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The Guardian • Margaret Simons • October 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier
He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?
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The Age • Paul Sakkal • October 30, 2022 • theage.com.au
More than a quarter of voters are uncommitted ahead of Victorian election
Nearly 30 per cent of voters are yet to make up their minds about who they will vote for next month, an unusually large proportion that political pundits say offers the struggling Coalition a glimmer of hope.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bryant • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
The Westminster sitcom has a new male lead. Pass the popcorn
For months now, my homeland has doubled as a content-providing streaming service, with a round-the-clock feed of genre-busting programming.
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • October 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ambivalence towards horse racing leaves Melbourne Cup half full
Has Flemington’s ‘race that stops a nation’ lost its hold on our collective imagination?
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The Guardian • Sophie Black • October 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Not so great expectations: our holiday hopes have been lowered – and we’re the better for it
The key to getting the most bang for our holiday buck is to dabble in anticipation, but not elevate our expectations too much
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ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • October 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
Why crunching the numbers behind the 'motherhood penalty' might strip away some of the joy of having kids
The federal budget provided sobering evidence of how motherhood as we currently structure it condemns women to a lifelong economic penalty that hurts not just individual women but our economy more broadly, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
Listening tour the government’s first step towards republic referendum
Assistant Minister for the Republic Matt Thistlethwaite says a successful independence push would not pit Australians who have affection for the royal family against those who don’t.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jane Caro • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
At 91, my mother refuses to behave as others think old ladies should
She does not have a cowardly bone in her body, and what a gift that has been, particularly for her daughters.
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Los Angeles Times • Summer Lin, Salvador Hernandez, Terry Castleman • October 29, 2022 • latimes.com
Accused Pelosi attacker David DePape spread QAnon, other far-right, bigoted conspiracies
David DePape, 42, has been arrested in connection with a violent attack on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Liam Mannix • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
The end of ‘just eat less’? Science doesn’t see being fat as a ‘choice’
Many members of the public have come to believe that being fat is a choice. But scientists hold a radically different view.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • October 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Most severe we’ve seen it’: Australia’s food relief providers struggle to meet demand
With power prices rising, wages stagnating and welfare leaving people below the poverty line, the demands on charities are off the charts
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • October 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
Will Australian policymakers ever want to see strong wage growth again?
Australia has been officially "targeting" inflation for almost 30 years, but — Gareth Hutchens asks — does the system need an overhaul?
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The Washington Post • Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Bryan Pietsch, Meryl Kornfield, Justine McDaniel, Praveena Somasundaram, Rachel Pannett • October 30, 2022 • washingtonpost.com
South Korea declares national mourning period as at least 151 killed in Halloween crowd crush
Authorities were investigating what led to the crowd surge in the packed Itaewon area late Saturday.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Maureen Dowd • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
A haunted America: US politics is too creepy, horror is too real
The attack on the 82-year-old husband of Nancy Pelosi is just the latest atrocity in a divided nation overrun by bad spirits.
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • October 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I want to live again’: Brad Hazzard’s exit interview came earlier than expected
The NSW Health Minister, who presided over the department during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced his forthcoming retirement this week. It’s time to take off the mask.
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The Canberra Times • Jasper Lindell • October 30, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
The lessons to learn from Australia's political history
Frank Bongiorno's new book charts Australia's political history from ancient times to the May election.
BroadAgenda • Ginger Gorman • October 26, 2022 • broadagenda.com.au
Why it's tricky when we attach emotions to food
Dr Vivienne Lewis is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Canberra. She specialises in eating disorders and body image in her clinical and research work. Recently Vivienne wrote a fascinating article for The Conversation website busting some of the myths about why people develop eating disorders. BroadAgenda editor, Ginger Gorman, had […]
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Vulture • Bill Wyman • October 29, 2022 • vulture.com
Jerry Lee Lewis Was an SOB Right to the End
The talented hell-raiser of early rock and roll died today at 87.
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ABC News • October 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
One Australian among 153 people killed in Seoul Halloween crowd crush
Consular officials are assisting a number of other citizens who were present at the event, with one Australian reportedly in intensive care in a local hospital and another dual citizen in a stable condition.
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ABC News • October 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
'I drank the Kool Aid': Magda Szubanski on weight stigma, diet culture, and what needs to change
Comedian Magda Szubanski isn't shy about calling out abuse and discrimination where she sees it. But it wasn't always that way.
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