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humanrights.gov.au • November 30, 2021 • humanrights.gov.au
Set the Standard: Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (2021) | Australian Human Rights Commission
Conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission and led by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, the Review was asked to make recommendations to ensure that Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces are safe and respectful and that the nation’s Parliament reflects best practice in prevention and response to bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
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ABC News • Michael Slezak, Mark Doman, Stephen Hutcheon, Alex Palmer • November 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
Ed was browsing satellite photos of Mount Delusion when he noticed something odd about the forest
The ABC reveals alarming evidence that forests aren’t always being grown back after they've been logged, undermining a state-run timber company's claim to sustainability.
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Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak
BREAKING: At the heart of VicForests’s sustainability pitch is the claim that every tree they remove is grown back. But the ABC can reveal evidence that doesn’t always happen. abc.net.au/news/2021-11-3…
November 30, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • November 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
The Australian parliament, the whole arse-covering and ego-driven apparatus, should be paralysed by shame and remorse
The Jenkins review into parliament’s culture should make everyone, not just women, weep. But Scott Morrison is responsible for making change – this reckoning presented on his watch
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ABC News • Caitlyn Davey • November 29, 2021 • abc.net.au
Actor David Dalaithngu dies aged 68
David Dalaithngu AM was a pioneering actor as well as dancer, singer and painter.
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Bridget Brennan@bridgeyb
“A bright star for all Yolgnu people and all Balanda people,” says Wityana Marika on the one and only David Dalaithngu. Rest In Peace to a visionary.
For cultural reasons, his family has asked that we refer to the celebrated elder as David Dalaithngu. abc.net.au/news/2021-11-2…
November 30, 2021
Australian Financial Review • The AFR View • November 29, 2021 • afr.com
Calling out Dutton’s war talk, khaki election tactics
Australia’s security would be better served by a defence minister who spoke more softly and carried a bigger stick – and a foreign minister who spoke about our strategic challenges.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • November 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
One in three parliamentary staffers say they’ve been sexually harassed
A review of Federal Parliament’s workplace culture has recommended setting up a code of conduct for politicians and staffers and a review of alcohol use.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • November 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Almost unprecedented’ spike in number of Australians who see racism as a problem, survey finds
Authoritative social cohesion study also reports increasing positive sentiment on immigration and multiculturalism
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • November 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Kill the viability’: big batteries to lose out from electricity grid rule change
Australian Energy Market Commission rule changes for batteries, pumped hydro and other storage may increase ‘risk perception’ for potential investors
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • November 30, 2021 • news.com.au
Jacqui Lambie: David Van apologises over alleged dog noises
A Victorian Senator, David Van, has issued an “unreserved apology” after he was accused of making growling dog noises at Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie on Tuesday.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • November 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
High-profile Liberal woman quits party to run as independent after alleging ‘inappropriate’ behaviour
Natalie Baini, a lawyer and sports administrator, is withdrawing from the preselection process in the marginal Sydney seat of Reid
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • November 29, 2021 • theguardian.com
Rules that allowed Christian Porter to keep donors secret should be overhauled, committee finds
Exclusive: Privileges committee says Porter didn’t break rules but calls on all MPs to provide the ‘greatest’ transparency regarding the source of gifts
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ABC News • Dana Morse, Ahmed Yussuf • November 29, 2021 • abc.net.au
For years, a supermarket asked its staff to push a button 'if African customer comes'. Now it's apologising
An IGA store in Melbourne apologises for displaying a sign encouraging staff to seek extra assistance when African people entered the store.
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Ahmed Yussuf@ahmedyussuf10
New from me and ⁦@DanaMorse_⁩: IGA Sunshine West manager apologises for racially profiling African customers for three years via @ABCNews abc.net.au/news/2021-11-2…
November 29, 2021
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • November 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
Russell Broadbent quits privileges committee after leak of Christian Porter donation report
Liberal MP wants an investigation into alleged breach after Guardian Australia revealed the committee cleared former attorney general
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The New Daily • Paul Bongiorno • November 30, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Paul Bongiorno: The Morrison government is decaying before our eyes
Governments, like all organisms, suffer from physical entropy. They have a limited life span and their end days are marked by a decline in functionality.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Paul Bongiorno: The signs are the Morrison government is decaying before our eyes.
"Hundreds of high-powered submissions found (Morrison's NIC) to be more a corruption protection commission for politicians than a fearless watchdog"
| The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/news/2021/11/3…
November 30, 2021
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • November 30, 2021 • news.com.au
‘Appalling’: PM reacts to Canberra bombshell
Brittany Higgins has urged the Prime Minister to take immediate action in the wake of a damning report into the parliamentary workplace that found it was a “man’s world” where one in three people had experienced sexual harassment.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Brittany Higgins demands “immediate action” in wake of damning report news.com.au/finance/work/a…
November 30, 2021
Australian Financial Review • Jamie Smyth • November 30, 2021 • afr.com
Moderna chief warns existing vaccines will struggle with omicron
Stephane Bancel said the high number of omicron mutations on the spike protein and the rapid spread of the variant in South Africa, suggested the current crop of vaccines may need to be modified next year.
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ABC News • November 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
Patient 'left in agony' welcomes cosmetic surgery review
The medical regulator announces a major review of patient safety in the cosmetic surgery sector, after Four Corners revealed details of serious hygiene and safety breaches in clinics operated by Dr Daniel Lanzer.
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Sally Neighbour@neighbour_s
Breaking: Major overhaul of cosmetic surgery industry announced after #4Corners investigation ⁦@adele_ferguson⁩ ⁦@L_Day⁩ abc.net.au/news/2021-11-3…
November 30, 2021
ABC News • Georgia Hitch, Emma Machan, Andrew Kesper • November 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
The pill was a lifesaver for Lizzie, but when she came off it she was disappointed with what else was on offer
Contraception is a game changer for women around the world. But for many, the risks and side effects that come with it can take a real toll on their quality of life. So in 2021, what else is on offer and when are men going to be a bigger part of the conversation?
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ABC News • Matt Garrick • November 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
Trailblazing and internationally acclaimed, David Dalaithngu walked tall in two cultures
His career spanned nearly 50 years and took Indigenous Australia to the world, but now Northern Territory actor David Dalaithngu AM has died.
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Nakari Thorpe@nakarithorpe
He opened the eyes of audiences across the Western world to strong, positive depictions of Aboriginal Australia & became, as Rabbit Proof Fence director Phillip Noyce once dubbed him, "arguably the most experienced & accomplished film actor in Australia". abc.net.au/news/2021-11-3…
November 30, 2021
Crikey • Kishor Napier-Raman • November 30, 2021 • crikey.com.au
Ten sitting days between next week and August 2022. Is this the laziest government ever?
The prime minister scoffs at 'Canberra games' but he's the one playing them over timing of the next federal election.
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