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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 5, 2022 • news.com.au
Unusual detail in ex-staffer’s huge payout
EXCLUSIVE
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
BREAKING: Liberal frontbenchers Alan Tudge and Michaelia Cash are both named in a landmark taxpayer-funded $650,000 "no admissions" settlement to former political staffer Rachelle Miller for "hurt, distress and humiliation." news.com.au/finance/work/a…
September 5, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Christopher Knaus • September 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
The ‘egregious’ history of likely new Nauru operator includes allegations of gang rape and murder in its US prisons
A Guardian investigation reveals the firm has been accused of ‘gross negligence’ that allegedly led to gang rape, murder and mistaken solitary confinement in its US facilities
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ABC News • Richard Willingham • September 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
'It actually fills me with horror': Experts sound alarm on crisis in forensic system
Some victims of violent crime in Victoria are waiting more than a day for examinations due to a shortage of forensic officers. Experts says the system is in crisis and the delays risk causing further harm to people already reeling from life-changing trauma.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Victims of sexual assaults and rapes are forced to wait hours and hours for forensic examinations in Victoria.
The situation has been labelled 'dire', with urgent calls for reform in a bid to stop further trauma of victims.
Here's our investigation.
abc.net.au/news/2022-09-0…
September 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Transparency has been killed by obstruction’ as officials flout FOI rules
A “culture of secrecy” is seeing more freedom of information requests being denied and delayed, a report has found, with impacts on government accountability.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
It will take a commitment from the top to reverse this suffocation of FOI.
New report shows how bad it’s become:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
September 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • September 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
Federal government settles Tudge affair case for $650k
The settlement covers former Liberal staffer Rachelle Miller’s claims of damage and loss suffered while she worked for former cabinet ministers Alan Tudge and Michaelia Cash.
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Inside Story • Administrator • September 4, 2022 • insidestory.org.au
Did The Teacher’s Pet hinder the conviction of Chris Dawson?
Jeremy Gans on the judges’ judgements
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MargaretSimons@MargaretSimons
Glad to say @insidestorymag is back, and with this courageous piece. Great to have an outlet that can do deep and critical, even when that is against the tide. The podcast’s trial, on Inside Story inside.org.au/the-podcasts-t…
September 5, 2022
ABC News • Stephen Long, Mary Fallon, Stephanie March • September 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
They could be sacked for speaking out, but these workers want you to know what's happening at Qantas
Dozens of Qantas staff, from pilots to flight attendants, tell ABC's Four Corners how they fear the airline's stellar safety reputation could be undermined.
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The Australian • Greg Brown • September 4, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Forrest backs Greens’ call for ban on new fossil fuel
Fortescue Metals chairman Andrew Forrest says banning new coal and gas developments was the only responsible thing to do as he escalates his push for the mining sector to rapidly shift away from exporting fossil fuels.
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The Guardian • Douglas Rushkoff • September 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences
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The Guardian • Calla Wahlquist • September 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian teen strip-searched and held in US jail for 10 days after being denied common visa waiver
Cameron Carter, 19, who had never travelled on a plane before, was left unable to contact his family throughout ordeal
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rob Harris • September 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
New British prime minister Liz Truss inherits a poisoned chalice
Liz Truss inherits a basket case of an economy and a looming energy crisis, as well as Tories vowing revenge.
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The Age • Annika Smethurst • September 5, 2022 • theage.com.au
Coalition vows to pare back ‘clogged curriculum’ in schools
The Coalition says the Victorian curriculum for prep to year 10 students is cluttered and needs redesigning with a greater emphasis on maths, science and literacy.
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Annika Smethurst@annikasmethurst
If elected, Coalition vows to pare back ‘clogged curriculum’ in schools. Experts warn against over simplifying the curriculum but support the plan to provide more high-quality curriculum material for teachers #springst #vicvotes22
theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 5, 2022
news.com.au • September 5, 2022 • news.com.au
TV legend Tracy Grimshaw quitting
Tracy Grimshaw has announced that she is leaving A Current Affair.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • September 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Catastrophe, pollution, dirty subsidies, nature capitalism: another week in the climate crisis
The chance of extreme events is increasing because emissions aren’t slowing down. The hard work to transform the economy has barely begun.
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ABC News • Annie Guest • September 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
Welfare recipients set to receive largest indexation increase in three decades amid soaring cost of living
The government says it's the largest indexation increase to payments in more than 30 years for allowances, and 12 years for pensions.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • September 5, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
The jobs summit was an exercise in non-ideological humility
The best thing about the summit was that it was both an exercise in humility – of listening – and a statement that governing is not a venture in ideology
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The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • September 5, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
Latest figures show profits continue to rise faster than wages
Profits continue to soar ahead of wages
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The Guardian • Helen Davidson • September 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
China collecting DNA samples from across Tibet, says rights group
Human Rights Watch claims new evidence of a systemic DNA collection drive across Tibet as part of a ‘crime detection’ program
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Helen Davidson@heldavidson
“There is no publicly available evidence suggesting people can decline to participate or that police have credible evidence of criminal conduct that might warrant such collection,” said ⁦@hrw⁩ theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
September 5, 2022
The Telegraph • Oliver Brown • September 5, 2022 • telegraph.co.uk
Margaret Court exclusive interview: I admire Serena Williams – but she has never admired me
Outspoken 24-time major singles titles winner explains her tennis exile, Wimbledon snub and why her record will never be beaten
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ABC News • Jennifer Feller • September 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Why couldn't he just bloody walk away?': Lyn Dawson's family says they will 'never forgive' former husband Chris Dawson
Lyn Dawson was missing for 40 years but her brother and sister never gave up hope. ABC's Australian Story goes behind the scenes as her siblings prepared for the outcome of her husband Chris Dawson's murder trial and digest the guilty verdict.
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