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ABC News • Jake Evans, Andrew Probyn • October 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Greens senator Lidia Thorpe admits to undisclosed relationship with ex-bikie boss while on law enforcement committee
Staffers to Greens senator Lidia Thorpe were concerned her undisclosed relationship with a former outlaw motorcycle gang president while she served on parliament's law enforcement committee posed a perceived conflict of interest.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chip Le Grand • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Fractured’ pandemic response failed the most vulnerable, independent report finds
A panel chaired by former top bureaucrat Peter Shergold recommends an overhaul of pandemic planning before the next public health crisis.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • October 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
This was never the Brittany Higgins trial – but it seemed like it
This case has, in the words of the presiding judge, become a “cause celebre”, inextricably linked with the name of the complainant.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Old enemies cop it sweet in Keating and Perrottet’s architecture double act
The premier could only watch in bemusement as the former prime minister took aim at the Institute of Architects, Lord Mayor Clover Moore and even the Herald.
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose, Eden Gillespie • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW using prisoners as political pawns, critics say, after state refuses to let UN inspectors into detention facility
Queensland also revealed to be restricting access to mental health wards, despite Australia’s ratification of UN torture protocol
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Tamsin Rose@tamsinroses
Exclusive: Queensland will block UN anti-torture inspectors from visiting mental health wards. It comes after NSW also refused entry to a Queanbeyan detention facility earlier this week. #nswpol #qldpol theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 20, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Butler • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
BoM backpedals on ‘Bureau’ rebrand after Tanya Plibersek rains on its parade
After days of online derision, Bureau of Meteorology says people are ‘welcome to refer to the Bureau in any way they wish’
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
Bureau Formerly Known As BOM update: just two days after asking for a new nickname, the Bureau has conceded you can call it the BOM after all ⛈️🌞🌪️ theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 20, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Lisa Visentin, Paul Sakkal • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Lidia Thorpe quits as Greens deputy Senate leader over undisclosed relationship with ex-bikie boss
The senator resigned from the role after two former staffers say they tried to raise concerns with the office of Greens leader Adam Bandt.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tawar Razaghi • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Data breach waiting to happen’: Warning for real estate agents and renters on personal info requests
Renters are being asked to share more and more sensitive information to help them secure a home, from financial details to social media profiles. But what happens if something goes wrong?
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
BoM staff allege rebranding debacle made ‘toxic work culture’ even worse
Concerns raised about health of exhausted team members and ability to continue providing life-saving information in severe weather
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ABC News • Joseph Dunstan • October 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Victoria takes a big step towards treaty today. For Aunty Fay, it's a chance to right 'pain and suffering' of the past
Victoria takes another significant step towards forging state-based treaties, with agreement reached on a set of rules to guide negotiations.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Treaty in Vic is a step closer after the First People’s Assembly and state gov reached a plan for a framework for negotiations #springst @abcmelbourne abc.net.au/news/2022-10-2… via @ABCaustralia
October 20, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Cost of stage three tax cuts jumps by $11 billion to $254 billion
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the upcoming federal budget has been “booby-trapped” by the former Coalition government.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
We reported ten days ago Treasury was updating the numbers on the stage three tax cuts.
Now the number's in: $254 billion over ten years.
@rachelclun here:
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
October 20, 2022
The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Ellen Leabeater, Miles Herbert, Emma Lancaster, Mellany Chun, Karishma Luthria, Helen Smith, Karla Arnall, Jane Lee, Daniel Semo, Tim Je… • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith v the media, part four: the tunnel
Ben Doherty takes us inside the raid on Whiskey 108, where one of the most contested events in this extraordinary defamation trial take place
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Coalition is seeing red (meat) over the methane pledge – but it’s not just about burping cattle | Temperature Check
About half of the CO2-equivalent caused by releasing methane in Australia comes from agriculture. The rest comes mainly from coalmines, oil, gas and waste
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chip Le Grand • October 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
Pandemic review says ‘schools should have stayed open’
Mass school closures hit students in low socio-economic postcodes hardest and contributed to more women than men leaving the workforce early in the pandemic.
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The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • October 20, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
Australians are not getting a fare share of oil and gas revenue
Australians are not receiving an appropriate share of the booming gas revenues. The way the industry is taxed in Norway shows the way.
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Centre for Future Work@CntrFutureWork
A tale of two nations, a tale of two tax systems and a tale of two graphs. @DanielBleakley looks at how Norway and Australia tax oil and gas
#OffTheCharts
australiainstitute.org.au/post/norway-sh…
October 20, 2022
the Guardian • https://www.theguardian.com/profile/mostafa-rachwani-,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/natasha-may,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michael-mcg… • October 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
PM calls for explanation on Thorpe’s undisclosed relationship – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Calla Wahlquist@callapilla
Lidia Thorpe has resigned as the Greens' deputy leader in the senate over her failure to disclose her relationship.
Bandt says he was not aware of the relationship until very recently and says "I should have been told about this".
theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 20, 2022
Deadline • Peter White • October 20, 2022 • deadline.com
‘Heartbreak High’ Renewed At Netflix For Season 2
Heartbreak High is coming back for a second session. Netflix on Wednesday renewed the reboot of the classic Australian comedy drama for a second season. RELATED: Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: T…
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Marieke Hardy@mariekehardy
We got a second season! ❤️
deadline.com/2022/10/heartb…
October 20, 2022
ABC News • October 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Racism at every level': Former board member ready to detail experiences to Netball Australia
Former Netball Australia board member Nareen Young says she is yet to hear from the organisation after speaking about the "racism at every level" of the sport on Tuesday.
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New Statesman • Greta Thunberg • October 20, 2022 • newstatesman.com
Greta Thunberg: “Our politicians will not come to the rescue of planet Earth”
The UK has a special responsibility to lead on the climate crisis. But it prefers to deny, delay and distract.
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Greta Thunberg@GretaThunberg
We should abandon the illusion that politicians will come to the rescue of planet Earth, especially those who delight in calling themselves climate leaders. Time and again they have betrayed the faith that has been placed in them.
I write in @NewStatesman
newstatesman.com/environment/20…
October 20, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Saul • October 19, 2022 • smh.com.au
Policy shift on Israel’s capital legally and historically warranted
The Albanese government’s sensible decision not to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is consistent with international law and global consensus.
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Prof Ben Saul@profbensaul
My piece in the SMH on why Australia's rejection of Jerusalem as Israel's capital brings it back into line with international law & global consensus, and abandons the Coalition's provocative, partisan & destabilising recognition of Israel's illegal claim smh.com.au/world/middle-e…
October 19, 2022

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