Matt Johnston

Melbourne

Major Projects Editor at The Herald Sun

Major projects editor for the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun. Ex-state politics editor

Articles

Red tape holds up Albanese government’s power bill savings

Aug 6, 2024 | news.com.au | Matt Johnston

Bureaucratic red tape has delayed the Albanese government’s signature cost-of-living policy, with power giants still waiting for approval to begin applying new rebates to bills. In May, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled a $300-a-household rebate scheme that would roll out from July 1, with payments split over four quarterly payments.
Victoria electricity: ‘easement’ tax on powerlines soars by $10m in one year

Apr 19, 2024 | couriermail.com.au | Matt Johnston

A sneaky state tax on land used for high voltage power lines has soared to a record $257 million, adding more pain to ballooning family and business bills. The annual “easement tax”, which is passed straight through to consumers, has risen by almost $10m since the previous year. On average it now adds more than $70 to each Victorian property’s bills, but large users such as manufacturers — already grappling with soaring gas and power prices — pay the largest share.
Re: backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise

Apr 17, 2024 | seclists.org | Matt Johnston

oss-secmailing list archivesFrom: Matt Johnston <matt () ucc asn au>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:11:24 +0800On 2024-04-17 10:25 am, Jacob Bachmeyer wrote:see that particular slowdown?
Victorian hospitals: A thank you note for healthcare workers

Jan 17, 2024 | heraldsun.com.au | Matt Johnston

Like many Victorians who enjoyed themselves on Christmas Day, I woke on Boxing Day feeling off-colour. By midday the self-diagnosis was in; I must have pneumonia, because it was difficult to take a full breath without pain. I sought a qualified opinion but no appointments were available at the many GP offices contacted, who advised me to go to the Prahran priority primary care clinic, across the road from the Alfred Hospital.
Protect From Identity Provider Federation Abuse With Falcon Cloud Security

Nov 8, 2023 | crowdstrike.com | Matt Johnston

CrowdStrike’s Incident Response team has seen a recent increase in cases involving adversaries that abuse identity provider federation to gain access to protected services by adding and authorizing rogue domains to federation. From these cases, patterns have emerged that indicate a common attack structure.
Wheelchair basketball athlete Laura Davoli sets sights on Paris Paralympics

Nov 2, 2023 | heraldsun.com.au | Matt Johnston

VictoriaDon't miss out on the headlines from Victoria. Followed categories will be added to My News. Laura Davoli’s memory of wearing her prosthetic “Barbie legs” for the first time is still vivid. She was in Grade 4, at her First Communion at St Therese’s School in Essendon, and walked down the aisle for a blessing. “I would say that was a significant shift, because I feel like I remember everything after that moment,” she said.
Victorian gas ban: SEC to advise on how to electrify homes

Oct 25, 2023 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Mitch Clarke |Matt Johnston

The reborn State Electricity Commission will give advice to Victorian households on how they can ditch gas. In one of the first announcements for the project, Premier Jacinta Allan will on Thursday unveil the SEC’s 10-year strategy at the All-Energy Australia conference, alongside billionaire businessman Mike Cannon-Brookes.
‘It’s Time’: Daniel Andrews resigns as Victorian Premier

Sep 26, 2023 | news.com.au | Matt Johnston

The woman who would be premierLeaders react to Dan’s exitPremier Daniel Andrews has resigned as Premier, stepping down from the role from 5pm on Wednesday. Mr Andrews called a snap press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce his shock resignation, with his wife Cath by his side. Mr Andrews became the longest-serving Labor Premier in Victoria’s history in April 2023, overtaking John Cain Jr, who served as Premier from 1982 to 1990.
‘It’s Time’: Daniel Andrews resigns as Victorian Premier

Sep 25, 2023 | dailytelegraph.com.au | Matt Johnston

Premier Daniel Andrews has resigned as Premier, stepping down from the role from 5pm on Wednesday. Mr Andrews called a snap press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce his shock resignation, with his wife Cath by his side. Mr Andrews became the longest-serving Labor Premier in Victoria’s history in April 2023, overtaking John Cain Jr, who served as Premier from 1982 to 1990. He said he had only made the decison to step down “fairly recently”.
Matt Rogan - Eight Albums

Sep 15, 2023 | eightalbums.co.uk | Matt Johnston

This one belongs to my Dad, whose love of folk stems from his family’s roots in Ireland. We owned the cassette, which became a staple for early evening car journeys home. It became a real tradition to sing the whole album together (apart from Alcoholidays, a catchy instrumental) at Christmas on the way home from Uncle Frank’s place as my parents struggled valiantly to stop my sisters Em and Lou or I falling asleep.