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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • July 31, 2021 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The political forces inside the anti-lockdown movement
The divisions and tensions inside national cabinet mirror the political forces that are gaining strength within the anti-lockdown movement.
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
On July 23, as national cabinet met to deal with its most significant crisis in a year Scott Morrison periodically turned his back to the camera and literally stoked a fire in The Lodge. Many saw it as a metaphor. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
July 31, 2021
ABC News • Laura Tingle • July 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
We are paying the price for an inability to learn and a failure to persuade
The pandemic, of course, dominates all in our lives at the moment, even as it draws attention to the inadequacies or deficiencies of governments (various) and our institutions and health and support systems, writes Laura Tingle.
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The Age • Farrah Tomazin, Clay Lucas • July 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
How did Australia’s vaccine rollout turn into a ‘train wreck’?
Promises not delivered; doses announced, reannounced and still there are not enough. Vaccination has turned into a political issue for the federal government. This is how it went wrong.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Extroverted, self-centred men less likely to comply with Covid restrictions, study suggests
Non-compliers more likely to leave home to meet friends, for religious reasons, boredom, or because they want to exercise right to freedom
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Samantha Crompvoets • July 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
If we are going to reform the ADF, ‘culture’ isn’t the answer
One of the most significant changes made to the ADF in recent times was about who could work, not how they did so.
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The New Daily • Dennis Atkins • July 31, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Dennis Atkins: Labor's high-altitude policy backflip puts it in a tricky position
It’s hard to imagine circumstances in which the federal Labor Party could have made a greater hash of its high altitude, tax policy backflip.
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The Guardian • Calla Wahlquist • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
State v state: war of words heats up over Sydney and Melbourne lockdowns
Far from pulling together during the pandemic, NSW and Victoria have increasingly swapped pointed barbs
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Can Australia fix its CovidSafe app and turn the pandemic into a ‘pingdemic’?
The Australian government is refusing to adopt technology used overseas that could speed up notification of close contacts
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
There are hundreds of mystery cases in NSW at the moment but the federal government this week has argued the Covidsafe app has rarely been used because of the good suppression strategy and contact tracing. theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
July 31, 2021
ABC News • Roxanne Fitzgerald • July 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash directs Parks Australia to fight charges of sacred site damage in Kakadu
The federal government confirms it will fight charges of sacred site damage in Kakadu National Park, arguing it is not bound by protections enshrined in Northern Territory law.
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ABC News • Naomi Selvaratnam, Matt Henry, Harriet Tatham • July 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
'We know you're a Christian': MAFS was about to get tough for Dean. Then he got an extraordinary offer
Across the globe, at least 38 reality TV contestants have taken their own lives after appearing on a show.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Axed yet still ‘compelling’, Alan Jones is neither down nor out at News Corp
His column may have been dropped by a Sydney tabloid – but the broadcaster is still being lauded for his role at Sky News Australia
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news.com.au • James Matthey • July 30, 2021 • news.com.au
Australia loses its mind over Matildas’ wild Olympics win
Goalkeeper Teagan Micah became a national hero and Sam Kerr came to the rescue yet again as the Matildas won a wild quarter-final 4-3 to send Great Britain crashing out of the Olympics.
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Craig Foster@Craig_Foster
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Another day for @matildas 💜 news.com.au/sport/olympics…
July 31, 2021
The Guardian • Kieran Pender • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian swimming’s ‘relay project’ that is paying off at Tokyo Olympics
The country has thrown time, money and research at the tactically complex, high-pressure relay format
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
For @GuardianAus, some weekend reading - my deep-dive into Australian swimming's relay project as the Dolphins aim for 7 medals from 7 relays at #Tokyo2020 (they are currently 4 from 4) theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul…
July 31, 2021
The Guardian • Tom Lutz, Jonathan Howcroft, Scott Heinrich, Geoff Lemon, Barry Glendenning, Simon Burnton, Kieran Pender, Tumaini Carayol, Sean Ingle, Barney Ronay,… • August 1, 2021 • theguardian.com
Tokyo 2020: tennis gold for Bencic, China top medal table and more – as it happened
Rolling report: Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women’s 100m and Great Britain won the triathlon mixed relay on another action-packed day in Tokyo
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The Guardian • Samantha Lewis • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Matildas embrace never-say-die spirit to keep Olympics dream alive
Kennedy and Kerr, who experienced heartbreak in Rio and goalscoring joy here, are giving the team a remarkable energy
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ABC News • Michael Dulaney • July 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
Arthur's fight for his street was costing powerful people a lot of money. Then he vanished
After his abduction, Arthur left the fight to save his Kings Cross street. Juanita Nielsen’s murder brought him back.
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The Guardian • Oliver Milman • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Greenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of water
Data from Danish government shows vast ice sheet lost 8.5bn tons of surface mass on Tuesday
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The Age • Richard Baker, Noel Towell, Simone Fox Koob • July 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Freedom’ activists aim to harness anger for new political party
The rapidly evolving anti-lockdown movement plans to enter the electoral fray, and vaccination resistance is emerging as a key battleground.
ABC News • Max Walden, Zena Chamas • July 29, 2021 • abc.net.au
Gesti tested positive for COVID a day before giving birth. Three weeks later, the virus took her life
The number of pregnant women who are dying with COVID-19 in Indonesia is anticipated to increase, as expectant mothers opt for voluntary c-sections or give birth at home out of fear they will catch the virus at the hospital.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
25-year-old Gesti was by all accounts a dedicated doctor, mother & friend. She tested positive for COVID on July 2 and gave birth on July 3. By July 22 she had died. Her husband Sunni hopes her story is a wake up call for Indonesians on the threat of Delta abc.net.au/news/2021-07-2…
July 29, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • July 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Tax cuts may ‘turbocharge’ inequality but they’re a price Labor is willing to pay to win Coalition seats
Anthony Albanese wants to connect with people outside the progressive tribe – and to convince those who have left to return
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