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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
Secret figures reveal Coalition’s cut-down NBN tech three times more expensive than forecast
Exclusive: National broadband network ended up costing almost as much as estimated cost of full-fibre plan
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The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
Fossil fuel advertising in sport ‘the new cigarette sponsorship’, ex-Wallabies captain David Pocock says
Oil and gas companies are extending their presence in sport, from elite levels down to grassroots
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Australian Financial Review • Anthony Whealy, Stephen Charles • November 10, 2021 • afr.com
The AFR gets it grotesquely wrong on ICAC
It is laughable to suggest that voters, in the absence of independent scrutiny, are in any position to judge the lawfulness, probity and rectitude of government decisions.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Good to see a couple of former judges slap down The AFR's editorial bagging ICAC and talking up the media's role in accountability. What if the media goes rotten, like we've seen with News Corp? afr.com/politics/feder…
November 10, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • November 10, 2021 • smh.com.au
Paul Keating says defending Taiwan is not in Australia’s interest
In a colourful performance at the National Press Club, the former prime minister took aim at failed foreign policy towards China, declaring “we have lost our way”.
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Anthony Galloway@Gallo_Ways
Piece up on Keating's speech, brought to you by a hard-working ning-nong smh.com.au/politics/feder…
November 10, 2021
The Guardian • Paul Karp • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
Low emissions technology to receive $500m boost, including carbon capture and storage
Rules will be changed to allow Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in the controversial technology
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
The ‘$1bn fund’ announced by the government today is actually only $500m, needs legislative changes to the clean energy fund, and is focussed on an unproven developing tech, the impact of which is already being overstated theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 10, 2021
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 Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
NDIS providers used unauthorised restraints on clients over a million times in 12 months
Carers use of methods such as sedating or strapping a person down more than doubles in a year
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
What is going on here? One million instances of restraints being used by NDIS providers without authorisation. A 240% increase on previous 12 months. theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 10, 2021
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
Five reasons NSW Covid case numbers have stayed low since reopening
Officials feared ‘freedom day’ would bring more cases and hospitalisations. But a month on, the numbers continue to drop
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The Australian • STEPHEN RICE • November 9, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Good samaritan targeted: our ‘slave trade’ disgrace
When a group of Pacific Islanders fled their abusive employers in Western Australia, embarking on a long journey across the top of the continent to escape rampant wage theft and appalling working conditions, the authorities sprang into action. Within days, specialist Border Force officials raided the home of one of the chief suspects.
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Myriam Robin@myriamrobin
Border Force operatives recently raided the Bundaberg home of a Christian missionary accused of helping migrant workers escape their employers. Seriously. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
November 10, 2021
The Age • Paul Sakkal • November 10, 2021 • theage.com.au
‘Nation-building’ $25b plan for chain of towers linking CBD with MCG
A private investment group wants to build apartments, green spaces, restaurants, a school and a TAFE on top of the rail lines between Flinders Street and South Yarra stations.
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The Age • Cameron Houston • November 10, 2021 • theage.com.au
Dani Laidley ‘disappointed’ after police officers share photo of her at races
The former AFL coach expressed her frustration at the image – which she has permitted The Age to publish – being circulated via text message with transphobic comments by several members of Victoria Police.
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Nevena@nevenaspirovska
Ahead of Trans Awareness Week beginning this Saturday, this is just so awful and incredibly upsetting. Hope Dani is doing ok throughout this ordeal (she gave The Age permission to use this photo).
theage.com.au/national/victo…
November 10, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Uhlmann • November 10, 2021 • smh.com.au
How Morrison was torn apart by Macron’s Napoleonic zeal
Emmanuel Macron’s political strike on Scott Morrison was not just about submarines - Australia had inadvertently curbed the French President’s broader, global, strategic ambitions.
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Business News • AAP • November 9, 2021 • businessnews.com.au
Morrison won't subsidise electric vehicles
Scott Morrison won't subsidise electric cars or implement emissions standards in his plan to get 1.7 million cleaner vehicles on roads this decade.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
things Scott Morrison will subsidise:
New coal mines
New gas wells
Oil refining
New gas fired power station
Huge Utes
Diesel used in mines
Things he won’t subsidise:
Electric vehicles
Apparently we have to let the market decide…FFS
#auspol #climate
businessnews.com.au/article/Morris…
November 10, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • November 10, 2021 • smh.com.au
‘Because it matters’: What is driving Penny Wong to get out of opposition
The popular senator marks her 20th anniversary in politics on Wednesday. But it’s been eight years since she was a cabinet minister.
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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • November 9, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian corporations’ treatment of Indigenous customers to be investigated by inquiry
String of scandals involving some of Australia’s biggest business names prompts parliamentary probe
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • November 10, 2021 • theguardian.com
NSW treasurer takes swipe at Morrison’s electric car policy as state dwarfs federal funding
Matt Kean urges the Coalition government to ‘go a lot further’ to help drive EV uptake
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • November 10, 2021 • smh.com.au
Threat of byelection blitz if assisting dying vote delayed
Former minister Andrew Constance and lobby groups warn that delaying a vote on voluntary assisted dying could see it become an issue in the upcoming byelections.
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Dying with Dignity NSW@DWDnsw
We are 100% ready to make assisted dying laws an issue at all five byelections if necessary. The 2023 state election too.
We have the people and the funds to do so.
This issue is not going away. Neither are we.
#nswpol #vad ⁦@NSWParlLA⁩
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/t…
November 10, 2021
Herald Sun • Mitch Clarke, Mark Buttler • November 11, 2021 • heraldsun.com.au
Labor ‘red shirts’ testimony to be assessed by police
Victoria’s top cop has confirmed he has requested an assessment of recent IBAC hearings to determine whether any action needs to be taken on Labor’s red shirts scandal.
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Mitch Clarke@96mitchclarke
Exclusive: Victoria Police is being urged to reopen its investigation into Labor’s “red shirts” rort amid “fresh and compelling” new claims aired during a corruption probe. #springst @theheraldsun heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…
November 10, 2021
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick O'Malley, Miki Perkins • November 10, 2021 • smh.com.au
Climate summit wants nations to return next year with tougher 2030 targets
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We need to pull out all the stops if we’re going to keep 1.5C within our grasp”.
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The Advertiser • Samantha Maiden • November 10, 2021 • adelaidenow.com.au
Why we may never get answers about Kate’s death
For many months now, the South Australian police have been quietly and diligently working away on a coronial investigation.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
SA police prepare to hand brief to coroner on suicide of Christian Porter’s accuser. They are believed to have spoken to as many as 100 people and taken dozens of witness statements adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/s…
November 10, 2021

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