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The Australian • SIMON BENSON, GEOFF CHAMBERS • August 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Morrison’s secret Covid moves to protect power
Scott Morrison secretly swore himself in as joint health minister when Covid-19 began to take off in March 2020, after concerns that by invoking emergency measures under biosecurity laws, he was effectively handing control of the country to Greg Hunt.
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Tom McIlroy@TomMcIlroy
This is pretty extraordinary. Scott Morrison secretly took on a joint health and finance minister role at the height of the COVID crisis. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
August 13, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Hopkins • August 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
A year since fleeing Kabul: ‘Now my children can grow up in peace’
The withdrawal of allied troops from Afghanistan a year ago led to desperate scenes as refugees tried to escape the Taliban. One man tells his family’s story
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Donna Lu@donnadlu
This is an extraordinarily moving story by Noor M Ramazan, who fled Kabul with his family a year ago – on repeatedly rebuilding from nothing, the kindness of new friends, and the right to refuge and life in a "place where there is no harm". theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…
August 13, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Chris Wallace • August 13, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
How ‘tax bludgers’ are ripping off their fellow Australians
The gender pay gap is alive and well and ‘tax bludgers’ are thriving in Australia, as the latest figures show scores of millionaires paid nothing on their income.
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Lisa Bryant@LisaJBryant
“It shows the economy continues “to work very well for those it was designed for, and by,” says Melbourne’s Per Capita think tank executive director, Emma Dawson. “Wealthy men.”
Exactly ⁦@DawsonEJ⁩ Great article ⁦@c_s_wallace⁩ ! thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
August 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • George Megalogenis • August 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
The tax-cut promise Albanese should never have made, and must break
Anthony Albanese couldn’t afford to oppose the “stage three” tax cuts before the election, but the policy now represents a time bomb for Labor.
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
“No self-respecting Labor government would design the tax scales to deliver 78 per cent of the benefit to the top 20 per cent of earners, or split the dollars 67-33 between men and women ($10.5 bn versus 5.1 bn).”
Too right, ⁦@GMegalogenis⁩ smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 13, 2022
The Australian • Troy Bramston • August 13, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Howard’s stinging critique of the Morrison era
John Howard sits in a comfortable Chesterfield- style wingback chair in the corner of his office high above the Sydney CBD. Over his right shoulder is an expansive view of skyscrapers piercing the blue winter sky to Sydney Harbour and the ocean beyond. His office is bookended with tomes on law, politics and history. An Australian flag stands in the corner. A portrait of Winston Churchill hangs on the wall. A photograph of Robert Menzies sits alongside family portraits and one of the Queen with his ministers. His desk has a computer between piles of papers.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Marion Rae • August 11, 2022 • smh.com.au
Minister urges Queensland to open up more gas fields
Queensland gas is a “natural ally” of renewables and will support the addition of more intermittent energy, Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King told a business audience in Brisbane on Thursday.
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The Guardian • Stephanie Convery, Melissa Davey • August 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Treated as a third-class citizen’: patients who need Medicare most struggle to find a GP who bulk bills
As more doctors charge for appointments some people are being forced to limit GP visits or travel long distances for affordable care
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The Australian • NATASHA ROBINSON • August 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
If PSA testing was standard, my Dad might be alive today
One of the most poignant memories I have of my dads last months of life was waving goodbye to him one autumn day 18 months ago as he stood on his front step wrapped in a blue dressing gown fighting back tears.
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The New York Times • Jay Root, David Gelles, Elizabeth A. Harris, Julia Jacobs • August 13, 2022 • nytimes.com
Salman Rushdie on Ventilator Hours After Being Stabbed in Western New York
“The news is not good,” the author’s agent, Andrew Wylie, said in an emailed update Friday evening. He said Mr. Rushdie might lose an eye and his liver had been damaged. The celebrated author, who has long faced death threats, was stabbed by a 24-year old New Jersey man. Police said the motive was unclear.
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The New York Times@nytimes
Breaking News: After being stabbed, Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator and cannot speak. His arm and liver are injured, and he may lose an eye, his agent said. nyti.ms/3pj1F62
August 13, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • August 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why is Peter Dutton ignoring all the lessons that got Anthony Albanese into the Lodge?
‘I’m not Morrison – but I’m still Dutton’ is not a strategy to fix the Coalition’s problems with women and urban professional voters
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The Australian • TROY BRAMSTON • August 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
We didn’t do the work … how we got election so wrong: Howard
Scott Morrisons failure to present a clear, compelling vision for the future was the central reason for the Coalitions landslide election defeat, according to the partys second-longest serving prime minister, John Howard.
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Australian Financial Review • Michael Read, Tom McIlroy • August 12, 2022 • afr.com
Almost 80,000 have $2m in super, costing the budget billions
Almost 1000 extra people joined the ranks of Australia’s most cashed-up superannuants in 2019-20, new data shows.
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Peter Martin@1petermartin
Among those with more than $2 million in super are 384 people aged under 30, who boast an average balance of $5.3 million. About 80% either did not lodge a tax return or earned less than $18,200: afr.com/policy/tax-and… @michael_read_ @TomMcIlroy #ausecon #auspol
August 12, 2022
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • August 13, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Liberals face being engulfed by independents’ rising tide
That perception of politics as usual papers over the extent of genuine political revolution that occurred on May 21 with the ascent of the Teals.
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ABC News • Hagar Cohen, Kevin Nguyen • August 12, 2022 • abc.net.au
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges 'cowboy culture' and financial misconduct inside Hillsong Church
A whistleblower suing Hillsong in the Federal Court alleges the megachurch moved millions of dollars in payments through overseas entities to avoid scrutiny by the Australian charities regulator.
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Josh Bornstein@JoshBBornstein
This is the first time that I have represented a whistleblower working in a religious institution- in this case, Hillsong. abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1…
August 12, 2022
Michael West • Michael Sainsbury • August 12, 2022 • michaelwest.com.au
Westacott joins academic gravy train as VC salaries go up and profits soar
Jennifer Westacott's appointment to lead the University of Western Sydney only emphasises the grip of business on higher education.
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💧Michael West@MichaelWestBiz
Australia's universities have been corporatised. Appointing business lobbyists as chancellors, the consultancy craze & surging VC salaries. @sainsburychina on academia in decline #auspol michaelwest.com.au/westacott-join…
August 13, 2022
The New York Times • Maggie Astor • August 13, 2022 • nytimes.com
Obama did not keep classified documents, the National Archives confirms.
The National Archives said it “assumed exclusive legal and physical custody of Obama presidential records” when he left office in 2017.
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The New York Times@nytimes
Contrary to Donald Trump's claim, Barack Obama did not keep his documents — classified and unclassified — as required under the Presidential Records Act of 1978, the National Archives and Records Administration confirmed on Friday. nyti.ms/3QGQbVr
August 13, 2022
Junkee Media Pty Ltd • Millie Roberts • August 10, 2022 • junkee.com
Glitzy Midwinter Ball At Parliament House Is Being Slammed For Fossil Fuel Sponsorship
"Nothing says political integrity like big fossil fuel companies and their lobbyists funding Canberra’s biggest political booze up."
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David Ritter@David_Ritter
This week people were angered to find that massive polluter @WoodsideEnergy is sponsoring parliament's midwinter ball.
It's just one tactic in Woodside's industrial scale 'reputation washing' strategy to enable it to keep on polluting. Thread…
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August 13, 2022
The Australian • NATASHA ROBINSON • August 12, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
‘Outdated’ cancer screening guide review
A guideline that GPs are under no obligation to refer men for prostate cancer testing is under review after urologists raised the alarm that aggressive cases were being routinely missed because many primary care doctors were following outdated advice that did not recommend screening of asymptomatic men.
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The Saturday Paper • Kieran Pender • August 13, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Australia’s frayed anti-discrimination laws
In early May, the High Court delivered a judgement that further undermines the fragile patchwork quilt of anti-discrimination law in Australia. You might have missed it – Citta Hobart v Cawthorn received little attention with all eyes on the federal election. But pensioner David Cawthorn’s case highlights the increasing challenges facing those who experience discrimination in
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Eureka Report • Alan Kohler • August 12, 2022 • eurekareport.com.au
The Money Café is Back!
Back in the Money Café after a few weeks' break, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne analyse US inflation trends, what's happening with Elon Musk and Twitter, banks and their AGMs and what a war with China would look like. Also: short-selling, used car prices, regional property prices, RBA review, capital gains on capital returns and more. Find out more at Eureka Report.
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Stephen Mayne@MayneReport
Hey @AlanKohler, our producer Greg reckons we were the most downloaded Australian business podcast on Apple these past couple of days. Was a fun 33 minute burst on @eurekareport after Money Cafe took a 5 week winter break. Free to listen: eurekareport.com.au/investment-new…
August 13, 2022

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