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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor says new five-year funding for ABC will safeguard against arbitrary cuts and political interference
Communications minister Michelle Rowland says Coalition ‘completely lied’ about 2013 funding cut which harmed broadcaster
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The Guardian • Ben Smee • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Police failed to adequately investigate deaths of four Indigenous women, former officer says
Exclusive: Submission to state inquiry alleges Queensland police routinely hid domestic violence failures from coroner
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Amy McQuire@amymcquire
Must read from @bensmee “A Qld police whistleblower that detectives did not properly investigate the deaths of at least four First Nations women who had previously been subject to repeated violence by their partners.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 3, 2022
The Guardian • Cait Kelly • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Taking the plunge in the Yarra: on your first cold-water swim, it’s OK to swear
In the depths of a Melbourne winter, when it’s 4.6C on the bank and 6C in the river, the true believers gather
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Osman Faruqi • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Nick Kyrgios doesn’t owe you anything
While his vanquished opponent admitted to unsporting behaviour during a fiery Wimbledon clash, Nick Kyrgios continues to attract criticism for his demeanour and style of play. It’s time we asked why that is.
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Michael Koziol@michaelkoziol
“It’s a sign of how toxic the conversation around Kyrgios has become that even when he’s playing the best tennis of his career and was objectively the target of bad on-court behaviour, rather than the antagonist, he still emerges as the villain.” @oz_f smh.com.au/sport/tennis/n…
July 3, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Aisha Dow • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Thousands of Australians with COVID are dying, and it will get worse. Are we OK with that?
Many Australians are keen to embrace the new phase of living with COVID-19, without masks and most public health measures, but have we truly considered the cost of what we are signing up for?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • July 2, 2022 • smh.com.au
Private school funding exposes the nation’s lack of heart
Last decade, government funding boosts to private schools outstripped those to public schools. What does that say about our values?
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Greg Callaghan@GregCallaghan1
Strong piece by Jordan Baker ⁦@JordsBaker⁩ @smh ⁦@theage⁩ smh.com.au/national/priva…
July 3, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Air flows, draught sealing and double glazing: how homeowners can retrofit houses for warmth
Methods of keeping living spaces warm range from cheap gap-sealing to expensive double-glazing, but the first step is to find and see the problem
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
So two @GuardianAus reporters had experts look at their homes to find ways to make them warmer and more energy efficient - @knausc in Canberra and @caitecassidy in Sydney - here's what they found theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 3, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Albanese visits war-ravaged towns in Ukraine
The Australian prime minister has visited towns near Kyiv where Russia allegedly committed atrocities against civilians.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Anthony Albanese has visited Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel -- sites of some of the worst atrocities.
More here:
theage.com.au/world/europe/a…
July 3, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
A bitter winter and nowhere else to go: Hobart housing crisis forcing people to live in tents
A rise in short-stay accommodation, a lack of public housing and an influx of new residents has led to the city being rated the worst in Australia for rental affordability
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘History will judge us’: Richard Marles commits to defence reform after Afghan war crimes inquiry
Defence minister says Australia must ‘make right this appalling set of circumstances’ and promises to keep parliament informed of progress
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Melissa Cunningham • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
COVID deaths rise among unvaccinated, unboosted
Almost three quarters of the more than 2000 Victorians who have died this year after contracting coronavirus had not received their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
A life dedicated to the law and justice, without fear or favour
Nicholas Cowdery, QC, the longest-serving director of public prosecutions in Australian history, spent the best part of two decades up close to some of the nation’s most complex legal cases.
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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz
Australia's longest-serving Director Public Prosecutions: "“It defies understanding, that self-administration of drugs should be a criminal offence. Isn’t the user doing enough self-harm without having a criminal penalty loaded on top?”
#auspol #NSWpol
smh.com.au/national/a-lif…
July 3, 2022
ABC News • Tom Lowrey • July 3, 2022 • abc.net.au
'A war crime': Prime Minister disturbed by what he sees on visit to Ukraine
Anthony Albanese, who was invited to Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surveys "devastating" destruction in Irpin, describing what he sees as "a war crime".
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Caitlin Fitzsimmons • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Divorce applications up as marriages hit the rocks
Nearly 200,000 people have filed for divorce across Australia in the past two years, the highest number in more than a decade.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • July 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Two children diagnosed with first cases of diphtheria of the throat in NSW this century
Unvaccinated two-year-old and six-year-old from northern NSW diagnosed with potentially deadly bacterial infection
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The Age • Jon Faine • July 3, 2022 • theage.com.au
In bypassing the media, Daniel Andrews controls the message
Daniel Andrews is the most prolific and consistent user of social media in Australian politics with a sizable team devoted to creating fresh content. On Twitter, he has 10 times more followers than his NSW counterpart.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kate Halfpenny • July 1, 2022 • smh.com.au
It’s time to kick Nick Kyrgios off the island
It’s hard to say what’s been worse at Wimbledon, Kyrgios’ cringeworthy on-court theatrics or hypocritical, self-serving press conferences.
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Insider • Yelena Dzhanova • July 2, 2022 • businessinsider.com
Jon Stewart says 'the Supreme Court is now the Fox News of justice' after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
"I mean, there is no consistency," he said. "States can't regulate guns, but they can regulate [uteruses], you know?"
The Sydney Morning Herald • July 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘A very evil side to him’: Kyrgios is a bully, says beaten Tsitsipas after fiery encounter
Stefanos Tsitsipas labelled Nick Kyrgios a “bully” with “an evil side” to his character after losing a bad-tempered Wimbledon third-round clash, while Ajla Tomljanovic advanced against the world No.13 but had a few problems with her accommodation and Alex de Minaur also won through to the fourth round.
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ABC News • Ashleigh Barraclough • July 3, 2022 • abc.net.au
After 183 years, part of Melbourne will ditch its slavery-linked name for a local Aboriginal word
The shift comes after residents in the inner-Melbourne local government area were given an opportunity to vote for one of three Aboriginal Woi-wurrung words as the new name.
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