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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • September 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Optus cyber-attack: company opposed changes to privacy laws to give customers more rights over their data
In its submission to Privacy Act review telco said giving people right to erase personal data would involve ‘significant’ hurdles and costs
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
After the Optus hack I went and looked at what Optus had said in submissions recently about strengthening privacy law re protections and actions for customers. And surprise! theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 24, 2022
ABC News • Marian Faa • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australia's climate change inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights, UN finds
The Australian government had called for the case to be dismissed, saying there was insufficient evidence that the consequences of climate change would affect the islanders' enjoyment of their rights.
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ABC News • Georgia Roberts, Harry Frost • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Ancient, leaking' cultural institutions call for urgent budget aid to undo decade of 'utter neglect'
About $800 million is needed to repair facilities like the National Gallery of Australia and the National Library, an arts lobby group says.
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The Guardian • Marina Hyde • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
If you are poor, it’s time to ask yourself: have you thought of simply being rich?
Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-slashing mini-budget is the latest masterstroke in Liz Truss’s quest ‘to be unpopular’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • September 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Rage saved my life in the end’: Grace Tame on not backing down
Difficult or direct? Rude or just lacking pretence? Grace Tame talks about the events that shaped her, her upcoming memoir – and why she won’t smile on cue.
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The Guardian • Oliver Milman • September 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
How the gas industry capitalized on the Ukraine war to change Biden policy
Biden promised to tackle climate crisis but administration’s rhetoric ‘changed substantially’ after onset of Ukraine war and it adopted industry’s demands
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Bill Hare@BillHareClimate
The LNG industry used the Ukraine war as an excuse for massive LNG capacity expansion. The industry narrative is that this is critical to the net zero transition.
The IEA Net Zero report Shows this is wrong as does our own work ⁦⁦@CA_Latest⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…
September 24, 2022
The Age • Chip Le Grand • September 24, 2022 • theage.com.au
Melbourne ground zero for lockdown harms, says health expert
Lockdown opponent Dr Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health policy expert, says policymakers must do more to mitigate the likely long-term effects of Melbourne’s pandemic experience.
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WSJ • Michael R. Gordon • September 24, 2022 • wsj.com
U.S. in Talks to Build First Nuclear Subs for Australia
Effort would aim to get Australia a nuclear-powered fleet by the mid-2030s until Australia can build its own, in a bid to respond to China’s growing military.
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ABC News • September 24, 2022 • abc.net.au
Afghan children put to backbreaking work for kids in brick kilns as economy collapses
The number of children put to work in Afghanistan is growing, fuelled by the collapse of the economy after the Taliban took over the country and the world cut off financial aid just over a year ago.
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The Age • Michael Gleeson • September 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
Why the Cats took a punt on Tyson Stengle (aka the Wombat)
Tyson Stengle admits there has been trauma in his life, but he always believed in his football ability. If Geelong win the grand final, he will be the first delisted free agent to become a premiership player.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Secrets and allies: Tribunal jobs raise questions about transparency and cronyism
There is concern that some of the Liberal loyalists who were given cosy Administrative Appeals Tribunal jobs before the election might not be properly appointed and could, in theory, have their decisions challenged.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Trashing good governance with jobs worth up to $496,000 a year.
Inside the appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ten days before the election was called.
Column:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
September 23, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Daniella White • September 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Young NSW teachers quitting in record numbers
The rate of early career teachers quitting in their first five years surged to 11.6 per cent in 2021, up 50 per cent compared to the previous year.
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Angelo Gavrielatos@AGavrielatos
We are in real danger of losing the future of the profession at a time when we can least afford to with widespread teacher shortages, rising enrolments, an ageing workforce and the number of people studying to become a teacher dropping by 30 per cent. smh.com.au/national/nsw/y…
September 23, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • September 24, 2022 • news.com.au
Albo’s doomed attempt to save his marriage
Anthony Albanese has revealed he offered to quit politics three years ago in a doomed attempt to save his marriage with Carmel Tebbutt.
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Australian Financial Review • Julie Hare • September 23, 2022 • afr.com
Wallaby-turned-senator David Pocock on playing hard from the outset
The independent ACT politician has only been in the job for a few months but he’s already making moves that are making waves.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • September 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
What’s our globetrotting PM learnt about Australia’s place in the world?
Albanese’s travel program has barely paused since his first day. He returned from London on Wednesday and leaves for Tokyo on Monday.
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • September 24, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Cabinet documents show funding for new hospital staff refused
Hospital developments are being announced across NSW, but the government has refused requests from its own department to adequately fund new medical staffing.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • September 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s cashless debit card to become voluntary from 4 October, Labor says
Legislation to end mandatory scheme delayed by death of Queen Elizabeth II but now expected to pass next week
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • September 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Cycling journalist believes governing body blocked him from world championships for critical reporting
Iain Treloar says Union Cycliste International blacklisted him after he examined its links to a Turkmen autocrat and a Russian billionaire
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Unprecedented events creating ‘extremely severe’ risk of global recession – economist Adam Tooze
Economic historian says Australia will largely be fine, as long as China pulls off biggest financial feat the world has ever seen
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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • September 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Shocked Van Vleuten rides through pain to cap stellar year with road race gold
Annemiek van Vleuten stole the show with a stunning victory in the road World Championships that cemented her place as one of the all-time great women cyclists
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
‘From nowhere, Van Vleuten did what Van Vleuten does … A remarkable finale from one of the best-ever female cyclists, at once unexpected and entirely predictable.’ My race report from #Wollongong2022 for @guardian_sport theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep…
September 24, 2022

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