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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • July 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Workforce Australia job agencies rake in millions more from training contracts
Department of employment intended to ban practice before reversing course after ‘strong feedback’ from industry
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Australian Bureau of Statistics • July 27, 2022 • abs.gov.au
Consumer Price Index, Australia, June 2022
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures household inflation and includes statistics about price change for categories of household expenditure
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Peter Martin@1petermartin
Annual inflation 6.1%, up from 5.1% Quarterly 1.8%: abs.gov.au/statistics/eco… @ConversationEDU @ANUCrawford #ausecon #auspol
July 27, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty • July 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith’s year-long defamation trial against three newspapers concludes
Ex-soldier’s barrister tells court that reporters ‘jumped on rumours’, while newspapers’ counsel alleges Roberts-Smith ‘prepared to lie under oath’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Deborah Snow • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Russian officers 30 years ago presaged rise of Putin, Ukraine conflict
Reflective, angry, bewildered, humiliated. These were the emotions of Russian army chiefs I interviewed in 1992 as the Soviet army was carved up. Their words were eerily prescient.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
"So, like journalists everywhere, we decided to wing it."
This is a great piece by @DeborahSnow about Moscow and the Russian army at the dawn of the Putin era.
smh.com.au/national/russi…
July 27, 2022
The Guardian • Adeshola Ore, Tamsin Rose • July 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing
State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jioji Ravulo • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Don’t blame Pacific Island cultures for queer fear. Blame colonisation
With just over 45 per cent of NRL players identifying from a Pasifika heritage, it is important we understand and celebrate cultural diversity and their differences.
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Benjamin Law 羅旭能@mrbenjaminlaw
"We may view Pasifika cultures as being homophobic — full of fear for the queer. But this was taught to us by white, Western attitudes brought with colonisation.
"Before the missionaries, sexuality among many Pacific communities was fluid."
—@JiojiRavulo
smh.com.au/sport/don-t-bl…
July 27, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • July 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Cashless debit card users able to opt out by October as Labor prepares to scrap program
Support will be available to those who want to transition off the card that ‘often makes participants’ lives more difficult’, social services minister says
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ian Roberts • July 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
I wore my Manly jersey, and my sexuality, with pride. Now I’m heartbroken
This is a difficult conversation we have to have, and I am here for it. I am trying not to be angry.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Former NRL player Ian Roberts in the @smh with some blunt words for the NRL players objecting to rainbow stripes on their jumper: “we were born gay. We had no choice in the matter”. smh.com.au/sport/i-wore-m…
July 27, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Dana Daniel • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor women’s caucus leader vows to push for equal, affordable access to abortion
Labor MP Sharon Claydon says calls for Medicare to fully cover the cost of terminations are “worthy of looking at”.
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
Good story by @Dana_Adele - chair of the Labor women's caucus, Sharon Claydon: "We need to ensure we're actively moving to provide both safe & affordable reproductive health options, whether that is termination, improved access to contraception."
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
July 27, 2022
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • July 27, 2022 • theguardian.com
Lismore residents with flood-damaged homes still received bills from energy companies
Some customers whose homes were uninhabitable for months were billed based on estimated power usage
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Ella Buckland@ellaNbuckland
Nice work @caitecassidy for this article. So many #LismoreFloods people affected by estimated electricity bills. theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 27, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Adam Carey • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Desperately short of qualified staff, childcare centres ask to bend the rules
Childcare staff are in short supply and more centres are struggling to find enough qualified educators to meet their obligations.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Why can’t anyone get an answer in question time?
The PM wants to lift the tone of debate in parliament. How will MPs manage this in the most unruly hour of the day?
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Stephanie Peatling@srpeatling
I cannot think of a better person than @katinacurtis to write an explainer on question time. I commend it to the platform.
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
July 27, 2022
Brisbane Times • Matt Dennien • July 27, 2022 • brisbanetimes.com.au
Queensland pulls plug on $600m government quarantine sites
The state has detailed its costs for the now-mothballed Wellcamp quarantine site, and told the federal government there is no need for its second facility, citing health advice.
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ABC News • Daniel Keane, Gabriella Marchant • July 26, 2022 • abc.net.au
Researcher says he has identified Somerton Man, ending decades-long mystery
A researcher in the case of the Somerton Man says he has solved the decades-old mystery, identifying the figure as a Melbourne-born electrical engineer.
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Pearls and Irritations • Andrew Podger • July 27, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
The Gaetjens’ valedictory
Gaetjens’ valedictory address last week revealed a serious lack of self-awareness and of understanding of public administration issues.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • July 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tony Burke promises crossbench ‘guaranteed respect’ in new parliament but says staff cuts to stay
Leader of the House also outlines changes to make sitting hours more family friendly
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Tony Burke setting out new standing orders in lower hosue.
ICYMI - news story here, on family friendly hours, no divisions later than 630pm.
theguardian.com/australia-news…
July 27, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
Inflation is not a big problem, so don’t hit it with a sledgehammer
The RBA is under huge pressure from the financial markets to keep jacking up rates but it must hold its nerve and do no more than necessary.
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Ross Gittins@1RossGittins
Financial markets are in a panic about inflation and the media love spreading a good panic, but it leads to bad decisions bit.ly/3z7mPIB #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol
July 27, 2022
Melbourne Writers Festival • July 22, 2022 • mwf.com.au
Home Truths
Acclaimed Australian authors Jane Caro (The Mother) and Robert Lukins (Loveland) discuss their singularly rendered novels that both tell the stories of women driven to extreme lengths while grappling with abusive men and the ineptitude of the law. In a panel event led by Ailsa Piper, they discuss the meticulous research that went into each […]
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Robert Lukins@robertlukins
Really happy to be a part of this year's @MelbWritersFest
My session alongside the brilliant @JaneCaro - hosted by Ailsa Piper, talking Home Truths.
The festival lineup is cracking; tix on sale tomorrow.
mwf.com.au/program/home-t…
July 27, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • July 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
How many city slickers used COVID for sea and tree change
For the first time in living memory, the proportion of Australians calling a capital city home has fallen. COVID-19 drove people to many regional centres.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Where did people move to during Covid? New figures show places like Busselton, Victor Harbor, Geelong, Dubbo and Albury-Wodonga grew as the share of people in capital's fell ... theage.com.au/politics/feder…
July 27, 2022
Crikey • Amber Schultz • July 27, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Parliament is going to be boring, and more productive, without decoys and scandals
Productivity over props (no more Muppets!) is the government's mantra. Is Australia ready for a collegial rather than combative Parliament?
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Amber Schultz@AmberMaySchultz
We've lost a reality TV show but gained a government .. with Tony Burke already introducing standing orders to limit working hours and improve debate
crikey.com.au/2022/07/27/par…
July 27, 2022

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