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ABC Radio • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
University sector sheds 40,000 jobs
A new report estimates almost 40 thousand university jobs, or one fifth of the sector, have been lost in the 12 months until May.
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Quentin Dempster@QuentinDempster
Dumbing down: The decimation of Australia’s university sector via the pandemic + no support from a disinterested government has to be confronted. University sector sheds 40,000 jobs - AM - ABC Radio abc.net.au/radio/programs…
September 13, 2021
CNN • Analysis by Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor, CNN • September 13, 2021 • cnn.com
Australia is shaping up to be the villain of COP26 climate talks
If Australia's allies were worried that the country might cause them problems at upcoming climate talks in Glasgow, the past week of events should leave little doubt in their minds. It will.
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ABC News • Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Sydney lockdown delay after superspreader party
It has emerged that the New South Wales government waited to lock down all of Sydney until two days after health authorities discovered they had not contained a superspreader event blamed for the Delta outbreak in the city's south-west.
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Daily Telegraph • Eliza Barr • September 13, 2021 • dailytelegraph.com.au
Reduced Covid tracing blocks disaster pay for workers
Essential workers in greater Sydney who are potentially exposed to Covid are no longer eligible for disaster relief payments while they are unable to work because NSW Health is no longer contact tracing exposures deemed “low risk”.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Bevan Shields • September 13, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘It’s not a crisis, it’s a collapse’: Life in a total economic meltdown
The situation in Lebanon is so grave it may rank as one of the top three economic calamities to strike any nation for the past 170 years.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
A year after the devastating Beirut explosion, Lebanon has collapsed.
There’s no electricity, medication or fuel. The currency has lost all its value and hyperinflation means some food is now 1,000% more expensive.
My report from a country in freefall: smh.com.au/world/middle-e…
September 13, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • September 12, 2021 • afr.com
Josh Frydenberg flubs JobKeeper defence
It is actually quite confronting to watch the Treasurer of Australia so out of his depth.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Another comprehensive skewering of @JoshFrydenberg by @mrjoeaston over JobKeeper: afr.com/rear-window/jo…
September 12, 2021
ABC News • Paul Farrell, Alex McDonald • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Berejiklian's own officials initially advised against setting aside funds for grant pursued by Maguire
Treasury officials appear to have initially advised against setting aside $5.5 million for a grant pursued by Daryl Maguire, but the grant was later approved and came from a fund overseen by the Premier, according to an internal government memo obtained by 7.30.
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Kate McClymont@Kate_McClymont
Excellent work from Paul Farrell investigating decisions made by then Treasurer @Gladys which had the potential to politically advantage her then (secret) boyfriend Darryl Maguire. @FarrellPF twitter.com/FarrellPF/stat…
October 1, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • September 13, 2021 • smh.com.au
Berejiklian attempts Morrison’s vanishing trick
Our leaders have mastered the art of going missing in action.
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Sean Kelly@mrseankelly
Difficult questions are not a distraction from the easy questions you’d prefer to answer, and press conferences are not a distraction from the job, they're part of it.
Latest from me, on our politicians going missing when they're under pressure.
smh.com.au/national/that-…
September 13, 2021
Fassifern Guardian • September 11, 2021 • fassifernguardian.com
Mayor makes threats to journalists seeking comment
The mayor is out of step with the majority of his own council on his stance on availability to his constituents.
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Gavin Coote@GavinCoote
Qld mayor’s claim of being harrassed by local media.
‘The “harassing” voice message left at 3.45pm on Wed, Sept 1, was: “Hi Greg, Brian Bennion from the Guardian. I’m doing a story on councillors’ mobile phones. If you could give me a call, thanks.”’ guardiantribune.com.au/scenicrim/mayo…
September 13, 2021
The Guardian • Josh Nicholas • September 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sydney’s ‘haves and have-nots’: poor access to green space in LGAs of concern
The Covid-induced lockdown is amplifying disadvantage in areas already struggling from poor long-term health outcomes
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 13, 2021 • news.com.au
‘Coughing up blood’: Man told to stay home
The wife of a Sydney man stricken with Covid-19 has given a harrowing account of how the “hospital at home” program is operating revealing her husband was told to remain at home even when he was coughing up blood.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
"He was coughing up blood": Hospital at home in Sydney. Wife says her fit, healthy husband was forced to press his chest against a wall to breathe. One of 14,000 active cases. Eventually texted her to call ambulance as to weak to speak news.com.au/national/nsw-a… via @newscomauHQ
September 13, 2021
ABC News • Jason Dasey • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Singapore shows Australia that 80 per cent vaccination won't stop infections surging
Despite being one of the world's most vaccinated countries, Singapore is being forced to reimpose restrictions and delay opening up due to a surge in infections. So what does that mean for Australia's four-step opening plan, based on 80 per cent inoculation?
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Australian Financial Review • Adrian Blundell-Wignall • September 13, 2021 • afr.com
Why Australia is a bigger carbon pariah than we think
Counting carbon-based exports burned and smelted by others makes Australia the world’s third largest emitter. We can’t disown them as easily as all that.
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Ben Potter@OBenPotter
Former top OECD economist has a crack at calculating Australia’s total emissions including those burned overseas, and it’s 9.4pc of the global total, #3 du monde. He’s quite exercised about it….Why Australia is a bigger carbon pariah than we think afr.com/opinion/column…
September 13, 2021
The Age • Adam Carey, Clay Lucas, Sumeyya Ilanbey • September 13, 2021 • theage.com.au
Melbourne school that flouted lockdown rules hit by COVID outbreak
A school that has flouted remote learning rules has been hit by a big COVID outbreak, as Victoria’s Premier warns reopening schools would cause cases to surge.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • September 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Labor MP says party must ‘improve ethnic diversity’ after Kristina Keneally parachuted into Fowler
Victorian MP Peter Khalil says ALP needs to do better after sidelining of community candidate Tu Le sparks split within right faction
ABC News • Laura Gartry, Harriet Tatham, Adam Harvey, Mary Fallon, Lucy Carter • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Inside the secretive world of the Jehovah's Witnesses and those fighting back
Not much has changed since the cruel treatment of abuse victims in the Jehovah's Witnesses was exposed. Now, former members are fighting back.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack • September 13, 2021 • smh.com.au
State warned of ‘huge risk’ to vulnerable people
NSW risks setting a national reopening precedent that leaves vulnerable people behind, with social services groups warning the vaccination target of 70 per cent could mask inequity in low-income communities.
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ABC News • Conor Duffy • September 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
Kate and a coworker were given an ultimatum: Volunteer to be sacked or let a coin toss decide
After six years of precarious, casual work, a tutor risks her job to speak out about insecure work in universities.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • September 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Calls for extension to Australia’s compulsory aged care vaccinations as Friday deadline approaches
90.8% of staff have received a single dose, but Health Services Union says sector can’t afford to lose even 5% of its workforce
The West Australian • The West Australian, Annabel Hennessy, Rangi Hirini • September 13, 2021 • thewest.com.au
DEATHS AFTER CUSTODY: Grim toll of jail cycle
A special investigation from The West Australian can reveal never-before released coronial data which highlights the dire rates of premature deaths among those who have spent time in jail.
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Annabel Hennessy@AnnabelHennessy
“She went in homeless and she came out homeless and then she passed away.”
This is how Noongar elder Graham Woods, 67, talks about the recent death of his niece.
Investigation on deaths after custody and people released from jail into homelessness.
thewest.com.au/news/court-jus…
September 13, 2021

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