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The Age • Niki Savva • August 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
Morrison’s election plan? It’s as easy as A, B or C
The path to re-election for the Prime Minister has hit a few bumps, many of his own making.
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Michael Rowland@mjrowland68
Another great column this morning by Niki Savva.
She reckons the vaccine rollout could qualify as the greatest policy failure since Federation.
#auspol #COVID19Aus @theage
@smh
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August 26, 2021
ABC News • Mark Willacy • August 26, 2021 • abc.net.au
War crimes witness in hiding after blast at her NSW home
A former special operations intelligence officer and witness in the Brereton Inquiry is relocated by the Defence Force after a blast at her family home.
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Mark Willacy@markwillacy
War crimes witness moved after blast at her home. Windows shattered, glass embedded in walls and floor. Police admit they “drop the ball” in investigation abc.net.au/news/2021-08-2…
August 26, 2021
ABC News • Bridget Brennan, Ella Archibald-Binge • August 26, 2021 • abc.net.au
A 'nightmare' scenario as Delta rips through largely unvaccinated Aboriginal communities
A vaccination blitz is now underway in regional and remote towns in western New South Wales — but many are asking why it didn't happen sooner.
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Ella Archibald-Binge@EllaMareeAB
As covid spreads through Aboriginal communities in western NSW - where just 6.3% are vaccinated - residents are laying the blame on a "negligent" and "incompetent" lack of planning from both the state and federal governments. Latest from me & @bridgeyb abc.net.au/news/2021-08-2…
August 26, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Doherty Institute urges caution in lifting Australia’s Covid restrictions in updated advice to government
Friday’s national cabinet meeting will discuss rollout of vaccines to children and updated expert modelling
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SBS • Rashida Yosufzai • August 26, 2021 • sbs.com.au
Australian man 'in hiding' after video shows him with bloodied head at Kabul airport
The video of the Australian Hazara man was shared widely on social media after being posted on Wednesday.
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Rashida Yosufzai@Rashidajourno
Coming up on @SBSNews via @annajhenderson at 630pm -
"I'm stressed and upset for my husband's safety, I could not sleep last night and I could not eat."
The wife of an Australian man assaulted near Kabul airport pleads for help for her husband.
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August 26, 2021
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Murdoch empire strikes back at ABC Four Corners documentary on Fox News’ championing of Trump
Fox sent letter threatening possible legal action to Australian broadcaster before two-part program on the relationship with former US president aired
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
DPP tells Brittany Higgins not to participate in inquiry by head of prime minister’s department
Former Liberal staffer advised that taking part in the Phil Gaetjens review of who knew what about her rape allegation could be prejudicial
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The Guardian • David Marr • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
This government’s grubby language on Afghanistan refugees shows we’re reliving Tampa times
The Coalition is finessing its obligations to the most desperate people on earth, calculating it will help keep them in power
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 26, 2021 • news.com.au
Development in Brittany Higgins allegations
EXCLUSIVE
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Exclusive: an investigation into who knew what & when in the Prime Minister’s office in relation to Brittany Higgins may need to remain secret until after the election - based on legal advice from the DPP
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August 26, 2021
The Age • Nancy Baxter and Anne Kavanagh • August 25, 2021 • smh.com.au
Vulnerable Australians forgotten in race to reopen
In the race to vaccinate the population, it is essential that the people we considered the highest priority in January do not continue to be left behind.
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Raf Epstein@Raf_Epstein
Only 1 in 4 NDIS participants are vaxxed
Only 1 in 3 disability workers are vaxxed
Just over 1 in 8 indigenous vaxxed
Should we complete the 1st plan (from Jan) to vax them
before we adopt the next "plan" to open up?
@enenbee
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August 26, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • August 25, 2021 • afr.com
Josh Frydenberg still silent on $25b JobKeeper waste
It has never been explained how or why JobKeeper did not include clawback provisions. That’s because it can’t be explained.
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Australian Financial Review • Tony Boyd • August 26, 2021 • afr.com
Shock, horror: Nine beats Murdoch at his own game
Rupert Murdoch’s multi-decade-long fight to outwit and outcompete the newspaper mastheads founded by the Fairfax family is not going so well.
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
NSW bushfire survivors win legal battle ordering EPA to take action on climate crisis
In a ‘landmark’ Australian first, the court found the environmental regulator had not fulfilled its duty to protect the state’s environment
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The Guardian • Rafqa Touma • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian bird of the year 2021: a look at some of the early contenders
From crowd favourites to more unusual picks, these are the birds Australians are flocking to nominate
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Calculated response’: Coalition moves to protect Future Fund from FOI laws
The push comes less than a year after it was revealed the fund invested in an Adani company that had dealings with the Myanmar military
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The Age • Annika Smethurst • August 26, 2021 • theage.com.au
Labor claws back support as Victorians stick by incumbents
The opposition has failed to capitalise on the lockdowns of the past 18 months and remains on the same primary vote it recorded at the 2018 election.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Victorian Labor increases primary vote.
Premier Daniel Andrews holds strong lead as preferred premier.
Resolve Political Monitor in @theage this morning by @annikasmethurst
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August 26, 2021
NITV • Keira Jenkins, Jodan Perry NITV News • August 25, 2021 • sbs.com.au
Food insecurity concerns for COVID-hit Wilcannia
Residents in the isolated town are worried about access to fresh food following a snap closure of the town’s only supermarket and food delivered out of date.
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Malarndirri McCarthy@Malarndirri19
This is a serious issue. Snap closure of Wilcannia's only store is seeing people go hungry. Foodbank and local crowd funding is having to step in to get food to people. Food insecurity concerns for COVID-hit Wilcannia | NITV sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2… via @NITV
August 26, 2021
The Guardian • Lorena Allam, Nick Evershed • August 26, 2021 • theguardian.com
Aboriginal woman ‘turned away’ from hospital as data reveals Wilcannia worst hit by Covid
Local health officials admit the town does not have a ventilator, despite recording the highest rate of Covid transmission in New South Wales
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Wilcannia has a higher transmission rate than the worst Covid hotspots in Sydney. This is appalling. From Lorena Allam ⁦@NickEvershed⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 26, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Robert Bezimienny • August 26, 2021 • smh.com.au
Lockdowns don’t just save lives, they cost lives too
One of my patients put off making his appointment with a specialist because he feared going near a hospital during lockdown. By the time his cancer was diagnosed, it was too late.
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The Australian • Greg Sheridan • August 26, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Vaccinate, then open up ... but expect deaths
This week may be a real turning point in the politics and management of Covid in Australia. For the first time, the desire to reclaim the normal freedoms of life began to compete seriously against the desire to avoid disease and death by Covid. For the first time Scott Morrison seemed to apply a bit of pressure to the opposition and even to the states.
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