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The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • July 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
Federal Labor dumps negative gearing policy, backs tax cuts
Labor went to both the 2016 and 2019 elections promising to halve the 50 per cent capital gains tax deduction and limit negative gearing to new properties only.
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ABC News • Avani Dias, Jeanavive McGregor, Lauren Day • July 26, 2021 • abc.net.au
Lauren got TikTok for a laugh. The app would change the direction of her life
Beyond the dances and skits there's a darker side to TikTok. The app's algorithm is exposing users to dangerous content while controlling which people and political movements get attention.
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Avani Dias@AvaniDias
TikTok's algorithm gives you a personalised feed after harvesting your data. But if it decides you should see misinformation or dangerous content, it'll send you down a disturbing spiral that can affect your life.
Our @triplejHack #4Corners investigation:
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July 26, 2021
Human Rights Law Centre • July 26, 2021 • hrlc.org.au
Family seeks justice for the murder of Reza Berati on Manus Island
The parents of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Berati, who died in 2014 after being brutally beaten in an Australian offshore detention centre, have commenced legal action over his death.
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Stefan Armbruster@StefArmbruster
BREAKING: Family of #RezaBarati murdered on #Manus sues fed govt and security company @G4S. Beaten to death by guards in 2014.
hrlc.org.au/news/2021/7/26… via @rightsagenda
#Berati
#asylumseeker
#refugees
#auspol
#PNG
#humanrights
July 26, 2021
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • July 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Fears for gang-gang cockatoos as numbers plummet after fires
Threatened species scientific committee recommends that the birds be listed as endangered
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • July 26, 2021 • afr.com
Labor axes changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax
Federal Labor has ended a six-year pursuit of policies aimed at curbing negative gearing and capital gains tax deductions, as it seeks to minimise avenues of attack ahead of the next election.
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The Guardian • Elissa Blake • July 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia’s arts sector shredded by latest Covid shutdown and won’t survive without government help, report warns
Australia Institute report warns arts industry bracing for ‘big casualties’ and it’s time for a ‘total public-led reboot’ of funding
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The Guardian • Robin McKie, Toby Helm, Fiona Harvey • July 25, 2021 • theguardian.com
Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists
‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the world
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POLITICO • Jillian Deutsch, Ashleigh Furlong • July 22, 2021 • politico.eu
How AstraZeneca threw away its shot
AstraZeneca and the EU might have ruined Africa’s best chance out of the pandemic.
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Latika M Bourke@latikambourke
"The thing that terrifies me more than anything else is that the one vaccine that's not-for-profit is the one that has been dumped on over and over and over again."
Read and weep.
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July 26, 2021
The Guardian • Paul Karp • July 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Ministers’ pre-election posts cast doubt on Coalition defence of car park scandal
‘It’s clear this was always about treating public money as a re-election slush fund,’ Labor says
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Miller • July 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
Grim report finds arts ‘can’t reboot’ after COVID without massive help
A report from the Australia Institute proposes hundreds of new “creative fellowships” to support artists, and a new national streaming platform to deliver culture to the country.
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ABC News • July 26, 2021 • abc.net.au
This is your chance to work with the ABC to tell your story about disability
Are you an aspiring storyteller with disability and want to tell your story on the ABC? We want to hear from you.
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The Age • Paul Sakkal • July 26, 2021 • theage.com.au
Victoria to tighten NSW border controls as 5km scrapped
The Andrews government is focused on ensuring the thousands of workers who cross the border with NSW each day pose minimal risk of spawning another COVID-19 outbreak and further lockdowns.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
- 5km rule gone
- footy crows unlikely to be back until next week at the earliest
- border rules to be strengthened in coming days, including tightening permitted worker rules and additional testing requirements @theage
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July 26, 2021
Herald Sun • Shannon Deery, Mitch Clarke • July 27, 2021 • heraldsun.com.au
Lockdown set to lift but tough rules remain
Victoria’s fifth lockdown will end on Tuesday at 11.59pm with the 5km travel limit scrapped, schools returning to face-to-face learning and hospitality, retailers and gyms reopening.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Osman Faruqi • July 25, 2021 • smh.com.au
Simple measures needed as lockdown exhaustion hits
Nearly 18 months into this pandemic, Australia still finds itself in a similar position to where we were at the start.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Megan Gorrey • July 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
WestConnex tries to gag residents over noise complaints
David Anderson was sent noise-cancelling headphones after he complained about work on the Rozelle Interchange. A few days later, a legal letter arrived.
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Pearls and Irritations • Bob McMullan • July 26, 2021 • johnmenadue.com
Possibilities for the next federal election
Now that the redistributions in Victoria and WA are completed we can begin to assess the possibilities for the next federal election. Imperfect as it is polling offers some interesting insights. We now know the redistribution framework for the federal election expected in 2022. With the redistributions in Victoria and Western Australia complete, a number Continue reading »
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • July 26, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Delta strain: Australia's exit plan must mutate in response to changing virus
The Morrison government must adapt its exit plan and roll out more financial support in response to the surging Delta strain, writes Alan Kohler.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • July 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
Australia’s foreign veto laws ‘too complex for universities’
Foreign veto laws have been unnecessarily complicated for universities by the reluctance to identify China and other countries as the targets, the PM’s former legal adviser says.
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • July 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Ariarne Titmus and Katie Ledecky set for showdown in 400m freestyle final
As swimmers battle with morning heats, US star was fastest qualifier, but Australian says she has ‘a bit more left in the tank’
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
A huge morning in the pool for Aus. First-up Emma McKeon swimming for gold in 100m butterfly, then the main event - Ariarne Titmus v Katie Ledecky in the 400m free. Then the men's 4x100m free relay. Plus a heap of semis in between. Unmissable! #Tokyo2020 theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul…
July 26, 2021
SBS • Biwa Kwan • July 26, 2021 • sbs.com.au
SBS is now interpreting NSW COVID-19 press conferences live in languages other than English
SBS and the New South Wales government have teamed up for the new initiative, providing live interpreting of critical health information in languages other than English.
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