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The Guardian • Marina Hyde • October 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Delusional broadcast disorder has claimed its latest victim: John Cleese
The great affliction of our age makes men believe they have been cancelled by the BBC while they are literally on the BBC, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Age • Paul Sakkal • October 11, 2022 • theage.com.au
Liberals’ top lawyer quits over party’s legally ‘risky’ decisions
Legal and compliance director Chandra Lloyd resigned on Monday night after telling the Liberal Party’s Victorian president that she could no longer work under state director Sam McQuestin.
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Paul Sakkal@paulsakkal
The Liberal Party’s in-house lawyer has quit, alleging the party's top officials have ignored advice that some of its campaigning might break the law
VEC now probing Liberal mailouts of postal vote applications, which are prohibited
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October 11, 2022
ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • October 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Criticism of Fran Kelly's new talk show gig reeks of ageism — a stubborn form of discrimination we need to call out
Recent criticism of Fran Kelly's new ABC TV hosting gig seemed to suggest the veteran journalist was past her use-by date and a "safe choice". But we must call out and denounce ageism wherever it emerges, writes Patricia Karvelas.
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The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • October 12, 2022 • australiainstitute.org.au
By 2024-25 only those earning over $97,000 will be paying less tax than now
Only those eanring more than $97,000 will be better off once the Stage 3 tax cuts come into effect
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Thought the Stage 3 cuts are skewed to the wealthy?
Wait till you also include the end of the Low-middle income tax offset.
Unless you earn more than $97,000 you'll be worse even *after* getting the Stage 3 cut than you were last year
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October 12, 2022
The Guardian • Adam Morton • October 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s biggest carbon credits generator joins calls for overhaul of emissions offsets scheme
GreenCollar makes submission to government review with Prof Andrew Macintosh, who has described the scheme as ‘largely a sham’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway, David Crowe • October 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Albanese to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks
The move is set to be the centrepiece announcement in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s speech to the state Labor conference in Sydney on Saturday afternoon.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Breaking: cabinet ministers to discuss plan for 26 weeks of commonwealth paid parental leave. Happening today.
Our story up about 30 minutes ago:
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October 14, 2022
ABC News • Samantha Lewis, Mark Doman, Katia Shatoba, Alex Palmer, Thomas Brettell • October 15, 2022 • abc.net.au
When Sam Kerr honed her 'bat sonar', her goal scoring went into overdrive
Over the past 13 years, Sam Kerr's trajectory has paralleled the rise of women's football. Now she's a finalist in the Ballon d'Or, world football's most prestigious individual award. This dataset traces her evolution from nervous teen to goal-scoring superstar.
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Samantha Lewis@battledinosaur
we all know that Sam Kerr is one of the greatest strikers that women's football has ever seen.
but why?
I spent six months tracking down footage of every goal she has ever scored to figure out how she came to be who she is.
this is what I found.
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October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • October 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
ACCC begins ‘greenwashing’ crackdown on companies’ false environmental claims
Boss of competition regulator says scrutiny of climate claims, including over carbon credits, will be an enforcement priority
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Not a moment too soon..."Ensuring claims are truthful will be an enforcement priority for the ACCC this year, and an enduring one" as international estimates from consumer protection groups put the level of false environmental claims at 40%. @p_hannam theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 11, 2022
The Guardian • Nino Bucci, Michael McGowan • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Integral part of democracy’: climate activists mount court challenge to NSW anti-protest laws
Laws that allow for fines and prison terms for non-violent protesters undermine fundamental rights, Environmental Defenders Office says
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • October 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Lidia Thorpe says she ‘will not be campaigning no’ against Indigenous voice to parliament
Tom Calma, who is helping design the voice, says the Greens are unnecessarily adding to confusion over upcoming referendum
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Ellen Leabeater, Camilla Hannan, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • October 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Introducing Ben Roberts-Smith v the media
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, is suing three newspapers for defamation over articles he says falsely accuse him of war crimes
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Gabrielle Jackson@gabriellecj
So excited to launch the preview of our new podcast series on the defamation trial of the century. Blows my mind how good it is. Huge shout out to @BenDohertyCorro and @EllenLeabeater for months of hard work.
Introducing Ben Roberts-Smith v the media theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 8, 2022
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • October 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Defence projects suffer $6.5bn cost blowout as Marles promises more scrutiny in future
Minister takes aim at Coalition’s handling of defence projects, saying money was ‘flushed down the toilet’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • October 11, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I will not be campaigning No’: Thorpe rejects campaign against the Voice
Greens senator Lidia Thorpe lobbied Pauline Hanson to help stop constitutional change in a tweet sent in 2017. Today, she rejected the No campaign.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Paul Keating speculates King Charles could renounce UK monarch’s claim on Australia
Former prime minister suggests royal family ‘would have been so glad’ if 1999 referendum on becoming a republic succeeded
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The Guardian • Maya Yang • October 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families $965m over hoax claims
Verdict is second big judgment against Infowars host over promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Wallace • October 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australians must speak up, or the key issues will be overlooked
In these troubling times, we need to raise the standard of public debate.
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Chris Wallace😷@c_s_wallace
Me on the strange allure of robopoll calls & their nefarious narrowing of what ends up on the political radar. smh.com.au/national/austr… #auspol
October 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Kieran Pender • October 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
On trial for bravely telling the truth
Richard Boyle spoke up about government wrongdoing - and now he’s on trial for it. But it is not too late to stop this prosecution.
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Jo Dyer@instanterudite
I don't understand why @MarkDreyfusKCMP hasn't already stopped the shameful prosecutions of @Richard_D_Boyle and @MurdochCadell. Apart from manifestly being the right thing to do, there is enormous support in the community for doing it. #auspol
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October 14, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Schneiders • October 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Australia’s inequality machine runs on insecure labour and wage theft
Our nation has not been this consistently unequal since the 1930s, and that has not happened by accident, Ben Schneiders writes in his new book.
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Ben Schneiders@benschneiders
(1/4) My first book, ‘Hard Labour: wage theft in the age of inequality’, is out on Tuesday. I’m grateful the Saturday Age has run an extract laying out how unequal Australia has become. The book itself goes into the finer detail …theage.com.au/national/austr…
October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • October 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides
The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Pocock: “Having grown up on a farm where we used a lot of chemicals, that’s just the way things were. I have concerns about it. And I think we should be looking at ways to farm better. Humans are incredible when they actually want to solve problems.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
October 15, 2022
The Guardian • Nino Bucci • October 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Funding shortfalls force Melbourne legal centre to stop taking calls on police misconduct
Criticism mounts of Victoria’s police oversight model, with Andrews government urged to establish new watchdog
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