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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • August 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton has reached into the weeds of the climate wars and pulled out nuclear energy. It’s beyond ludicrous
The Coalition could’ve progressed a domestic industry in its nine years in power, but it didn’t
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 2, 2022 • news.com.au
ScoMo’s final act before being dumped as PM
A Japanese billionaire who hosted an international conference attended by Scott Morrison last week was awarded an Order of Australia by the Morrison Government in one of its last acts.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Job agency refers welfare recipients to online course asking basic questions about computers
Employability course created by company related to job agency labelled a ‘waste of time, waste of resources’ by one jobseeker
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
New: The "offensive" online course a jobseeker says he was made to do – run by the job agency's related company and created just for the pandemic theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol #workforceaustralia
August 3, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • August 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
More time off and richer: Working smarter can improve life, says Productivity Commission
A report shows Australians have made up for a slowdown in productivity by more of them working long hours. A turnaround could result in more time on a beach.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Australians have kept their living standards my working longer ... other nations have worked smarter. The productivity debate the country has to have ... smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 3, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
After more than a decade of darkness in Australia’s parliament, today was a good day for the climate
Passing legislation tethers the nation to the fact that moral people have to do what we can to avert the collapse of the planet’s climate
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The Guardian • Rafqa Touma • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Employer calls for changes to Victoria’s rental laws after receiving ‘invasive’ questions from agent
Luke Hilakari says he was asked for ‘completely unnecessary’ information about a staff member’s work ethic and punctuality
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Amy Remeikis@AmyRemeikis
When I applied for my rental 18 months ago, I had to provide bank statements, list assets & provide personal info which had nothing to do with my app, for reasons which were not explained (data harvesting basically) with no way to decline. It's cooked theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 3, 2022
The Guardian • Tory Shepherd, Katharine Murphy • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australians seeking pregnancy counselling report coercive pressure as poll shows support for abortion care
Research says 15% of people seeking counselling after unplanned pregnancies experience behaviour that interferes with their own decisions
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • August 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
Murray-Darling Basin Plan ‘cannot achieve’ environmental water savings target, report finds
Findings will increase calls for voluntary buybacks, which could provide the water quickly but would require legislation
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Natassia Chrysanthos • August 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Barilaro inquiry as it happened: Stuart Ayres resigns as Amy Brown reveals he took close interest in New York trade job
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Investment NSW boss Amy Brown say the New York trade role recruitment process that appointed John Barilaro was not at “arm’s length” from Stuart Ayres, who has now resigned as minister and deputy Liberal leader.
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ABC News • Stephanie Borys • August 3, 2022 • abc.net.au
Buy now, pay later services complicate end of cashless debit card
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said transitioning people off cashless debit cards could take time due to a number of people linking theirs to buy now, pay later services.
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The Guardian • Hamilton Nolan • August 2, 2022 • theguardian.com
The world is ablaze and the oil industry just posted record profits. It’s us or them
No single crisis, no matter how existential, will be enough to shut this machine down naturally. We must break it or it will break us
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The Age • Paul Sakkal, Annika Smethurst • August 3, 2022 • theage.com.au
Minister’s letter reveals details of allegations against opposition leader
Matthew Guy stared down nervous MPs and attacks from the government on Tuesday after the resignation of his chief of staff following a donation scandal.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
The Andrews government has asked the state’s corruption watchdog to investigate whether Opposition Leader Matthew Guy and his former chief of staff may have committed a crime by conspiring to engage in potentially corrupt conduct theage.com.au/politics/victo… @theage #springst
August 3, 2022
The Age • Jack Latimore • August 2, 2022 • theage.com.au
A knife, a harness and the ‘power stance’: Eddie Betts reveals ‘cult-like’ training camp
A pre-season training camp for the Adelaide Crows left the AFL champion feeling ‘shattered’, and he says his complaints led to him being dropped from the club’s leadership group. He tells the story in a new autobiography.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • August 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Praise be to Perrottet for seeing the light on stadium madness
Peter V’landys and his acolytes can blather all they want – the NSW government has made the right call in directing funding to areas where it’s actually needed.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Fraser Island’ to be dropped in favour of Indigenous name K’gari under Queensland proposal
World’s largest sand island to revert to its original name, meaning ‘paradise’ in the Butchulla language
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Carroll • August 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
Lift school age to six to put students on more even footing, says education minister
Laura Barnes decided to hold her daughter back a year despite the 5-year-old being eligible to start kindergarten.
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Tamsin Rose • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
London trade rep said he would ‘go to’ Dominic Perrottet over contract negotiations, NSW inquiry hears
Inquiry also hears Amy Brown reveal Stuart Ayres’ praise for John Barilaro before New York appointment
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
The NSW government’s senior trade commissioner in London was recuited after being “added to the process late” and believed he had an “elevated status” that saw him threaten to “go to” premier Dominic Perrottet during contract negotiations. theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 3, 2022
The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • August 3, 2022 • theguardian.com
From celebrity wrangler to political staffer: how Mitch Catlin’s career change came unstuck
Analysis: Liberals were always sceptical of Matthew Guy’s plan to use a marketing maestro to improve the party’s chances in Victoria
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ABC News • Bridget Rollason • August 3, 2022 • abc.net.au
Watchdog investigates 'elevated' lead levels in ducks from Victorian wetlands
Wedge-tailed eagles and other protected species are at risk of being paralysed by lead poisoning in Victoria, according to wildlife advocates, with illegal lead ammunition still being used to shoot ducks.
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The Age • Peter Ryan, Jon Pierik, Jake Niall • August 3, 2022 • theage.com.au
Ex-players shocked by Betts’ experience, AFLPA believes players were ‘pressured’ to stay silent
The AFL and SafeWork SA confirmed they would not re-open an investigation into the Crows’ 2018 pre-season camp, but the AFL Players Association said it believed players were pressured to remain silent and would recontact them to discuss their experience.
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