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The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 20, 2021 • theguardian.com
NSW police never started investigating Christian Porter rape allegation, internal review reveals
Police asked to close investigation on same day they received a dossier which included a statement by the woman detailing her allegations
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sophie McNeill • September 19, 2021 • smh.com.au
As Australia’s climate policy disappoints, hope is found in court
Amid the background of government inaction on emissions, climate litigation is on the rise.
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Ruth Barson@RuthHRLC
Terrific piece on the growing climate justice movement: 'The climate crisis has become a human rights crisis & the continual denial and inaction by successive governments in Australia will not go unchallenged' @Sophiemcneill smh.com.au/national/as-au…
September 20, 2021
The Age • Ashleigh McMillan • September 19, 2021 • theage.com.au
Age photographer capsicum sprayed by police during protest
The Age photographer Luis Ascui was hit with capsicum spray by police at an anti-lockdown rally on Saturday, with a complaint to be lodged with Victoria Police.
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The New York Times • Apoorva Mandavilli • September 20, 2021 • nytimes.com
Covid Vaccine Prompts Strong Immune Response in Younger Children, Pfizer Says
Vaccinated kids aged 5 to 11 showed evidence of protection against the virus, the company said. The data must be reviewed by the F.D.A. before children can be inoculated.
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ABC News • Belinda Hawkins, Kristine Taylor • September 20, 2021 • abc.net.au
Born in Australia. Raised in detention. How did it come to this for 'Biloela family'?
The children of the "Biloela family" will end up in an orphanage if they’re returned to Sri Lanka, an expert says. That’s the best case scenario; the worst is unthinkable. This is the inside story of the family living on borrowed time.
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POLITICO • Jakob Hanke Vela, Barbara Moens • September 20, 2021 • politico.eu
EU-Australia trade deal runs aground over submarine furor
France says pursuing negotiations is now ‘unthinkable.’
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ABC News • Jason Om • September 20, 2021 • abc.net.au
Inside COVID ICU: 'No-one wants to know how bad the situation really is'
Behind the daily case numbers, this is what our frontline health workers see day in, day out — but be warned, it's confronting, grim and exhausting.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • September 20, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
State Premiers have led Australia in the pandemic – not Scott Morrison
Recent events show the federal government only takes care of external affairs while state premiers run Australia domestically, writes Alan Kohler.
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 20, 2021 • news.com.au
Bruises Porter says show he’s innocent
EXCLUSIVE
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Exclusive: The unpublished 88 page document prepared by Christian Porter’s accuser that he believes shows he’s an innocent man. Woman says bruises appeared on her body decades later. But friends reject false memory claim
news.com.au/national/polit…
September 20, 2021
Daily Telegraph • Perry Duffin • September 20, 2021 • dailytelegraph.com.au
How Byron anti-vaxxers are forcing jabs into bins
The counterculture of Byron Bay and its hinterland towns has been hijacked by misinformation and Covid-denialism leaving the NSW tourist town largely unvaxxed and divided against an “inevitable wave” of cases.
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Perry Duffin@perryduffin1
Spent a week asking how Byron counter culture got hijacked by antivax, how “resistance” pockets will survive infected tourists and how “Range Rovers ruined paradise”.
dailytelegraph.com.au/coronavirus/in… @dailytelegraph
September 20, 2021
The Guardian • Helen Davidson • September 20, 2021 • theguardian.com
Japan urges Europe to speak out against China’s military expansion
Exclusive: in the first piece in a new Guardian series on China and tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Japan’s defence minister says the international community must bolster deterrence efforts against Beijing’s military
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ronen Bergman and Farnaz Fassihi • September 20, 2021 • smh.com.au
The scientist and the AI-assisted, remote-control killing machine
Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to pull the trigger with no operatives present.
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Australian Financial Review • David Marin-Guzman • September 20, 2021 • afr.com
Victoria to close down construction industry after wild protests
A mob of protesting construction workers has abused and attacked CFMEU boss John Setka over government vaccine mandates, smashing up the union headquarters.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Vince Rugari • September 20, 2021 • smh.com.au
NBL star the first domino to fall as Aussie sport reckons with athlete vax hesitancy
Tai Webster has been released from his New Zealand Breakers contract by mutual consent because of his unwillingness to be vaccinated in the first such example in Australian sport.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • September 20, 2021 • theguardian.com
Welfare recipients struggle with cost of living as lockdowns drag on
There are growing calls to help more than 800,000 people currently left out of income support measures
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Torstar Corporation • September 18, 2021 • thestar.com
A Chinese student in Canada had two followers on Twitter. He still didn’t escape Beijing’s threats over online activity
Monitoring of Chinese nationals abroad, and other people of Chinese origin, is posing a challenge that many western countries have been slow to face, ...
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Sarah McLaughlin@sarahemclaugh
This is chilling. A Chinese student studying in Canada shared just three posts on Twitter — using a fake name and location — critical of Xi Jinping and government corruption. He had two followers. And then the police started contacting him and his family. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
September 20, 2021
The Canberra Times • Miriam Webber • September 20, 2021 • canberratimes.com.au
Canberra students to tackle climate change
ANU and Uni Canberra have seen increased interest in climate courses, as students look to their futures.
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Richie Merzian@RichieMerzian
."As the Australian gov drags its feet on global calls for action, students are gearing up to tackle climate change"
And if they want a job working on climate in Canberra check out @TheAusInstitute Anne Kantor jobs open now! annekantorfellowship.org.au/how_to_apply
canberratimes.com.au/story/7436546/…
September 20, 2021
The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • September 20, 2021 • theguardian.com
The UK and US are kindly letting us pay too much to ‘help’ build fancy nuclear submarines
Who do the French think they are?
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The Age • Ben Schneiders, Paul Sakkal • September 20, 2021 • theage.com.au
Construction industry to be shut down for two weeks after clashes at CFMEU
The Andrews government will announce the closure of the building industry after a day of violent protests outside the Victorian headquarters of the CFMEU.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
Crisis meetings to keep construction industry from shutting down as CFMEU demands 8 hours' pay for 6 hours' work @theage @benschneiders
Crisis meetings after construction workers clash at CFMEU headquarters theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 20, 2021
The Guardian • Emma Kemp • September 20, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian Olympic gold medallist Madi Wilson admitted to hospital with Covid
‘I’d be stupid not to say I wasn’t scared,’ 27-year-old swimmer says after testing positive in Italy
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Prof. Peter Doherty@ProfPCDoherty
A breakthrough infection in someone who is both vaccinated and extremely fit. Hope this horrible virus just stays 'up there' in the nose and upper respitstory tract. Australian Olympic gold medallist Madi Wilson admitted to hospital with Covid theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep…
September 20, 2021

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