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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • February 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Gay students protected, but trans students could still be expelled
Church schools would be banned from expelling gay students but would keep the right to expel transgender students under law changes the Coalition wants to get through Parliament.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
George Christensen claims $10,000 a month for ‘e-material’ as he ramps up anti-vaccine mandate Facebook ads
Facebook data shows Nationals MP spent thousands calling for an end to vaccine discrimination and ‘medical apartheid’
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
I was sexually assaulted by an Australian parliamentarian’s chief of staff – I believe change is coming| Former political staffer
It’s time to speak. And it’s time for immediate action from our leaders
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Aukus row: Scott Morrison’s office refuses to release full text exchanges with Macron
Australian PM’s adviser says messages between pair ‘contain information that was communicated in confidence’, undermining the earlier selective leaking of one of the texts
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Morrison’s office refuses to release his full text message exchange with Macron at centre of #Aukus row, citing reasons that undermine earlier selective leaking. Texts “communicated in confidence”; releasing may harm “Australia’s international relations” theguardian.com/world/2022/feb…
February 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack, Matt O'Sullivan • February 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Berejiklian oversaw program to issue council grants ‘in the most politically advantageous way’
The state government’s controversial $252 million council grants program lacked integrity and applied no merit-based assessment in awarding 96 per cent of funds to coalition-held seats.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Religious discrimination bill will not protect trans students from expulsion, Simon Birmingham confirms
Senate leader says the issue of discrimination on the basis of gender identity would be examined, but not included now
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
My nephew was beautiful and courageous. The love and acceptance of his family was not enough | Stephen Jones
We as parliamentarians have the power to shape that world. What message do we want to send to our kids?
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Visceral. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
February 8, 2022
ABC News • Stephen Dziedzic • February 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
DFAT confirms Australian man has fallen foul of Hong Kong's National Security Law
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says the man, who could face life in jail, is being denied consular assistance because Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual citizenship.
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news.com.au • Courtney Gould • February 8, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s snub to Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed he will not watch a major speech by Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
Scott Morrison won’t listen to Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins address | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site news.com.au/finance/work/l…
February 8, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Guardian Essential poll: voter anger cooling at Morrison government handling of pandemic
Survey also finds majority of respondents think definition of full vaccination needs to be three jabs
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison says he is sorry, but what has he learned?
Scott Morrison said his apology to Brittany Higgins was only the start of repairing parliament’s toxic culture. Australians will be watching for action
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Sorrow is one thing. Self knowledge quite another. Scott Morrison says he is sorry about the toxic workplace culture in parliament, but what has he learned? My thoughts on today’s acknowledgement #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Bring it on’: PM challenged to deliver on anti-corruption pledge
The government will be challenged to put a national integrity commission law to debate and end years of waiting for the Commonwealth Integrity Commission.
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
Oof there's a lot of news this morning.
Starting w @CroweDM & the PM being asked to deliver on his election pledge to create a federal agency to crack down on corruption after he corrected a snr cabinet minister who suggested the govt had run out of time.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 8, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Liberal MP to vote against religious discrimination bill that fails to protect transgender students
Bridget Archer tells parliament she is ‘horrified’ and draft legislation ‘may risk lives’ while Ian Thorpe says it amounts to ‘state-sanctioned discrimination’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • February 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash says protecting trans students poses risk to religious schools’ ethos
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash said banning discrimination against transgender students at religious schools would create complications over bathrooms and uniforms, and potentially undermine the ethos of single-sex schools.
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The Monthly • Rachel Withers • February 8, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
A sorry effort
From empty words to dangerous policies, there’s good reason to dismiss Morrison’s “apology” to victims of parliament’s toxic culture
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
Reminder: the Gaetjens report into who knew what and when in the PM’s office (about the Brittany Higgins allegations) is still being kept secret. The PM’s words are empty.
themonthly.com.au/the-politics/r…
February 8, 2022
ABC News • Andrew Greene • February 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Activist who demanded Scott Morrison be sent 'to the gallows' escorted into parliament by Craig Kelly
An Indigenous activist recently filmed calling for the execution of the Prime Minister has been escorted inside Parliament House by former government MP Craig Kelly.
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The Guardian • Rafqa Touma • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Cutting through the greenwash’: Australian energy retailers ranked on climate action
Australia’s energy market can be bewildering, but a new consumer guide aims to reveal the reality behind ads featuring wind farms
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SBS • Eden Gillespie, Rayane Tamer, Stephen Jones MP (@StephenJonesMP) • February 8, 2022 • sbs.com.au
'Now he's gone': Labor MP reveals family tragedy in speech against amended religious discrimination bill
Labor MP Stephen Jones has shared a tragic personal story as debate over the Morrison government's religious discrimination bill continues.
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The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales • February 8, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'We cannot set up a life': Afghan refugees rally for permanent protection
Complex visa processes have caused additional stress for Afghan refugees escaping dangerous situations.
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Sarah Basford Canales@sbasfordcanales
Multiple rallies outside Parliament today but one group that deserves particular attention are the Afghan and Hazara refugees who are pushing for a simpler, more compassionate path to permanent protection.
Here's two of their stories, via @canberratimes
canberratimes.com.au/story/7610098/…
February 8, 2022
ABC News • Jake Evans • February 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Transgender students won't be protected from expulsion under proposed change to Sex Discrimination Act
The government says there is not enough time to extend protections to transgender teachers and students in its proposed amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act, arguing it will be dealt with after the election.
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