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The Guardian • Ben Smee • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Jellyfish would ‘inevitably’ force nuclear submarines into shutdown if based in Brisbane, expert says
Exclusive: Leading marine scientist says Moreton Bay, one of three sites shortlisted, is bad choice due to risk to reactors if jellyfish sucked in
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The Guardian • Nino Bucci • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Zachary Rolfe found not guilty of murder over Kumanjayi Walker fatal shooting
Rolfe, 30, was also cleared of two alternative charges of manslaughter and engaging in a violent act causing death
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Calla Wahlquist@callapilla
There has never been a murder conviction for an Aboriginal death in custody in Australia. More than 400 deaths since 1991. My thoughts are with Warlpiri people and all First Peoples, this is another hard day. twitter.com/callapilla/sta…
March 11, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • March 11, 2022 • news.com.au
Bill Shorten weeps live on air over Kimberley Kitching’s death
The “faceless men” of the Labor Party are being blamed for contributing to the stress of Senator Kimberley Kitching in the days before her shock death with supporters now vowing to take their fight to restore democracy in the ALP to the High Court.
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘One last Christmas’: after six decades together Covid claims husband and wife in same week
‘It would have been so sad to watch one of them mourn the other,’ say daughters of Victorian couple
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Caitlin Cassidy@caitecassidy
Michael and Jeanette Ryan’s love story began in a Melbourne hospital in 1961 (Michael the patient; Jeanette the nurse) and continued for six decades in the town of Dookie until Covid took them, one week apart. theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 11, 2022
ABC News • James Dunlevie, Daniel Miller • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Last night this troubled me': Tasmanian Premier reveals abuse by former teacher
Tasmania's Premier Peter Gutwein speaks for the first time about wrestling free from a teacher who sexually assaulted him when he was 16 years old.
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National Press Club of Australia • March 11, 2022 • npc.org.au
WITHDRAWAL OF INVITATION FOR THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA
The Board of the National Press Club of Australia has withdrawn the invitation to the Russian Ambassador to speak at the Club.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
We have decided at the National Press Club to withdraw an invitation to speak for the Russian ambassador.
The invasion and its atrocities change everything.
He can call a press conference at any time. But a national platform for a 30-minute speech? No.
npc.org.au/article/freedo…
March 11, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • March 11, 2022 • smh.com.au
Complex and charming, Kimberley Kitching proved her critics wrong
When I arrived for lunch with Kimberley Kitching I was nervous. Her fearsome reputation preceded her. She turned out to be vibrant, curious and worldly.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Daniel Hurst • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Penny Wong says better relationship with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’
Labor would not take ‘a backward step’ on disagreements, senator says, after foreign affairs minister meets Beijing’s new ambassador
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Penny Wong tells @murpharoo relationship with China is “complex and challenging and difficult”, “only made harder by the playing of domestic politics with that”. Dialogue is important but a Labor govt won’t take a backward step on substantive disagreements theguardian.com/world/2022/mar…
March 11, 2022
The Guardian • Natasha May • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘A real kick in the guts’: elderly couples forced apart as NSW regional aged care homes close
When Anglican Care closes facility in Bulahdelah, some will have to travel over 75km to Taree to visit their partner
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“Once she says goodbye to him, it’s goodbye. She can’t get to see him; there are no buses, no taxis, Ubers here. She’s basically lost her husband while he is alive.” The reality of closing down local aged care in the regions ⁦@tasha_tilly⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 11, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘We’ve run out of options here’: NSW flood disaster worsens housing crisis in northern rivers
Thousands of homes are unliveable in flood-ravaged towns that already struggled with accommodation shortages
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The Guardian • Gabrielle Jackson, Lenore Taylor, Conal Hanna, Mike Ticher, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan, Miles Martignoni • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
State v federal: the challenges of reporting on state news
Recent crises in Australia have underlined the power of state governments and their roles in our lives. Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher and Conal Hanna discuss how to approach state news in a federalist system
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Benita Kolovos@benitakolovos
Who's getting excited for our state launch?! Here's @lenoretaylor, @mikewsc1 and @conalhanna giving @gabriellecj a sneak peek of what's to come on Monday. theguardian.com/australia-news… @GuardianAus
March 11, 2022
ABC Radio National • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
Labor's Bill Shorten in shock at sudden death of Senator
Tributes have been pouring in from across the political spectrum for Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching, who died late at 52, from an apparent heart attack. Bill Shorten says she was "a conviction politician and she wouldn't cut the cloth of her views to suit the day".
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • March 11, 2022 • smh.com.au
Senator had health issues and faced factional brawl before death
A day before Senator Kimberley Kitching’s death on Thursday, Victorian factional leaders indicated the foreign policy hawk was not guaranteed to retain her position as a Labor senator.
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ABC News • Matthew Doran • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
Stress of internal politics in focus as tributes pour in for Labor senator Kimberley Kitching
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten is questioning how much stress party politics and the preselection process put on his close friend Senator Kitching in the lead-up to her death.
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Bill Shorten@billshortenmp
Missing you already, Kimba. You deserved more.
abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 11, 2022
ABC News • Michelle Grattan • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
As Albanese seeks to define himself, Morrison and his ministers work overtime to paint their dark picture
As Anthony Albanese invokes a Labor icon to soothe fears of change, Scott Morrison and his ministers work overtime to paint their dark picture, writes Michelle Grattan.
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Raf Epstein@Raf_Epstein
⁦@michellegrattan⁩
Read this perfectly pitched analysis.
Precise, incisive, and with a fantastic grasp of political history because she has been there, watching, and it shows in what she writes.
abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 11, 2022
ABC News • Lauren Roberts • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Enough is enough': Family of Kumanjayi Walker speak after NT police officer's not guilty verdict
The family of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker, who died after being shot by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe in 2019, has spoken of their heartbreak after a jury found him not guilty of all charges. They are calling for a blanket ban on guns in remote Aboriginal communities.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Thousands more to live on floodplain on Sydney’s fringes if developments allowed to proceed
NSW government pausing new developments while it revises flood strategy but pressure to open up more land isn’t expected to recede
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ABC News • Ashleigh Raper • March 11, 2022 • abc.net.au
A local volunteer stole Scott Morrison's limelight in Lismore, and it says a lot about the floods
Scott Morrison was late to his first public appearance in Lismore. Very late. Rich Latimer introduced himself to the media and said the community had a message, Ashleigh Raper writes.
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The Canberra Times • Karen Barlow, Chris Dutton • March 11, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'It's holding us back': Push for new Canberra stadium hits election stage
David Pocock wants a new national convention centre and stadium complex as a priority nation-building project.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
This is a good idea from @pocockdavid. Canberra Stadium is a dump. A Civic stadium would link the city to the lake. Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth & Brisbane either have or will soon have new or refurbed stadiums. Would Labor or Liberals do this? canberratimes.com.au/story/7652797/…
March 11, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Daley • March 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Are the devastating floods a continuum in Australia?
Aboriginal accounts recall dramatic storms and flooding that have caused deaths and changed the course of mighty waterways over millennia
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Paul Daley@PPDaley
Of “unprecedented” floods, deep time, human experience and national memory - my latest #postcolonial column for @GuardianAus #Indigenous #history theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
March 11, 2022

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