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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Dominic Perrottet proposed new trade role to minister
Premier Dominic Perrottet offered to create a parliamentary trade role for Transport Minister David Elliott as a sweetener for dumping him from cabinet and on another occasion also spoke to him about the agent-general position in London, in revelations likely to heap immense pressure on Perrottet’s leadership.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
This rabble treats the plums and perks of government as if they were running a family business. (Except that if it WAS a family business they’d be broke in a month.) The arrogance, the incompetence, is contemptible. smh.com.au/national/nsw/d…
August 7, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
Pay to get paid: NDIS workers raise concerns about gig economy platforms
Tech solutions allow workers to find clients directly, but when it comes to guaranteeing employee benefits not all are equal
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Scandalous’: Inside the three-year fight to obtain a single-page letter from federal police
The AFP’s three-year fight to keep a letter secret has opened itself up to accusations that it was serving the government of the day, rather than acting as the cops on the beat.
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Ben Potter@OBenPotter
Classic example of an artificial claim for national security secrecy …, theage.com.au/politics/feder…
August 7, 2022
The Age • Aisha Dow • August 7, 2022 • theage.com.au
Brett Sutton says this is ‘key’ to fighting COVID-19
Victoria’s chief health officer says improvements to indoor ventilation can have a lasting impact on the spread of COVID-19, and the lingering impacts of the infectious disease.
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Chief Health Officer, Victoria@VictorianCHO
There’s no single ‘magic bullet’ against this virus but ventilation and airflow are key to fighting COVID-19. Important to take the long view. theage.com.au/national/victo…
August 7, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘We are not a separate entity, we are all just Australians’: Senator defends her opposition to the Voice
Warlpiri woman Jacinta Price believes the Voice to parliament will peddle racial stereotypes and continue to drive a wedge in society.
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Al Jazeera • Linah Alsaafin, Dalia Hatuqa • August 6, 2022 • aljazeera.com
Five Palestinians, including three children, killed in Gaza blast
Israel refuted claims it was behind the deadly attack on Jabalia, blaming it on errant Palestinian rocket.
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Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak
Israeli assault on Jabalia leaves 5 dead, 3 of them children aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…
August 7, 2022
The Age • Rachel Eddie • August 7, 2022 • theage.com.au
No apology, compensation for Victorians trapped in NSW during COVID border closure
Ombudsman Deborah Glass said the border closure led to unjust outcomes, and the government should publicly apologise and consider compensating people for losses.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Neil McMahon • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Judith Durham valued adversity and blessings in disguise
To meet the beloved singer of The Seekers was to be beguiled by a warmth and charm and laugh that was all evidence of her refusal to be bowed by life’s slings and arrows.
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The Age • Cara Waters • August 6, 2022 • theage.com.au
Elderly residents abandoned by private aged care provider after council exit
Elderly residents in Boroondara are without in-home care after a privatised aged care provider failed to supply staff for the services after taking over from the council.
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The Age • Jon Faine • August 7, 2022 • theage.com.au
Can it get any worse for the Victorian Liberals? Yes, it can
The Liberals’ slim prospects this November slipped into freefall this week. Imagine the headlines – and the fallout – if integrity-related charges are laid in the middle of the election campaign.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • August 6, 2022 • theguardian.com
In Australia’s welfare sector obligations are ‘mutual’, but profits flow only one way
As vast network of job agencies rakes in hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, jobseekers face ‘humiliating’ tasks to maintain payments
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
New from me on mutual obligations and the privatised job services system theguardian.com/business/2022/…
August 6, 2022
NITV • Rachael Knowles, Jodan Perry NITV News • August 7, 2022 • sbs.com.au
National Centre of Indigenous Excellence to remain open
An announcement by the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation comes after a week of massive community pressure, that drew the attention of the Indigenous Australians Minister.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Meta missing in action at crucial Treasury talks
Meta’s recent behaviour has reignited concerns in Australia the social media giant isn’t keen to persist with the news media bargaining code.
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ABC News • Mollie Gorman • August 7, 2022 • abc.net.au
Twenty-one years ago Janine got into a red car after a night out. What happened next remains a mystery
What do you do when it's been two decades without knowing about your sister? The siblings of a "bright, bubbly and vivacious" 31-year-old say the pain is relentless.
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Jamelle Wells@JamelleWellsABC
Janine Vaughan Bathurst missing person case haunts her brother and sister abc.net.au/news/2022-08-0… via @ABCaustralia
August 7, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jackson Graham • August 6, 2022 • smh.com.au
Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, dies aged 79
Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers and one of Australia’s most prolific performers, has died aged 79 after a long battle with illness.
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The Monthly • Josh Bornstein • August 1, 2022 • themonthly.com.au
What’s gone wrong at the ABC
Years of government attacks over funding and balance have left the national broadcaster in desperate need of repair
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The Monthly@THEMONTHLY
“The ABC Overton window has shrunk to reduce the presence of strong left-wing commentary. A climate-change denialist is more likely to appear on an ABC discussion panel than a trade unionist.” @JoshBBornstein on the “creeping depression” infecting the ABC. bit.ly/3vsuGiW
August 1, 2022
ABC News • Avani Dias, Som Patidar, Lucy Sweeney • August 7, 2022 • abc.net.au
Everyone dies — even the Dalai Lama. But the spiritual leader's demise comes with succession drama and a looming Beijing
The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is steeped in ancient tradition, but as the current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism marks his 87th birthday, China is looking to assert its influence.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • August 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Silent extinction’: myrtle rust fungus spreads to WA’s Kimberley
Researchers fear spread of invasive disease could be disastrous for Australia’s diverse plant life and are calling for urgent national response
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Andrew Taylor • August 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
A Sydney high school banned mobile phones. It had dramatic results
Mobile phones go into a pouch that gets locked at the school gates at Davidson High School and related behavioural issues have dropped 90 per cent.
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Al Jazeera • August 7, 2022 • aljazeera.com
Photos: Gaza death toll rises as Israel continues attack
At least 24 Palestinians, including six children, have been killed and 203 wounded during the two days of attacks.
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