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The Australian • SIMON BENSON • January 30, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Alarm bells ring as Coalition, PM drop in Newspoll
Popular support for the federal Coalition has slumped to the lowest levels since the 2018 Liberal leadership spill, with Scott Morrisons approval ratings also tumbling as the government prepares to face an election in less than four months.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
that's.... not 41% and 43% on a pie chart twitter.com/australian/sta…
January 30, 2022
The Guardian • Maddison Connaughton • January 29, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nara Walker: the Australian woman suing Iceland
Walker was convicted of assaulting her ex-husband in Reykjavík in 2017. Now she and eight other women are taking Iceland to court claiming human rights violations
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Parnell • January 29, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Rage’: Christensen threatened TGA official over ivermectin worming tablets
Morrison government backbencher George Christensen rallied public health sceptics to bombard the Therapeutic Goods Administration with protest calls.
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The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • January 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
The kindest cut: the Australians fighting to save humpback whales tangled in fishing nets
The humpback population has recovered miraculously from near extinction, but increasing numbers – and climate change – mean more tragic encounters with the snares left by humans
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Royce Kurmelovs@RoyceRk2
Every year 300,000 whales die from entanglements world wide but only a fraction are counted and climate change is making it worse. I spoke to the people who cut humpback whales free to find out how it's done.
My latest in The Guardian this morning:
theguardian.com/environment/20…
January 30, 2022
The Age • Zoe Samios, Sam Phillips • January 30, 2022 • theage.com.au
Barty breaks TV ratings records in drought-ending Australian Open win
Ash Barty’s drought-breaking Australian Open match was one of the highest rated Australian TV moments of the 21st century.
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Jess Davis@jesskatedavis
People don’t want to watch Womens sport, they said. With a peak audience of 4.3 million…'The trophy presentation would have been the second most watched program of 2021, trailing only the AFL grand final.’ theage.com.au/sport/tennis/b…
January 30, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • January 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Smacks of a political fix’: Rachelle Miller lashes Thom inquiry into Alan Tudge allegations
The finalisation of the report comes amid the final sitting weeks before the election, and could reignite questions about the government’s handling of issues involving women in recent years.
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The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • January 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Secondhand cars: why are they so expensive and when will prices drop?
We’ve always been told cars devalue rapidly, but the booming secondhand car market shows this may not be true in a pandemic
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Madness. For example, dual-cab 79 series GXL Land Cruisers, which usually retail for about $80,000 new are now being sold secondhand for more than $100,000. ⁦@RoyceRk2⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 30, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty • January 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It has been three years’: Australian activist’s wife pleads for government help in freeing him from Vietnam jail
Chau Van Kham’s family urges Australian government to intervene as 72-year-old remains in prison for his pro-democracy work
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sherryn Groch • January 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Limbo’: What’s happening to refugees still in detention?
Djokovic has left but refugees are still held in detention around Australia. How does the system work today? And how does our hard border stack up internationally?
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The Age • Greg Baum • January 30, 2022 • theage.com.au
No wonder she roared: How Ash Barty saved the Open
The botching of the Novak Djokovic exemption cast a pall. A possible moral for Tennis Australia is that rather than sell your soul, keep it and cherish the best of it. It will reward you in the long run.
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • January 28, 2022 • news.com.au
$37,000 bill for MP to leave Vic lockdown
Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson claimed $37,494 from taxpayers in travel allowance after leaving Melbourne’s brutal lockdown for 95 nights over 2021.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE: While Tim Wilson claimed for 95 nights of travel allowance in Canberra and Queensland, parliament was only sitting for 32 days during the same period.Quarantine, partly committees & fears the border would close again contributed to the $37k bill news.com.au/finance/work/l…
January 28, 2022
The Age • Michael Gleeson • January 30, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘Something I’ll never forget’: the secret plan to sneak Goolagong Cawley into Melbourne Park
The morning after winning a third grand slam title, Ash Barty was having trouble getting her head around the fact her idol had surprised her at the trophy presentation.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Amanda Hooton • January 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
How the Christian Porter imbroglio politicised an arts executive
Last year, Jo Dyer found herself in the middle of a firestorm that ended the then attorney-general’s Canberra career. Now, she’s re-entering the political fray.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • January 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
Leaders face the rapid voter test
Australia was slow off the mark with vaccines and rapid antigen tests. What the major parties do to fix that will be a big test at the federal election.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Interesting comments from Anthony Albanese on @InsidersABC on making rapid antigen tests. My column this week covers what is required to make that happen.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
January 30, 2022
Japan Economy Watch • Richard Katz • January 30, 2022 • richardkatz.substack.com
Korea Has Surpassed Japan in Per Capita GDP
And Its Lead Is Growing
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Mike Bowers • January 29, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor’s lone wolf: Anthony Albanese embarks on the fight of his life
Is Albanese ready to be prime minister? And, if he is, can he win? On the road with the stubborn, headstrong and sentimental Labor leader
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Essay instead of a column this week. ⁦@mpbowers⁩ and I spent some time with ⁦@AlboMP⁩ as the election year opens. This piece asks two questions: is the Labor leader battle ready, and can Labor win? #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 29, 2022
Herald Sun • Sue Dunlevy • January 30, 2022 • heraldsun.com.au
The cancer 50 Aussies get daily that’s mistaken for the flu
Exclusive: It is the most common cancer in children and the second most common in adults but nearly eight in ten Aussies have no idea of the symptoms of blood cancers, like Leukaemia.
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • January 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Anthony Albanese accuses Morrison government of leaving business behind during Omicron wave
Labor leader says small firms suffering from a ‘void of national leadership’ after Barnaby Joyce defends decision not to provide extra economic support
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The Australian • Julian Linden • January 30, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
China’s paranoid Covid testing rocks Australian Olympians
A member of the Australian Winter Olympic team has been caught out by Chinas paranoid Covid testing procedures after returning a positive sample on arrival at Beijing International Airport.
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The Guardian • Emma Kemp • January 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ash Barty’s sorcery helps her to survive life under the Australian lens
Throwing off the burden of 44 years of history with a little help from the crowd, Ash Barty rose to the occasion in the Australian Open final
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