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The Guardian • Kieran Pender, Carly Earl • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ali Agshar Hussaini: Australian wrestling champ who can’t compete for Australia
National champion in 57kg freestyle wrestling and bricklaying Hazara refugee’s visa status means he cannot move forward – in sport, or beyond
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
Thread: I have never been so upset, angry and disappointed in my country and our politics as I was while writing this story for @GuardianAus. I want to talk about why... theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 6, 2022
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
ABC News • Henry Belot • February 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
Hoping for climate change answers, scientists went south with a daring plan to flood an icebreaker
After returning from Antarctic voyages without a single krill to use for studying climate change, scientists had a daring idea: to flood an icebreaker and bring the krill to them.
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Henry Belot@Henry_Belot
Loved writing this feature on climate change and a fragile ecosystem in Antarctica. Thanks to all the scientists who spoke to me and to @jcobevans + @MachanEmma for producing.
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February 6, 2022
The Guardian • Anne Davies • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Dungowan dam doubles in projected costs, has no business case, no environmental approval yet is ‘moving ahead’
Barnaby Joyce visited existing dam ‘to announce real progress on this important piece of water infrastructure’
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
The much-awaited business case, to help Tamworth residents and farmers understand what this new dam might mean for the cost of water, will not be made public because it contains cabinet and “commercially sensitive information”. ⁦@annefdavies⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 6, 2022
ABC News • Mahmood Fazal • February 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
Inquiry told 55 workers at controversial youth detention centre were alleged sexual abusers
Former child detainees at a Tasmanian detention centre allege they were sexually abused by 55 former workers inside the controversial facility
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Wendy Harmer • February 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
I found solace at school. I hope all children can get the same chance
Years which hold so much promise fade because books and technology are unaffordable, excursions are missed and that lost backpack and lunchbox are never replaced.
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Wendy Harmer@wendy_harmer
A little something from me that may encourage you give to @SmithFamily_org
#thesmithfamily100years
A hand up, not a hand out
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February 6, 2022
7NEWS • 7NEWS, AAP/7NEWS • February 6, 2022 • 7news.com.au
Man left disabled after Christmas Island detention facing deportation to Fiji
Ritesh Naikar says he doesn't know how he'll survive if he's deported to Fiji after a fall in immigration detention left him with a spinal injury.
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Hannah Ryan@HannahD15
A man left unable to walk and in need of round-the-clock care after sustaining serious spinal injuries in Christmas Island's immigration detention centre faces deportation to Fiji, where he says he'll be unable to survive.
My latest for @AAPNewswire: 7news.com.au/news/immigrati…
February 6, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘A drop in the ocean’: government’s $50m koala pledge won’t tackle root cause of decline
Campaigners say ‘money isn’t the issue’ when there’s no koala recovery plan, while other threatened species receive little funding
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The Guardian • Ben Butler • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Absolutely confronting’: the sickening stories of sexual harassment of women in mining
Rio Tinto investigation reveals rape, bullying and racism is rife in its workforce – but WA inquiry suggests it’s far from alone
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • February 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
Angry Nationals party room will warn Joyce to lift his game
As the fallout from the leaking of Barnaby Joyce’s text message thickens, Nationals MPs will demand their leader lift his performance as the election looms.
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • February 6, 2022 • afr.com
PM forgives Barnaby Joyce’s text message as an act of human ‘frailty’
The Prime Minister has invoked the lessons of his faith as he sought to move past the Barnaby Joyce text saga and switch the focus to the economy.
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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 • Amanda Meade • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
Neighbours needs good friends to survive after UK network axes iconic soap
Network Ten determined to find new backer after Channel 5 announces it will stop airing the show in August
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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
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February 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jenna Price • February 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Amber McMahon reshapes the Hitchcock heroine for the Sydney stage
Is there room on stage for a re-interpretation of North by Northwest for today’s audiences, asks Jenna Price.
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
Read this. A fabulous actor, great scriptwriter and a bunch of Hitchcock experts walked into a story. Guest appearances by @sallyjsara and @vanbadham. smh.com.au/culture/theatr…
February 6, 2022
The Age • Tom Cowie • February 5, 2022 • theage.com.au
Victoria’s deaths are spiking, although it can be hard to tell
On most measures, Victoria’s COVID-19 outbreak looks like it is under control. Case numbers are down, hospitalisations are falling just as quickly and there are fewer people in ICU. There is one exception to this good news.
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • February 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why are soaring property prices left out of inflation figures?
Property prices soared by more than 20 per cent last year, but "inflation" only increased by 3.5 per cent. How does that work?
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Reuters • February 6, 2022 • reuters.com
Dutch reporter on-air incident was isolated case, says IOC
An incident involving a Dutch reporter in the middle of a live broadcast who was dragged away by Chinese security officials was an isolated event and will not affect foreign media's reporting at the Beijing Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
A love letter to Newcastle: new century, new vision
Long gone are the steel works, and the coalfields are on notice. Newcastle is a city in transition
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ABC News • Matthew Doran • February 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
It's the Year of the Tiger, but which way will the nation roar come 2022 election day?
As eyes begin to turn to the upcoming federal election, a number of tightly held seats around the country could make all the difference. From business support to housing affordability, a range of issues is on on voters' minds.
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