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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • June 28, 2022 • news.com.au
Governor-General David Hurley spruiks building company responsible for his renovations
Governor-General David Hurley and his wife Linda are spruiking the wares of a Canberra-based builder who completed luxury renovations to the couple’s private home.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE: Governor-general slammed over “error of judgment” after providing “testimonial” in filmed ad for Canberra builder news.com.au/finance/real-e…
June 28, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott, Angus Thomson • June 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
Abandoning God: Christianity plummets as ‘non-religious’ surges in census
The proportion of self-identified Christians in Australia has dropped below 50 per cent for the first time amid a surge in non-religious identification.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Now that “Christians” are a minority group, do you think they’ll stop telling the rest of us how to live ?
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June 28, 2022
ABC News • Grace Tobin, Jeanavive McGregor, Patrick Begley • June 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
As the Coalition feuded over vaping, 'personal' donations were made by the pro-vape lobby
As the Coalition feuded over vaping, Four Corners can reveal a lobby group gave $44,000 to the Liberal Party but declared it as personal gifts from its director on electoral returns.
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Grace Tobin@GraceTobin
$44k in 'personal' donations to the Liberal Party came from vaping lobby during debate over policy @4corners @begley_patrick
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June 28, 2022
ABC News • Jason Fang • June 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
Here's what the census data says about where Australians are migrating from
The 2021 census data shows almost half of the population has a parent born overseas, while India has overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third-largest country of birth, behind Australia and England.
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Kishor@kishor_nr
Meanwhile there is literally one Australian foreign correspondent in India. Time for us to move beyond cricket, curries and cows!
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June 28, 2022
The Guardian • Joe Hinchliffe • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Deadly combination’: unpicking race’s role in three separate tragedies
Their beaming faces and traumatised parents graced countless news bulletins. Did ‘systemic racism’ in Australia’s health system play a part in the deaths of Amrita, Hiyaan and Aishwarya?
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ten things we learned from the 2021 census results: Christianity in decline and Australia hits 25 million
Christianity is in decline, millennials are catching up to boomers, and everyone was at home. Insights from the pandemic census night
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Nick Evershed@NickEvershed
first census results map is live now - you can explore the results by area (SA2) for some key census variables here theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 28, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Buckmaster • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
From Strictly Ballroom to Elvis: the career of Baz Luhrmann – sorted
The Australian auteur’s films are intoxicating, polarising spectacles – so from the very bad (Australia) to the very good, we rank his works across film and TV
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The Australian • Jenna Clarke & Greg Brown • June 27, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
20 weeks of paid parental leave for dads is on the table
Twenty weeks of paid parental leave for dads is on the table.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
Well this is promising!!! Social Services minister @AmandaRishworth says government is considering offering 20 weeks of paid parental leave to dads. This would be a game-changer for families. 💯💯💯
theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/news/20…
June 28, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack • June 28, 2022 • smh.com.au
Stuart Ayres met top picks for trade posts, internal emails reveal
Investment and Trade Minister Stuart Ayres met with the preferred candidates for two trade commissioner roles late last year, despite the appointments being public sector decisions that were meant to be separate from the government.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Having an abortion made me realise Australia must do more to make it accessible and affordable | Georgie Purcell
There are still many barriers to accessing abortion in states where it is decriminalised – more so for regional and remote communities
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for food insecurity driven by war and climate crisis, former defence leaders say
Former military heads warn of risks to food supply ahead of report from Australian Security Leaders Climate Group
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The Guardian • Van Badham • June 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Abortion rights were hard-won in Australia – the Roe v Wade ruling shows how easily they could be taken away
The challenge now – for women everywhere – is to fight through our fear, and make our courage count
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Van Badham@vanbadham
My latest in the @guardian is about how the shockwaves of Roe Vs Wade have rippled through progressive Australia and New Zealand, as their effects hit women everywhere. #auspol theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
June 27, 2022
ABC News • Markus Mannheim • June 28, 2022 • abc.net.au
Churches are increasingly empty as more Australians spurn religion
For the first time, census data shows fewer than half of Australians say they are Christian, while almost as many say they have no religious beliefs.
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Jamie Travers@JamieTravers
Lapsed Christians (Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Uniting, Other) 🚨
I’m looking to speak to someone for @abcnews about why you’ve left the Church, or vice versa! ⛪️
You or someone you know keen to chat? Would love you to flick me a DM 🙏
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June 28, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Fears for wellbeing of older Australians as 65,000 aged care workers leave sector each year
Immediate solutions needed for deteriorating staff crisis in sector struggling to maintain basic standards, report finds
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The Guardian • Natasha May • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries
Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’ on crops
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Natasha May@tasha_tilly
“Covid for bees” has had an immediate impact on apiaries, with a ban on movement across New South Wales, but is also likely to affect other agricultural industries, including the upcoming almond blossom season
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June 28, 2022
Crikey • Cam Wilson • June 28, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Woolworths leak says it uses AI and facial recognition — but the company denies it
The company says the leaked internal training module detailing how it uses the controversial technologies to stop theft was a mistake.
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cammyboo AO@cameronwilson
NEW: A leaked Woolworths employee training module says that the company uses "artificial intelligence and facial mapping to identify offenders".
The company says this is a mistake, however.
crikey.com.au/2022/06/28/woo…
June 28, 2022
The Shot • June 28, 2022 • theshot.net.au
Lost and bound – whither the Liberal Party?
Enter Peter Dutton
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • June 28, 2022 • afr.com
Census 2021: Australia becomes a majority migrant nation
More than 50 per cent of respondents to last year’s national population snapshot are first- or second-generation Australians.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Paul Karp • June 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s 35 newly elected MPs head to ‘parliament school’
New MPs will hear from clerks, whips, former MPs, the outgoing speaker, the federal police and Asio on the inner workings of Parliament House
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The Klaxon • June 27, 2022 • theklaxon.com.au
Guide Dogs fundraising boss gave $87,000 to Liberal Party
The head of capital fundraising at Guide Dogs Victoria gave the Liberal Party $87,000 in “donations” before the Federal Coalition gave the charity millions of dollars in grants.
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