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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Tamsin Rose • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor reveals text message saying NSW transport minister was ‘briefed’ on rail shutdown
David Elliott says he went to bed before a decision was made to cancel all Sydney train services, as government withdraws Fair Work case
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
New South Wales transport minister David Elliott went to bed while his department was grappling with whether to shut down Sydney’s rail network on Sunday night, w @tamsinroses theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
More voters trust Labor than Coalition to manage Australia-China relationship, poll suggests
Scott Morrison bowled up a scare campaign on national security but latest Guardian Essential poll suggests it is not working
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The Guardian • Adam Morton, Peter Hannam • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why is a tech billionaire trying to buy Australia’s dirtiest energy company AGL?
Mike Cannon-Brookes believes backing renewable energy over old coal power plants will keep electricity prices down, create jobs and slash emissions – is he right?
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison backs bill that allows exclusion of transgender people from single-sex sports
Prime minister says Claire Chandler’s ‘save women’s sports’ proposal, which has been criticised by equality advocates, is ‘terrific’
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nine removes story as doubts raised over Geoff Bainbridge ‘ice pipe’ video extortion attempt
Age editor Gay Alcorn now says ‘we question the veracity of the documents we received’ from Grill’d founder
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘World is waking up’: ex-energy boss Kerry Schott says AGL bid a sign of big changes ahead
Takeover bid comes as energy companies look to expedite shutdown of coal-fired power plants in face of growing renewable competition, Schott says
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“The world’s waking up to the disruption that’s been going on in electricity for a while now,” Schott said. “It gets down to how fast can we get the renewables in and keep the transmission system stable as we go.” ⁦@p_hannam⁩ theguardian.com/business/2022/…
February 22, 2022
The Guardian • Elias Visontay, Jennifer Rankin, Lauren Aratani, Samantha Lock, Vincent Ni, Julian Borger, Jessica Elgot, Luke Harding, Daniel Boffey, Pjotr Sauer, E… • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Luhansk and Donetsk regions recognised as as independent states by Russia – as it happened
Russian president has recognised Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states: Zelenskiy says ‘we are not afraid’. Follow the latest updates
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shae McCrystal • February 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
Serious hole in claim that safety demanded Sydney’s train shutdown
If safety was at stake why didn’t Sydney Trains use the same mechanism as it did four years ago to stop the train strike?
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Anthony Forsyth@AnthonyForsyt10
Prof McCrystal blows apart NSW govt line re Sydney PT dispute, this was tailored to fit Morrison Govt trumping up "union power/strikes" scare campaign pre-election ... Serious hole in claim that safety demanded Sydney’s train shutdown smh.com.au/national/nsw/s…
February 22, 2022
Women's Agenda • Kristine Ziwica • February 22, 2022 • womensagenda.com.au
'Joshonomics': How gullible does the Treasurer think women are?
Frydenberg's bizarre, too clever by half economic pitch to women voters that the Morrison government’s economic policy is “delivering for women” is easily debunked.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nine Network apologises for ‘error’ suggesting Queen may have used ivermectin to treat Covid
Federal politicians and anti-vaxxer groups shared the A Current Affair clip before it was removed from social media by Nine
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
weird story: A Current Affair mistakenly broadcast vision suggesting Queen Elizabeth was taking ivermectin to treat COVID. They've deleted the video and apologised - but anti-vaxxer groups are stoked, using the video as proof they were "right" #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Wendy Tuohy • February 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
One-third of family violence killers are ‘very functional’, middle-class: new research
A new domestic violence report examines the trajectory towards homicide in 200 cases in which men killed their intimate partners between 2007 and 2018.
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Jess Hill@jessradio
“A third of Australian men who kill their female partners are high functioning elsewhere in their lives and had not previously come to police attention. Their partners were also middle-class, employed and may not have recognised themselves as victims.” smh.com.au/national/one-t…
February 22, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • February 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
Transport minister sleepwalked into rail chaos
Transport Minister David Elliott needs to focus on customer service and working with unions constructively or the Premier should consider whether he is the right person for this crucial role.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Editorial: Transport Minister David Elliott sleeps while Sydney slips into an unnecessary transport shutdown
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/t…
February 22, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘People are dying on the floor’: healthcare workers tell of Covid devastation in Solomon Islands
The Pacific country was coronavirus-free until last month but an outbreak of thousands of cases is overwhelming the health system
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The Guardian • Andrew Stafford • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Painters and Dockers on their worst gig: a man stormed in with a machete
When Chris O’Connor formed a rock band to pay off a friend’s parking fines, he didn’t count on union thugs, a knife-wielding maniac and six police vans turning up to the first gig in Melbourne
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Andrew Stafford@staffo_sez
Fun fact: lawyers took a machete to this story and it's still mad as hell. The debut gig by Painters & Dockers is legendary for good reason ... thanks Chris O'Connor and @PaulieStewart theguardian.com/music/2022/feb…
February 22, 2022
The Guardian • Pasi Sahlberg • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
No other wealthy nation concentrates disadvantaged children into disadvantaged schools like Australia does | Pasi Sahlberg and Adrian Piccoli
The evidence is overwhelming that money matters in education, especially for disadvantaged students
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • February 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Don’t do it again’: Mundine’s warning for Liberals amid preselection chaos
Warren Mundine says being parachuted into the seat of Gilmore in 2019 as a captain’s pick by Scott Morrison was a “disaster”.
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The Age • Paul Sakkal, Nick McKenzie • February 22, 2022 • theage.com.au
IBAC probe into Andrews government dealings with union nearing completion as legal veil lifts
The development will increase pressure on Premier Daniel Andrews to break his long-running silence about the investigation into the firefighters’ union and its dealings with the government.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition pledges $804m to ensure Antarctica is ‘free from conflict’
Drones, autonomous vehicles and helicopters will aid research and exploration in the increasingly contested region
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The Guardian • Cait Kelly • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Neil Balnaves, Australian arts philanthropist, dies aged 77 after boating accident
Tributes paid to former television executive, who gave $20m of his fortune to arts organisations, including Guardian Australia
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson • February 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Taste of Labor’: Morrison will continue to link opposition to industrial disputes
Scott Morrison linked the Sydney railway dispute to Labor politics as he intensified his attack against the federal opposition in the lead-up to the election.
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
Not super wild busy in federal politics today but still plenty going on. Pre election rhetoric is heating up. ACTU boss Sally McManus just described some of the PM's line in this story as "a Catherine wheel of lies".
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 22, 2022

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