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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
FOI documents show Peter Dutton’s ‘captain’s call’ to make senior Liberal head of defence thinktank
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s choice of candidate was overruled by then defence minister
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The Guardian • Paul Karp, Daniel Hurst • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Astonishing’: texts reveal officials’ reaction to Morrison government election day boat arrival demand
Newly released messages between border force and home affairs public servants shed light on ‘unprecedented’ haste to make asylum boat interception public
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The Guardian • Melissa Davey, Stephanie Convery • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Not honest’: new health minister dismisses Coalition election claim that bulk billing had hit 88%
Exclusive: ‘Primary care is in its worst shape since Medicare began,’ Mark Butler says amid taskforce review of Medicare system
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Neil McMahon • August 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
I knew Olivia Newton-John, and she was exactly who you thought she was – and more
We thought of her as the ingenue – but the soft-spoken girl from Melbourne had a steel inside that she showed through action, never words.
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Neil McMahon@NeilMcMahon
🧵Here's my reflection for @TheAge + @SMH on Olivia Newton-John. About fame, fortune and friendship but mostly about dogs. I've not spoken about this, but don't think she'd mind me sharing what she did when I was at death's door in 2020. theage.com.au/culture/celebr… #OliviaNewtonJohn
August 10, 2022
Crikey • Cam Wilson • August 10, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Has Ron Watkins, who many believe is behind QAnon, moved to Australia?
One of the world's most influential conspiracy theorists has been spotted in Australia and some believe he may be planning on staying.
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Disturbing’ report into NSW parliament’s culture uncovers examples of bullying and sexual harassment
Exclusive: Independent report calls for mandatory training for all staff and review of complaint process
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Tamsin Rose@tamsinroses
Exclusive: Mandatory training for all members of NSW parliament and their staff will be recommended in a “disturbing” report on bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct. Broderick review to be released Friday. #nswpol theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 10, 2022
The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia should abandon goal to limit global heating to 1.5C, says gas company eyeing Beetaloo Basin
Tamboran Resources, which received $7.5m to explore Beetaloo Basin, argues target may hinder ‘climate improving’ gas projects
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘The US let him go free’: release of terrorist who killed unarmed Australian soldiers shows contempt for ally, family says
Exclusive: Father of one of three soldiers slain by Hekmatullah says Australia was ‘sidelined’ in deal between US and Taliban to release terrorist from prison
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • August 10, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Pubs are buying facial recognition technology to track and record you
Facial recognition can be used to identify patrons, track their movements and even record their emotions, according to companies advertising to gambling venues.
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cammyboo AO@cameronwilson
NEW: I went to the Australasian Gaming Expo yesterday.
I saw companies selling facial recognition technology to pubs, clubs and other gambling venues to help identify problem gamblers, personalise digital advertising and even record people's emotions
crikey.com.au/2022/08/10/pub…
August 10, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Kristina Keneally defeat a wake-up call on parachuting in candidates, Labor diversity group says
‘Devastating result’ in Fowler shows the cost of not taking cultural diversity seriously, submission to party’s election review warns
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
Labor’s election review has been warned the party’s candidates & staff are “fundamentally unrepresentative of the diversity of electorates we seek to represent”, with results showing diverse communities “will no longer be taken for granted” #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 10, 2022
The Guardian • Nino Bucci • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Gymnastics Australia asked child athletes who reported abuse to sign gag orders before meetings
Gymnastics Australia letter says complainants and families must sign non-disclosure agreement for restorative justice process
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ABC News • Stephanie Boltje • August 10, 2022 • abc.net.au
'We were told never to speak our language again': How Indigenous elders are learning to revive their language
Indigenous Australians and Native Americans come together in the Red Centre to learn, from each other, how they can save their languages from extinction.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • August 9, 2022 • smh.com.au
ACTU presses for radical overhaul of economic structures to boost jobs
Sally McManus, the peak union body’s secretary, says raising living standards “will require more than fiddling around the edges”.
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ABC News • Bang Xiao • August 10, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why Xi Jinping's China is unlikely to invade Taiwan — for now
China's economic and social problems have been growing in recent months, and Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan gave Beijing an opportunity to divert the public's attention, writes Bang Xiao.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp, Peter Hannam • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
ACTU pushes for caps on energy bills and a windfall tax on corporate profits ahead of jobs summit
Report proposes big changes to Australian economy including giving workers more clout to bargain for better pay
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Peter Hannam@p_hannam
(New from @Paul_Karp and me): Peter Dutton invited to Labor’s skills and jobs summit as treasurer seeks ‘spirit of cooperation’ while new report signals ACTU’s demands: theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 10, 2022
The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales, Karen Barlow • August 10, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Plug pulled on controversial contact-tracing app
The controversial contact tracing app has been put to rest after a two-year stint.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia retires $21m CovidSafe contact-tracing app that found just two unique cases
Users offered an update of app that ‘removes functionality … so no information is stored or collected’
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The Guardian • Megan Maurice • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Serena Williams’s retirement is no fairytale – it’s a heartbreaking choice between family and career
The tennis great’s decision is a stark reminder that even in 2022, women’s time is still not our own
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VICE • Jason Koebler • August 10, 2022 • vice.com
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager’s private chats about her abortion. Cops then used those chats to seize her phone and computer.
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Australian Financial Review • David Marin-Guzman • August 10, 2022 • afr.com
Major hospitality group grilled over ‘sham’ EBA
The workplace tribunal has raised extraordinary concerns that one of Queensland’s biggest hospitality groups may have lied to get approval of an agreement that allowed its workforce to opt out of all their penalty rates.
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