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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • February 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
Barnaby Joyce labelled Scott Morrison a ‘liar’ and ‘hypocrite’ in leaked text
Barnaby Joyce labelled Scott Morrison a liar and hypocrite in messages sent to Brittany Higgins in March 2021.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition has slashed $526m from ABC – and most Australians want funding restored
Australia Institute poll finds 52% want the $84m withdrawn in the last three years restored as the broadcaster reveals extent of cuts since 2014
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘She was so much more than a statistic’: a vibrant Melbourne life cut short by Covid
Sue Rees survived cancer but died in hospital as Australia’s Omicron wave took off. Her daughter wants to remember the person hidden by the daily toll
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The Guardian • Lenore Taylor • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Politicians are hiding behind numbers as Covid deaths rise. Human stories must not be diminished
Statistics are important, but it is the people behind them who inspire compassion. Their stories should force leaders to take responsibility
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The Australian • GEOFF CHAMBERS • February 4, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Joyce sorry for ‘Morrison a liar’ text message
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has unreservedly apologised to Scott Morrison after a text message he sent last year describing the Prime Minister as a hypocrite and a liar was leaked.
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Citipointe Christian College principal lobbied senators for ‘right to discriminate’ against gay people
Exclusive: Furious parents call for Brian Mulheran’s sacking, as educators question his lack of teaching credentials
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘There is a form of apartheid’: LNP backbencher urges PM to face facts on Israel
Ken O’Dowd wants the government to take Amnesty International’s report on Israel on board after Morrison said ‘no country is perfect’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
PM may survive the leaked texts, but will he survive the open warfare?
Scott Morrison is far from being down and out, but his party in his home state is in such an upheaval it seems in no shape to fight an election.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Childish games? Look in the mirror, Liberals tell Scott Morrison. Column on what's gone wrong in his home division.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 4, 2022
ABC Radio • February 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
Aged care crisis 'completely unacceptable', says Lynelle Briggs
More than 600 people in aged care have died from COVID this year and the sector says the system's buckling under the strain of the Omicron wave.
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Raf Epstein@Raf_Epstein
Omicron crisis is “completely unacceptable”
Lynelle Briggs, Aged Care Royal Commissioner
And the federal govt “should have sorted a strategy out to prevent this happening again."
abc.net.au/radio/programs…
February 4, 2022
The Guardian • Pat Cummins • February 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
The climate crisis is wreaking havoc but sport can be a part of the solution
As cricketers with resources to hand, we have the opportunity to support our sport in making a tangible difference
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Pat Cummins@patcummins30
A piece I penned for the @GuardianAus ✍️ twitter.com/guardian_sport…
February 3, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Occupy Canberra’: behind the anti-vaccine protests at Parliament House
People from around Australia demonstrating in the nation’s capital have a variety of grievances but a disdain for all politicians unites them
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
If you’re still confused about the Canberra “convoy” anti-vaccine protests - here’s what they’re about and who they are
There’s a big protest planned for tomorrow. Hopefully I’m wrong - but am concerned it’s a perfect storm for a bad day #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 4, 2022
The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Buy now, pay later schemes for Australian renters ‘prey on vulnerable’, financial counsellors warn
BNPL-style products with a 5% fee leave the average Sydney renter paying $25.75 more a week
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
Rent now, pay later? New BNPL-style schemes targeting renters are “preying on the vulnerable” say consumer advocates, who have renewed calls for the federal government to overhaul credit laws to better regulate the sector. theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 4, 2022
The Guardian • Tess McClure • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Kleptomaniac New Zealand parrot steals GoPro, films airborne escape
The kea filmed some majestic views over the Kepler Track, as well as a closeup of its own slightly frenzied attack on the camera
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ABC News • Jake Evans • February 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
'There are no simple answers': PM says sending in Defence not a silver bullet for aged care issues
The Prime Minister admits the aged care sector is in crisis as it struggles with COVID outbreaks and workforce issues, but says there are limits to how much support Defence personnel can offer.
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Sabra Lane@SabraLane
Aged Care Royal Commissioner Lynelle Briggs on the crisis in the sector.
"It really shouldn't be allowed to happen and the government should have sorted its strategy out for how to prevent this happening again."
abc.net.au/news/2022-02-0…
February 4, 2022
The Age • Josh Gordon • February 4, 2022 • theage.com.au
Andrews government must acknowledge failures in state health system
Problems in Victoria’s hospital system emerged long before the pandemic struck.
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The Canberra Times • Karen Barlow • February 4, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'Encouraging first step:' Higgins welcomes moves on Jenkins Review
It is almost a year since Ms Higgins came forward with an allegation of sexual assault in a ministerial office in 2019.
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Brittany Higgins@BrittHiggins_
This is an encouraging first step towards systemic change to ensure a safer and more equitable Parliament House.
I welcome the Govt’s decision to establish a nonpartisan leadership taskforce to implement all 28 recommendations in the Jenkins Review.
bit.ly/3ulYq1n
February 4, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor offers conditional backing to Coalition’s religious discrimination bill
Opposition suggests only minor and technical amendments when the bill returns to parliament on Tuesday
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why PK dumped PVO, ABC banned ‘Scomo’ and Kyle left Jackie saying ‘oh’ | Weekly Beast
Peter van Onselen biffed from RN Breakfast slot in bid to offer more gender diversity. Plus: the Australian’s pie chart stuff-up
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung • February 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia’s top cricketers make the baggy green even greener
Australian men’s captain Pat Cummins has launched a campaign to have cricket clubs around the nation install solar panels to drive down their costs and reduce carbon emissions.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Barnaby Joyce called Scott Morrison ‘a hypocrite and a liar’ in leaked text message
Joyce said he did not ‘get along’ with the PM in message dating from before his return to the Nationals leadership
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