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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Tamsin Rose • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Recruiter told to halt search for New York trade role a day before John Barilaro’s resignation
Email from head of Investment NSW said New York position would now be handled as an ‘internal matter’
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • June 23, 2022 • afr.com
New senator David Pocock puts climate squeeze on Greens
The ACT Senator says Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target should be viewed as a floor, not a ceiling.
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Tom Arup@aruptom
Some great stuff here from @pocockdavid and @zdaniel. Conceive of targets as a floor not a ceiling. Focus on the policies, institutions and incentives that will drive abatement and see how much further we can get.
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June 23, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition government spent $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery and three other whistleblowers
Exclusive: Figures provided to the Guardian reveal exorbitant legal bill for pursuing cases against Collaery, Witness K, Richard Boyle and David McBride
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Human Rights Watch • June 23, 2022 • hrw.org
Australia: Climate Protesters’ Rights Violated
The authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are disproportionately punishing climate protesters in violation of their basic rights to peaceful protest.
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
NEW from @hrw
Climate protesters are being increasingly + disproportionately subjected to vindictive legal action by Australian authorities that is restricting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly & expression #Australia
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June 23, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Albanese government may join US push to cut global methane emissions by 30%
Exclusive: New resources minister also says ‘the pathway from coal to renewables goes only through gas’
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Federal government won’t increase its share of hospital funding despite state push for 50-50 split
Mark Butler says negotiations on a new national partnership agreement for hospitals would begin in 2023
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The Age • Brendan Crabb, Mike Toole • June 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
Don’t pump brakes: our COVID strategy must change to reflect reality
The number of COVID infections reported this year is more than 20 times greater than for the two previous years.
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Prof. Peter Doherty@ProfPCDoherty
This isn't over, the virus is changing at a rate none of us expected and reinfections are not uncommon. Wearing a mask in crowded indoor situation makes sense. Don’t pump brakes: our COVID strategy must change to reflect reality theage.com.au/national/victo…
June 23, 2022
The Age • Linda Gale • June 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
I was elected Greens’ state convenor. Two days later, all hell broke loose
For a party that claims to champion grassroots democracy, my ousting as state convenor raises real concerns about the future of the Greens.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • June 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
Coalition’s $1 billion energy promise fails to power up
The former government unveiled a program in 2019 to support six hydropower schemes, five gas projects and one coal-fired power station upgrade. So far, none of the projects has been built and several have been abandoned.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Watt a charade.
Not a single bit of electricity flowing from $1 billion pledge three years ago.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
June 21, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Nicholas • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s borders were closed and population growth stalled – so why are houses so expensive?
Experts say last two years has amplified issues such as a lack of social and affordable housing, a lack of supply and an increase in shorter-term leases
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The Guardian • Jane Lee, Daniel Hurst, Gabrielle Jackson, Laura Murphy-Oates, Joe Koning • June 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
After the freeze: can Australia and China rekindle relations?
Foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst speaks with Jane Lee about tensions that remain unresolved between Australia and China
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
You've probably seen headlines about the end of a 2-year diplomatic freeze betw China & Australia, but what does this actually mean? On today's pod, we recap the tensions from 2017 to now. Longstanding points of friction remain. With @JaneSYLee & @jskoning theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Leigh Sales • June 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Leigh Sales faces her toughest (and funniest) interview yet ... with herself
After more than a decade in the hot seat, the 7.30 host reveals her favourite interviews and what she really thinks of our former prime ministers.
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
So true Leigh Sales: "It's not your job as a journalist to agree or disagree w them. That's for the audience. It's your job to report people's positions fairly and accurately. You can't do that if you talk to them with a judgmental mindset."
smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…
June 23, 2022
ABC News • Stephen Dziedzic, Andrew Probyn, Erin Handley • June 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
'It's a doomsday scenario': Afghan community grieving after earthquake claims 1,000 lives
Rescuers are digging through rubble with their hands, and the ripple effects of the disaster are being felt in the community in Australia.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • June 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Stop playing dirty: Why Australian politics must clean up its act
The Liberal Party will be left politically adrift if it ignores the demand from voters for integrity in governance
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 23, 2022 • crikey.com.au
National carrier is another failure on the wrecked road of privatisation — and its daily 'fails' hurt everyone
What does Qantas have in common with Telstra and the Commonwealth Bank? All were privatised in the 1990s, and all have delivered poorer services and slashed jobs.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
Terrific piece this. Qantas, Telstra, CBA are now just companies like all others - they are plutocracies, entirely in the hands of who governs them at the time. Might be good, might be dreadful - up to the good to stop the dreadful. Same with countries. twitter.com/crikey_news/st…
June 23, 2022
Crikey • Guy Rundle • June 23, 2022 • crikey.com.au
The Greens' new voters didn't ask for these disastrous trans and flag culture wars
The half a million new supporters will be devastated that the party is pushing elite issues when it should be standing for the many, not the few.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
M'colleague Guy Rundle excellent on how the Greens are royally fucking up with their obsession with culture war bullshit
crikey.com.au/2022/06/23/gre…
June 23, 2022
The Klaxon • June 23, 2022 • theklaxon.com.au
A Dog's Breakfast: Charity spends more on fundraising than dogs
Guide Dogs Victoria spends more than twice as much on fundraising than it does delivering guide dogs.
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The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • June 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
Deputy premier among four senior Victorian ministers about to retire
James Merlino is among four senior government leaders who will not contest the state election in November.
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The Age • Marnie Vinall • June 22, 2022 • theage.com.au
AFL dropped in-person training on respect for women
As the Jordan De Goey fallout continues, The Age has learnt that the AFL no longer provides face-to-face education for players on the league’s respect and responsibility policy.
The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • June 22, 2022 • smh.com.au
Liberals shiver at the ghost of Metherell amid anger at Barilaro appointment
In the halls of parliament, jittery Liberal ministers keep muttering the words “Metherell affair” as outrage over the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum job grows.
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