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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
ABC to abolish 58 librarian and archivist jobs with journalists to do archival work
A further 17 contract positions will also be axed with many of the staff affected based outside Sydney and Melbourne
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Georgina Mitchell • June 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Court of Appeal overturns order requiring 60 Minutes, SMH and The Age to hand over draft stories
Lawyers for the cosmetic surgeon who was originally granted the order have launched fresh proceedings.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Greenhouse emissions from Australia’s coalmines could be twice as high as official figures say
Ember thinktank report based on IEA estimate suggests coal contributes more to climate crisis than all the cars on Australian roads
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • June 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
It is clear Australia’s voice is being heard in the region – and that’s in no small part due to Penny Wong
The foreign minister has exploded out of the blocks since Labor won the election. Her aspiration is to be a serious person in serious times
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor urged to provide $1,000 debt relief to low-income earners before power bills soar
Chris Bowen to meet state and territory energy ministers on Wednesday to determine response to ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs of living
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • June 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Albanese must stop government malice towards the jobless
Politicians on both sides have been content to pander to the prejudices of voters who are happy to see the unemployed given a hard time. If the new PM is fair dinkum, he must end the mean-mindedness.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • June 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Coalition didn’t do much on nuclear energy while in office. Why are they talking about it now?
There is a long history of nuclear energy being used as a delaying tactic for acting on climate change in Australia
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Chasing unicorns’: NSW Liberal minister rejects federal opposition push for nuclear power
Matt Kean’s comments come after Peter Dutton indicated support for nuclear energy could be part of future Coalition policy
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • June 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Jim Chalmers, Philip Lowe face interest rate and inflation reckoning
Voters might be prepared to give the new government some time to find its feet. But they won’t if they cannot afford to go out for dinner or buy extra clothes because interest rates are eating into their budgets.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
My take on the RBA's super-sized rate rise of Tuesday ... with free Simpsons reference ... theage.com.au/politics/feder…
June 8, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Business groups urge ‘speedier move’ away from gas to combat Australian energy crisis
Open letter warns of ‘intense and lasting pain for households and businesses’ as federal and state governments meet for emergency talks
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ABC News • Nathan Morris • June 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australian coal mines are leaking 'up to 10 times more' methane than officially reported, study finds
Researchers find "massive under-reporting" of methane emissions from Australian coal mines — but new technology could make a huge difference. So why isn't it being used?
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The Guardian • Josh Butler, Peter Hannam • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Bowen says ‘no silver bullet’ to lower prices as energy market operator given power to buy and store gas
Increasing spare electricity capacity and the development of a transition plan to reduce emissions among decisions at ‘very collegiate’ energy ministers meeting
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Peter Hannam@p_hannam
(New from @JoshButler and me): State and federal energy ministers to discuss supply issues amid soaring power costs theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • June 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
New Attorney-General promises national corruption watchdog will have power to investigate pork-barrelling
National corruption watchdog a priority, says new Attorney-General Dreyfus
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ABC News • Max Walden • June 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why the election in Australia of Penny Wong and Sam Lim is a topic of concern in Malaysia
Malaysians express pride as Penny Wong and Sam Lim are successful in the federal election, but some say it highlights a lack of opportunity for ethnic minorities in Malaysia.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
The appointment of Penny Wong as FM and the unexpected victory of Sam Lim in Western Australia have been met with a flurry of pride in Malaysia. But it also underscores the issue of brain drain - long driven by discriminatory policies against minorities abc.net.au/news/2022-06-0…
June 8, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Court rules minister can’t strip dual nationals of Australian citizenship for suspected terrorism
High court found in favour of Turkish citizen whose Australian citizenship was cancelled over Asio finding he joined Islamic State
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 8, 2022 • crikey.com.au
It's simple: pork-barrelling is corruption — ethically and legally. But proving it?
Is pork-barrelling corruption? A new legal paper says yes, and there is growing momentum behind the push to curb it, including by a federal ICAC.
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ABC Radio National • June 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Labor: federal ICAC will be independent and powerful
The establishment of a federal anti-corruption commission was key campaign promise from the Albanese government. And with a raft of newly elected Independent MPs preparing to flex their muscles, the pressure is now on the government to deliver a body with teeth.
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The Guardian • Natasha May • June 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Breakthrough gene discovery could help prevent disease affecting 10% of world’s crops
University of Sydney’s Dr Hoan Dinh finds gene which makes barley resistant to fungal rust, a disease that decreases global food production by a tenth
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
A son of Vietnamese farmers who is now a scholarship student in Australia has made a breakthrough scientific finding which could help protect a tenth of crops worldwide from disease. ⁦@tasha_tilly⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 8, 2022
ABC News • Avani Dias, Som Patidar • June 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Imran Khan was Pakistan's golden boy. But when he reached the peak of his power, he made one crucial error
Imran Khan rode a wave of fame fuelled by his time on the cricket pitch into Pakistan's highest office. Now, just months after being ousted as prime minister, he's engineering chaos to get back into power.
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Avani Dias@AvaniDias
Imran Khan's playboy cricketer status fuelled his rise to Pakistan's prime ministership. Until he was dramatically ousted.
Now he's threatening civil unrest to get back power. We spoke to some of his allies, opponents, and experts on if he'll succeed. abc.net.au/news/2022-06-0…
June 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • June 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Attorney-General says ‘levers’ available in Collaery case
Mark Dreyfus was critical of the Morrison government’s approach to the former ACT attorney-general’s case, but wouldn’t reveal the steps the Commonwealth may now take.
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