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The Guardian • Jordyn Beazley • March 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Sold out: why Australia doesn’t have enough electric vehicles to go around
Waiting lists of thousands, cars selling out in seconds – welcome to the frustrating world of the Australian EV buyer
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • March 26, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
When the phone rings
A series of tests led to an unexpected cancer diagnosis and a summer reflecting on life, luck and the diligence of two doctors.
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
Please read this by ⁦@KarenMMiddleton⁩ and remember you aren’t too busy for this. Fucking hell this got me in my heart. “When the phone rings” | The Saturday Paper thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2022/03/2…
March 27, 2022
The Age • Paul Sakkal • March 27, 2022 • theage.com.au
After three decades as political warrior, Kim Carr bows out
The 66-year-old former minister stared down threats on his position for months, but suggested the death of his friend and senate colleague Kimberley Kitching had changed his mind.
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Prof. Peter Doherty@ProfPCDoherty
Kim Carr will be greatly missed by the science/ technology/innovation community. He found a focus that he considered important, stuck to it & did his utmost to build a better future for Australia. After three decades as political warrior, Kim Carr bows out theage.com.au/national/victo…
March 27, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Liberal MP: Politicians ‘addicted’ to buying votes, take spending out of their hands
Tennis pro turned politician John Alexander also said both major parties have let down voters by failing to establish a national integrity commission.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bryant • March 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
Why are there so many Aussie camera operators in war zones?
The world is watching what’s happening in Ukraine with horror. And in many cases, the TV cameramen risking their lives to get that footage are Australian.
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Nick Bryant@NickBryantNY
This was a labour of love - a piece on some of the Australian camera operators I’ve had the privilege of working with over the years. They’re one of Australia’s greatest exports. smh.com.au/national/beari…
March 26, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison, Perrottet to hand-pick candidates in must-win NSW seats
One NSW MP has described the move as “the Morrison government’s death wish”.
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The Saturday Paper • Mike Seccombe • March 26, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Taylor’s office spent $1 billion on ‘sham’ carbon projects
Analysis by a former chair of the government’s carbon pricing integrity committee shows almost all the money spent on emissions reduction has gone to projects that did not contribute to reductions.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
To cut to the chase, the Morrison Government is committing fraud thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/… via @SatPaper
March 26, 2022
ABC News • Kath Sullivan • March 26, 2022 • abc.net.au
Wage wipe out as government scheme leaves foreign workers taking home $100 a week
There's plenty of talk about the cost living at the moment, including groceries — but not so many of us are talking about the cost of producing those groceries, Kath Sullivan writes.
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Anna Vidot@AnnaVidot
I probably shouldn't have been, but I confess I was quite shocked reading this reporting by @KathSully. Worth reading if you eat food.
Questions raised over government scheme that left foreign workers with just $100 take-home pay
abc.net.au/news/2022-03-2…
March 27, 2022
The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • March 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Judge me on my actions’: can Andrew Forrest become Australia’s clean, green hero?
The billionaire mining magnate known as Twiggy may be emulating Bill Gates with the scale of his philanthropy, but not everyone is convinced
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matt Wade • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Expected beer tax cut would be ineffective and ‘gender biased’: report
Cutting tax on tap beer is good for blokes who drink at pubs, but is it the best way to help the pandemic-hit hospitality sector?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Battle lines drawn as Kooyong voters put on notice
Residents of Melbourne’s genteel eastern suburbs of Hawthorn, Kew and Balwyn would have been forgiven for thinking the federal election is mere days away.
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ABC News • Jeremy Story Carter • March 27, 2022 • abc.net.au
Damaged and dangerous: Would you drive on these country roads?
Election cycles come and go, but every year regional and rural Australians are forced to put up with roads so bad they threaten lives and livelihoods.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • March 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘David and Goliath’ battle over waste-to-energy plan in Angus Taylor’s NSW seat generates electoral heat
Hume residents fear toxic pollutants will result from an incinerator many feel is being forced upon them
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ABC News • Andrew Greene • March 27, 2022 • abc.net.au
Solomon Islands politician 'extremely disappointed' Australia ignored warnings of China military deal
The Solomon Islands opposition leader claims he warned Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military pact, as a prominent defence analyst predicts that Beijing is now likely to push for a strategic presence in Papua New Guinea.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • March 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
New budget promises target apprentices, people with cystic fibrosis
The federal government has outlined two new major budget promises designed to boost the number of apprentices and make a “life-changing” drug affordable for people with cystic fibrosis.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Male politicians are trading on their looks - lucky for them, they can afford to
Men in politics, unlike women, can play on their good looks, knowing they will never be punished for them.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • March 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s carbon credit scheme ‘largely a sham’, says whistleblower who tried to rein it in
Prof Andrew Macintosh says the system, which gives credits for projects such as regrowing native forests after clearing, is ‘a fraud’ on taxpayers and consumers
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The Guardian • Tom Ambrose • March 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
News of the World publisher fails in bid to end phone-hacking claims
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers asked for litigation to be brought to an end 15 years after scandal broke
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Refugee Action Coalition • March 26, 2022 • refugeeaction.org.au
Iranian asylum seeker found dead in Villawood detention centre
An Iranian asylum seeker was found dead in his room in Hume compound of the Villawood detention around 1.00pm, Saturday 26 March. It is understood that the man took his own life. The man, aged in his late 30s, had been detained in Villawood for two years. The AFP are on the scene inside the …
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • March 27, 2022 • news.com.au
Treasurer green-lights temporary fuel tax cut
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has green-lit a temporary cut to fuel excise to deliver families cost-of-living relief in the budget as New Zealand announces a 25 cents a litre cut for three months.
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