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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 14, 2022 • news.com.au
Morrison’s secret move ‘shocked’ his own minister
EXCLUSIVE
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Morrison “shocked” colleagues by secretly swearing himself in as resources minister and ultimately used the power to roll his own frontbencher, Keith Pitt, over a plan to drill for gas off the New South Wales coast
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August 14, 2022
ABC News • Ahmed Yussuf • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
This land is set to house more than 800 people in Melbourne's west. But not everyone's convinced the plan is good to go
Community leaders in Melbourne's west raise concerns a plan to convert a slice of land next to a freeway into more than 800 homes could result in social isolation for its new residents, unless major changes are made.
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Ahmed Yussuf@ahmedyussuf10
New from me: Community members in Melbourne’s outer west fear a new housing project will entrench social disadvantage.
One major concerns is the site's proximity to late-night pokies venues, which had losses of $80k per day in 2019-20.
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August 14, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios • August 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Lachlan Murdoch sends legal threat to Crikey over January 6 article
The article, published in June and subsequently deleted, alleged Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch were to blame for the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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The Guardian • Richard Denniss • August 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
It’s time to tax mining and energy giants properly. Struggling Australians should share in their record profits
The fact that an energy exporter like Australia is having a tough time when the prices of our energy exports are sky high shows just how broken our political debate has become.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Norway has a population 1/5th of ours but earned nearly as much tax on its oil industry this year as Australia has in its entire Future Fund. Its time we stopped taking econ advice from the oil industry & got serious about tax, #Climate & economics #auspol theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
August 11, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • August 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Jobseeker’s experience with job agencies left his mental health so poor he could not work
Nathan, now on disability support, says job providers did little to help his search while they claimed thousands of dollars each time he found work on his own
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
New from me on mutual obligations:
Nathan was so traumatised by 15 years in the privatised job services system he’s now on a disability pension. #auspol #workforceaustralia theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 14, 2022
ABC News • Som Patidar, Emily Clark, Avani Dias • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
As food supplies dwindle in Afghanistan, parents must sell one child to feed the other
In Afghanistan, a whisper network of teachers, parents and community leaders is funnelling girls to secret schools, defying the rule of the Taliban.
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Avani Dias@AvaniDias
One year of Taliban rule has devastated Afghanistan and life for women and girls there. We meet the women running secret schools to educate girls and bring some hope to the country. @patidarsom @Em_Dawn abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1…
August 14, 2022
ABC News • Penny Travers, Antoinette Radford • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
Gunman in custody after firing multiple shots at Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport was evacuated and planes were grounded for about three hours on Sunday afternoon as police recovered the firearm and swept the terminal.
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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 • Anthony Galloway • August 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor to bring in tens of thousands more migrants as it eyes bargain with union movement
The government is considering increasing the annual migration cap from its current rate of 160,000 to somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000.
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ABC News • Natalie Whiting • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
Farewell Fooey: Tormentor of local cats, faithful custodian of the ABC's PNG bureau
Fooey faithfully served the ABC for more than a decade, officially as a guard dog, but with a side hustle as an emotional support animal.
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • August 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Long Covid clinic wait times blow out to five months as Australia’s health experts call for national approach
Hospitals across the country are bracing for increased demand for specialised treatment and rehabilitation after winter Omicron wave
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • August 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
The battle for the ‘light greens’: How renters are reshaping politics
They’re progressive, climate conscious and care about housing affordability - but they’re not wedded to a political team.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • August 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
A fun run in the sun and a sellout SCG: the day Sydney came back alive
For three years the City2Surf has been missing in action, another pandemic casualty, and without it something of the city’s soul was quietly absent too. But Sydney is back, baby.
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Financial Times • Philip Georgiadis, Financial Times, Nic Fildes • August 12, 2022 • ft.com
The Qantas chief who brought a new travel disruption term to Australian vernacular
To be ‘Joyced’ is a word now in use to describe being severely inconvenienced at an airport by luggage delays or flight problems
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The Australian • KYLAR LOUSSIKIAN, JAMES MADDEN • August 14, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Packer emails: ‘I paid Costello $300k to be my secret lobbyist’
Peter Costello acted as an undisclosed Crown lobbyist, working personally for James Packer as he attempted to get closer to the Victorian gaming minister, the billionaire businessman has alleged in private correspondence with the former federal treasurer.  
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ABC News • Lee Robinson • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
Outback community fights 'opportunistic' pokies expansion by Sydney-based investment company
In what has been slated as a 'David and Goliath' battle, the Alice Springs community is taking on a gambling giant that wants to add dozens more poker machines to the town.
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ABC News • Maddy Morwood • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
French climate activists fill golf course holes with cement, protesting against water ban exemption amid drought
Climate activists have sabotaged luxury golf courses in the south of France, protesting against the "leisure industry for the most privileged" and its exemption for the country's water ban.
The Guardian • Jon Henley • August 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years
Crops, power plants, barge traffic, industry and fish populations devastated by parched waterways
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • August 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why is the Reserve Bank of Australia exploring digital currency options?
The RBA is looking into the idea of a central bank digital currency as cryptocurrencies continue to gain popularity
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ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • August 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
If pictures send powerful messages, the Liberal Party's 'sea of men' speaks volumes
A record number of women have been elected to the House of Representatives for the 47th parliament. But in the Liberal Party, women hold just nine of its 42 seats — an imbalance that can't be fixed unless it faces some harsh truths, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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Patricia Karvelas@PatsKarvelas
I have a new fortnightly column. This is my latest: #auspol ⁦@RNBreakfast⁩
Women are again raising the alarm over the Liberal Party's lack of diversity, and the Coalition can't ignore them - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1…
August 14, 2022

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