

Full story by @gbearup and @zoesam93 will make you feel sick. afr.com/companies/game…

Former staff lift the veil on life at Hancock Prospecting, where they say the boss is lavishly praised and adulation is encouraged, v @msmarto theguardian.com/australia-news…

One of the architects of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory claims he made an unpublicised visit to Australia to advise the Liberal party about “structural issues” related to Peter Dutton ahead of the fed election. Welcome to @GuardianAus, @TomMcIlroy 👏 #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…

Takeaways from 100+ voter conversations in Sydney and Central Coast in past months: * Cost of living no1 issue but nobody really blames Albo * Hardly anybody has heard of any of the solutions on offer * People think Dutton = Trump Coalition seem cooked afr.com//politics/fede…

Peter Dutton criticised as ‘illiberal’ for calling ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ - ⁦@sbasfordcanales⁩ ⁦@BenSmee⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…