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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
In a galling pivot, Scott Morrison hopes he can peek under the bonnet of an EV and be accepted as a convert
Not so long ago Morrison said Labor’s electric cars policy would ‘end the weekend’. Now he’s spruiking his own plan, but there’s no substance to it
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘We’ve been abandoned’: the long road to recovery for black summer bushfire survivors
Nearly two years after fires devastated the NSW south coast, families still live in caravans as they struggle to rebuild in the face of red tape, a skills shortage and dwindling government support
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
New from me, with @mpbowers, for @GuardianAus - ahead of the 2nd anniversary of the Black Summer fires, less than one in 10 survivors has rebuilt. Planning woes, trade shortages, underinsurance & a lack of govt support have left survivors feeling abandoned theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 9, 2021
The Guardian • Adam Morton • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison denies attacking electric vehicles in 2019 as he unveils new Coalition policy
PM, who suggested EVs would ‘end the weekend’ during last election campaign, says he now expects them to make up only 30% of new sales by 2030
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Coalition releases electric vehicle strategy but rules out subsidies. Expects 30% of new sales will be EVs by 2030 (driven largely by state policies) and that the federal policy will make little difference to national transport emissions out to 2035. theguardian.com/environment/20…
November 9, 2021
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • November 9, 2021 • news.com.au
Investigation finds insufficient evidence of inappropriate behaviour between Alan Tudge and his press secretary
A taxpayer-funded workplace investigation into Education Minister Alan Tudge’s extramarital affair and treatment of his former press secretary Rachelle Miller has found there was insufficient evidence to substantiate allegations of inappropriate behaviours.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Exclusive: Secret $40,000 report into @AlanTudgeMP extra-marital affair and treatment of staffer hands down findings but Department of Finance won’t release it @newscomauHQ news.com.au/finance/work/l…
November 9, 2021
The Age • Charlotte Grieve • November 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘I would end up on the street’: Pensioner in legal fight with Gerry Harvey’s trust over home eviction
A terminally ill woman has taken on business tycoon Gerry Harvey with a lawsuit to fight a forced eviction from a property that she lived in rent-free for more than eight years.
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Charlotte Grieve@CharlotteGriev1
Retail billionaire Gerry Harvey made an uninvited home visit last year to suggest a terminally ill pensioner go into housing commission before issuing a formal eviction notice. Now she's fighting back. theage.com.au/business/compa…
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November 9, 2021
The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Cashing in: the gambling industry writes the rules and sways Tasmania’s elections
Bill before state’s upper house has ‘been literally written by industry’, an independent MP says
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
If you don’t live in Tasmania, you may not be aware of just how extraordinarily influential the gambling lobby is there. Here’s a primer on it, and why some argue a bill about to go through its upper house represents “a breakdown in the democratic process” theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 9, 2021
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s approval rating at lowest point since aftermath of black summer bushfires
After a torrid week on the international stage, voter satisfaction declines from high of 65% in February, Guardian Essential poll suggests
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ABC News • Paige Cockburn • November 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
ABC secures broadcast rights to WorldPride and Sydney Mardi Gras
The ABC has secured the broadcast rights for Sydney Mardi Gras for the first time in 28 years and WorldPride 2023 — the largest global event in NSW since the 2000 Olympic Games.
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
This is great.
I also look forward to how mad it is going to make some people in Senate estimates. abc.net.au/news/2021-11-0…
November 9, 2021
ABC News • Anthony Scully, Liz Farquhar • November 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
Aboriginal death in custody casts pall over new correctional facility launch
The opening of a new prison wing at Cessnock Correctional Centre, in the NSW Hunter Valley, has been marred by the death of a 26-year-old Indigenous inmate.
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Jedda Costa@CostaJedda
A 26-year-old Indigenous man was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday. There have been at least 481 First Nations deaths in custody in the past 30 years.
abc.net.au/news/2021-11-0…
November 9, 2021
The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Pub now, pay later: Afterpay’s move into Australian dining venues sparks debt concerns
One expert says the law is not keeping pace with innovation in lending markets, which have become like ‘the wild west with no sheriff’
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
Also: AfterPay is about to move into the hospitality industry, and experts fear that this may lead to bigger debts for people already struggling financially
theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 9, 2021
The Guardian • Kevin Rudd • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Calls for former Australian PMs to stay silent are hypocritical examples of conservative cancel culture
There is great danger in the view that only serving politicians have a place in our public square
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • November 9, 2021 • crikey.com.au
The Coalition is still hounding Bernard Collaery. Is this in the public interest?
Three years on and the Morrison government continues to drag out its unconscionable prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery.
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Crikey@crikey_news
Despite the ACT Court of Appeal rejecting Christian Porter's effort to use secret evidence to jail Bernard Collaery, Porter's successor Michaelia Cash will again attempt to use secret evidence in Collaery's trial tomorrow. @BernardKeane has more [Unlocked]
crikey.com.au/2021/11/09/ber…
November 9, 2021
The Canberra Times • Karen Barlow • November 9, 2021 • canberratimes.com.au
Morton accuses Labor of 'scare campaign' over voter IDs
Special Minister of State Ben Morton insists "not one person" will be turned away from a polling booth.
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Rex Patrick@Senator_Patrick
.@ScottMorrisonMP’s last minute rush to change Australia’s voter ID law has all the hallmarks of a politically driven electoral ploy. I won’t support it. Nor should any crossbench Senator who values full democratic participation. @Stirling_G #auspol canberratimes.com.au/story/7495809/…
November 9, 2021
ABC News • Gillian Aeria, Lucas Forbes • November 8, 2021 • abc.net.au
'Today has been the hardest day': Farmer worried about climate change impacts after storms smash crops
Storms have devastated more crops in South Australia’s mid north, with one farmer concerned about the role climate change could be playing.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australia ranked last of 60 countries for policy response to climate crisis
Country was down four places on greenhouse gas index and was the only one to score zero on policy
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The Age • Rob Harris • November 9, 2021 • smh.com.au
Pay rise and a portrait: Outgoing MP Kevin Andrews urged to stand for Speaker’s role
The veteran MP will leave Parliament next year after losing a preselection battle, but he may be handed a farewell gift of being elected Speaker in the meantime.
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The Australian • OLIVIA CAISLEY, DENNIS SHANAHAN • November 9, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Election entree: leaders cut to campaign chase
Scott Morrison had a hair cut, made spring rolls in Box Hill and turned up at Toyotas Altona plant spruiking an electric car plan all in the full glare of the nations media.
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Alice Workman@workmanalice
Today is the point of no return for a federal election in 2021.
Unless Scott Morrison suddenly stops campaigning in Victoria and goes to see the Governor-General today there will not be a federal election this year. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
November 9, 2021
ABC Radio • November 9, 2021 • abc.net.au
EVs could transform solar storage but government policy a 'thread'
Scott Morrison's EV plan reverses his "end the weekend" rhetoric and is panned by experts as just one "thread" of a proper policy.
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BBC News • https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews • November 8, 2021 • bbc.com
COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation at climate summit
There are more participants than from any single country, a study shared with the BBC suggests.
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Greta Thunberg@GretaThunberg
"There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country"
I don't know about you, but I sure am not comfortable with having some of the world's biggest villains influencing & dictating the fate of the world.
bbc.com/news/science-e…
November 9, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick McKenzie, Joel Tozer • November 9, 2021 • theage.com.au
‘I’ll do whatever’: ‘Naive’ electorate staffer admits to Liberal factional work
Jessy Jayakumaran was a Mormon churchgoer when she was recruited to work for Liberal MP Kevin Andrews. Much of her time was spent on work for his and Michael Sukkar’s conservative faction.
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