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The Guardian • Michael McGowan, Tamsin Rose • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor reveals text message saying NSW transport minister was ‘briefed’ on rail shutdown
David Elliott says he went to bed before a decision was made to cancel all Sydney train services, as government withdraws Fair Work case
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Michael McGowan@mmcgowan
New South Wales transport minister David Elliott went to bed while his department was grappling with whether to shut down Sydney’s rail network on Sunday night, w @tamsinroses theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2022
The Guardian • Josh Taylor • February 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition awards $520k for NBN upgrade to single business in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate
Fruit and vegetable grower Costa Group’s tomato glasshouse facility in New England the sole beneficiary of planned upgrade
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
👉👉The Morrison government has awarded $520k to install a fibre-to-the-premises NBN to a single business in the electorate of the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, despite having previously argued against taxpayer funded fibre upgrades. theguardian.com/technology/202…
February 24, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Cameron Atfield • February 25, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison government awarded multimillion-dollar contract to minister’s close friend
Services Australia awarded a multimillion-dollar property contract to a close friend and associate of Morrison government cabinet member Stuart Robert at a time he was the minister responsible for the agency.
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Australian Financial Review • Aaron Patrick, Tom McIlroy • February 20, 2022 • afr.com
The night God, sex and the backbench humbled a prime minister
The untold story of a pivotal event in the history of the Morrison government: a bitter struggle between Liberals over religious and gay rights.
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Malcolm Farr@farrm51
Stunning account. How Liberal rebels brought down Morrison’s Religious Discrimination Bill. At a minimum it exposes Dutton’s claim of broken agreements as horse twaddle. afr.com/politics/feder…
February 21, 2022
The Guardian • Nick Evershed • February 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australian Bureau of Statistics report on Covid deaths misrepresented by rightwing media
Analysis: Commentators and news websites have spread incorrect information on Covid deaths in Australia, feeding conspiracy theories
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Billie Eder • February 20, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘A really loving boy’: 16-year-old dies after collision with police
Sixteen-year-old Jai Wright died on Sunday afternoon after suffering head injuries in a collision with an unmarked police car on Saturday morning.
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Sean Kelly@mrseankelly
Given that this involves the death of a young man, reports of conflicting accounts from the police, and what most outlets are willing, sometimes, to call a national crisis, it feels like this should be a really, really big story in Australia today
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February 21, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘A vanity bill’: Bridget Archer condemns fellow government MP’s single-sex sports proposal
Claire Chandler’s Sex Discrimination Act amendment would permit sporting groups to exclude transgender people from single-sex competitions
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • February 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘A perfect storm’: Up to 70,000 women may have been coerced into withdrawing super
Super funds and financial legal services are now hearing from women who were forced by abusive partners to withdraw from their superannuation during the pandemic.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
More voters trust Labor than Coalition to manage Australia-China relationship, poll suggests
Scott Morrison bowled up a scare campaign on national security but latest Guardian Essential poll suggests it is not working
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison backs bill that allows exclusion of transgender people from single-sex sports
Prime minister says Claire Chandler’s ‘save women’s sports’ proposal, which has been criticised by equality advocates, is ‘terrific’
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • February 24, 2022 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith told another soldier in Afghanistan ‘I just want to kill’, court hears
Serving officer in Australian Defence Force tells defamation trial Roberts-Smith showed photos of dead insurgents on his iPod
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ABC News • Nate Byrne • February 24, 2022 • abc.net.au
'He's having a stroke': I've had panic attacks on live TV
As I stood there under the studio lights, my heart was racing, I was gasping for breath and sweat was pouring out of every pore as my brain screamed "RUN!", writes Nate Byrne.
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Nate Byrne@SciNate
I had my first ever panic attack on-air on @BreakfastNews. You probably missed it, but I decided to share the moment and my experience because it turned my understanding of anxiety on its head - sometimes it's got nothing to do with your state of mind.
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February 24, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Jacob Greber • February 24, 2022 • afr.com
New-look Albo: ‘I’m comfortable in the boardrooms as well as the pub’
Anthony Albanese is seeking ‘renewal, not revolution’ and is courting the top end of town.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • February 21, 2022 • smh.com.au
Sydney train shutdown: Perrottet’s monumental political gamble
The Premier showed that he is ready and willing for a fight. He had better hope voters hate unions as much as he does.
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The Guardian • Adam Morton, Peter Hannam • February 22, 2022 • theguardian.com
Why is a tech billionaire trying to buy Australia’s dirtiest energy company AGL?
Mike Cannon-Brookes believes backing renewable energy over old coal power plants will keep electricity prices down, create jobs and slash emissions – is he right?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • February 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
Labor’s Chris Minns becomes preferred NSW premier as Dominic Perrottet suffers poll hit
NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has overtaken Dominic Perrottet as preferred premier, with Labor in its most competitive position in a decade.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler • February 25, 2022 • theguardian.com
Greens unveil $19bn plan to subsidise coal workers to transition away from fossil fuel jobs
Adam Bandt says Australia must quit coal and take advantage of ‘enormous opportunities’ in critical minerals and green metals
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 23, 2022 • theguardian.com
Campaign sign stoush: Liberal MP asks constituents to dob in people displaying Zoe Daniel material
Council said independent’s signs are allowed under planning provisions but Tim Wilson insists they can’t be erected until election called
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Yesterday Bayside City Council issued a statement clearing Zoe Daniel election signs, then took the statement DOWN after a complaint from Tim Wilson noted the election doesn't have to be held til 3 September.
NO explanation yet from council about why.
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February 24, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • February 24, 2022 • smh.com.au
Strain shows as PM seeks to make it clear who is in charge
By attacking Labor over China and trying to impose his way on senior Liberals, Scott Morrison has damaged his own credentials.
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The Guardian • David Pegg, Kalyeena Makortoff, Martin Chulov, Paul Lewis, Luke Harding • February 21, 2022 • theguardian.com
Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians
Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades
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Paul Lewis@PaulLewis
We've had access to a massive leak from one of the world’s biggest private banks, Credit Suisse. It reveals the secret wealth of customers involved in torture, drug and human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and war crimes. #SuisseSecrets theguardian.com/news/2022/feb/…
February 21, 2022

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