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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn, Katharine Murphy • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tanya Plibersek says she will block Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine near Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s environment minister says billionaire Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal proposal would likely have ‘unacceptable impacts’ on reef
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • August 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
Julia Gillard committed a terrible wrong. It’s time for Albanese to right it
On the day former prime minister Julia Gillard delivered her misogyny speech, the Senate passed a bill that consigned single-parent families to greater struggle and further entrenched intergenerational poverty.
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The Guardian • Adeshola Ore • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Unions call for Victoria’s proposed laws targeting environmental protesters to be scrapped
Bill would see protesters who illegally disrupt forestry workers in logging zones face up to 12 months’ jail
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ABC News • Michael Slezak • August 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
For the first time in Australian history, a federal environment minister flags rejecting a coal mine
Tanya Plibersek proposes rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland Coal Project on the grounds it is likely to damage the Great Barrier Reef. It is the first time in Australian history a federal environment minister has set the wheels in motion to reject a coal mine.
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Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak
Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds abc.net.au/news/2022-08-0… via @ABCaustralia
August 4, 2022
The Guardian • Joshua Mcdonald, Mostafa Rachwani, Ben Doherty • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney told acquaintance queer women ‘live in fear’ in their homeland
Exclusive: Guardian understands sisters attended girls-only queer event and police are investigating if one or both feared being persecuted for their sexuality
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • August 4, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Big government is already here. But how will we fund it?
Relying on central banks to support growth by printing money is clearly not viable because of what that does to inequality. Government will have to step up.
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Quentin Dempster@QuentinDempster
Just do it! Our new PM @AlboMP has the numbers in the new parliament to legislate to abandon Stage 3 tax cuts. Alan Kohler: Labor must abandon the Stage 3 tax cuts. Effective government must be funded | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…
August 4, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung • August 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
Tongan volcano: Scientists report on impact of eruption
When an underwater volcano erupted off Tonga this year, it blasted enough water vapour into the atmosphere to impact the ozone layer and influence surface temperatures.
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ABC News • Jake Evans • August 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
Climate bill passes the lower house after being tweaked by Greens and 'teal' crossbench
The government has agreed to Greens and "teal" independent amendments to its climate target bill despite not requiring their votes in the lower house, in a sign of what the crossbench hopes is a new approach to politics.
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The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Affirmative consent and ‘stealthing’ laws to be introduced to Victorian parliament
Exclusive: Bill set to be introduced Thursday will also target image-based sexual abuse
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • August 3, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘This is not a barbecue’: Nationals MP outraged as Greens MP forgoes tie in question time
The new speaker Milton Dick backed Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather when he didn’t wear a tie in question time.
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Shane Wright@swrighteconomy
Great take by @LisaVisentin on the "tie-gate" in the House ... smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 4, 2022
NBC News • Ben Collins, Kevin Collier • August 4, 2022 • nbcnews.com
After Alex Jones’ lawyers accidentally leak years of emails, Infowars financial documents are revealed in court
A lawyer for two parents suing Jones said the emails showed that Infowars at one point in 2018 was making over $800,000 per day.
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Hugh Riminton@hughriminton
Mad right-wing conspiracy theories can be absurdly lucrative: Court documents show #AlexJones' #InfoWars was at its peak making US$800,000 A DAY.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a… via @nbcnews
August 4, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • August 4, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Bandt is a bounder’: Keating fires up in climate wars as Greens back Albanese bill
The former prime minister defended Labor’s environmental record after Adam Bandt described the government as “neoliberal” and “now the party of the centre-right”.
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The Guardian • Sarah Collard • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Horrific’ First Nations missing and murdered cases to be focus of Australia-wide inquiry
A Senate inquiry will examine the ‘mounting’ rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
The Age • The Age's View • August 3, 2022 • theage.com.au
Matthew Guy must open up on adviser scandal
Voters have shown that they care about integrity. It cannot be treated by political leaders simply as window dressing and then weaponised for use against opponents.
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Nothing off the table’ in bid to deliver 450GL of water for Murray-Darling, Labor says
Tanya Plibersek accuses the Coalition of preventing the delivery of water for South Australia through ‘brown tape’ bureaucracy
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The Guardian • Rafqa Touma • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘If you don’t like it, leave’: renters priced out of their homes as landlords pass on costs of RBA rate hikes
Greens MP says there is ‘desperate need’ for reform as tenants feel the pain of low vacancies and rising interest rates
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The Guardian • Matthew Taylor • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief
António Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable people
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The Age • Jake Niall • August 3, 2022 • theage.com.au
Make a stand: Crows, AFL can’t let Betts down
No one – not the club, competition, leaders of the Crows, the players’ union, nor even much of the media – emerge well from what Eddie Betts, to his credit, has laid bare.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Julian Assange’s family urge Australian PM Anthony Albanese to intervene before US extradition
John and Gabriel Shipton say they’re frustrated at the lack of progress in WikiLeaks founder’s case since Labor was elected
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The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • August 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Calm the farm: foot-and-mouth disease is a threat, but it shouldn’t be used as a political weapon
When the CEO of the Australian Meat Industry Council, is urging politicians to keep calm and stick to the science, we should all listen
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