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The Guardian • Stephen Duckett • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
Complete collapse of leadership: Australia’s recent Covid response amounts to world-class bungling
As Omicron poses growing challenges, our governments need to put aside political games and prioritise the national interest
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
Long Covid is the elephant in the room, but it seems invisible to our politicians | Adrian Esterman
As Australia tries to live with the virus, an increasing number of people may have to live with its potential long-term effects
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
A good reason not to be complacent about getting Covid and to slow its spread - the risk of long Covid.
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December 30, 2021
The Guardian • Ketan Joshi • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
In Australia’s climate wars, delay and deception are the new denial
Now that they can no longer pretend the climate crisis isn’t real, big emitters and their enablers are making all of the right noises – and taking none of the right actions
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis, Rachael Dexter • December 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
Aboriginal Tent Embassy activists distance themselves from Old Parliament House fire
Federal politicians have criticised protesters after a fire damaged the 100-year-old front doors of Old Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday.
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Pearls and Irritations • Bernard Collaery • December 30, 2021 • johnmenadue.com
World won't forget Australia's duplicitous dealings with East Timor
Canberra’s conduct towards the Timorese was so grave that Australia continues to be regarded, within international legal circles as a cheat. Upon our return to Cambridge in early 2014 from The Hague after the truly shameful experience of watching and listening to Australia’s solicitor-general and some of his team scornfully defend Australian misconduct at Dili Continue reading »
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Rex Patrick@Senator_Patrick
Our spying on East Timor’s sea boundary negotiating team, in order to steal resources that were legally theirs, was disgraceful. “Neither confirm or deny” doesn’t cut it. The interests of justice must prevail over unlawful and dirty Govt deeds. #auspol johnmenadue.com/world-wont-for…
December 30, 2021
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
OzSage experts warn ‘let it rip’ Covid strategy will condemn vulnerable Australians to death
Sheer scale of cases means the impact on an already fatigued health system ‘could be enormous’, report says
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The Guardian • Peter Kalmus • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
I’m a climate scientist. Don’t Look Up captures the madness I see every day
A film about a comet hurtling towards Earth and no one is doing anything about it? Sounds exactly like the climate crisis
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes, Ben Butler • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
Rapid antigen tests double in price in Australia amid concerns of price-gouging
Reports cost of RAT kits soaring as federal government considers calling in consumer watchdog
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • December 29, 2021 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: PM, how do you let COVID rip in aged-care homes?
What exactly is your plan for “living with COVID” in the couple of thousand aged-care homes that are your responsibility?
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ABC News • Stephanie Dalzell • December 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
Doctors warn Omicron outbreak will 'accelerate' if national cabinet backs relaxed close contact rules
National cabinet will meet today to consider a more relaxed definition of who is a COVID close contact — but the AMA's president says that could just speed up the rate of Omicron's spread.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Dominic Perrottet • December 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
How we’ll adapt to our new COVID reality
The NSW Premier writes we’ll always put safety first, but with high vaccination rates the nature of the challenge has changed - and so must we.
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AMA VICE PRESIDENT@ama_vice
The change that is being considered by Nat Cab to restrict the definition of close contacts (to those in a household) makes NO sense except to hasten the spread of COVID by denial smh.com.au/national/nsw/h…
December 30, 2021
The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
What are the new rules in Australia on Covid isolation, close contacts and testing?
National cabinet has changed the definition of a close contact and testing requirements. Here’s everything you need to know
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The Guardian • Victoria Bekiempis • December 30, 2021 • theguardian.com
Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty in sex-trafficking trial
Maxwell, 60, convicted on five of the six charges she faced as US prosecutors hail verdict and say ‘justice has been done’
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • December 30, 2021 • smh.com.au
Why I am not getting a PCR test
I have finally caught the virus, but I have no intention of joining the hundreds of thousands of people in queues for a PCR test.
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Mariam Veiszadeh@MariamVeiszadeh
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/w…
Spot on! @AlexSmithSMH Get better soon Alex x
December 30, 2021
ABC News • December 30, 2021 • abc.net.au
The bank asked a question they shouldn't have — and my pre-approval was withdrawn
This phone call — the one that I've replayed over and over — was the type you have while washing the dishes, microwaving the kids' food and juggling, well, everything.
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The Guardian • Calla Wahlquist • December 29, 2021 • theguardian.com
Long queues and closed clinics: Australians with positive rapid antigen tests abandon PCRs
Wait times for testing – and results – have ballooned, leaving many to make their own decisions about dealing with a possible Covid case
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
Australians with positive rapid antigen tests are struggling to confirm their Covid status because they can’t get a PCR test - a terrible development that has implications for their care, employment as well as our official data. theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 30, 2021
The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • December 29, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Sold out’: rapid antigen tests fly off the shelves leaving Australian governments scrambling for supplies
Shortages raise concerns as Covid cases surge and authorities plan changes to testing regime
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news.com.au • Ashleigh Gleeson • December 30, 2021 • news.com.au
‘Disgusted’: Senator quickly deletes controversial tweet
Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe has been slammed for a now-deleted tweet which appeared to support the fire which caused damage to Old Parliament House after protests on Thursday.
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Tom McIlroy@TomMcIlroy
This is terrible theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-ne…
December 30, 2021
The Australian • PAIGE TAYLOR • December 29, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Top cop’s fight to end grog mayhem
Secret police dossiers on alcohol-fuelled violence, crime and its effects on children across Australias northwest reveal Western Australias police commissioner has gone to extraordinary lengths to try to introduce takeaway alcohol restrictions.
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Australian Financial Review • Geoff Kitney • December 28, 2021 • afr.com
It’s time for Scott Morrison to govern, except he never will
Politics for Morrison’s Coalition is about scheming to stay in power, while Australia starts regressing into its old insular ways.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Penetrating, passionate piece by former Press Gallery great Geoff Kitney @4mambo on the folly, fraud and failure of the Morrison rabble. afr.com/politics/feder…
December 28, 2021

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