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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison must reveal any text messages from QAnon friend, information watchdog orders
After two-year freedom of information battle with Guardian Australia, the PM’s office has been told to search for any messages with QAnon proponent Tim Stewart
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The Guardian • Ben Smee, Lisa Cox • March 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Barnaby Joyce abolishes body set up to advise on major water projects after dam announcements
Exclusive: Letter from member to colleagues questioned whether government’s funding promises on dams made for ‘political purposes’, after body not consulted
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The Age • Josh Gordon, Paul Sakkal, Rachel Eddie • March 31, 2022 • theage.com.au
Coalition snubs Victoria in $7 billion fund for regions
The state is also still waiting for funding for infrastructure and urban projects promised by the Morrison government during the previous election campaign.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
At the last election, Alan Tudge said it'd take 12-18 months to finalise two infrastructure deals worth billions. 3 years later, no funding has been allocated and Melbourne is the only capital city in Australia without a city deal @theage #springst
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March 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor pledges $2.5 billion for aged care, and cheaper childcare in budget reply
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has used his budget reply speech to open a wider election fight on “fairness and decency”.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Executive producer of 7.30, Justin Stevens, appointed ABC news director
Stevens, 37, chosen for top role after lengthy recruitment process following October departure of former news head Gaven Morris
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘There’s a cracking’: residents are broken in Lismore after the NSW town is flooded again
People were positive and ‘getting stuff fixed’ after the February inundation but now stoicism has given way to a ‘splintering of confidence and will’, locals say
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
“We went through all the emotions..four weeks ago. ...I haven’t lost my house because I lost it four weeks ago. All my belongings have already gone": Residents are broken after Lismore is flooded again theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 31, 2022
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • March 31, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: The dirty little budget secret – we’re in trouble next year
Tucked away in a single overlooked budget chart is the Treasury’s forecast that our 'word-leading' economic recovery hits the wall next year.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Michael Pascoe: The budget’s dirty little secret – we slump next year
"This is a miserable budget, lacking integrity, conceived in cynicism, designed to help a political party, not the nation" | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…
March 31, 2022
ABC News • Natasha Johnson • March 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
'It is an enormous honour and I feel the weight of responsibility': Justin Stevens named new ABC News boss
The ABC appoints TV current affairs journalist and 7.30 executive producer Justin Stevens to the position of director of News, Analysis and Investigations.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s minimum wage should be raised by 5% to counter inflation and living costs, unions say
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says increase needed for low-paid workers to ‘keep their heads above water’
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
The amazing thing about the 2022 budget? How clearly it reveals the government’s death throes
Vote buying is not new but the slapdash nature of this is such that you almost wonder if they bothered with the back of an envelope
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Those on Jobseeker got the equivalent of $4.80 a week one off boost (the $250 "cost-of-living" bonus)
It take them (for this year only) from 43.9% below the poverty line to being just 43.1% below
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March 31, 2022
ABC News • David Speers • March 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
Fierravanti-Wells gave Morrison a budget night shock — but he has his own surprise to come
Budget nights are typically carefully choreographed affairs but Tuesday night's routine involved an unexpected cameo followed up by a significant announcement hidden in the budget papers, writes David Speers.
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David Speers@David_Speers
Spoiler alert - a new Darwin Port will be announced in the campaign… twitter.com/abcnews/status…
March 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
Senator’s grenade reveals growing anger within Liberals over preselections
Less than two hours after the federal budget was released, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells set off a political firestorm in the Senate.
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
Morning. Stand by for a *lot* of news.
First - @CroweDM reports Lib senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has doubled down on her caustic denunciation of Mr Morrison by rejecting claims from rivals that she only made her remarks out of bitterness.
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March 31, 2022
The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales, Dan Jervis-Bardy • March 31, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'Hamstrung': renowned scientist alleges govt gag on climate
A world-renowned climate scientist has slammed the government over its role in silencing him from speaking out about...
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Dan Jervis-Bardy@D_JervisBardy
A former senior government scientist has revealed he was gagged from publicly discussing the role Coalition policy played in contributing to global greenhouse emissions canberratimes.com.au/story/7679421/… with @sbasfordcanales
March 31, 2022
news.com.au • Courtney Gould • March 31, 2022 • news.com.au
Grace slams ScoMo‘s ’dangerous’ remarks
Scott Morrison has sensationally claimed he understands why Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars given he is also protective of wife Jenny.
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ABC News • Paul Farrell, Alex McDonald • March 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
These refugees moved to regional areas hoping for citizenship. Just one in 13,000 has been resettled
Refugee Arad Nik moved to a regional area as part of the requirements of his Safe Haven Enterprise Visa. He hoped the visa would lead to permanent residency but now is not sure what comes next.
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Paul Farrell@FarrellPF
An astonishing figure: Just one in 13,000 refugees have been resettled from a regional visa program abc.net.au/news/2022-03-3… via @ABCaustralia
March 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Cameron Atfield • March 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I’m not paying back a cent’: Laming refuses to repay $10k in travel expenses
Outgoing Queensland MP Andrew Laming blamed the deletion of a year’s worth of emails for his inability to prove a 2019 trip with his family was parliamentary business.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • March 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Budget reply speech: Anthony Albanese pledges $2.5bn extra for struggling aged care system
Federal Labor leader says if Australians want higher standards in aged care ‘we need to support higher wages for our carers’
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Anthony Albanese has pledged to spend an extra $2.5bn fixing the problems in aged care if Labor is elected – as the major parties accelerate towards a campaign contest to be called within days. @murpharoo theguardian.com/australia-news… #Budget2022
March 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • March 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
Paid parental leave change ‘a backward step’ that will leave women behind, say economists
Leaving families to decide how to split their 20 weeks of parental leave will likely end up with mothers using it all and fathers none, experts say.
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Katina Curtis@katinacurtis
It's not often everyone I talk to for a story says exactly the same thing... but it happened when I rang around economists asking about the planned parental leave changes theage.com.au/politics/feder…
March 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • March 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
High Court rejects PM’s attempt to resolve Liberal preselection feud
Labor took issue at the involvement of the Solicitor-General in an internal Liberal Party dispute after he made submissions to the High Court in the case relating to NSW federal preselections.
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The Monthly • Josh Bornstein • March 31, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
The great wealth redistribution
The repressive regulation of unions has decimated employee bargaining power, leaving wages going nowhere
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Josh Bornstein@JoshBBornstein
The reason that wages are going backwards has nothing to do with the unemployment rate or the usual excuses wheeled out by the federal government . The truth is staring us in the face. My column for ⁦@THEMONTHLY⁩ . themonthly.com.au/blog/josh-born…
March 31, 2022

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