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Australian Financial Review • Michael Pelly • February 7, 2022 • afr.com
No time for federal ICAC: Cash
Laws on religious freedom and online trolls will be the Attorney-General’s top priorities in the final days of parliament.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has formally confirmed the Morrison government has broken its promise and will not legislate a federal ICAC in this term, 37 months after promising to do so. afr.com/politics/no-ti…
February 7, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
My nephew was beautiful and courageous. The love and acceptance of his family was not enough | Stephen Jones
We as parliamentarians have the power to shape that world. What message do we want to send to our kids?
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Visceral. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
February 8, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • February 10, 2022 • afr.com
Josh Frydenberg sustains full-body gravel rash
Frydenberg’s complete lack of political judgment has been exposed for all to see.
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Sally McManus@sallymcmanus
I can't beleive I just read the most extraordinary take-down of Josh Frydenberg ever...in the Financial Review afr.com/rear-window/jo…
February 10, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • February 12, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: PM planned not to deliver abuse apology
Scott Morrison intended to leave his abuse apology to the presiding officers, as he warned colleagues ‘if you take my legs out … you will suffer’.
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The Saturday Paper@SatPaper
Exclusive: When Albanese’s staff insisted on Tuesday morning that the Labor leader would speak regardless of what Morrison chose to do, Morrison’s staff changed their position. The prime minister would deliver a speech first. | @KarenMMiddleton #AusPol satpa.pe/exclu14a2b7
February 12, 2022
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 11, 2022 • theguardian.com
Koala listed as endangered after Australian governments fail to halt its decline
No recovery plan for the Australian marsupial was in place despite it being identified as a requirement nine years ago
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Lisa Cox@_LisaMCox
The federal government has officially listed the koala as endangered. In 10 years the species has gone from having no listing to vulnerable and now endangered. theguardian.com/environment/20…
February 11, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lisa Visentin • February 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Gay students protected, but trans students could still be expelled
Church schools would be banned from expelling gay students but would keep the right to expel transgender students under law changes the Coalition wants to get through Parliament.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Ben Butler • February 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Nauru detention centre operator makes $101m profit – at least $500,000 for each detainee
Canstruct International’s holding company has more than $340m in cash and investments, according to accounts filed with regulator
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
George Christensen claims $10,000 a month for ‘e-material’ as he ramps up anti-vaccine mandate Facebook ads
Facebook data shows Nationals MP spent thousands calling for an end to vaccine discrimination and ‘medical apartheid’
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition’s religious discrimination bill passes after marathon all-night sitting
Controversial legislation passes lower house despite Liberal moderates defecting to help add more extensive protections for LGBTQ+ students
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The Australian • Peter van Onselen • February 10, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
No deal: cabinet kills PM’s trade-off
Scott Morrison has been rolled by his own cabinet, despite telling members he was putting his leadership on the line in a bid to secure safe passage of his religious discrimination bill.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton has plumbed new and dangerous depths by suggesting China is backing Labor
Did the defence minister not hear the Asio boss warn that stoking community division has ‘the same corrosive impact on our democracy as foreign interference itself’?
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 10, 2022 • theguardian.com
It began with a pre-dawn insurrection on religious discrimination and it got worse for Scott Morrison
Clearly someone, or more than someone, wants to cause the prime minister some capital T trouble, but their endgame is entirely unclear
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • February 9, 2022 • theguardian.com
Anger after News Corp and Google Australia set up journalism academy at university business school
Academics at University of Melbourne say they were not consulted and move is ‘reflection of antagonism News Corp has for university journalism’
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The Canberra Times • Finn McHugh • February 9, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
'Alarm bells': Craig Kelly invites 'Russian agent' into Parliament
A rogue MP has invited a "self-declared agent of influence for the Kremlin" into Parliament House during anti-vax protests in Canberra.
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Karen Barlow@KJBar
Exclusive: A far-right Russian nationalist who has described Australia as an “enemy state” was signed into Federal Parliament by UAP leader Craig Kelly, by ⁦@FinnianMchugh⁩ v @canberratimes⁩ #auspol canberratimes.com.au/story/7612407/
February 9, 2022
The Age • Nick McKenzie • February 12, 2022 • theage.com.au
Neo-Nazi unmasked as former Young Liberal
A deep dive into what “John Dixon” has been up to provides a case study of what ASIO fears is a growing trend – the descent of young Australians into extremism.
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Nick McKenzie@Ageinvestigates
Today we reveal identity of Neo-Nazi who targeted Greens senator Lidia Thorpe. He’s a former Mel uni Young Liberal treasurer. The Age/Syd Morning Herald are committed to responsibly exposing far right extremists. Thanks to @WhiteRoseSocAU research theage.com.au/national/neo-n…
February 12, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack, Matt O'Sullivan • February 8, 2022 • smh.com.au
Berejiklian oversaw program to issue council grants ‘in the most politically advantageous way’
The state government’s controversial $252 million council grants program lacked integrity and applied no merit-based assessment in awarding 96 per cent of funds to coalition-held seats.
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The Canberra Times • Dominic Giannini • February 7, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Lib told not to go to Tame, Higgins speech
A female Liberal backbencher says it's "disgusting" some MPs have been told not to attend the speeches of Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins this week. Ms Tame a...
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
I was sexually assaulted by an Australian parliamentarian’s chief of staff – I believe change is coming| Former political staffer
It’s time to speak. And it’s time for immediate action from our leaders
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 8, 2022 • theguardian.com
Aukus row: Scott Morrison’s office refuses to release full text exchanges with Macron
Australian PM’s adviser says messages between pair ‘contain information that was communicated in confidence’, undermining the earlier selective leaking of one of the texts
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
Morrison’s office refuses to release his full text message exchange with Macron at centre of #Aukus row, citing reasons that undermine earlier selective leaking. Texts “communicated in confidence”; releasing may harm “Australia’s international relations” theguardian.com/world/2022/feb…
February 8, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 10, 2022 • smh.com.au
Coalition pushing for inquiry instead of pushing through religious laws
Contentious religious discrimination laws will be put on hold while the federal government pushes for a Senate inquiry into how they would affect transgender students.
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