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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Prosecutor alleges police ‘aligned with defence’ in Bruce Lehrmann case and claims ‘inappropriate interference’
Exclusive: Letter from Shane Drumgold to ACT police chief, obtained under FOI, calls for inquiry into ‘political and police conduct’ during investigation of Brittany Higgins claimss
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The Guardian • Jim Waterson • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
BBC preparing to go online-only over next decade, says director general
Tim Davie outlines vision for a world of ‘infinite choice’ where broadcast TV and radio are being switched off
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The Guardian • Melissa Davey • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘No one would believe me’: Labor launches women’s health council to tackle medical misogyny
Exclusive: Experts will look into healthcare offered for menstruation, menopause and conditions such as heart disease, autism and cancer
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Tinsel travesties: the worst Christmas tree displays across Australia
A safety risk in Port Macquarie, an inappropriately spiky star and a literal coat rack are among the nation’s least-accomplished examples of festive spirit
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The Guardian • Mostafa Rachwani • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Behrouz Boochani in Australia: ‘Some of those politicians who barred me are gone. But I am here’
The Kurdish Iranian refugee was always confident he would prove Peter Dutton’s declaration that he ‘wouldn’t be permitted to come to Australia’ wrong
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Helen Davidson@heldavidson
"Australia is delusional in many ways. I think Australia should be honest, and face the reality that a colonial mentality still exists, and it should be fully, deeply recognised." @BehrouzBoochani theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…
December 8, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • December 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
Should flying between Canberra and Sydney be abolished? | Audrey Quicke
The flight takes less than one hour and yet there are few environmentally friendly alternatives
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • December 8, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Why the Voice is an economic as well as moral issue
A First Nations Voice is fundamentally a moral question and a symbol of recognition, but it is also economic and political.
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The Guardian • Kate Connolly • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Reichsbürger: the German conspiracy theorists at heart of alleged coup plot
Despite description of alleged plotters by prosecutors as a ‘motley crew’, the threat was considered very real
The Guardian • Fleur Connick • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nationals’ stance on Indigenous voice a ‘slap in the face to black people’, Aboriginal leader says
Laura Hand-Ross says party’s opposition to constitutional recognition is an ‘insult’ that has caused disquiet in the community
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Crikey • Kristine Ziwica • December 8, 2022 • crikey.com.au
Quotas alone can't erase the Coalition's legacy of policies that keep women poorer
The Liberal Party's post-election navel-gazing exercise should focus on acknowledging its appalling record on gender inequality.
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Kristine Ziwica@KZiwica
The real story of the Liberal Party's "woman problem" isn't just a lack of women. It's that Australian women are poorer and sicker in 2022 than they were nearly a decade ago when the Coalition first came to power. Me in @crikey_news crikey.com.au/2022/12/08/quo…
December 8, 2022
The Guardian • Cait Kelly • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Bodies start to cook’: poor housing in remote communities puts lives at risk in northern Australia heatwave
Poorly insulated Northern Territory houses that people can’t afford to cool can rise to dangerous temperatures
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Homes in remote communities that are so poorly insulated they rise to temperatures that can “cook bodies” will put people’s lives at risk in the coming days as a dangerous heatwave hits northern Australia. @cait__kelly theguardian.com/australia-news…
December 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jenna Price • December 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Why I want to know what Leigh Sales earns
The ABC has a big problem with pay inequality in its ranks - and we need transparency to fix it.
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Karen Percy@PercyKaren
Also notable that the resignations I’m seeing from @ABCAustralia on this platform of late are of senior women. So many great women - senior women - have left in recent years. #DontdiscountABC twitter.com/jennaprice/sta…
December 8, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Mark Di Stefano, Myriam Robin • December 8, 2022 • afr.com
Scott Morrison put forward for the all-male Australian Club
Former prime minister John Howard and ex-MP Bruce Baird nominated the member for Cook to the private club, where women can’t be members.
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Mark Di Stefano@MarkDiStef
Scoop with @myriamrobin: With the Liberals grappling with its women problem, Scott Morrison has been put forward by the party elders to join the exclusive, all male The Australian Club afr.com/brand/rear-win…
December 8, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Tom Burton • December 8, 2022 • afr.com
Albanese didn’t have valid passport when he had to meet Biden in Japan
For weeks before the election, federal bureaucrats had been planning for whichever leader would be flying fly to Japan to attend an important Quad meeting. All was ready till it was discovered Anthony Albanese’s passport was not valid.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Weak’ political leadership putting Australians at risk of long Covid unknowns, AMA says
Peak medical body says mask mandates should be considered and calls for ‘plan that relies on more than vaccination’
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ABC News • December 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
This year, I turned 30. In my lifetime the employment rate for people with disability has not improved
Australians who live with disability are twice as likely to be unemployed, compared to people without disability – and this hasn't changed in three decades.
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@abcnews • December 8, 2022 • abc.net.au
Pakenham (Key Seat) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results
Overview of the Pakenham (Key Seat) electorate in the Victoria election 2022
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Antony Green - elections@AntonyGreenElec
Final figures for Labor's victory in Pakenham now up on the ABC website. abc.net.au/news/elections… That makes 55 seats for Labor with a likely 56th tomorrow when Bass in finalised. #springst #vicvotes
December 8, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • December 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Former social services official told to ‘tone down’ robodebt legal concerns, inquiry hears
Andrew Whitecross says he fiercely criticised the proposal and questioned its legality in the scheme’s initial plan
The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung • December 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Nature is being destroyed. Things have to change’: Plibersek flags environmental law overhaul
The reforms come after a review of federal environmental protection laws in January last year found major reform was needed as Australia had failed to halt extinctions.
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • December 7, 2022 • crikey.com.au
News Corp is strangely silent on its part in the Liberals' downfall
Don't bother reading News Corp papers for a satisfactory account of what's gone wrong with the Liberals — a key player is absent.
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