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The Guardian • Paul Karp • December 29, 2022 • theguardian.com
Up to 100 people released from immigration detention after Australian government loses court case
Advocates welcome ‘significant’ number of releases but raise questions over ‘bizarre’ process
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CNN • Arlette Saenz, Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal • December 28, 2022 • cnn.com
US to require travelers from China to show negative Covid-19 test result before flight
The United States will require all travelers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test result before flying to the country as Beijing's rapid easing of Covid-19 restrictions leads to a surge in cases.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Richard Denniss • December 27, 2022 • smh.com.au
We know how to lower home prices, but our political leaders won’t have it
The International Monetary Fund is right: Australia’s home prices are far too high, and they are likely to fall. But if they fall sharply, just watch our governments prop them back up.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
The brutal truth is that rising house prices make a majority of Australians happy and no leader wants to tell them its time for house prices to fall. Housing policy in Australia has nothing to do with economics & everything to sdo with politics #auspol smh.com.au/business/the-e…
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CNN • Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck • December 29, 2022 • cnn.com
More false claims from George Santos about his work, education and family history emerge
Rep.-elect George Santos made additional false claims over the years about his family history, work history and education in campaign appearances over the years, a review of statements made in two of his campaigns for Congress found.
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The Atlantic • Charlie Warzel • December 29, 2022 • theatlantic.com
Elon Musk’s Text Messages Explain Everything
A disastrous year for the tech industry, captured for eternity in a billionaire’s private exchanges
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ABC News • Casey Briggs • December 29, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australia had more than 10 million COVID-19 cases this year. But how many more went unrecorded?
We’ve always known official COVID-19 case data didn't capture the full scope of transmission, but 2022 was the year that Australia lost grip of just how big an underestimate it is.
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ABC News • Nick Sas • December 29, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Crying crocodile tears': The impact of Airbnb as Australia's rental crisis bites
Exclusive data shared with the ABC shows the number of short-term rentals such as Airbnb in Australia has dropped dramatically. But experts say it is still a major problem in some areas.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman • December 29, 2022 • smh.com.au
Mansion moguls: The $523m property portfolio of Sydney’s Atlassian founders
From eastern suburbs mansions to a private island on the Great Barrier Reef, it’s hard to keep track of the real estate being bought by Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes.
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The Guardian • Bill Hare • December 28, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australians are feeling the heat of climate change. For the fossil fuel industry it’s still business as usual
Recent legislative action to curtail the power of the gas and coal industry are a glimmer of progress but more needs to be done
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ABC News • December 29, 2022 • abc.net.au
Hobart mum bends down to pick up 'plush toy', gets a devil of a surprise
A Hobart mum has bent down to pick up her dog's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the "toy" started running, resulting in her and the kids taking refuge on the kitchen table until the animal bolted out the back door.
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ABC News • Dana Morse • December 29, 2022 • abc.net.au
First Nations mother appeals to the federal government over international custody dispute
A First Nations mother is appealing to the federal government to intervene in an international custody dispute that has separated her from her two-year-old daughter.
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