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ABC News • Russell Jackson • September 21, 2022 • abc.net.au
Family separations and pregnancy termination: Hawthorn racism review reveals shock allegations against former coaches
Alastair Clarkson and Chris Fagan are named in a Hawthorn review into how First Nations players were treated during Clarkson's time at the helm of the Hawks. Warning — this story contains details of self-harm, pregnancy loss, and intergenerational trauma for Indigenous people.
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Russell Jackson@rustyjacko
TW: Racism, trauma, suicide, pregnancy loss.
Hawthorn faces grave allegations by First Nations players & their families.
I plead with everyone who reads this to respect the anonymity that protects the people in this distressing story from serious harm.
abc.net.au/news/2022-09-2…
September 21, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • September 21, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s secretive cabinet committee of one had hundreds of meetings, FOI documents suggest
Exclusive: Transparency advocate Rex Patrick says body established by former PM with only one permanent member – Morrison – was ‘an abuse of process’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 23, 2022 • smh.com.au
Secrets and allies: Tribunal jobs raise questions about transparency and cronyism
There is concern that some of the Liberal loyalists who were given cosy Administrative Appeals Tribunal jobs before the election might not be properly appointed and could, in theory, have their decisions challenged.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Trashing good governance with jobs worth up to $496,000 a year.
Inside the appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ten days before the election was called.
Column:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton, Rafqa Touma • September 20, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor urged to axe $1.9bn in ‘zombie’ fossil fuel subsidies promised by the Coalition
Exclusive: Morrison government announced support for coal and gas projects in ‘gas-fired recovery’ but didn’t formalise contracts, PBO analysis reveals
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ABC News • Stan Grant • September 18, 2022 • abc.net.au
As my colleagues have worn black in mourning for the Queen, I've wrestled with asphyxiating anger — and I'm not alone
We aren't supposed to talk about these things this week. We aren't supposed to talk about colonisation, empire, violence about Aboriginal sovereignty, not even about the republic, writes Stan Grant.
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Patricia Karvelas@PatsKarvelas
A powerful piece by my colleague Stan Grant.
Indigenous Australia can't be expected to shut up. Our sorry business is without end abc.net.au/news/2022-09-1…
September 18, 2022
Crikey • September 22, 2022 • crikey.com.au
A statement on Mr Lachlan Murdoch v Crikey's publisher Private Media
Lachlan Murdoch is suing Crikey’s publisher Private Media, journalist Bernard Keane and Crikey’s editor-in-chief Peter Fray. Private Media’s CEO Will Hayward has released the following statement.
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Bernard Keane@BernardKeane
We've filed our defence in the defamation case brought against myself,@PeterFray and Crikey by Lachlan Murdoch. Our CEO @mrwillhayward has released a statement about it here.
crikey.com.au/2022/09/22/sta…
September 22, 2022
The New Daily • James Robertson • September 21, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
Top spook refuses to answer questions about his role in Scott Morrison’s moves on cabinet
New details are emerging about the role played by advisers in Scott Morrison's office and the public service when the former PM moved to bypass cabinet
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Frank Bongiorno@fbongiornoanu
You do have to wonder whether what we really need is a full Royal Commission into Commonwealth Public Administration as in the 1970s. This is looking really dire. #auspol thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…
September 22, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton • September 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia is pushing to host a Cop meeting – if successful it would be forced to ramp up climate action
Winning the 2024 climate talks could pressure Australia to rejoin the Green Climate Fund, increase its 2035 emissions target, and ditch new coal and gas developments
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Today's column is about Australia's bid to host Cop29 in 2 years (or another one soon after) - how it works and what it would mean. It could be a very substantial deal. theguardian.com/environment/co…
September 19, 2022
ABC News • Mark Willacy, Alex McDonald, Josh Robertson • September 20, 2022 • abc.net.au
Before the Australian commandos head out on a mission in Afghanistan, one of them starts filming. This is what happens next
ABC Investigations has obtained hours of footage filmed by Australian commandos in Afghanistan and never before seen publicly, raising fresh questions about the conduct of special forces soldiers in the nation's longest war.
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Mark Willacy@markwillacy
Video shows Australian Special Forces soldiers talking about hitting 'the quota’ before heading out on Afghanistan mission…full story on @abc730 abc.net.au/news/2022-09-2…
September 20, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • September 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
Support for Australian republic drops following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Australians have cut their support for a republic to 46 per cent as support drops to levels that would make constitutional change impossible.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Should Australia become a republic?
Women: 59 per cent no.
Men: 51 per cent yes.
More in our Resolve Political Monitor this morning:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
September 21, 2022
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • September 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Sky and the Australian find ‘no evidence’ of a climate emergency – they weren’t looking hard enough | Temperature Check
The media outlets gave sizeable coverage to journal article that climate scientists said misrepresented their research
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Great piece by @readfearn on a story that ran on p1 of the Weekend Oz and was picked up repeatedly by Sky News. It claimed there was a new study that found there was no evidence of a climate emergency. Here’s the reality. theguardian.com/environment/20…
September 22, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • September 19, 2022 • theguardian.com
Almost half of jobseeker recipients unable to work full-time due to sickness or disability
Latest Department of Social Services figures highlight the difficulties facing those who do not qualify for disability support – despite health problems
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The Age • Jack Latimore • September 20, 2022 • theage.com.au
‘We won’t be silenced’: Indigenous criticism of hospital name change grows as premier doubles down
The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has hit back after Premier Daniel Andrews told it not to criticise the government’s decision to rename the Maroondah Hospital.
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The Age@theage
After a flurry of criticism from Indigenous leaders about the planned renaming of Maroondah Hospital in honour of the late Queen, Daniel Andrews told the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria to stick to its job of developing a treaty framework. theage.com.au/national/victo…
September 20, 2022
ABC News • September 22, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Confronted and challenged': McLachlan reveals conversations with Indigenous stars after Hawthorn racism allegations
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan says Indigenous players are "confronted and challenged" they were not aware of Hawthorn racism allegations, as retired great Eddie Betts calls for all clubs to match the Hawks' review.
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Russell Jackson@rustyjacko
Eddie Betts says every AFL club should be the subject of an independent review of its treatment of First Nations players. abc.net.au/news/2022-09-2…
September 22, 2022
The Guardian • Andrew Roth • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army
Reports ethnic minorities may be disproportionately affected while protesters in Moscow drafted on arrest
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Andrew Roth@Andrew__Roth
“It’s not a partial mobilisation, it’s a 100% mobilisation.” Midnight summons, vodka-fueled farewells, and showdowns at the draft centers. Russia says it’s recruiting 300,000 but the real number could be 3x higher. theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
September 23, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Taylor • September 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Optus cyber-attack: company opposed changes to privacy laws to give customers more rights over their data
In its submission to Privacy Act review telco said giving people right to erase personal data would involve ‘significant’ hurdles and costs
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
After the Optus hack I went and looked at what Optus had said in submissions recently about strengthening privacy law re protections and actions for customers. And surprise! theguardian.com/australia-news…
September 24, 2022
The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • September 22, 2022 • theage.com.au
Labor heading for ‘Danslide 2’ as voters turn away from Guy’s Liberals
An exclusive survey reveals Labor’s primary vote is at a high of 42 per cent, just 1 percentage point lower than it was at the 2018 poll.
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The Age@theage
Exclusive | Victorian Premier @DanielAndrewsMP is on track for another crushing election victory with a new survey showing voters abandoning the Liberal Party | @sumeyyailanbey
#springst
theage.com.au/politics/victo…
September 22, 2022
ABC News • Bridget Brennan • September 22, 2022 • abc.net.au
On a dark day for the AFL, the full impact of Australia's history weighs heavy
This could be the AFL's darkest hour. The heartbreaking stories recounted by First Nations families to the ABC's Russell Jackson should shame us as a nation, writes Indigenous affairs editor Bridget Brennan.
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The Guardian • Melissa Davey, Stephanie Convery, Emma Kemp • September 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
New plagiarism claims against sport concussion guru Paul McCrory
Exclusive: Expert who has downplayed link between concussion and traumatic brain injury is accused of 10 more cases of plagiarism
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
10 new plagiarism claims against sport concussion guru Paul McCrory, prompting experts to question how much clinical research he has done and if he deserved the hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants he got — New from me, @MelissaLDavey and @emmavkemp theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep…
September 23, 2022
ABC News • Marian Faa • September 23, 2022 • abc.net.au
Australia's climate change inaction violated Torres Strait Islanders' rights, UN finds
The Australian government had called for the case to be dismissed, saying there was insufficient evidence that the consequences of climate change would affect the islanders' enjoyment of their rights.
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