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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 5, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Robo-debt call centres take over Covid hotline
The hotline at the centre of the government’s new Covid-19 strategy is staffed by casual workers with almost no training, employed by the company behind robo-debt.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • February 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
After 15 years in Parliament together, Barnaby Joyce finally has an opinion on Scott Morrison?
Barnaby Joyce’s claim that he has only now formed an accurate opinion of Scott Morrison’s character is scarcely believable.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Just as voters saw through the Rudd-Gillard omnishambles, with its false smiles & fake unity photo ops, voters see through this spin, too. The moment is fast approaching where this Liberal-National government will find itself in an irretrievable position. bit.ly/34jFDcm
February 5, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Frustrated, frazzled and under siege – Scott Morrison’s faith in himself takes a hit
The prime minister may be bruised and showing hints of self-pity, but his supporters still believe he can win – and so does he
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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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The Sydney Morning Herald • Adele Ferguson • February 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
A proxy on the house: Frydenberg’s attack on advisers raises alarm
The Treasurer’s decision to impose draconian new regulations and punitive fines on proxy advisers has created an unexpected political storm and raised questions about the motivation.
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Rex Patrick@Senator_Patrick
.@JoshFrydenberg’s attack on proxy advisers is another example of him looking after big business and the people who donate to @LiberalAus. With class actions it was denying people access to justice, now it’s denying super funds access to advice. #auspol theage.com.au/business/banki…
February 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Tom Rabe • February 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Find a way’: Aboriginal flag to fly permanently on Harbour Bridge
The Aboriginal flag will be a daily feature of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of measures by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to acknowledge traditional landowners.
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The Guardian • Royce Kurmelovs • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Happy birthday, Hitler: how Australia’s Nazis got away with ‘the whole rotten show’
They arranged flowers for the Führer and spied for the Gestapo. Yet after the war, most followers of the Third Reich simply faded back into the community
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Royce Kurmelovs@RoyceRk2
On 20 April 1939 a photograph taken inside the Adelaide German club recorded the decorations for Hitler's 50th birthday. I dug into the story behind that photograph and how the Nazi's tried to set up shop in Australia.
I also had to leave much out. /1
theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 5, 2022
The New York Times • Jonathan Weisman, Reid J. Epstein • February 5, 2022 • nytimes.com
G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Good Godly Leadership’: Citipointe Christian College’s extensive links to Queensland’s LNP
Brisbane school framed anti-gay contracts as an ‘exercise in religious freedom’. In their wake some say momentum for Morrison government laws has collapsed
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW fossil fuel projects approved since Paris agreement set to release 3bn tonnes of emissions
The 23 coal and gas approvals could release six times the greenhouse gas Australia emits in a year, environment group warns
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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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ABC News • Laura Tingle • February 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why Morrison's go-to answer won't solve our COVID-19 problems
The crisis in aged care may have changed in 2022, but the underlying flaws in the system are the same – and the pandemic has distracted the conversation from what needs to be done to fix them, writes Laura Tingle.
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The Guardian • Nadeem Badshah • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Police have photo of Boris Johnson with beer at lockdown party, say reports
Photograph understood to be among those submitted by Met to Sue Gray inquiry into breaches of Covid rules
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Cops have incriminating photos of Bobo drinking beer at lockdown party ….”and photo was taken by offical taxpayer funded photographer who was documenting event.” 😬😵‍💫 theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
February 5, 2022
The Australian • GEOFF CHAMBERS, Liam Mendes • February 5, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Joyce: I offered to quit over PM ‘liar’ text
Barnaby Joyce has fronted the public for the first time since damning text messages emerged of him slamming Scott Morrison.
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Richard Ferguson@RichAFerguson
#EXCLUSIVE from @Chambersgc - Joyce apologises to PM for calling him a “hyprocite and a liar” in texts theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
February 4, 2022
ABC News • Elise Worthington, Mazoe Ford • February 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
Female staff 'very anxious' after spy cameras discovered in bathrooms at Australia's Bangkok embassy
A former locally engaged staff member at Australia's embassy in Bangkok is charged by Thai police after spy cameras were discovered directed at women's showers and toilets inside the secure government building.
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The Guardian • Melissa Davey • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Yelling out for help’: the atrocious conditions inside Australia’s aged care homes
Residents confined to their rooms, buzzers ignored and staff completely overwhelmed. Desperate staff speak up about what happened as Omicron swept through
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Electric Monaros and hotted-up skateboards : the ‘genius’ who wants to electrify our world
After advising US president Joe Biden on energy, Saul Griffith is back in Australia to declare war on the climate crisis
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news.com.au • Alex Druce • February 5, 2022 • news.com.au
Barnaby’s bombshell offer after text leak
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has confirmed he offered to quit after an embarrassing text leak that revealed he called Prime Minister a “hypocrite and a liar”.
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The New Daily • Dennis Atkins • February 5, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
For Scott Morrison, currying favour with voters just isn’t working
As the election looms, you can almost hear the little feet in Scott Morrison's head stamping with a bewildered, 'Don’t you realise what I’ve done for you?'.
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Dennis Atkins@dwabriz
Guest appearance: “Beyond lived experience there are character issues … treatment of women & a brutal disregard for anything outside a prism of personal, political self-interest. No wonder the text message leak was so infuriating for Morrison.” thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…
February 5, 2022
ABC News • James Glenday • February 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
Barnaby Joyce apologises for calling Scott Morrison a 'hypocrite and a liar'
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce apologises for calling the Prime Minister Scott Morrison "a hypocrite and a liar" in a text message that was passed on to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.
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