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ANU • January 10, 2022 • anu.edu.au
In conversation with Amy Remeikis
What happens when the usual political tactics of deflect and dodge are no longer enough? A reckoning. Amy Remeikis will be in conversation with Katharine Murphy on Amy's long essay, On Reckoning, which tells of the moment when the personal became very political, when rape became the national conversation.
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
If you’re around Canberra in early Feb and at a loose end, you’re more than welcome to hear ⁦@murpharoo⁩ and I speak about my essay, On Reckoning at ANU 💛 anu.edu.au/events/in-conv…
January 11, 2022
ABC News • Tracey Shelton • January 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
Park Hotel detainees housed alongside Djokovic speak out
The detention of Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic at Melbourne's infamous Park Hotel has inadvertently highlighted the plight of refugees and asylum seekers that have been locked away for up to nine years with no end in sight.
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Paul Barry@TheRealPBarry
Attention Australian media: More focus on this please.
Park Hotel detainees housed alongside Novak Djokovic describe 'disgusting' and 'cruel' conditions abc.net.au/news/2022-01-0… via @ABCaustralia
January 11, 2022
The Guardian • Cait Kelly • January 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Heartbreaking’: refugees left behind while Novak Djokovic’s supporters celebrate court win
As the tennis star’s fans partied, refugee advocates were left to hope the attention Djokovic had drawn to the detention hotel would help their cause
Women's Agenda • Georgie Dent • January 11, 2022 • womensagenda.com.au
No, Prime Minister, ‘push through or lock down’ are not the only options
‘Push through or lockdown’ overlooks the valid alternative between those options: to live safely with the virus.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
We locked down. We isolated. We got vaxxed. We attempted remote learning. We wore masks. We checked in. We got tested. We kept working. WE DID ALL THE HARD THINGS! And in return? No tests. No plans. No certainty. Cancelled appointments. Empty supermarkets. womensagenda.com.au/politics/no-pr…
January 11, 2022
MSN • January 11, 2022 • newsroom.aap.com.au
Djokovic plight serves up refugee reminder
Novak Djokovic's spell in Australia's immigration system has brought renewed attention on those held for nearly nine years since seeking asylum.
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Hannah Ryan@HannahD15
Today Djokovic and the big media pack he brought with him are gone from Melbourne’s Park Hotel. But 30 refugees remain, closing in on nine years trapped in Australia’s immigration detention system. msn.com/en-au/news/aus…
January 11, 2022
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
As the election nears, get ready for a lot of talk about how strong our economy is
Whenever you hear this, remember two things – we have record low interest rates, and a budget deficit bigger than the GFC’s
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
How to know an election is coming...
theguardian.com/business/grogo…
January 11, 2022
The Australian • Andrew McMillen • January 11, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Singing banned indoors, but at church? No worries
With Omicron cases exploding across NSW in recent weeks, the state government pulled a lever it has previously reached for during the pandemic: imposing restrictions on the live music industry by public health order.
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Daily Telegraph • James O’Doherty and Angira Bharadwaj • January 11, 2022 • dailytelegraph.com.au
Free RATs for MPs — but not for everyone
Politicians are getting rapid antigen tests delivered to their electorate offices for free, while essential workers have been forced to search high and low for the crucial swabs.
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The Guardian • Natasha May, Ben Doherty • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Our health services were already compromised’: Australia’s regions struggle under Omicron’s weight
Staffing shortages and lack of access to Covid testing puts rural healthcare system under pressure
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Can anyone find a RAT yet? Poor access to testing and long delays in receiving results are compounding the challenges faced by regional and rural communities amid the Omicron wave of Covid-19. theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 11, 2022
The Australian • Jared Lynch • January 11, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Covid food shortages to hit elderly
Sick Australians risk going hungry as food shortages threaten to spread to hospitals and nursing homes, as more warehouse workers and truck drivers struggle to access rapid Covid tests and are forced into isolation, food distributors warn.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian government warned in November rapid antigen testing needed to protect aged care residents
There are Covid outbreaks in almost 500 aged care homes nationally, with 1,400 residents infected, and almost 2,000 staff who have tested positive
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • January 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Omicron snuffs out prospect of an early election
Many Australians will hold Scott Morrison to account for the summer COVID-19 outbreak whether he likes it or not, wiping out the idea of a snap election campaign.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Omicron wave wipes out that early election dream. And the anger over this outbreak can last all the way to May.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
January 11, 2022
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian food producers hit by Covid staff shortages welcome isolation rule changes
Asymptomatic and Covid-negative staff cleared to return to work in Australia’s disrupted food supply chain
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
One big SA abattoir has requested its staff return to work, despite 140 of them testing positive, while other farmers are facing filling milk vats or rotting produce as goods are held back from the market due to the lack of staffing. ⁦@p_hannam⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 11, 2022
The Age • Michelle Grattan • January 11, 2022 • theage.com.au
Djokovic case shows Morrison government has lost all perspective
The federal government’s attempt to turn the tennis star into a villain made the nation look like hicksville.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Academics condemn government’s ‘shortsighted’ decision to veto research grants
Open letter and petition call on acting education minister to reverse decision to ‘censor’ six grants recommended by Australian Research Council
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Because of the naive 'Covid zero' message many Australians can’t come to terms with catching Covid | Sarah Simons
It is a hard psychological U-turn and we are seeing the mental distress in the emergency department
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor preselects human rights law professor to run in federal seat of North Sydney
Catherine Renshaw to run against incumbent Trent Zimmerman in one of the Liberals’ safest federal seats
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Australian Financial Review • Andrew Tillett, John Kehoe • January 11, 2022 • afr.com
Rapid test shortage cripples small business
Business groups are pleading for staff to be given faster and cheaper access to rapid virus tests to allow employees to return to work.
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7NEWS • 7NEWS, AAP/7NEWS • January 11, 2022 • 7news.com.au
Everything you need to know about Novak Djokovic's visa battle
Here’s what we know about Novak Djokovic's visa, the court case and the chance he could still be deported from Australia.
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The Guardian • Luke Pearson • January 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
What is racial invisibility, and how do white people benefit from it? | Luke Pearson for IndigenousX
When white Australians became ‘just Australians’, they could keep the land and power without being reminded of how they were attained
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