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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Ben Doherty • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
Indonesian boys wrongly imprisoned by Australia ask attorney general for new appeal
Exclusive: Lawyers for two Indonesian children wrongly jailed for people smuggling ask Mark Dreyfus to refer case for appeal, calling Christian Porter’s ruling on the case a ‘mockery of justice’
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
Two Indonesian children who were imprisoned as adult people smugglers using deeply flawed evidence have asked attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, to use his mercy powers to resolve the “mockery of justice” overseen by his predecessor Christian Porter. theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 18, 2022
ABC News • Mark Doman, Thomas Brettell, Alex Palmer • August 18, 2022 • abc.net.au
As their town in north-west Myanmar burned, a young doctor and his pregnant wife faced an impossible choice
Foreign Correspondent spent two weeks inside a resistance army's mountain stronghold as it waged war on Myanmar's military dictatorship.
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David Lipson@davidlipson
Special report from the front lines of the Myanmar war coming up on PM - Australia called out for not doing enough to support the resistance amid evidence of war crimes - via Matt Davis and @ForeignOfficial twitter.com/davidlipson/st…
August 18, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • August 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
Tighten tax system to target child support avoidance: single parents
Thousands of parents in child support arrangements are avoiding lodging tax returns. Cracking down on it could help children in poverty and the budget bottom line.
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Jacqueline Maley@JacquelineMaley
An estimated $2 billion in outstanding child support that is "akin to stealing from children".
This is such an important, under-reported issue - read this from @swrighteconomy
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 18, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why didn’t the governor general push back against Scott Morrison’s secret ministries?
Legal experts say a constitutional crisis could have been triggered had David Hurley refused the PM. Here’s what we know he did
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Popping in briefly to say how good is the team? @JoshButler on the various whys/WTFs theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 18, 2022
The Guardian • Katie Cunningham • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I was extinguished by men in suits’: Darren Hayes on surviving homophobia – and finding happiness
Watching the rise of younger gay pop stars, the 50-year-old former Savage Garden singer felt grief for the youth he never had. He speaks about coming out, his mental health struggles and returning to music
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
A rise in wages should be good news, but in real terms, this is historically pitiful
With overall prices increasing by 6.1% and essential items being even more expensive, workers are feeling the pinch
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Now we have the June quarter wages figures we can calculate the total growth of real wages over the Morrison term of government.
It is not... goood
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
August 18, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor wants safeguard mechanism to cut emissions from big polluters by up to 6% a year
Consultation paper suggests annual rates of emissions cuts, with tradable carbon credits rewarded to companies cutting pollution quickly
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 18, 2022 • news.com.au
ScoMo finally apologises to ministers
Scott Morrison has phoned former home affairs minister Karen Andrews to personally apologise for secretly appointing himself to her department after he was criticised for leaving her on his no call list.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
BRO-CODE: Fmr Home Affairs minister ⁦@karenandrewsmp⁩ spoke out against ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩. For her thought crimes he won’t refer to her by name and didn’t include her in his apology calls to ⁦@JoshFrydenberg⁩ and ⁦@MathiasCormann⁩ news.com.au/national/polit…
August 18, 2022
The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • August 17, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ten glaring inconsistencies in Scott Morrison’s bamboozling press conference
While attempting to explain why he appointed himself to five ministries in secret, the former PM raised more questions than answers
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The Age • Caroline Schelle, Paul Sakkal • August 18, 2022 • theage.com.au
Suburban Rail Loop on track to cost $125b
The Suburban Rail Loop to connect Melbourne’s suburbs is expected to cost more than double the government’s initial estimate for the entire project, according to a new report.
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solomons.gov.sb • August 18, 2022 • solomons.gov.sb
PROPOSED 161 TOWERS PROJECT PROGRESSED
PROPOSED 161 TOWERS PROJECT PROGRESSED The Government today has confirmed that the Solomon Islands National Broadband Infrastructure Project or SINBIP for the construction of up […]
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Stephen Dziedzic@stephendziedzic
Solomon Islands confirms it has signed a contract with Huawei + China Harbour Engineering Company to build around 160 telecommunications towers. Funded by a $96 million AUD concessional loan from EXIM bank - the first loan SI has taken from China 1/ solomons.gov.sb/proposed-161-t…
August 18, 2022
The Guardian • Khaled Al Khawaldeh • August 18, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Everybody’s panicking’: croppers react to likely third La Niña drenching
Above-average rain forecast between September and November could ‘be the end of some farmers’, one cane grower says
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Sugarcane farmers in northern New South Wales are rushing to get their crops planted following a warning from the Bureau of Meteorology that the east coast may be in for a third consecutive La Niña. ⁦@khaledkhawa⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 18, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • August 17, 2022 • smh.com.au
We need a royal commission to shed light on ‘shadow government’
There is more to Scott Morrison’s secret ministries than mere “weirdness”. This goes to the heart of proper governance in Australia.
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Chris Wallace😷@c_s_wallace
‘A sketchy character has been exposed and moved to the weird margins of Australian political history.’
Me on #SecretScott’s private portfolio hoarding. #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
August 17, 2022
Australian Financial Review • John Kehoe • August 18, 2022 • afr.com
There are more jobs than job seekers. That’s good news for pay rises
For the first time on record, there are now more job openings than unemployed people to fill the vacant positions.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • August 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
A single sentence: How Scott Morrison took on his ministers’ powers
The plan to give the then-prime minister the same powers as the health minister was hatched in the early days of the pandemic. He followed the template to add other departments.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • August 18, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Making a plan for the new welfare state
Daniel Mulino's new book proposes that welfare in Australia needs to be reformed, and he proposes five strategies for a “new welfare state”.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tabitha Carvan • August 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
Press restart: Why it’s time to bring back TV’s Press Gang
It should be a point of national pride to get the ’90s hit streaming on the ABC (its spiritual home) again.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Linda Morris • August 18, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Heartbroken’: Government dumps promised Barangaroo cultural centre
Designs for the Indigenous cultural centre, named Buruk, were developed for The Cutaway last year with space for performances, exhibitions, artist workshops and studios.
ABC Radio Australia • August 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
ABC Pacific FAQ
A simple guide to all the questions you might have about ABC Pacific.
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Radio Australia@radioaustralia
From August 23 - ABC Pacific will be the new digital home for the best Pacific Islands content from across the ABC.
The name reflects our commitment to providing news, sport, and conversations from across the Pacific with an Australian perspective.
ab.co/3K1EgiN
August 18, 2022
The Mandarin • Tom Ravlic • August 18, 2022 • themandarin.com.au
Morrison’s actions put governance capacity at risk
Anyone arguing Morrison did nothing with his added power need to consider more than the immediate political controversy.
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