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The Guardian • Ben Smee • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
New Coalition MP was founding member of club promoting climate science denial
LNP member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, signed international statement rejecting climate crisis and criticised science in state parliament
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Flanagan • May 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison government’s fall marks end of Howard-era ascendancy
Every issue that defined Scott Morrison’s downfall had deep roots in John Howard’s prime ministership.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • May 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Change or die: Liberals need to find ‘sensible centre’ to survive
The opposition needs to stand for something more than whatever spin, stunt or sneaky manoeuvre gets them through.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Annika Smethurst • May 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Darren Chester to challenge Barnaby Joyce for Nationals leadership
Chester confirmed his intention to nominate for the leadership late on Thursday, saying it was “time for a change”.
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The Walkley Foundation • WalkleyMag • May 26, 2022 • walkleys.com
Finalists announced for 2022 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism
Finalists for the 2022 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism have been announced today.
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steph harmon@stephharmon
HUGE congrats to @GuardianBurke and @At_Raf_ and all the other finalists! walkleys.com/finalists-anno…
May 26, 2022
The Guardian • Eden Gillespie • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Refugee children handed anti-‘illegal migration’ playing cards, Australian charity says
Cards branded with Australian government’s Zero Chance logo and QR code to border force website distributed in Indonesia
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The Spectator Australia • May 28, 2022 • spectator.com.au
The Teals: loud, entitled and rich
For the first time in our history a candidate representing the left has won the federal seat of Kooyong. This result does not surprise me. At the 2018 Victorian state election three of the four…
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Tim Lyons@Picketer
Irony is dead. Pack it all up. We are done. spectator.com.au/2022/05/the-te…
May 26, 2022
ABC News • Annabel Crabb • May 26, 2022 • abc.net.au
Women and climate change shaped election voting patterns but there's a blistering third factor at play — rage
The election has made clear that the Australian voting public is engaged, alert, and has its BS detector dialled up to 11, writes Annabel Crabb.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • May 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Marise Payne was warned flight caps would strand thousands of Australians overseas
A new document shows Australia’s high commissioner to the UK explicitly warned the foreign affairs minister that quarantine caps would leave citizens stranded.
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Latika M Bourke@latikambourke
EXCLUSIVE in @smh & @theage
@MarisePayne was explicitly warned that the caps on citizens returning home would leave Australians stranded and destitute and unable to access work or healthcare overseas in the middle of a pandemic.
latika.me/PayneWasWarned
#StrandedAussies
May 26, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Five things we learned about China’s ambitions for the Pacific from the leaked deal | Anna Powles
The draft communique reveals the ambitious scope of Beijing’s intent in the Pacific and a coherent desire from China to seek to shape the regional order
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Ben Doherty • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Border force broke with recent convention when it sent election-day release about boat arrival
Agency’s statement, which triggered last-minute scare campaign from Liberals, prompts increasing questions about its independence
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
Australian Border Force did not issue press releases about any of the five boat interceptions it made in the 4 years prior to its controversial election-day announcement about an interception near Christmas Island, prompting further qs about independence theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 26, 2022
Daily Mail • Monique Friedlander, By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia • May 26, 2022 • dailymail.co.uk
ABC News, Daniel Ziffer: 'Phallic' object in background of Zoom call
Melbourne-based reporter Daniel Ziffer was presenting a segment on ABC's Afternoon Briefing when eagle-eyed viewers became distracted by a suspicious black item on the shelf behind him
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Dan Ziffer@danziffer
So... how has your morning been? 😆
dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/arti…
May 26, 2022
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Anne Webster will stand for Nationals deputy, saying party needs ‘not just Queensland’ leadership
Victorian MP says Nats need ‘reasonable and stable leadership’ and notes Barnaby Joyce’s description of himself as ‘polarising’
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“Barnaby has stated that he’s polarising. You know, it’s just who he is. No doubt that has reaped him rewards over time or he wouldn’t continue in that vein. But I think, you know, Australians are sick and tired…they do want the country to move forward” theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 26, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison confirms he will remain in politics after election defeat
Former PM says he will back new Liberal leader and downplays loss, saying party ‘will regroup’
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The Guardian • Kate Lyons • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Deal proposed by China would dramatically expand security influence in Pacific
Leaked copy of draft shows Beijing wants more involvement in policing, cybersecurity and marine mapping
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The Guardian • Kate Allman • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Isabella Nichols: ‘I was bawling my eyes out, I was going to quit surfing’
Australia’s latest surf star on her Viking heritage, bouncing back from disappointment and why her role models are not ‘supermodel skinny’
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Kate Allman@KateAllman_
Who is Isabella Nichols? I got to know the mysterious Viking-Aussie young gun who took out surfing’s biggest names winning at the @wsl Margaret River Pro. + Why she wants “quads like Carissa” not skinny blonde stereotypes. #womeninsport ⁦@SurfingAus⁩ theguardian.com/sport/2022/may…
May 26, 2022
ABC News • May 26, 2022 • abc.net.au
Penny Wong says Australia 'neglected' Pacific on climate change, China denies it wants Solomons military base
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Solomon Islands, while Australia's Foreign Minister vows to listen to the Pacific on climate action in Fiji.
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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic
Foreign Minister Penny Wong tells the Pacific Islands Forum that Australia has "neglected" its responsibility to act on climate change and that the new government will stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the Pacific on the issue 1/ abc.net.au/news/2022-05-2…
May 26, 2022
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose, Benita Kolovos • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Liberal party should forgo ‘entitled’ Kooyong voters, says their own state Liberal MP
Tim Smith, who is retiring in November, says Coalition needs to ‘stop obsessing with the woke causes of inner-urban elites’ and focus on suburbs
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst, Kate Lyons • May 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Penny Wong tells Pacific nations ‘we have heard you’ as Australia and China battle for influence
Foreign minister uses speech in Fiji to declare ‘this is a different Australian government’ that will act responsibly on climate change
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Australian Financial Review • Ronald Mizen • May 25, 2022 • afr.com
Inside Labor’s ‘no dickheads’ campaign for victory
From having a no-booze campaign office, to a ‘no dickheads’ recruitment policy, Labor insiders say the party’s national secretary and Anthony Albanese’s chief-of-staff put together the perfect campaign team.
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