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ABC News • Laura Tingle • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
There is an alarmingly serious discussion Australia should be having — but we've got grubby campaigns instead
Instead of having a serious conversation about defence and national security, we've seen a government reduce itself to the most partisan, misleading and disreputable of attacks on its opponents on policy, writes Laura Tingle.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
After one of the ugliest political weeks in recent memory, it’s still not clear what Scott Morrison’s agenda is
Voters really are entitled to know whether this government has a plan that extends beyond Scott Morrison’s inveterate brinkmanship
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bryant • February 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
The withered image of Oz, by a Brit who caught the Neighbours twang
An international journalist and author reflects on the apparent disaffection with Australia, the country he calls home.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Great to have @NickBryantNY write for us on the withered international image of Australia smh.com.au/national/the-w…
February 19, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 19, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The truth about spiralling mental-health waitlists
The crisis in mental-health care has been exacerbated by a breakdown in the college responsible for accrediting new psychiatrists, pushing waitlists to as long as a year.
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
Wait times to even ~see~ a psych exploding, and nearly impossible to get a new patient appointment with psychiatrists across Australia with the queue consistently one year or more. Lots of little micro-announcements but no reform. It's hurting people. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/20…
February 19, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Michael Costello • February 19, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Speak loudly and carry a big twig
During the Cold War, fear of serried rows of Russian tanks rolling through the Fulda Gap kept European and American leaders awake at night. How is it the West finds itself back in a place it thought in the 21st century it had left far behind? We have to ask ourselves, how did it come to this? How have the high hopes after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 transformed into
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Monica Attard@AttardMon
Speak loudly and carry a big twig thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/… via @SatPaper At last! Might be opinion, but a well rounded, objective, fair, well sourced, well written piece published in Australia on Russia/Ukraine.
February 19, 2022
ABC News • Alex Brewster, Josie Sargent, Sarah Cumming • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
'A real hero': Tributes for 'incredibly brave' doctor who died trying to rescue swimmer on Gold Coast
Police say 35 year-old Luqman Jubair went into the water at Miami on Thursday night to help someone in trouble.
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Dr Vyom Sharma@drvyom
He fled from Iraq in 2014 where he was a qualified doctor, and requalified in Australia, where he was a cancer researcher at Griffith University.
He went into the water at Mermaid Beach to rescue someone, but died.
His name is Dr Luqman Jubair.
abc.net.au/news/2022-02-1…
February 19, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘A train wreck’: what happens to workers and towns when the lights go out on coal power?
Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired power station, will shut in three years, but transition plans for employees, communities – and the grid – are lacking
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ABC News • Jason Fang, Dong Xing, Max Walden • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
'We really need a wiser statesman': Here are the key election issues for some Chinese Australians
The Racial Discrimination Commissioner expresses concern over racism against Chinese Australians as political debate over foreign interference heats up.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • February 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Leading the charge: road-testing Australia’s EV stations on a 2,800km round trip
A trip from Sydney to Melbourne and back revealed a series of pleasures and pitfalls of Australia’s electrified open roads
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • February 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
No Gonski ‘nirvana’: Why Australia’s most ambitious education reforms have failed
On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the Gonski reforms, its failure shows how politics, self-interest and a lack of forward-thinking can derail even the most worthy objective: that no student be left behind.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • February 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
Chinese guided missile destroyer aims laser at RAAF surveillance aircraft
An Australian military aircraft was targeted by a laser fired by a Chinese Navy vessel as it passed through Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Breaking: A Chinese Navy vessel aimed a military-grade laser at an RAAF P8 Poseidon aircraft while sailing through Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, potentially risking the lives of up to 10 defence force members according to the Defence Department.bit.ly/3gWtj4i
February 19, 2022
The Guardian • Jane Lee, Katharine Murphy, Allison Chan, Miles Martignoni • February 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Wild and ruthless’: Katharine Murphy on surprise rebellion and familiar tactics
Katharine Murphy discusses with Jane Lee the drama of the Federal Parliament’s first sitting fortnight – from the failed Religious Discrimination Bill to attacks on Labor on national security – as both major parties count down the days till the election is called.
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Feels quite strange but my guest on my pod this week is ... me. After that grinding parliamentary fortnight, I needed a therapy session, and there are few better therapists than ⁦@JaneSYLee⁩ 🎧 #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 19, 2022
ABC News • Lucy Thackray • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Where will soaring petrol prices hurt the most?
As average bowser prices climb towards $2 a litre, some rural residents simply cannot afford to go the distances they need to for healthcare and supplies, support workers say.
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The Saturday Paper • Jon Kudelka • February 19, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Jon Kudelka cartoon, February 19, 2022
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • February 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
In key election battlegrounds, the Liberal party is nowhere to be seen
Factional warfare in Scott Morrison’s home state is giving the Coalition’s opponents a valuable head start when it comes to campaigning
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Political bastardry’: Liberals prepare court action as preselection for key seats stalls again
Liberal members are preparing to go to court to block a decision that could help Prime Minister Scott Morrison choose candidates for the coming election.
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ABC Radio National • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
A Bigger State is Better?
Australia Institute chief economist Richard Denniss joins us to argue for more public debate about the shape and size of the public sector. Should the Australian government be spending more on key institutions such as healthcare, housing and education? And hear why he thinks the public sector isn’t big enough or well-governed enough to cope with what lies ahead.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Australia is one of the world’s richest countries. The reason our aged care, health & schools aren’t as good as the Nordic countries is a lack of imagination, not a lack of money. High tax countries have had higher productivity growth than us #auspol abc.net.au/radionational/…
February 19, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • February 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
Alex Hawke: The political animal who became Morrison’s machine man
A “master political strategist” who would circumnavigate the moon to win a vote, it seems every Liberal has an opinion on Alex Hawke.
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The New Yorker • Clare Malone • February 18, 2022 • newyorker.com
Dean Baquet Never Wanted to Be an Editor
Ahead of his expected retirement, the Times’ executive editor reflects on his newsroom’s unprecedented growth, Twitter’s influence on journalism, and the time he punched a hole in a wall.
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ABC News • Sarah Motherwell • February 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Grace Tame calls for 'honest discussion' on trauma, saying media tried to 'discredit' her with bong photo
In an open letter published on Twitter, the former Australian of the Year says the incident let her down as an advocate of the survivor community.

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