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The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Amy Remeikis • August 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scrapping the stage three tax cuts would save $243bn. How would you spend it?
Tax cuts, or a bullet train, or raising jobseeker to lift hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty? You decide with our interactive guide
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman, David Estcourt • August 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Anthony Albanese’s secret Murdoch meeting at News Corp HQ
There was, no doubt, much to discuss in Holt St between the prime minister and News Corp bosses.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
The Labor government's 3 most powerful people reportedly met with Lachlan Murdoch yesterday.
Voters deserve to know the purpose of the meeting and what was discussed. If the Commonwealth had NSW-style ministerial diary requirements, we'd know.
smh.com.au/national/antho…
August 26, 2022
The New Yorker • Yasmin Rafiei • August 25, 2022 • newyorker.com
When Private Equity Takes Over a Nursing Home
After an investment firm bought St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, in Richmond, Virginia, the company reduced staff, removed amenities, and set the stage for a deadly outbreak of COVID-19.
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Yasmin Rafiei@YasminRafiei
Just over a year ago, I read a paper which showed that when private equity buys nursing homes, death rates go up 10%. I was a med student at Stanford, but I halted my studies to investigate. Today, that investigation was published in @NewYorker newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…
August 25, 2022
The Washington Post • Erik Wemple • August 26, 2022 • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Lachlan Murdoch’s pathetic attack on an Australian news outlet
The media mogul's action would never fly in the United States.
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • August 26, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Labor's deafening silence on Murdoch meeting
If it's true that the three most powerful people in the government met with Lachlan Murdoch on Wednesday, what does that say about lobbying and influence in Australia?
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
Hey @AlboMP @RichardMarlesMP @SenatorWong I've repeatedly asked your offices to confirm Nine's report you met with Lachlan Murdoch. Why the silence? Do we still have a two-speed democracy?
crikey.com.au/2022/08/26/lab…
August 26, 2022
CNBC • Su-Lin Tan • August 26, 2022 • cnbc.com
Qantas CEO blames 'little government support' and Covid for lagging some of its peers
Australia's national carrier posted its third consecutive year of losses before tax of $1.19 billion Australian dollars.
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Dan Ziffer@danziffer
#Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told a foreign news service the airline received "very little government support" during COVID, perhaps briefly forgetting the billions of dollars that taxpayers have poured into the airline in recent years. #auspol cnbc.com/2022/08/25/qan…
August 26, 2022
The Guardian • Eden Gillespie • August 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
In hiding, an Afghan woman set alight by the Taliban is forced to wait to join her brother in Brisbane
Huma and her family fled to Pakistan where they now fear deportation. Australia’s visa backlog is making them increasingly desperate
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Karl Quinn • August 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
Tsiolkas, Holmes a Court appointed to shape ‘cultural policy for the nation’
Christos Tsiolkas, Clare Wright, Janet Holmes a Court and Adrian Collette are among the seven experts who will help steer the new National Cultural Policy.
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • August 26, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
There’s just no accounting for why Qantas is crying poor
The headlines say Qantas has recorded a loss of $1.9 billion. Yet it has launched a $400 million share buyback and holds $3.3 billion in cash. Go figure
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
Don't be suckered by the "poor me lost $7 billion" headlines
| The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…
August 26, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • August 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Say goodbye to Mum and Dad’: Teen faces jail after raping schoolmate
A magistrate said evidence from a boy found guilty of raping his schoolmate had, in effect, “placed responsibility ... on her”.
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The Guardian • Eleanor Gordon-Smith • August 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
I have terminal cancer. I fear dying and leaving my daughter with my husband. What can I do? | Leading questions
Tell your husband the truth, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but start planning for a future in which he is unable to step up
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Kym Chapple@kymtje
This is an extraordinary piece and reply. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
August 26, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Milne • August 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
Activists broaden legal case against Santos for greenwashing
Activists have sharpened their world-leading case against gas producer Santos for greenwashing using company documents, including one that describes its emissions reduction claims as “speculative”.
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • August 26, 2022 • news.com.au
New gigs earning ScoMo big bucks
Scott Morrison has entered the “show me the money” phase of his post-prime ministerial life, confirming he’s accepting cash payments and free business class flights for speaking gigs at a Pentecostal church and overseas conferences.
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The Guardian • Adeshola Ore • August 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Victorian fire brigade moves to strike out large parts of commander’s sexual harassment claim
Commander Donna Wheatley alleges she was groped and had a senior officer expose his genitals
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Josh Bornstein@JoshBBornstein
Fire Rescue Victoria is trying to strike out Donna Wheatley’s sexual harassment claims for reasons that include that many of its own staff are “unavailable” or “unwilling” to share their knowledge of what happened. They can’t locate 5 of their e’ees 👀 theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 26, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nigel Gladstone • August 26, 2022 • smh.com.au
John Barilaro charged with assault and malicious damage over alleged clash with cameraman
The former NSW deputy premier has been charged over an alleged clash with a cameraman in Manly and is due to face court in October.
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The Australian • Caroline Overington • August 25, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Anh’s books banned in US schools
Astonishing news from the US: the land of the free last year banned 17 books by one of Australias happiest refugees.
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Attorney-General's Department • August 26, 2022 • ag.gov.au
Inquiry into multiple ministerial appointments
On 26 August 2022, the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP and the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus QC MP, announced the appointment of the Hon Virginia Bell AC to lead an Inquiry into the appointment of the former Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison MP to multiple ministries.
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Eventbrite • September 14, 2022 • eventbrite.com
Journalism careers during a pandemic - has journalism changed forever?
A lively panel discussion and networking evening hosted by Media Diversity Australia & Bloomberg Australia
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The Age • Marta Pascual Juanola • August 26, 2022 • theage.com.au
Major COVID-19 lockdown class action to go ahead in Victoria
The state government tried to have the class action, led by business owners devastated by Victoria’s second lockdown in 2020, thrown out of court, but failed.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • August 26, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison received token payments for speeches and plans to join global lecture circuit
Former PM has confirmed he accepted airfares, accommodation and incidentals for appearances in Seoul and Tokyo, including during a parliament sitting week
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
Scott Morrison received an “honorarium”, business airfares & accomodation for a speech he gave in Tokyo during the last parliament period
Former PM’s interests register reveals he will take overseas speaking gigs through a global agency theguardian.com/australia-news…
August 26, 2022

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