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The Guardian • Paul Karp • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton asks high court for permission to appeal against defamation case loss to Shane Bazzi
Liberal leader says refugee advocate’s May win in full federal court was a ‘miscarriage of justice’ and applies for special leave to appeal
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ABC News • Melissa Clarke • June 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Robodebt-linked DFAT boss set to lose job in bureaucratic shake-up
Bureaucrats in Canberra are expecting a shake-up of top jobs, with the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade expected to be replaced due to her role in the robodebt scandal.
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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic
Australia's Ambassador to Japan Jan Adams tipped to replace Kathryn Campbell as @dfat Secretary - yarn from my colleague @Clarke_Melissa abc.net.au/news/2022-06-2…
June 20, 2022
The New York Times • Raja Abdulrahim, Patrick Kingsley, Christiaan Triebert, Hiba Yazbek, Phil Robibero • June 20, 2022 • nytimes.com
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy
A New York Times investigation found that the bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist was fired from the approximate position of an Israeli military vehicle.
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Christiaan Triebert@trbrtc
The bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh came from the approx. position of an Israel military vehicle — most likely fired by a soldier from an elite unit. It was one of 16 bullets fired into the direction of 5 clearly marked journalists. Our investigation: nytimes.com/2022/06/20/wor…
June 20, 2022
The Guardian • Kate Lyons • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
From Vanuatu law school to the Hague: the fight to recognise climate harm in international law
Vanuatu is leading a campaign to have the international court of justice issue an opinion on climate change – which could have huge legal ramifications
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Kate Lyons@MsKateLyons
Imagine being a law student in Vanuatu, looking at the horror of the climate crisis and deciding to take the issue to The Hague to change international law.
Yet another example of the Pacific punching so far above its weight in the climate fight.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jun…
June 20, 2022
The Canberra Times • Karen Barlow • June 20, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'Be heard': Andrew Leigh liberates charities' voices
Andrew Leigh says charities shouldn't be muzzled nor wasting time filling out unnecessary forms.
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Karen Barlow@KJBar
Exclusive: Charities are being told they are free to speak out again, with the new Assistant Minister for Charities promising that gag clauses will either be removed or not be enforced, v ⁦@canberratimes⁩ #auspol canberratimes.com.au/story/7782203/
June 20, 2022
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Stakes never higher’: energy board releases capacity market blueprint
Energy Security Board says fossil fuel generators might need to be paid to stay in business to retain capacity
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The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • June 20, 2022 • theage.com.au
Risk of graft increasing: Anti-corruption commissioner calls out pork barrelling
Robert Redlich, QC, has said ‘soft’ and ‘grey’ corruption was on the rise in Australian politics, and was undermining trust in Australia’s democracy.
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ABC News • Avani Dias, Som Patidar • June 19, 2022 • abc.net.au
Sri Lankans like Dr Kumara are finding unconventional ways to survive. But it may not be enough
Sri Lanka's economic collapse is forcing people all over the country to find unconventional ways to survive. The unique unravelling of a once-middle-income nation has dramatically reshaped how people on the ground are living.
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Avani Dias@AvaniDias
#BREAKING The Australian Government has committed to sending Sri Lanka $50 million in aid during its debilitating economic crisis.
This follows our extensive reporting in the region including yesterday's piece on just how critical things have become: abc.net.au/news/2022-06-1…
June 20, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Government trying to cast ‘unusual’ secrecy over FOI relating to company part-owned by Angus Taylor
Environment department wants some closed hearings at appeals tribunal as it fights to withhold documents relating to illegal poisoning of grasslands
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ABC News • Keane Bourke • June 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Labor candidate Fatima Payman claims sixth WA Senate seat
Fatima Payman will become the first Muslim woman who wears a hijab to sit in Australia’s Parliament after claiming WA's sixth senate seat.
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Andrew Leigh@ALeighMP
Today is World Refugee Day, and I'm delighted to say that Labor's newest Senator is Fatima Payman, who came to Australia as a refugee from Afghanistan. Congratulations Fatima - we're thrilled you'll be joining the caucus! abc.net.au/news/2022-06-2… #auspol
June 20, 2022
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Heavy industries in Australia’s regions could cut emissions by 80% and create a jobs bonanza, report says
Business leaders and decarbonisation experts say a high level of collaboration and coordination is needed for transition
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Bob Carr • June 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
If Albanese asks for Assange’s freedom, Biden has every reason to agree: Bob Carr
Australia’s former Labor foreign affairs minister writes that this is the new prime minister’s moment to tell the US president what he has already declared publicly about the Assange case: “Enough is enough.”
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 20, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Alan Joyce is out of runway and should be permanently grounded
How does Alan Joyce get away with it? After running Qantas into the ground, the CEO should be answering fundamental questions about his management. But he continues to act with impunity.
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ABC News • Joseph Dunstan • June 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
After months of long COVID, Caroline felt her brain fog and fatigue was 'old news' to those around her
A government-funded health service says it's seeing a surge in the number of Australians looking for help with long COVID, as a health economist urges governments to set up surveys to keep closer tabs on the illness.
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Tracey Spicer AM GAICD@TraceySpicer
More Australians are looking for help with long COVID. But we're not tracking the numbers - ABC News
An excellent piece from ⁦@josephdunstan⁩ abc.net.au/news/2022-06-2…
June 20, 2022
ABC News • Katri Uibu • June 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
The state moved Isabella from paedophile to paedophile. She says 'nobody was paying attention'
More than 700 people from around the country have come forward with concerns about Australia's failing child protection system. These are their shocking claims.
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Someone has to hold the government accountable (unless it is too soon). Introducing: ALBO WATCH
Everyone was very happy. But now it is time to get to work
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F Onthemoon@firstdogonmoon
Whomst shall hold the Albo Government to account? Not those cowards in the press gallery. It will have to be ME First Dog on the Moon and I shall do it with my patented ALBOSCOPE! Aha! I shall call this important public service… ALBO WATCH. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
June 20, 2022
@abcnews • June 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Assange's wife urges Australian government to act
Julian Assange's wife Stella Assange wants the Albanese government to do more to pressure the United States to drop its case against the Wikileaks co-founder.
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The Guardian • Paul Daley • June 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Should the circumnavigation of Australia be marked as foundation day? Ted Egan thinks so
The folk singer has long been preoccupied with the (white) blind spots of Australian history
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The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • June 20, 2022 • theage.com.au
Gladys Liu eyes seat in Victorian parliament
“My political career was terminated prematurely due to a massive national swing against the Liberals and the fact that my seat was heavily and unfairly targeted,” Liu said in a statement to The Age.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Carroll, Carrie Fellner • June 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Perilous state’: Dozens of areas across NSW at risk of critical GP shortages
The exodus of hundreds of doctors from the workforce means dozens of towns across the state are at risk of not having a single GP available in coming years.
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