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The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • June 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Heartfelt apology’: ABC news boss expresses sorrow over racism
ABC news director Justin Stevens said he was disturbed by an internal report that found ABC staff had experienced racism and bigotry at the public broadcaster.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • June 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘A game-changer’: NSW to introduce an extra year of education
In the biggest reform of schooling in a generation, the NSW government will offer five days per week of pre-kindergarten to every four-year-old by 2030.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
There is something in my eye. In addition to having a Prime Minister committed to universal access to early childhood education & care, two state premiers are working together - in bi-partisan fashion - to transform early education. 💯💯💯 #OzEarlyEd
smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…
June 16, 2022
ABC News • Jake Lapham, Amelia Bernasconi, Bridget Murphy • June 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
NSW's largest coal mine to close, leaving 2,000 jobs in the balance
Mining giant BHP fails to find a buyer for its Mt Arthur operation in the NSW Hunter Valley, and announces it will close the site in 2030.
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Matt Bevan@MatthewBevan
Astonishing to think how recently top politicians were saying coal had a long, long future in the Hunter. abc.net.au/news/2022-06-1…
June 16, 2022
ABC News • June 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
'These things should never happen': ABC apologises to staff for racism in newsrooms
ABC's Director of News, Analysis and Investigations, Justin Stevens, extends a "heartfelt apology" to anyone who has ever experienced any racism and bigotry in the workplace, as he announced some immediate action to be taken to address the concerns.
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Bridget Brennan@bridgeyb
Have experienced racism at my workplace since my first week on the job, and have heard the *many* harrowing stories of colleagues who’ve been through the same. It’s good to have this acknowledgment. This entire industry needs a serious shift though, so much more can be done twitter.com/NamilaBenson/s…
June 16, 2022
ABC News • Ahmed Yussuf, Max Walden • June 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
'If you're not counted, you don't know that you exist': Federal government to collect data on Australians' ethnicity
The federal government announces it will begin collecting ethnicity data as part of measuring diversity, a move long demanded by experts and multicultural groups.
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Ahmed Yussuf@ahmedyussuf10
New from me and @maxwalden: At #FECCA2022 @andrewjgiles announced plans to collect more robust ethnicity data in Australia -- previously data collection has only included country of birth & language spoken. Experts have long called for this change.
abc.net.au/news/2022-06-1…
June 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Eryk Bagshaw • June 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Cheng Lei’s partner says Australia must put her at the centre of negotiations with China
Nick Coyle says he wants to meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ensure the Australian journalist’s case receives “urgency in bilateral discussions”.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • June 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Energy crisis: A crash we all saw coming but did nothing to stop
The market suspension is about more than cold weather and power station maintenance. It is about a disgraceful failure in Australian politics.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • June 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
White lies: Daily Telegraph’s excitement over bumper snow season skates over facts | Temperature Check
A cold start to winter has the News Corp newspaper and Sky News telling ‘alarmists’ to chill, but what is really going on with snowfall?
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The Australian • EWIN HANNAN • June 15, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Fair Work win for the lowest-paid
The Fair Work Commissions minimum wage decision represents a political victory for the Albanese government, delivering on Labors pledge to help the nations low-paid combat the cost-of-living crisis.
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Ewin Hannan@EwinHannan
Column: Employer groups rarely meet a minimum wage rise they like and the headline 5.2 per cent increase for 184k workers reignited the usual sky is falling warnings. But given inflation is soaring after years of stagnating wages, these aren’t usual times. theaustralian.com.au/nation/win-for…
June 16, 2022
ABC Radio National • June 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Albanese Government faces huge energy challenge
Labor claims the east coast energy troubles are the result of the former Coalition government's mismanagement, but will this wash with the electorate? Meanwhile, PM Albanese also has a win on the minimum wage, as big business groups raise inflation fears. Plus, the Party Room explores whether federal political terms should be longer than three years. Patricia Karvelas and Raf Epstein are joined by David Crowe, Chief Political Correspondent for SMH and The Age.
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The Australian • MAX MADDISON, RACHEL BAXENDALE • June 16, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Premiers unite for preschool overhaul
The NSW and Victorian governments have signed a landmark agreement on the greatest transformation of early childhood education in a generation, each committing to spend billions of dollars in the next decade on a range of initiatives, including doubling the hours of free education offered to four-year-olds.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • June 16, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: In case of recession, Albanese must don a Teflon overcoat
Governments usually change after a recession, not before one, so the job is a nice one – to manage the recovery. But this time is different.
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The Guardian • Martin Farrer • June 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ramen a leg: noodle prices heat up as wheat supply goes to pot
Floods in China and war in Ukraine cause grain shortage, while strained supply chain adds to squeeze on a staple food for millions
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • June 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Workers and their wages are the collateral damage of the war on inflation
What a wonderful world we live in where a wage rise below inflation will apparently cause greater inflation!
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iTnews • June 16, 2022 • itnews.com.au
Border Force searched more than 40,000 devices in five years
Exclusive investigation: Between 2017 and 2021.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • June 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Poverty can happen to anyone at any time – it’s in my every waking and sleeping thought | Angela Finch
Every day I try not to show my children how agonising it is to live under Australia’s ‘safety net’ for when people are at their most vulnerable
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ABC News • Erin Handley • June 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
These students must return home after studying in Australia, but they say it's not safe
Myanmar scholarship recipients must return home on completion of their studies in Australia, but senior academics say there is a risk they could be tortured if sent back.
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John Blaxland@JohnBlaxland1
Proud to have signed this one: as "Academics call on government to let Myanmar students stay in Australia due to danger back home" Thanks for leading on this, Nick Cheesman @ANUasiapacific @ANUBellSchool abc.net.au/news/2022-06-1…
June 16, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • June 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina
Australian author denies he is a plagiarist and says he has been ‘influenced by the greats’ of literature
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman, Noel Towell • June 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Phil Gaetjens’ last summer of perks before his demise
The man once described by Labor as “Scott Morrison’s butler” received two tickets worth $1000 to day two of the 4th Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January.
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Kishor@kishor_nr
Former top bureaucrat Phil Gaetjens was given $1000 Ashes tickets by Liberal-aligned businessman
smh.com.au/cbd/phil-gaetj…
June 16, 2022
Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 16, 2022 • crikey.com.au
A decade of state capture is to blame for the energy crisis
Having gained massive power through political influence, fossil fuel companies decided to abuse that power to the point where the electricity market broke down.
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