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The Guardian • Adam Morton, Peter Hannam • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield in bid to take over AGL and shut down coal plants earlier
Energy giant assessing unsolicited bid worth up to $8bn from tech billionaire and Canadian investment firm
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • February 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I wouldn’t change a thing’: Ray Martin on life in journalism
Peter FitzSimons talks to the 60 Minutes founding journalist about his friendship with George Negus and his political views.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Ray Martin: “ I have interviewed every Prime Minister since Bob Menzies and I think this is the most incompetent government we have had.”
So have I. And I entirely agree. The worst.
smh.com.au/culture/celebr…
February 20, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Toscano • February 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Mike Cannon-Brookes lodges AGL takeover bid to ‘accelerate coal exit’
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon Brookes and fund manager Brookfield have launched a bid to take over Australian energy giant AGL and close its coal power plants sooner.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Josh Gordon, James Massola • February 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison on a collision course with the states over hospital funding
The Morrison government is facing a damaging health funding squabble with both Liberal and Labor states on the eve of the federal election.
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Australian Financial Review • Anthony Macdonald, Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood • February 20, 2022 • afr.com
Brookfield, Cannon-Brookes in joint bid for AGL Energy
Canadian asset manager Brookfield and Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes are offering $7.50 a share for AGL Energy, or close to $8 billion.
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The Conversation • John Blaxland • February 20, 2022 • theconversation.com
Explainer: what was the Chinese laser attack about and why does it matter?
Laser pointing is separated from firing a missile with hostile intent by a mere split second – this is what makes such an action so dangerous.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian parliament security chair rebukes Peter Dutton and others for referencing classified material
Liberal senator James Paterson says politicians should heed Asio warning after parliament brawls over national security
ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • February 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
The unemployment rate is falling quickly. This 'special formula' explains why
Want to see the unemployment rate drop quickly? It's in your power and there's a formula you can follow that will ensure it happens, writes Gareth Hutchens.
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Australian Associated Press • watermark feed • February 18, 2022 • aap.com.au
False COVID deaths claim sparks social media frenzy
A TV broadcaster's claim about deaths since the start of pandemic misinterprets data from the ABS.
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Michaela Whitbourn@MWhitbourn
Please read this AAP fact check about COVID-19 deaths and statistics. aap.com.au/factcheck/fals…
February 20, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith: how the soldier’s newspaper defamation suit went from battlefield to backyard
This has been a brutal and uncompromising trial – and it still has many weeks to run
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
In Riverina rice fields, farmers and scientists join forces to save a mysterious waterbird
With fewer than 2,000 Australasian bitterns left in the wild, the endangered bird relies on wet rice fields to fledge their young
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“I like the idea of the public voting with their spending. If we want to see conservation efforts in farming, we need to pay for it. People do it with coffee and tuna so why not the bittern?” @Matt_HerringOz doing his bit for bitterns. By Kat Vella theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 20, 2022
ABC News • Zalika Rizmal • February 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Annabelle isn't going to parties or nightclubs, but it's not because of the pandemic
Experts have warned of a "hidden pandemic" in mental health, one that was brewing even before COVID-19 hit, and young people are experiencing it in record numbers.
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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 • Guardian staff reporter • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘The Taliban want revenge’: Afghanistan’s female judges in exile in Australia
Fifteen judges – at risk of Taliban and criminal retribution after the fall of Kabul – were forced to flee their homeland
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • February 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Barnaby Joyce promises to listen to anti-vaccine and anti-mandate ‘deplorables’
The federal Coalition faces an array of right-leaning freedom parties at the looming federal poll that could hurt their chances of re-election. But Barnaby Joyce promises to listen to disaffected protest voters.
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ABC News • https://www.abc.net.au/news/8047648 • February 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Shut up and let the other side make a mistake': A Top End trip reveals campaign strategy
Two very different media strategies emerge from Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese's weekend trips to the Northern Territory, with one delivering a bevy of photo opportunities and the other laying low.
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BBC News • https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews • February 21, 2022 • bbc.co.uk
The Queen tests positive for Covid
She has mild cold-like symptoms and expects to continue "light duties" at Windsor, Buckingham Palace says.
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The Guardian • Denise Cullen • February 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘People want to reclaim something pure’: the rise of the urban honesty stall
Unattended stalls selling homegrown produce have always been a feature of Australian country life. Now a new crop of city gardeners are getting in on the game
The Guardian • Ben Quinn • February 21, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Queen tests positive for Covid
Monarch, 95, experiencing ‘mild cold-like symptoms’ but expects to continue carrying out light duties
ABC News • Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Dylan Welch • February 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
NSW police officers complained to watchdog about former commissioner Mick Fuller's racing interests
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has known for years about former NSW top cop Mick Fuller's co-ownership of racehorses with leaders of "high-risk" industries, the ABC can reveal.
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