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The Sydney Morning Herald • Dominic Powell • August 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
Gerry Harvey mum on why he repaid JobKeeper as profits pile up
Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey will not reveal why his company chose to repay $6 million in JobKeeper subsidies but warns letting lockdowns drag on risks tipping the economy into a recession.
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian imports of ivermectin increase tenfold, prompting warning from TGA
The drug, used to deworm livestock, has been touted among rightwing media as a Covid treatment, prompting the US FDA to tweet ‘You are not a cow’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • August 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘More harm than good’: Malcolm Turnbull laments Middle East wars after fall of Kabul
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says American-led wars in the Middle East have done more harm than good and accelerated extremism in the region.
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Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • August 30, 2021 • afr.com
Josh Frydenberg brings in the big guns
The Treasurer relies heavily on the industry lobby to provide cover for his fine JobKeeper mess.
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ABC News • Sarah Ferguson, Lauren Day, Laura Gartry • August 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
Four Corners sat down with former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell. Here's what happened
For weeks after the US election, high-profile Fox News anchors peddled Donald Trump's "big lie" that the presidential election had been stolen. Now, Fox's role in amplifying those claims could have major legal and financial consequences.
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ABC News • Bindi Bryce, Ben Millington • August 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
Pregnant woman fighting for life in ICU 'tried to get vaccine'
A pregnant woman in Newcastle is fighting for life after catching COVID-19, prompting calls for expectant mothers to be given priority access to the Pfizer vaccine.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Coalition MPs want more school chaplains to help children suffering mentally due to ‘alarmist’ climate activism
MPs ask Scott Morrison to fund chaplains in every school, saying global warming alarmism is causing ‘mental health problems’ in young
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Mark Humphries@markhumphries
My next @abc730 sketch will just be me reading this story out verbatim. twitter.com/Paul_Karp/stat…
August 31, 2021
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Data shows Covid recorded in more than 1,700 Australian children aged under five
As cases of Covid in young children continue to climb, the childcare sector in NSW is preparing for a vaccine mandate for childcare workers
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Daniella White, Sarah McPhee • August 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
Lawyer and community leader dies after testing positive to COVID-19
Family and friends say father-of-four William Orule, aged in his 30s, died in his western Sydney home on August 20.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jack Latimore • August 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
Blak, Black, Blackfulla: Language is important, but it can be tricky
Worried about causing offence? Just don’t understand? Bewildered at the pace of change? Here’s a handy usage guide for talking to and writing about mob.
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ABC News • Melissa Clarke • August 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
Closure of coal plants won't lead to blackouts, says market operator, as batteries and gas shore up supply
The company that manages Australia's electricity markets is no longer warning the closure of coal-fired power stations could lead to blackouts, as battery storage and gas power have shored-up supply.
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Non-Covid patients may need to be sent home to avoid ‘catastrophe’ of Sydney hospitals buckling under surge, AMA warns
Vice president Chris Moy says NSW government is being ‘flippant’ in insisting the health system can expand its intensive care capacity
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian greenhouse emissions down 5% in a year of Covid, but rebound expected
Angus Taylor says Australia on track to meet Paris agreement climate commitments but analysts say data largely reflects impact of pandemic
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Fun fact: if you exclude changes in land-clearing + forest destruction (neither driven by federal policy) the cut in Australia's greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 across electricity, industry, mining, transport, agriculture and waste is less than 3%.
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The Guardian • Laura Murphy-Oates, Katie Cunningham, Ellen Leabeater, Joe Koning, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Covid, dating and the promise of a ‘hot vax summer’
Laura Murphy-Oates talks to Katie Cunningham about the future of dating in a vaccinated Australia
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Laura Murphy-Oates@lauramoates
For some lightness, this chat with @katiecunning about how everyone we know is struggling with pandemic/zoom/exercise dating is v fun. A small bonus was explaining the term 'hot vax summer' to various people at the Guardian. Produced @EllenLeabeater
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August 31, 2021
Pearls and Irritations • Jenny Hocking • August 31, 2021 • johnmenadue.com
Wilcannia and Covid, a disastrous, discriminatory, failure by Australian and NSW Governments.
The small town of Wilcannia, on the Darling River in outer western New South Wales, has a predominantly Indigenous population of 549, more than 60 of whom now have Covid. At 11%, this is the highest rate of Covid transmission per capita in the state, three times higher than the Sydney hotspot LGAs. Wilcannia has one of the Continue reading »
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe, Lucy Carroll • August 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Sustained’ demand: Government asks ICU doctors about pressure on system
Intensive care doctors have been asked for their urgent advice on what they will face under sustained demand when COVID-19 cases rise once restrictions ease.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Federal government seeks urgent advice from intensive care doctors about the pressure on hospital wards from “sustained” demand. With @lucy_carroll
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 31, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jake FitzSimons • August 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
I disclosed my fear of needles, and the response stunned me
How many young men avoid the jab rather than admit they are afraid of such a quick procedure?
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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz
My son @Jake_FitzSimons first published piece in the Herald!
smh.com.au/national/i-dis…
August 31, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michaela Whitbourn • August 31, 2021 • smh.com.au
Christian Porter wins legal bid to stop media outlets publishing ABC defence
The Federal Court has ruled that Nine and News Corp cannot use an unredacted copy of the ABC’s defence to the federal Liberal minister’s defamation claim.
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ABC News • Sally Sara • August 31, 2021 • abc.net.au
Disguised and bearing a code provided by US authorities, Afghan minister escapes Kabul
Hasina Safi tells the ABC she made her way through crowds at Kabul airport with her face covered before eventually making it onto an evacuation flight from the country.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 31, 2021 • theguardian.com
Nationals MPs warn regional Covid vaccination rates must keep up with metro areas
The Doherty Institute modelling calls for vaccination targets at a ‘small area level’, while national plan aims only at wider state and territory targets
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