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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • July 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
US urges Australia to adopt ‘more ambitious climate goals’ as pressure mounts on Morrison to act
Top US diplomat in Canberra says US and Australia have a shared obligation to protect the planet
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • July 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
As an epidemiologist I don’t think slashing overseas arrivals is justifiable | Hassan Vally
We can – and must – do more to bring people home
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
Important by @DrHassanVally re #Australia's slashing of overseas arrivals - "Some of these individuals are in real & immediate danger of being infected with Covid & are in situations where they do not have access to the medical supports we have access to" theguardian.com/global/comment…
July 5, 2021
Farm Online • Jamieson Murphy • July 5, 2021 • farmonline.com.au
Senior National admits farmers are not party's core constituency
Senator Matt Canavan also said landholders who took part in carbon farming - a policy the government is supporting - would "retire to the coast" and spend their money in "the Gold Coast or eastern suburbs of Sydney", rather than in regional communities.
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • July 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Feral deer in the headlines: Australia’s ‘slow-moving plague’ is finally being noticed
Experts say now’s the time to get on top of the destructive impact of the invasive species on vulnerable ecosystems
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • July 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Our aspirations for a Big Australia need a big trim
Immigration is not the answer to lifting our living standards and won’t help limit the damage being done to the environment.
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Ross Gittins@1RossGittins
Why I'm not persuaded we need a bigger population bit.ly/3qN3Mir #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol
July 5, 2021
ABC News • Paul Farrell • July 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Australia's COVID-19 contract with AstraZeneca could cause 'real risk' to national security if released
The federal government's entire vaccine supply agreement with AstraZeneca is being withheld from the public on the grounds that it would pose a "real and substantial risk" to national security if it were released.
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ABC News • Laura Tingle, James Elton • July 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Julia Banks says Scott Morrison 'wanted me silenced' when she quit the Liberal Party
Former Liberal MP Julia Banks alleges she was subjected to an unwanted sexual advance at work from a cabinet minister in the Turnbull government, and warns that similar inappropriate touching by other men is probably happening "every single day in Parliament House".
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Laura Tingle@latingle
An unwanted advance, 'bully boys' and backgrounding: former Liberal MP Julia Banks on her time in Parliament House abc.net.au/news/2021-07-0…
July 5, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter McIntyre • July 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
There’s a better way to keep Australia safe than the illogical cut in overseas arrivals
The risk profile of vaccinated people is different and governments should be taking that into account.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • July 4, 2021 • smh.com.au
The budget hit that will affect all Australian taxpayers
Budgets used to be built on higher cigarette and beer taxes, but falls in smoking and alcohol consumption and the rise of electric vehicles will hit the budget.
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The Australian • JACQUELIN MAGNAY • July 4, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
No masking feelings of euphoria as Britain opens
If Ash Barty gets to the Wimbledon final, shell play before a full house maskless of 23,000.
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Tash Robinson@NC_Robinson
In the UK, 85.5 per cent of adult population has had its first dose and nearly 70 per cent is fully vaccinated
We can only dream....
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/no-…
July 5, 2021
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • July 4, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sailor, spy, whistleblower, grandfather: the life of Witness K revealed in court documents
Newly released records point to a man who gave everything for his country, first through his wartime service then as a decorated Asis officer with a ‘moral compass’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kevin Rudd • July 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
Greg Hunt has failed to vaccinate the nation and must go
Our Westminster parliamentary democracy dictates that Minister Hunt should be held accountable.
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ABC News • Margaret Paul • July 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Australia Post launches new parcels marking traditional place names
Whether you live on Wurundjeri country or Noongar land, there's now a spot for traditional place names in new packaging from Australia Post.
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ANU • July 2, 2021 • anu.edu.au
CANCELLED and RESCHEDULE (TBC) - In conversation with Julia Baird
Julia Baird will be in conversation with Katharine Murphy on the revised and updated edition, with a new foreword by Annabel Crabb, of Julia Baird's seminal work, Media Tarts, a powerful insight into how the media treats female politicians Media Tarts is essential reading from one of our foremost journalists and political commentators, providing a powerful, sobering and incisive insight into how deep the currents of misogyny run, and how the media continues to treat female politicians.
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Canberra peeps, for your diaries. Very much looking to having this conversation with @bairdjulia If you'd like to join us, the details are here anu.edu.au/events/in-conv…
July 5, 2021
ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • July 4, 2021 • abc.net.au
We should thank the unemployed for their service. They've been used to control inflation
Since the 1980s, our economic policies have used thousands of unemployed people as a buffer against inflation. Were you one of them?
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • July 4, 2021 • afr.com
Tougher return rules for Aussie kids stuck in India
Parents and advocates working to secure the return of the children of Australian citizens and permanent residents in India say they are angry at an apparent change of policy.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Fowler, Lisa Visentin • July 4, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Not my experience’: Liberal MPs say they haven’t witnessed sexism
Federal and state Liberal MPs say they have not witnessed a culture of sexism and misogyny within the party, despite claims from former federal MP Julia Banks.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sarah McPhee, Laura Chung • July 5, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Aaron was my hero’: Family mourns police officer killed in crash as motorist assessed for home detention
Tommy Balla will be assessed to spend two years’ imprisonment in home detention after he hit and killed Constable Aaron Vidal in Rouse Hill.
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Pedestrian.tv • Zac Crellin • July 5, 2021 • pedestrian.tv
An Aboriginal Woman Got AusPost To Use First Nations Names On Envelopes & They're Finally Here
Watch this place.
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ABC Radio • July 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Dozens more COVID cases in Sydney
Coronavirus is in a Sydney Aged Care home, as staff are praised for working during the outbreak, some are still not vaccinated; Another huge global ransomware attack is unfolding, with a $70 million US price tag to unlock thousands of companies data, cybersecurity expert Suelette Dreyfus joins PM; And the controversial proposals to shake up the mathematics curriculum.. But what's best for students?
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