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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kate McClymont • July 19, 2021 • smh.com.au
Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald and Moses Obeid found guilty over rigged tender
Former Labor minister Eddie Obeid set to return to prison after guilty finding over his role in a rigged tender which delivered his family $30 million windfall.
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The Guardian • Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Paul Lewis, David Pegg, Sam Cutler, Nina Lakhani, Michael Safi • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon
Spyware sold to authoritarian regimes used to target activists, politicians and journalists, data suggests
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Edward Snowden@Snowden
Stop what you're doing and read this. This leak is going to be the story of the year: (LINK: theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…)
July 19, 2021
The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Paul Karp • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Car park scandal: same staffer from prime minister’s office was involved in sports rorts
Government officials can’t say how many car spaces funded by the project which Labor describes as ‘professional rorting’
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
This really should be a gigantic scandal theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 19, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jennine Khalik • July 19, 2021 • smh.com.au
It’s time to stand up for freedom, Mr Albanese. Mandela said so
Why the Labor leader risks losing support in ALP seats after his strident defence of Israel.
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Australian Financial Review • Matthew Cranston • July 19, 2021 • afr.com
US and allies expose details of China’s cyber attacks
The US is leading a push, along with allies and partners, to expose details of China’s malicious cyber activity.
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australians believe states managing Covid pandemic better than Canberra, study finds
Support for Morrison government’s handling of coronavirus outbreak is dropping, while states and territories ‘have shone’, Australia Institute reveals
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ABC News • Jake Evans, Jade Macmillan • July 19, 2021 • abc.net.au
Home Affairs Minister says authorities are getting Katie Hopkins 'out of the country as soon as we can'
The far-right British commentator, who was dropped by Channel 7 after bragging about flouting hotel quarantine rules, will be deported from Australia.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Bob Carr calls for Unesco to recognise ‘urgency of threat’ facing world heritage-listed Blue Mountains
Former NSW premier says the proposal to raise Warragamba Dam wall is undermining environmental protections of region
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The Guardian • Michael Safi • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Key Modi rival Rahul Gandhi among potential Indian targets of NSO client
Leak suggests Indian opposition leader among hundreds selected for possible surveillance by Modi government
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The Guardian • Isabelle Oderberg • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Doctors issue official guidance on effects of air pollution and bushfire smoke on pregnant people
Information should serve as ‘wake-up call’ that action on climate change is needed to protect people and their children
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • July 19, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Climate change: What we can learn from our reaction to AstraZeneca
At some point well before 2050, governments will be forced to conduct climate risk analysis and do more to head off the challenges, writes Alan Kohler.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
What is the risk of dying from climate change? A lot higher than the risk of dying from AstraZeneca. It’s the difference between risk analysis and looking at scenarios. At some point we’ll hit the panic button.
thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…
July 19, 2021
The Australian • Michael McKenna • July 18, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Coral repair raises hopes
The Great Barrier Reef is showing signs of recovery with some of the best coral coverage recorded in years, according to a survey of the natural wonder conducted by the commonwealths chief independent marine science agency.
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Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak
Interesting to see @aims_gov_au drop this report with The Australian, and not release it to other media until moments before a press briefing at 10.30am today. I wonder if the public likes to see their science agencies releasing important results this way? theaustralian.com.au/nation/coral-r…
July 19, 2021
The Guardian • David Pegg, Paul Lewis, Michael Safi, Nina Lakhani • July 21, 2021 • theguardian.com
FT editor among 180 journalists identified by clients of spyware firm
Data leak and forensics suggest NSO’s surveillance tool used against journalists at some of world’s top media companies
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The Guardian • Paul Lewis • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
Huge data leak shatters lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance
Our investigation shows how repressive regimes can buy and use the kind of spying tools Edward Snowden warned us about
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hannam • July 19, 2021 • smh.com.au
Bob Carr appeals to UNESCO over Warragamba Dam
Bob Carr, a former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister, has appealed to UNESCO to send a team to survey the threats to the World Heritage status of the Blue Mountains.
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Bob Debus@BobDebus1
Well done @bobjcarr! The tyranny of this decision will destroy a precious part of ancient Australia in the Kowmung River - a wild part of Australia that we protected all those years ago. smh.com.au/environment/co…
July 19, 2021
ABC News • Michelle Grattan • July 19, 2021 • abc.net.au
COVID has seen the states showing little deference to Morrison
In this crisis, as Gladys Berejiklian will attest, you can be hailed in the media as "the woman who saved Australia" in April/May only now to be pilloried for stuffing things up, writes Michelle Grattan.
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Human Rights Law Centre • July 19, 2021 • hrlc.org.au
Eight year anniversary of offshore detention, denying people seeking asylum a permanent and safe home
Today marks eight years since former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that people seeking asylum in Australia by boat would be processed offshore and prevented from settling in Australia.
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ABC News • Jessica Riga, Bridget Judd • July 19, 2021 • abc.net.au
Andrews urges Victorians to think about COVID 'like a fire … it's not out yet' — as it happened
Premier Daniel Andrews says Victoria has made great progress, but the risk of a further spread of the Delta strain is too great to lift the current lockdown at midnight tomorrow night.
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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis, Daniel Hurst, Ellen Leabeater, Soofia Tariq, Camilla Hannan, Joe Koning, Gabrielle Jackson, Laura Murphy-Oates • July 19, 2021 • theguardian.com
General confusion: who is the military man charged with rolling out Australia’s Covid vaccine?
Political reporters Amy Remeikis and Daniel Hurst talk to Laura Murphy-Oates about the man in charge of Australia’s national Covid vaccine taskforce
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The Monthly • Rachel Withers • July 19, 2021 • themonthly.com.au
Parks and declarations
The prime minister’s office finds itself uncomfortably close to inappropriately apportioned funding
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Katy Gallagher@SenKatyG
Confirmed today: Industrial scale rorting of your public money by Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party.
bit.ly/36JPyFB
#porkandride #auspol
July 19, 2021

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