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The Interpreter • Peter Hooton • March 24, 2022 • lowyinstitute.org
Climate change in the Pacific – what Australia needs to do
Canberra’s insipid approach to climate action undermines trust and endangers vital interests close to home.
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Dr Wesley Morgan@wtmpacific
Former Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Peter Hooton: "Australia’s refusal to limit emissions and resistance to international climate efforts has reduced the country’s leverage in the region" lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…
March 28, 2022
The New Daily • Alan Kohler • March 28, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Dodgy carbon offsets hide the real cost of climate action
The Morrison government tolerates dodgy carbon offsets because they keep the price of credits down, helping to hide the real cost of climate action.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
ABC funding should be safeguarded against government influence, Rod Sims says
Former competition watchdog also calls for five-year budget guarantees, as pledged by Labor, and stronger ABC governance
The Sydney Morning Herald • Katie Hale • March 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
I stand with Jada: Alopecia is no joke for sufferers
Chris Rock’s Oscars joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair loss prompted a violent reaction from her husband Will Smith. But as someone who suffers from the condition, it was also triggering for me.
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Katie Hale@katie18O
I wrote something about today's Oscars incident and how the public treats you as a bald woman. theage.com.au/culture/movies…
March 28, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton • March 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion
Committee says changes should be made through legislation, not regulation, as energy minister says they will be revisited at a later date
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • March 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient
Environmentalists call changes ‘everything you could ever dream about’ but industry says they ‘undermine the economics of delivering housing’
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ABC News • Sarah Ferguson, Laura Gartry • March 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
Sarah Ferguson’s journey through a country despairing and defiant
As Ukrainian and Russian troops battle in the streets for control of Kyiv, there is no comfort in leaving a country and people in dire distress, writes Sarah Ferguson.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Coalition earmarks more cash for commuter car parks in marginal seats
Train station car parks promised to key seats at the 2019 election are getting a fresh funding boost ahead of this year’s poll under an infrastructure package to be confirmed in Tuesday’s budget.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Just when you thought they were so 2019 ... paying more for railway station car parks in 2022 that still haven't been delivered .. smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 28, 2022
The Canberra Times • Finn McHugh • March 28, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Here's why many valid FOI requests may never see the light of day
A backlog of FOI requests will need to be answered before the next election, or they'll be deleted.
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
The part of FOI law I hate the most.
Interesting to think that an FOI review for the PM's text messages from 2019 might suddenly vanish in two months.
canberratimes.com.au/story/7675365/…
March 28, 2022
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • March 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘They didn’t die from Covid, but because of Covid’: the inseparable couple torn apart by the pandemic
Kathleen and John Every died in distressing circumstances during the pandemic – one after a short stint in a locked-down nursing home, the other in a busy hospital
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The Monthly • Joëlle Gergis • April 1, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
Past the warning stage on climate
The floods and the advent of the climate emergency
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
"I happen to live in the flood-affected region of northern NSW and have family in Lismore who have either lost their home, business and/or all of their possessions ... As a climate scientist, I want to be clear: this is what climate change looks like."
themonthly.com.au/issue/2022/apr…
March 28, 2022
ABC News • Bronwyn Herbert, Bruce MacKenzie, Heath Parkes-Hupton • March 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
Evacuation orders issued as 'life-threatening' flood warnings raised for NSW Northern Rivers, Mid North Coast
Authorities are warning flash and riverine flooding could be a "risk to life and property", and evacuation orders are issued with a dozen aircraft on standby to conduct flood rescues if required.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • March 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Unpopular Morrison to avoid Sydney’s most marginal Liberal-held seat
Dave Sharma used his campaign launch to attack Allegra Spender’s commitment, saying “I’m not doing this as a mid-life frolic”.
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RenewEconomy • Michael Mazengarb • March 28, 2022 • reneweconomy.com.au
Senate again blocks Angus Taylor’s bid to redirect ARENA funds to CCS projects
The senate delivers a pre-election blow to Angus Taylor, cancelling out controversial ARENA regulations for a second time.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lesley Hughes • March 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
The worst has happened to the Great Barrier Reef - again - and my heart is breaking
Though the news of this latest disastrous bleaching event is shocking, we shouldn’t be surprised.
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • March 27, 2022 • afr.com
Every single election, the tradie vote is for sale
Tradespeople are, from the start of their working lives to the end, among the most subsidised of all private sector workers.
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Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • March 28, 2022 • afr.com
Pre-election cash splash pours billions into must-win seats
The government’s $17.9 billion infrastructure splurge is tilted to Coalition-held seats and marginal electorates Scott Morrison must win at the May election.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • March 28, 2022 • afr.com
Rex Patrick talks to Holmes à Court about possible lower house tilt
Weighing his future ahead of the federal election, the crossbencher discussed support from the cashed up Climate 200 group
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The Australian • BEN PACKHAM • March 27, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
‘We warned envoy on China threat’
Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale says he warned Australia last year the countrys Sogavare government was negotiating a security agreement with Beijing that could lead to the establishment of a Chinese base there.
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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

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