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The Guardian • Nino Bucci • December 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Peta Credlin’s apology to South Sudanese community result of human rights commission complaint
Complaint related to segment in which the Sky News host incorrectly linked community to a Covid outbreak and an apology made three days later
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack • December 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
ICAC not a consideration as Liberals say Berejiklian shifts thinking on federal tilt
Senior Liberals say the pending findings of a corruption inquiry will have no bearing on whether the former NSW premier decides to run federally in Warringah.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • December 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
Terminally ill NDIS participant facing re-hospitalisation after funding cut for 24-hour nurse
‘We think it is reasonable for him to stay home – it’s cheaper for them if he dies’, says man’s partner
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The Guardian • Justine Landis-Hanley • December 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Sky News host Peta Credlin issues lengthy apology to South Sudanese community over Covid comments
Former chief of staff to Tony Abbott apologises for her ‘errors and the hurt, humiliation and offence caused by the broadcast’ in 2020
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Harriet Alexander • December 6, 2021 • smh.com.au
Bushfire-affected community asks for water storage, gets dance lessons
Resilience NSW officers determined in February the dance classes were “meritorious” but could not be funded under the bushfire recovery grants program. They funded them anyway.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • December 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Captured’ by coal: NSW government overturns decision to block mine expansion
Decision to reject Dendrobium plans has been reversed despite potential damage to drinking water
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • December 6, 2021 • afr.com
‘Take stock’ on excess JobKeeper payments: Tax Office
ATO second commissioner Jeremy Hirschhorn says firms with rebounding turnover should consider repaying funds received in the $90 billion scheme
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The Conversation • Michelle Grattan • December 6, 2021 • theconversation.com
View from The Hill: Running Berejiklian ahead of ICAC report would send the worst of signals on integrity
There is a push within the Liberal party, backed by Scott Morrison, for former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to run for the seat of Warringah. As the Liberals are desperate to get this seat back from independent Zali Steggall.
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ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences • December 3, 2021 • cass.anu.edu.au
ANU International Relations/Law student Yasmin Poole named Rhodes Scholar
An ANU student who has established herself as one of the leading voices of her generation, Yasmin Poole has been named a Rhodes Australia-at-Large Scholar. Each year, a select few are awarded the remarkable opportunity of a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. They are chosen not just for their academic achievement, but for their character, their leadership, and their determination that making a difference can make our world better.
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Yasmin Poole@yasmin_poole
I have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for 2021.
I’m heading to Oxford to study intersectional gender equality policy.
As an Asian-Australian woman from a low-income background, I am so determined to shift the barriers that diverse women face.
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December 5, 2021
The Guardian • Janine Israel • December 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘It keeps me alive’: the politically potent bark paintings of Dhambit Munuŋgurr
While her blue artworks can fetch up to $60,000, the prolific Yolŋu artist is known for giving them away – with Julia Gillard at the top of her gift list
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BBC News • https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews • December 7, 2021 • bbc.co.uk
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader in widely criticised trial
The ex-leader of Myanmar, who faces a total of 11 charges, is sentenced to two years in prison.
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Sky News Australia • December 3, 2021 • skynews.com.au
Apology from Peta Credlin
Sky News host Peta Credlin has apologised to South Sudanese community members and corrected the record regarding comments on the COVID-19 pandemic, the escalation of new infections in Victoria, and various public health measures.
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amanda meade@meadea
Peta Credlin has made an incredibly detailed and lengthy apology to the South Sudanese community. It's the biggest backdowns I've ever seen.
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December 5, 2021
The Guardian • Diane Taylor • December 6, 2021 • theguardian.com
UK warned not to replicate Australia’s immigration detention centres
Letter from detainees urges MPs not to back nationality and borders bill to be debated in parliament this week
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Behrouz Boochani@BehrouzBoochani
We are living in the age of prison camps. It is not only a matter for refugees, even people who think they are free live in a similar system.
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December 6, 2021
Crikey • Cam Wilson • December 6, 2021 • crikey.com.au
George Christensen claims Victorian pandemic law could used to lockdown races, sexualities on Alex Jones' show
It's another step in the outgoing Queensland MP's plan for building a conspiracy-theorist audience for his post-politics life.
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ABC News • Annabel Crabb • December 5, 2021 • abc.net.au
Go home, 46th Parliament. You're drunk — and you've missed the point, again
The federal parliament spent its last fortnight generating eye-rolls from all and sundry. For the rest of Australia, it's a spectacle that confirms the institution's shocking disconnect from real life, writes Annabel Crabb.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
In which ⁦@annabelcrabb⁩’s frustration (near disdain) with a PM and government more interested in "can-do capitalism" & “don't-do government” than solving real-life problems for Australians - especially women - is palpable. abc.net.au/news/2021-12-0…
December 5, 2021
SBS • Eden Gillespie • December 6, 2021 • sbs.com.au
Medevac asylum seekers forced to wait years for medical treatment, report finds
A new report says that one asylum seeker's knee was inoperable by the time he arrived in Australia under the Medevac legislation.
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Eden Gillespie@edengillespie
Asylum seekers and refugees transferred to Australia under the Medevac legislation have been waiting more than two years to receive medical treatment for multiple chronic and serious health conditions, according to a new report. sbs.com.au/news/medevac-a…
December 6, 2021
The Canberra Times • Mark Kenny • December 5, 2021 • canberratimes.com.au
Is the party over for the boys?
Women working together are showing a new kind of politics.
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Zoe Daniel@zdaniel
"Across Australia, quality centrist candidates are coming forward. And women working together are showing a new kind of politics, a politics closer to what Deakin would call "the beating heart" of the nation" By @markgkenny canberratimes.com.au/story/7537836/…
December 6, 2021
The Australian • BEN PACKHAM • December 5, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Chinese money used to sway MP votes in Solomon Islands
Payments from a Chinese slush fund are being used to lock in the support of MPs for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, ahead of a no-confidence motion in his leadership on Monday that could set off further violence in the country.
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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • December 5, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian federal election: the seats that may decide the poll
As the major parties move into campaign mode, we look at the electorates where a handful of votes either way may determine who holds power
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The Guardian • Anne Davies, Amanda Meade • December 3, 2021 • theguardian.com
Australian Community Media awarded more than $10m in Covid grants while scaling back newspapers
Of ACM’s 138 publications, 86 were suspended during the coronavirus pandemic
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Australian Community Media awarded more than $10m by the feds to continue publishing its stable of more than 100 regional newspapers through pandemic, but even before the grant deed was signed it was closing or scaling back titles. @annefdavies @meadea theguardian.com/media/2021/dec…
December 6, 2021

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