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The Guardian • Fiona Harvey • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Major climate changes inevitable and irreversible – IPCC’s starkest warning yet
Report warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather
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ABC News • Michael Slezak, Penny Timms • August 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
One of the most comprehensive climate reports ever was released last night. Here's what you may have missed
The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius since industrialisation — a global warming threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity.
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ABC News • Paul Farrell, Alex McDonald • August 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
Gladys Berejiklian intervened in $5.5m grant pursued by Daryl Maguire
New documents released to the NSW Parliament have raised fresh questions over Gladys Berejiklian's role in facilitating a grant that Daryl Maguire stood to gain a political benefit from.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia ‘lagging at the back of the pack’ of OECD countries on climate action, analysis finds
Australia ranks 20th or worse in seven of eight categories despite Coalition claim it is leading the way in reducing emissions
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick O'Malley, Peter Hannam • August 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Still in the control cabin’: Time running out to limit warming, IPCC says
Even under the most ambitious emission reduction scenarios, the world is likely to heat to 1.5 degrees or more above pre-industrial levels by 2040, according to the latest IPCC report.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Elias Visontay • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Law firm considering legal challenge to federal rules limiting who can depart Australia
Recent changes to regulations on expats who live overseas have left many fearing they won’t be able to leave Australia if they come back
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • August 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
From Guelphia to Dampieria: How Australia could have looked
As voters watch state and federal leaders bicker over the handling of the pandemic, they can take some solace: it could have been worse.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
And you thought the national cabinet couldn't get worse. It could have ... smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 9, 2021
The Guardian • Damian Carrington • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
IPCC report’s verdict on climate crimes of humanity: guilty as hell
Analysis: report exposes the failure to act on the climate crisis – political leaders are now in the dock
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ABC News • Melissa Clarke • August 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
Companies that received JobKeeper to remain secret as government rejects naming them
Big businesses that received JobKeeper will be able to keep the financial support secret, with the federal Coalition rejecting a bid to make it public and the Labor Party backing down from insisting on it.
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Michael Rowland@mjrowland68
It's looking as though both the government and opposition will stymie moves to reveal the extent of JobKeeper payments to big business.
Story by @Clarke_Melissa @abcnews #auspol
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August 9, 2021
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
What does the IPCC’s report mean for Australia, and what can we expect in the future?
As global temperatures rise, heatwaves, droughts, floods and other impacts will become more widespread, the sixth report says
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • August 8, 2021 • smh.com.au
Locking in a bleak few months
The more honest our leaders are with us during this time of yo-yo-ing lockdowns, the better it will be for them in the long run.
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The Age • Lisa Visentin • August 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
ABC boss warns staff over social media posts
The ABC has updated its social media policies for the second time this year following a string of incidents involving high-profile reporters.
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Shaun Micallef@shaunmicallef
Well, it's not going to affect me because I think the federal government is doing a wonderful job, particularly our Prime Minister (Scott Morrison).
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
August 9, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hannam • August 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
Despite renewables surge Australian energy lags in the dirty dozen
Australia lags most rich countries in getting off fossil fuels with even the much-touted gains in renewable energy eclipsed by nations less endowed with natural advantages.
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The Australian • Tony Abbott • August 9, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
India the sensible substitute for belligerent Beijing
The worlds emerging democratic superpower is how I habitually described India as PM. With the worlds other emerging superpower becoming more belligerent almost by the day, its in everyones interests that India take its rightful place among the nations as quickly as possible. And because trade deals are about politics as much as economics, a swift deal between India and Australia would be an important sign of the democratic worlds tilt away from China, as well as boosting the long-term prosperity of both our countries.
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Australian Financial Review • Andrew Tillett • August 9, 2021 • afr.com
Stranded Aussies wait up to 13 months to come home
The average wait time for stranded Australians to get home is more than two months, new data shows.
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Australian Financial Review • Michael Read, Tom McIlroy • August 9, 2021 • afr.com
Locked-down Victorians lose faith in Morrison’s COVID-19 response
Research by the Burnet and Doherty Institutes has found a sharp fall in support for the Coalition’s pandemic plan, while Daniel Andrews’ support is steady.
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Michael Read@michael_read_
Victorians stuck in rolling lockdowns are losing faith in the government’s pandemic response, with support for the Coalition’s national crisis management dropping 16 points, joint research by the Burnet and Doherty institutes shows @TomMcIlroy
afr.com/politics/locke… #auspol
August 9, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • August 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
Moderna considers Australia for vaccine trial for under-12s
Moderna is evaluating Australia as one location for a trial that aims to enrol 6000 children aged from six months to 12 years, with most of the study taking place in the United States.
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Back to square one’: how Australia engineered remarkable golden Games
Governance and high-performance shake-ups ensured there would be no repeat of Rio 2016
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • August 9, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
If the national cabinet is shut down, this is where it leaves our states
Now that the proceedings of the national cabinet can’t be kept secret, it will presumably be shut down. That would be a great pity.
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor, Amy Remeikis, Luke Henriques-Gomes, Paul Karp, Calla Wahlquist, Amanda Meade • August 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
TGA approves Moderna vaccine – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Dave Earley@earleyedition
In the blog, from @meadea: The ABC has released new social media guidelines & warned staff employment is at risk if they breach them. “The ABC will be updating its employment contracts to make this clear,” ABC MD David Anderson told staff this morning buff.ly/3CroFoB
August 9, 2021

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