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The Guardian • Paul Karp, Josh Butler • August 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Home advantage: federal politicians’ hefty property portfolios revealed in register of interests
In addition to residences and investments, dozens of MPs own homes in Canberra for which they can claim a $299 a night travel allowance
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The Guardian • Benita Kolovos, Melissa Davey • August 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Rural Victorian town left without bulk-billing doctor after clinic closes doors
Thousands of patients in Mildura region in state’s north-west are unable to access medical records or GP care
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • August 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
If you're under 40, you've probably never heard of it, but there are growing calls to bring back the CES
The Commonwealth Employment Service grew out of a realisation that unemployment had been a policy choice, but it fell out of government favour in the late 1980s and was privatised in 1998, leaving many former staff mourning what was once possible.
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Gareth Hutchens@grhutchens
The CES is fondly remembered by many, so should it make a comeback? abc.net.au/news/2022-08-3…
August 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick McKenzie, Lucy Cormack • August 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
Revealed: How fake emails were used in NSW Liberals branch-stacking scheme
Confidential Liberal Party documents show how doctored emails and the promise of payment of fees were used in a widespread branch-stacking scam.
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Crikey • Kristine Ziwica • August 31, 2022 • crikey.com.au
'Know your worth': gender pay gap's big lie, and why the pandemic shook things up
An edited extract from Kristine Ziwica's new book Leaning Out looks at the long history of the gender pay gap and the steps taken to close it.
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Kristine Ziwica@KZiwica
Monday was #EqualPayDay. Today @crikey_news has an extract from my new book, Leaning Out, on the gender pay gap's big lie. Been told you should "just ask" for more $. Forked out for those confidence industrial complex workshops? Over it? This is for you. crikey.com.au/2022/08/31/kri…
August 31, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Hannah Wootton • August 30, 2022 • afr.com
Chief Executive Women calls for childcare, parental leave reform
A group of leading female executives has told the jobs summit to bring forward planned increases to the childcare subsidy to January.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
“We know that the most profound barrier to women returning to work is the affordability and accessibility of care for children,” ⁦@sammostyn⁩ says. ⁦⁦@CEWAus⁩ is calling for a wage increase for educators & expanded paid parental leave. 💯 afr.com/politics/feder…
August 31, 2022
ABC News • August 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
One-third of Pakistan underwater as 500,000 flee to camps after floods
Pakistan's government warns that the country is on the "front line" of the world's climate crisis as a half a million flee their homes due to flooding.
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Dr Monique Ryan MP@Mon4Kooyong
The floods in Pakistan are a humanitarian crisis displacing 30 million people from their homes.
2 months ago the country was dealing with a crippling heatwave.
Climate change is upon us.
In all conscience, we can’t open new coal or gas facilities. abc.net.au/news/2022-08-3…
August 31, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Schneiders • August 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
Bargaining, the BOOT and a 1970s economy: Decoding industrial-relations speak
Participants in the government’s job summit are throwing around acronyms that few understand. Here’s a guide to what they’re talking about.
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Women's Agenda • Angela Priestley • August 30, 2022 • womensagenda.com.au
Reduce gender inequality at work and gain an extra $111 billion. The plan to make it happen
There are $111 billion reasons to reduce the gender pay gap and women's workforce participation gap. We all win.
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sam mostyn@sammostyn
“There may be no greater measure to boost national productivity & economic growth than delivering respect and equity for women at work.” @MicheleONeilAU Reduce gender inequality at work & gain an extra $111 billion #jobsSummit #auspol #genderequality womensagenda.com.au/latest/reduce-…
August 30, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Farrah Tomazin • August 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Whose side are you on?’ Joe Biden brands MAGA Republicans a threat to law and order
The comments represent Biden’s sharpest attack on Republicans since the Mar-a-Lago raid this month, with the White House not wanting to be seen as playing politics.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler, Emily Wind • August 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
How will a shorter Covid isolation period work – and will it affect case numbers?
National cabinet has agreed to cut the isolation time from seven days to five. What will change, and who called for it?
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
A sensible explainer here on the proposal for a shorter Covid isolation period and what’s happened overseas
from ⁦@JoshButler⁩ and ⁦@emilywindwrites⁩ theguardian.com/world/2022/aug…
August 31, 2022
The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • August 31, 2022 • theguardian.com
Former Liberal hopeful Felicity Frederico to run as independent in marginal Victorian seat
Exclusive: Former mayor and OAM recipient, who unsuccessfully sought Liberal preselection three times, to contest Brighton in election
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jordan Baker • August 31, 2022 • smh.com.au
Sydney can’t pretend to be a world-class city with this transport chaos
This long, expensive fight that’s crippling Sydney’s transport network will come with no upside and a significant cost for commuters.
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Brisbane Times • Zach Hope • August 30, 2022 • brisbanetimes.com.au
Queenslanders ‘jibbed’ by toothless casino review
The state government excluded luxury resorts in Townsville and Cairns from its casino review, despite knowing months in advance that both venues were the subject of allegations.
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Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • August 31, 2022 • afr.com
Rear Window’s jobs summit preview
Has so much ever been written about so little?
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Even by @mrjoeaston’s usual high standards this is quite spectacular afr.com/rear-window/re…
August 31, 2022
Scroll.in • Karnika Kohli • August 30, 2022 • scroll.in
Why a whistleblower’s allegations about a ‘government agent’ at Twitter should worry all Indians
India has no data protection law, leaving the users’ information open to misuse even as the BJP-ruled Centre has tried to silence critics on the platform.
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Elaine Pearson@PearsonElaine
Must-read for all those fawning over #Indian government. 👇👇
"Amidst a host of other allegations about lax security at Twitter... it was believed by the executive team that the Indian government had succeeded in placing agents on the company payroll”. scroll.in/article/103156…
August 31, 2022
The Age • Paul Sakkal • August 31, 2022 • theage.com.au
Former health minister rebukes ombudsman after speech
Martin Foley was in the audience as Deborah Glass gave a speech in which she repeated her condemnation of certain government actions during the pandemic.
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Pearls and Irritations • Paul Heywood-Smith • August 31, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
Murdoch v Crikey
Defamation law in Australia should be available to all, not just litigants as Lachlan Murdoch, Rebel Wilson, Craig McLachlan and other elite.
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Australian Financial Review • Patrick Durkin • August 31, 2022 • afr.com
Twiggy, Lew and Eddie all aboard Lindsay Fox’s $5m birthday cruise
Fellow billionaires Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the growing list confirmed to be joining trucking magnate Lindsay Fox for his 85th birthday.
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ABC Radio National • August 31, 2022 • abc.net.au
Teachers Pet host on the Chris Dawson verdict
Chris Dawson has spent his first night behind bars, after NSW Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison found him guilty of murdering his wife Lynette 40 years ago. Hedley Thomas, host of the Teachers Pet podcast, which followed the case, joined RN Breakfast to discuss the verdict.
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