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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘How’s $100,000 sound?’: John Barilaro directed grants to marginal seats
Exclusive: 70% of discretionary funds from the then deputy premier went to Coalition seats
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
Former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro directed millions of dollars in grants to Coalition electorates, many of them at-risk National party seats, from a discretionary pool of funds which have almost no departmental oversight. theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor spending blitz appears to favour marginal electorates
The government has accused Anthony Albanese of hypocrisy for promising to pour money into sporting clubs, pools and roads in marginal electorates.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
These local promises, often announced by YouTube and FB rather than press release, are adding up.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 15, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox, Adam Morton • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition to allow some projects, including mining, to bypass federal environmental approvals
Conservationists warn using workaround to speed up decisions will lead to worse outcomes
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ABC News • Nour Haydar • March 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
Islamophobic incidents surged in Australia in the aftermath of Christchurch mosque terror attacks
The latest Islamophobia in Australia report analyses 247 verified face-to-face and online incidents reported in the year before and after the Christchurch massacre.
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James Glenday@jamesglenday
Important story from @NourHaydar this morning @politicsabc : abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ted Woodley • March 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Five years on, Snowy 2.0 emerges as a $10 billion white elephant
There is no cause for celebration with this birthday. Snowy 2.0, having blown out to $10 billion-plus from the original $2 billion estimate, will be a burden on taxpayers, cost households more in electricity charges and damage the Kosciuszko National Park.
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The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Muslims in Australia experienced surge of hate after Christchurch massacre, report reveals
Majority of victims in anti-Muslim hate acts are women, with social pressure on perpetrators insufficient to deter harassment
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news.com.au • Natalie Brown • March 15, 2022 • news.com.au
Controversial logo pulled after backlash
The logo for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) “Women’s Network” has been taken down, after it was mocked on social media for its phallic appearance.
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The Guardian • Pjotr Sauer • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘They’re lying to you’: Russian TV employee interrupts news broadcast
Marina Ovsyannikova ran on to the set of the Channel One transmission shouting: ‘Stop the war. No to war’
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian PM’s department drops widely mocked ‘phallic’ women’s network logo
Emblem featuring cursive W with a purple protuberance removed ‘pending consultation with staff’
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The Guardian • Natasha May • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Narrabri businesses join groundswell against proposed inland rail route
Chamber of commerce joins local National party branch opposed to chosen route, ahead of visit by Barnaby Joyce to address concerns
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Opposition to the proposed inland rail has ramped up with the Narrabri Chamber of Commerce joining the local Nats branch to call for an investigation into an alternative route as Barnaby Joyce is due to address locals ⁦@tasha_tilly⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 15, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Two people charged over alleged online threats against Labor senator Kristina Keneally
Australian federal police lay charges against 29-year-old man and 41-year-old woman
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ABC News • Laura Gartry, Ali Russell, Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman • March 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Open chequebook to your finances': Queensland government agencies under pressure over shocking fees
The Queensland government orders two separate investigations into the state's Office of the Public Trustee, after a Four Corners report revealed exorbitant fees and dire financial mismanagement.
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Anthony Klan@Anthony_Klan
Just the latest example of why the ABC is vitally important (and why those attacking it are undermining our democracy). twitter.com/4corners/statu…
March 15, 2022
ABC News • Michael Slezak, Penny Timms • March 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
Environment Minister wins landmark climate change case, overturning a world-first ‘duty of care’ ruling
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley successfully argues she does not have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change when assessing fossil fuel projects.
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Australian Federal Police • March 15, 2022 • afp.gov.au
Sydney man and woman charged over online threats
Two people have been charged over online threats to an Australian Senator following an AFP investigation.
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Kieran Gilbert@Kieran_Gilbert
Breaking: @KKeneally has just confirmed to me she’s the Senator who received these alleged threats
afp.gov.au/news-media/med…
March 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke, Rachael Dexter • March 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia’s above-average sexism highlighted in global report
The research led by two former female PMs, showed almost one-third of those globally surveyed believe that traditional masculinity is under threat while more than one-quarter said that feminism does more harm than good.
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ABC News • Laura Gartry, Ali Russell, Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman, Brendan Esposito • March 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
Chris is one of the few people to escape the Public Trustee system. The ordeal cost him $1 million
When the Public Trustee is given the keys to your life, speaking out publicly is illegal, and it can block you from trying to regain your freedom. Four Corners went to the Supreme Court to reveal the hidden ordeals of those who have escaped the system.
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Anne Connolly@anneconnollyabc
These #publictrustee stories have never been told like this because of gag laws which mean a journalist can be imprisoned for telling them. We tell them on @4corners abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1…
March 14, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison says coal power stations should ‘run as long as they possibly can’
Prime minister says it would be ‘fine’ for private sector to build new coal power plants if commercially viable
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway, Kate Geraghty • March 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Nowhere to retreat’: inside the bunkers on Ukraine war’s eastern front
In the Donbas, Ukraine troops have been fighting separatists for eight years. Now they hold their line against Russia’s advance. Kate Geraghty and Anthony Galloway report from the contact line.
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The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • March 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It’s not 2018’: Matthew Guy learns to open up and unite his party
Exclusive: War in Ukraine prompted Victoria’s opposition leader to speak from the heart. His colleagues are hoping to see more of it
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ABC News • Monte Bovill • March 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
Councillor says he couldn't have flashed genitals at prosecutor as he still had G-string on
A Tasmanian councillor accused of flashing his genitals at a Crown prosecutor on a beach says it is not true and he was actually still wearing a G-string when his shorts became snagged on a rock.
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