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The Guardian • Eden Gillespie, Ben Smee • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protesters
Exclusive: Whistleblower’s recordings capture multiple offensive discussions between officers at Brisbane watch house
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Eden Gillespie@edengillespie
Exclusive: A whistleblower at Brisbane watchhouse has sent me shocking recordings of officers joking they want to “bury and beat the f**k” out of black people, referring to Nigerians as “j***boos” & saying “let’s hope Ebola works”. theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 13, 2022
ABC News • Michael Slezak, Mark Doman, Alex Palmer, Thomas Brettell, Brendan Esposito • November 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
'It's gut-wrenching': Old-growth forest logged just days after it was slated for immediate protection
It was described as 'the largest environmental protection policy' in Victoria's history, but shortly after the announcement parts of the state's old-growth forests were being logged.
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@mikeyslezak@aus.social@MikeySlezak
Three years ago the Victorian government promised to end old growth logging. It said 90,000 hectares was “immediately protected”. But our investigation suggests not a lot changed after that announcement. abc.net.au/news/2022-11-1…
November 13, 2022
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn, Adam Morton • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia risks being a ‘state sponsoring greenwashing’ if it relies on carbon offsets, expert warns
‘The wild west approach needs to end,’ says climate scientist Bill Hare, amid warning targets should be met by cuts in absolute emissions
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • November 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
The world is shifting to multi-employer bargaining. Will Australia fail to follow?
The modern economic wisdom suggests higher rates of collective bargaining will benefit workers and employers, writes Gareth Hutchens.
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The Guardian • Bertin Huynh • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tales from my grandfather: Hoa Huynh’s Vietnam – photo essay
As the youngest of his 10 grandchildren, I am learning who my yeye was through his art
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Bertin Huynh 黄嘉麒@bertinhuynh
My granddad passed away this year. I’ve also felt like I didn’t know him well enough - so I spoke to family and wrote about his more than 60 years as a photographer. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…
November 13, 2022
ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • November 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Five years after the marriage plebiscite, it offers a cautionary tale for another national vote
If Australians are to vote on recognising First Nations people in the Constitution, it is worth reflecting on how LGBTIQ communities experienced the same sex marriage survey — and heed its lessons, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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Patricia Karvelas@PatsKarvelas
My new column.
Not easy to revisit.
This week it’s 5 years from the same-sex marriage postal vote. What are the lessons for the Indigenous voice referendum? #auspol #voice abc.net.au/news/2022-11-1…
November 13, 2022
SBS News • November 13, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Anthony Albanese meets with Joe Biden as summits wrap up in Asia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a meeting with US President Joe Biden as he finishes the Cambodian leg of his Southeast Asia tour.
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The Saturday Paper • November 12, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Angst into anger
When the police came, Bob Brown was waiting on a tree stump. Except for his height and narrow shoulders, he is exactly like the Lorax.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Bob Brown was arrested for trying to save native forrest from the woodchipers while the Albanese Government is paying some farmers to grow trees that were already. Dodgy carbon credits & greenwash wont save the climate or Koalas #auspol #insiders #climate thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2022/11/12/ang…
November 13, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s living standards are going backwards, and it’s young people who will suffer the most | Liz Allen
Wealth is becoming more concentrated among older Australians. Perverse, politically strategic policies are to blame
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Closely connected to our readership’: the female-led bush media that’s a hit in the city
Women in the country have been spearheading the kind of media they want to see – and people in the cities are on board, too
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The Age • Rachel Eddie • November 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
How to vote, or avoid a fine, if you get COVID-19
The Victorian Electoral Commission is urging the public to vote early once polling booths open on Monday to avoid missing out if they fall sick on November 26.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • November 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Send in the drones: how to transform Australia’s fight against bushfires and floods
The cutting-edge technology is a faster, cheaper and more accurate way to raise the alarm on lightning strikes or flash floods, experts say
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The Age • Neil Mitchell • November 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
Thumbs down: How the premier avoids accountability
Embracing his social media fans while scorning his media critics, Daniel Andrews is doing a disservice to democracy.
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The Age • Bianca Hall • November 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
Top Liberals enraged over Guy’s plan to preference Greens ahead of Labor
A senior member of the Victorian Liberals has derided the party’s preferences tactic as “Trumpian”.
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Pearls and Irritations • Ross Gittins • November 13, 2022 • johnmenadue.com
Better, not smaller government: confessions of an econocrat-watcher
Econocrats struggle ineffectively to achieve smaller government; their real concern: not smaller government, but better government.
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SBS News • Rayane Tamer • November 13, 2022 • sbs.com.au
Zuhair jumped into a car with strangers on a quest for victory. Here’s what happened next
Scores of people from Pakistan's diaspora community are so "cricket crazy", they are carpooling with strangers they met on Facebook in the hopes of witnessing history repeat itself at the T20 final in Melbourne.
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ABC News • Casey Briggs • November 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
There are now 8 billion of us — but soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse
This week, the world's population ticks over a historic milestone. But in the next century, society will be reshaped dramatically — and soon we'll hit a decline we'll never reverse.
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The Guardian • Amal Clooney • November 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘You have to fight for democracy’: Maria Ressa and her lawyer Amal Clooney on their quest for justice
In her new book, the Nobel peace laureate reflects on technology’s ‘godlike power to infect us with a virus of lies’. Plus, her lawyer Amal Clooney pays tribute
The Guardian • Lorena Allam, Sarah Collard • November 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It’s racial profiling’: Aboriginal families fear social media is driving vigilante attacks on young people in Perth
Experts believe the crime rhetoric in some WA community Facebook groups may be leading people to take the law into their own hands
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • November 12, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Morrison hid governor-general grant money for a year
New details in the governor-general grant saga reveal the haste with which Scott Morrison allocated funding – and show that support was also sought from TAB and British American Tobacco.
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Frank Bongiorno@fbongiornoanu
A superb account of how power works in this country, of the shambolic, rancid Morrison government, and of a Governor General who clings to office despite the ample evidence he should go. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/… via @SatPaper
November 12, 2022

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