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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Shitshow’ over John Barilaro’s NYC appointment keeps sucking the NSW government in
Analysis: Former deputy premier’s appearance at inquiry was always going to generate plenty of headlines
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The New Yorker • Susan B. Glasser, Peter Baker • August 8, 2022 • newyorker.com
Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals
How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief.
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ABC News • Nassim Khadem, Michael Janda • August 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
The 60 millionaires who paid no tax and the richest and poorest postcodes revealed
Sixty people earned more than $1 million but paid no tax in 2019-20, and the country's lowest incomes have been recorded in regional NSW, according to the ATO's latest taxation statistics.
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Peter Martin@1petermartin
ANNUAL REALITY CHECK. The median, or middle, earning Australian made $48,381, with men ($56,746) earning considerably more than women ($41,724) abc.net.au/news/2022-08-0… @NassimKhadem @mikejanda @ato_gov_au #ausecon #auspol
August 9, 2022
The Guardian • Catherine Shoard • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Olivia Newton-John, star of Grease, dies aged 73
Pop star best known for her role in the film musical devoted her later life to activism in support of cancer research
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Idato • August 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
Olivia Newton-John dies at 73, husband says
Iconic Australian singer and actor Olivia Newton-John has died at 73, according to an Instagram post from her account.
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The Guardian • Joe Hinchliffe • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Bushfire recovery groups blindsided by reports Resilience NSW might be axed
Community organisations in Cobargo say the agency, which has faced criticism, has done some good in protecting against fires
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“I can’t repeat what I said – let’s just say it started with ‘F’ and ended in ‘K’,” she said.
“Short-term thinking is really damaging to people, because they end up feeling abandoned.” @joe_hinchliffe theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 9, 2022
The Guardian • Edward Helmore • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Photos suggest Trump blocked toilets with ripped-up White House documents
Images published ahead of new book on 45th presidency offer possible evidence of violations of Presidential Records Act
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ABC News • Liana Walker • August 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
Dame Olivia Newton-John remembered for Grammy-laden career and cancer activism
Messages posted to her official social media accounts said the 73-year-old "passed away peacefully" at her ranch in southern California surrounded by family and friends.
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The Klaxon • August 9, 2022 • theklaxon.com.au
Barilaro created "fund" Perrottet used to make illegal grant
The $5.5 million Dominic Perrottet illegally awarded a regional NSW gun club escaped the scrutiny of the state’s chief auditor because it was not “sampled” as part of the annual government inspection.
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Anthony Klan@Anthony_Klan
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨It was John Barilaro who created the $300m "fund" that Perrottet used to make the illegal $5.5m Wagga gun club grant. Perrottet, Barilaro & Ayres at the heart of both gun club + Barilaro NYC scandals... theklaxon.com.au/home/barilaro-…
August 9, 2022
The Guardian • Melissa Davey • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Blackmores subsidiary kept selling pregnancy vitamins despite hundreds of complaints, ex-employee alleges
Whistleblower says he was instructed to tell customers the products were safe to consume, despite lack of testing evidence
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Guardian Essential poll: most Australians support an Indigenous voice – but they don’t know too much about it
Two-thirds of respondents back constitutional recognition, including 77% of Labor voters and 53% of Coalition voters
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • August 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Qantas asks executives to volunteer to fill in as baggage handlers
At least 100 managers needed for frontline airport roles as post-lockdown problems plague airline
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The New Daily • Paul Bongiorno • August 9, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
The signs are good for anti-corruption, PM’s next big-ticket item
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for his next big legislative win, giving Australia a federal anti-corruption commission with teeth.
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Michael West • #Mate • August 8, 2022 • michaelwest.com.au
All caretaker, no responsibility: how a dying government slipped freebies to its mates
On its way to electoral oblivion, the Morrison government kept the dollars flowing to select beneficiaries, defying "caretaker" conventions.
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💧Michael West@MichaelWestBiz
Defying 'caretaker' govt conventions, Scott Morrison forked our 600k of grants every hour during the campaign.
Terrific investigation by @AusPolMate
michaelwest.com.au/all-caretaker-…
August 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman, Charlotte Grieve • August 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Brazen politicking’: Young Libs roast former minister Alex Hawke
The NSW Young Liberals had a few choice words for the party’s approach to the last election.
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Are the Commonwealth Games a joyful extravaganza – or anachronistic, offensive and a waste of time?
The legacy of colonialism looms large – isn’t a history of empire and exploitation, slavery and subjugation to be condemned, not celebrated?
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
The Commonwealth Games are perhaps the most inclusive international sporting event. They're also a reminder of empire and exploitation. My take for @GuardianAus on the Games' complex past, present and future as #B2022 come to a close theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug…
August 9, 2022
ABC News • Paul Donoughue • August 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why was Sandy in Grease an Aussie? It was all ONJ's doing
The role of Sandy Olsson was rewritten to suit Olivia Newton-John, and she was even given equal billing with John Travolta — a testament to the quiet authority of an Australian who had already conquered American music.
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@abcnews • August 9, 2022 • abc.net.au
Journalist recalls friendship with Olivia Newton-John
"If you didn't not know who she was, you would not know she was a global superstar," Journalist Neil McMahon remembers his special friendship with Olivia Newton-John.
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Neil McMahon@NeilMcMahon
Thanks @ABCTV for posting this, my bit with @JoeDoesNews this morning. Joe and I have been mates for more than 30 years so it was a pleasure to do this, despite completely choking up at the start. abc.net.au/news/2022-08-0… #OliviaNewtonJohn
August 9, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • August 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
Greens’ Lidia Thorpe lays out list of demands for Voice support
The federal government is seeking to build cross-party support for the constitutional change.
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • August 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
What is quiet quitting? It’s not very complicated – simply do the job you were hired to do!
Believe it or not, your worth is not defined by the work you do at Angry Steve’s Pool Supplies-n-Stuff!
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F Onthemoon@firstdogonmoon
Quiet Quitting! Is it something you should be worried about? Is it contagious? What does Karl Marx say? I don’t know I can’t understand a word he says but here is a cartoon anyway. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
August 9, 2022

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