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The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Denniss • October 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
Liz Truss’ spectacular tax backflip gives Albanese a chance to do the same
Anthony Albanese has a unique opportunity to radically reshape Australian voters’ understanding of what it is to be a responsible economic manager.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Breaking promises shouldn’t be done lightly but keeping them shouldn’t be done blindly. Its true Labor promised at this year’s election to keep the Stage 3 tax cuts but the role of PM is to do what is right for Australia, not just what was promised #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
October 5, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Taylor • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Staff at security firm G4S on alert after tax numbers and bank details posted online following hack
Exclusive: Ransomware attack on Port Phillip prison revealed in July led to data being posted in mid-September with staff told details this week
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ABC News • Russell Jackson • October 5, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Treated with disdain': Affected families query Hawthorn review's independence
The lawyer for one of the First Nations families involved in the Hawthorn cultural safety review raises questions over the independence of an investigative panel announced by the AFL.
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Russell Jackson@rustyjacko
"An inquiry that is paid for and established by the AFL, and absent of any input from my clients, is not and cannot be independent" - lawyer Judy Courtin. abc.net.au/news/2022-10-0…
October 5, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • October 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
Nobody wants to be the next Liz Truss - but Albanese doesn’t want to be Gillard or Abbott either
The shaming of British PM Liz Truss over her tax cut plan is a reminder of the power of financial markets to take down a policy, and Albanese and Chalmers can’t ignore it.
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The Guardian • Marina Hyde • October 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Welcome to Tory conference 2022 – so bad even Michael Gove has drawn the line
MPs are already pining for the golden era of Johnson and Patel, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Guardian • Khaled Al Khawaldeh • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Farmers across eastern Australia brace for ‘wet drought’ as rain threatens major crop loss
‘Bizarre’ weather patterns are deterring farmers from planting crops and forcing others to sell livestock earlier than usual, says NSW grazier
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“A wet drought is the same as a drought, you don’t get any crop because of weather reasons. But unfortunately, it’s because everything’s got too wet. So basically, the crops get washed out.” @HoskingBrett @khaledkhawa theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 5, 2022
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian rural internet worse than ‘villages I know’ in Africa, Ross Garnaut says
Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Some Australian rural communities suffer worse internet access than some “poor villages” in Africa, which is impeding decarbonisation and efficient production in regional Australia, the economist Ross Garnaut has said. theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 5, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • October 4, 2022 • afr.com
God saved Essendon from Andrew Thorburn
The appointment of the former NAB CEO to run the Essendon Football Club landed like a turd in the punch bowl.
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The Guardian • Margaret Ambrose • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech has empowered me – to speak up about her government’s shortcomings
Legislation passed on the day the then PM delivered her slap-down has forced single-mother families into dire poverty
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Antoun Issa@antissa
On the day of Julia Gillard's misogyny speech, her government passed legislation that "would contribute to the shocking situation now, where 37% of single-mother families are living in dire poverty." - Margaret Ambrose
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
October 5, 2022
ABC News • Gabriella Marchant • October 4, 2022 • abc.net.au
As most OECD countries spent more money on education at the beginning of COVID, Australia cut spending
Public funding of education was cut in Australia during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.
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Georgie Dent@georgiedent
"If we continue to separate students in this way on the basis of their family advantage and wealth, then we're looking at a continuing decline in overall student achievement in Australia, and this decline has been going on for two decades." abc.net.au/news/2022-10-0…
October 5, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • October 3, 2022 • afr.com
ATO knocks out $40b in resources write-offs (thanks to Chevron win)
The Australian Taxation Office has boosted the tax take from oil and gas companies after a landmark legal case involving the energy giant.
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Mark Ogge@MarkOgge
Let’s take a moment to let this sink in.
LNG producers operating in Australia were understating their taxable income by $40 BILLION by claiming exorbitant interest on dodgy loans from parent companies.
Organised crime ripping off Australian taxpayers.
afr.com/politics/feder…
October 5, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Show us the money,’ environment groups say after Labor sets goal of preventing any new extinctions
Advocates deride $224.5m funding pledge given one study suggests $2bn a year needed to recover 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities
The Sydney Morning Herald • Matt O'Sullivan, Tom Rabe • October 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
Promised transport links to new Sydney airport delayed due to funding gap
Western Sydney Airport is at serious risk of opening without a promised $1.6 billion public transport project, confidential documents and emails reveal.
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CBS News • Ahmad Mukhtar • October 4, 2022 • cbsnews.com
Afghan women brave "brutal" Taliban response to protest "genocide" attack on ethnic Hazaras
A bloody attack on young women from an oppressed ethnic group sparked protests. The response shows "how scared" the Taliban is of "women's voices."
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Sajjad Askary@AskarySajjad
Australians, please join us for a day of action to raise awareness of the continuing persecution of the Hazara people in Afghanistan.
Tweet #StopHazaraGenocide in solidarity, help stop a potential Full-BLOWN genocide of Hazaras.
Background info is here: cbsnews.com/news/afghanist…
October 5, 2022
The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • October 4, 2022 • theguardian.com
Judge adjourns hearing of tax whistleblower Richard Boyle for one day
Both parties asked to ‘have a crack’ at coming to an agreed set of facts in first judicial test of public interest disclosure legislation
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Kieran Pender@KieranHRLC
The uncertainties and ongoing delays in Richard Boyle’s whistleblowing defence highlight once again that federal whistleblower protection laws are not working and need to be urgently repaired. My comments to @ToryShepherd @GuardianAus theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 5, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Andrew Thorburn had to choose between Essendon and his church – their values cannot be reconciled | Michael Bradley
Nobody said Thorburn could not hold a leadership position in society, he just couldn’t be CEO of a pro-LGBTQI+ football club
The Guardian • Jane Lee, Jordyn Beazley, Joe Koning, Miles Martignoni, Molly Glassey, Gabrielle Jackson, Laura Murphy-Oates • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
How the worst place on the internet went offline
Reporter Josh Taylor tells Jane Lee how one person led a campaign that brought down an internet forum for hate speech in a matter of months
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • October 5, 2022 • theguardian.com
Stage-three tax cuts!? What is Albo even doing?
Think for a moment what a real progressive government might do with $243bn
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The Age • Mathew Dunckley • October 5, 2022 • theage.com.au
Thorburn saga just more fuel on Essendon’s shameful dumpster fire
The so-called custodians of this football club are imploding the organisation with breathtaking failures, and it’s us fans who are left to suffer.
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Crikey • Amber Schultz • October 5, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Australia looks at 'adopting' a region to help rebuild ravaged areas of Ukraine
The federal government is considering a proposal put forward by the Ukrainian ambassador to rebuild Mykolaiv and Kherson.
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