Andrew Beatty, Author at The Mail & Guardian

Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control

Environment Andrew Beatty - 13 Jan 2020

Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia's largest "megablaze" under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite...

Australian police raid public broadcaster amid media crackdown

Article Andrew Beatty - 5 Jun 2019

Six police descended on the corporation's offices in Sydney armed with a warrant targeting three senior journalists and executives

Social media bosses face jail under ‘world first’ Australian laws

Article Andrew Beatty - 4 Apr 2019

With these reforms, Australia has put itself at the forefront of global efforts to regulate social media giants more closely

Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

Article Andrew Beatty - 18 Mar 2019

While Cape Grim boasts the cleanest air in the world, it is not immune to rising levels of pollution.

Inquiry refers scandal-hit Australian banks to watchdogs

Article Andrew Beatty & Glenda Kwek - 4 Feb 2019

The wide-ranging Royal Commission was called in late 2017 as public outrage mounted over allegations of dodgy financial advice

Australia strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers

Article Andrew Beatty - 24 Sep 2018

Wholesalers are reporting an uptick in sales, thanks in part to social media campaigns that encouraged Australians to '#Smashastrawb' and eat it

Trump calls former aide Omarosa a ‘dog’

Article Andrew Beatty - 15 Aug 2018

Omarosa Manigault Newman has dripped out recordings of embarrassing private conversations at the White House

Trump withdraws from Iran deal, defying allies

Article Andrew Beatty - 9 May 2018

The president pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran's nuclear program and reimposing crippling sanctions

Trump Jerusalem move sparks call for new Palestinian uprising

Article Andrew Beatty - 7 Dec 2017

The Israeli military deployed hundreds of more troops to the occupied West Bank amid uncertainty over the fallout from Trump's decision.

Donald Trump upends White House in first chaotic year

Article Andrew Beatty - 2 Nov 2017

Around the White House there is little outward sign of the monumental changes that have taken place within the walls in the last year

After Las Vegas massacre, Trump silent on gun control

Article Andrew Beatty - 3 Oct 2017

President Trump has declared the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history as an "act of pure evil" but avoided addressing gun control

Scaramucci out as Trump’s new chief of staff takes reins

Article Andrew Beatty - 1 Aug 2017

Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director on Monday.

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