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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • October 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Bureau of Meteorology was ‘cowering in the corner’ on climate crisis, former staff claim
Exclusive: Claims that discussing climate change at BoM ‘is basically banned’ come after allegations of a toxic workplace culture
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • October 22, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Toxic culture has plunged the Bureau of Meteorology into chaos
Bureau of Meteorology staff have been hospitalised because of work conditions, as a loss of senior meteorologists means junior forecasters are trying to deal with natural disasters beyond their expertise.
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
Cannot overestimate amount of work that went into this. Rebranding failure at the Bureau of Meteorology is symptom of a much bigger disease: a truly horrific workplace culture that has seen employees hospitalised, meteorologists gagged, Min’ office misled. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
October 22, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • October 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Housing, Indigenous and domestic violence services to receive extra $560m in federal budget
Exclusive: The partial indexation of funding aims to help community organisations cope with rising costs
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • October 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Growing profits and less power for workers. Who does inflation-targeting really serve?
If inflation is kept under control by keeping wages down, while profits can grow without consequence, Gareth Hutchens asks, who is the system really serving?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kate McClymont • October 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Charlie Teo, the profit of hope: How neurosurgeon left families with a terrible price to pay
A year-long investigation reveals the devastating impact on families of ultimately futile procedures conducted by the renowned brain surgeon.
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Pearls and Irritations • Lucy Hamilton • October 23, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
News Corp is normalising fascistic politics
The radical right, and in particular, Murdoch’s News Corp, are laundering the dirty ideas of the people deploying fascistic politics.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • October 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Confusing messaging hampers our ability to prepare for rising flood waters | Kate Burke
Flood-affected communities are getting conflicting information, right when we need consistency to make crucial decisions which will save lives and properties
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ABC News • John Lyons • October 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
The battle over the Middle East's ultimate prize – Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Penny Wong's decision on Jerusalem realigns Australia's policy towards the Middle East to a position every Prime Minister until Scott Morrison and every President until Donald Trump had studiously observed, writes John Lyons.
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The Australia Institute • October 19, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
War gains: LNG Windfall Profits 2022
Energy prices spiked worldwide following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting restrictions on Russia's gas exports. This has in turn increased the value of Australian LNG exports and the profits of LNG companies. We estimate the war related windfall gain to LNG companies in 2021-22 at between $26 billion and $40 billion.
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
Gas production has tripled but gas prices have still gone through the roof #Insiders
Our research shows LNG producers reaped up to $40 billion of windfall profits in FY21-22
Time for a windfall profits tax on LNG exports?
australiainstitute.org.au/report/war-gai…
October 23, 2022
ABC News • Tracey Holmes • October 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Netball crisis deepens — government intervention sought, other sports nervous
The decision of Hancock Prospecting to withdraw sponsorship presents a financial crisis for Netball Australia, as the sport's authorities take criticism for their handling of the issue and failure to listen to players' concerns, writes Tracey Holmes.
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Craig Foster@Craig_Foster
‘That an apology be made or at least some distance be put between Lang Hancock's genocide comments and the values of the current leadership of Hancock Prospecting, led by Gina Rinehart’
Surely must be a requirement of every associated sporting body. abc.net.au/news/2022-10-2…
October 23, 2022
The Telegraph • Ben Riley-Smith • October 24, 2022 • telegraph.co.uk
Tory leadership news: Suella Braverman backs Rishi Sunak as she says 'now is not the time for fantasies'
Suella Braverman has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader instead of Boris Johnson, saying now is not the time for "fantasies".
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • October 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia will join Biden’s global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, Albanese confirms
Funding of more than $3bn will support agricultural methane reduction, clean tech initiatives and the commercialisation of seaweed feed supplement
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Al Jazeera • Belén Fernández • October 23, 2022 • aljazeera.com
These Supreme Court cases could kill what remains of US democracy
If the conservative court upholds attempted violations of the Voting Rights Act, the US can drop pretences to justice.
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ABC News • Hayley Gleeson • October 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
'I couldn’t remember ever being so exhausted': How banging my head on a shelf changed my life
For a significant minority of people who sustain a concussion, symptoms persist for months or years — dimming sparks, derailing careers, pushing relationships and mental health into danger zones.
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ABC News • Ruby Cornish • October 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Can we innovate our way out of animal testing? Alternatives are already on the way
Breeding animals for medical research is time-consuming and expensive but new technology might allow New South Wales to take a global lead in ending the use of testing on animals in labs.
The Age • Patrick Hatch • October 23, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘Capital of Melbourne’s west’ wants the new station it was promised
The Andrews government has drastically wound back a promise to build a transport “super hub” in Sunshine, in a move community groups and the local council say is a missed opportunity to help transform the suburb into the economic powerhouse of Melbourne’s west.
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SBS News • Aleisha Orr • October 23, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Is the UK ready for its first PM of colour? This moment on British radio suggests race is still an issue
Rishi Sunak is so far the bookmaker's favourite to replace Liz Truss as British Prime Minister. But is Britain ready for its first Prime Minister of colour?
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SBS News • October 23, 2022 • sbs.com.au
'Can’t unsee it': Anthony Albanese surprised by mankini-wearing grandfather on live TV
A West Australian grandad has surprised the prime minister on live TV during the Telethon 2022 broadcast.
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The Guardian • Cait Kelly • October 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Beers and bangers help pass the time as Echuca waits for flood waters to peak
Amid the devastation and anxiety of waiting for the river to rise, residents of northern Victorian town try to keep things normal – sort of
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung, Brook Mitchell • October 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
A horse, 15 crocodiles and cultural burning: Why Indigenous rangers matter
A recent federal report noted that Indigenous knowledge and practices are key to environmental management. In tropical North Queensland, we see them at work.
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