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ABC News • Casey Briggs • January 7, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australian governments have kept much of their COVID research secret. Why?
COVID heralded a great era of cooperation, with researchers collaborating across institutions and borders. That work couldn't have been done if all the research was being locked up by governments — but in Australia, they're doing just that, writes Casey Briggs.
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casey briggs@CaseyBriggs
Why on earth are Australian governments keeping COVID research and modelling secret? One of our leading forecasters says there’s a “culture of secrecy around data that is damaging to our public discourse”.
My latest for @abcnews: abc.net.au/news/2023-01-0…
January 7, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • January 6, 2023 • smh.com.au
Loose cannon Elliott shoots Perrottet in foot over gambling reform
It was only a matter of time before one of the biggest buffoons in NSW politics injected himself into the debate over cashless gaming cards.
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The Canberra Times • Richard Denniss • January 7, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
The Productivity Commission needn't look far to find the time wasters
Australia does have a productivity problem, and it's got worse the whole time the Productivity Commission has been...
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Mark Kenny@markgkenny
Great piece here from @RDNS_TAI pointing out inter alia, that subsidising fossil fuels, private schools & small businesses to drive ‘round in huge utes does little for productivity canberratimes.com.au/story/8039656/…
January 7, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Marcia Langton • January 7, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Fighting for a Voice
It is eight months since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used his victory speech to promise his government would implement in full the Uluru Statement from the Heart. What has transpired since is less the dialogue he hoped for and more two separate monologues. In one monologue, advocates for the Voice, myself included, set out a vision for a reconciled Australia in which First
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • January 7, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Halton report warns of repeating Morrison errors
The government’s strategy on vaccines and antivirals has not been updated since the beginning of the pandemic and must change to prepare for worse variants of Covid-19, according to a previously unreleased report.
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The Saturday Paper • Lyndal Rowlands • January 7, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Subpoenas reveal scale of Chevron’s Australian ambitions
Documents tabled in the US congress show Chevron plans to run its Gorgon gas plant in Western Australia until at least 2056, exploiting other companies’ transitions to cleaner energy.
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ABC News • Andrew Greene • January 7, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australia is doing business with 'some of the worst human rights abusers on the planet' in weapons exports
The Defence Department grants dozens of permits for weapons exports to nations accused of gross human rights violations and war crimes.
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • January 6, 2023 • theguardian.com
Floods force road trains supplying Kimberley to detour extra 7,400km via SA and NT
Trucks normally travel direct from Perth to Fitzroy Crossing but new return trip halfway across Australia is ‘equal to a one-way trip from Paris to Vladivostok’
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The Saturday Paper • Royce Kurmelovs • January 7, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The strange case against electric vehicle incentives
A submission from the Productivity Commission, based on unproven modelling, recommends the government does nothing to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles before 2035.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • January 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
Remembering Martin Ravallion, ‘superstar’ Australian economist who made poverty his life’s work
When the World Bank set its mission to a ‘world free of poverty’, it was ‘Martin’s definition and Martin’s measure’
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • January 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters in past year – survey
Hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced locations, according to US Census Bureau
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Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism • Tom Boggioni • January 7, 2023 • rawstory.com
Alex Jones' attorney has law license suspended after Sandy Hook misconduct
According to a report from NBC Connecticut, one of the attorneys for Infowars founder Alex Jones has his law license suspended for six months for what a judge called a lack of "fundamental fairness and decency," while defending his controversial client.At issue, as attorney Norm Pattis plans to appe...
The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson, Rachael Dexter, Matthew Knott • January 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘No doubt’: Defence minister says subs pact will stretch US industries
Defence Minister Richard Marles concedes Australia must develop its own submarine-building capabilities after two US senators warned the AUKUS deal would stretch their country’s industry to ‘breaking point’.
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The Guardian • Jonathan Freedland • January 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
After Brexit and Trump, rightwing populists cling to power – but the truth is they can’t govern
The farcical scenes among US Republicans have echoes in our Tory party. Both promise disruption, then deliver exactly that, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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The Nation • https://www.thenation.com/authors • January 5, 2023 • thenation.com
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.
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The Guardian • Chris McGreal • January 6, 2023 • theguardian.com
Harvard blocks role for former Human Rights Watch head over Israel criticism
Kennedy School allegedly bowed to donors unhappy with organisation accusing Israel of apartheid in occupied territories
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd • January 6, 2023 • theguardian.com
Picture imperfect: light pollution from satellites is becoming an existential threat to astronomy
Low-orbit satellites are photo-bombing astronomers’ pictures of the night sky, ruining images and affecting their ability to make new discoveries
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • January 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
Andrew Tate arrest: Romanian authorities seize four more luxury cars
Fresh haul follows 11 cars already taken in investigation into social media influencer, who is due in court next week
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NBC News • Ben Goggin, Lora Kolodny, CNBC, David Ingram • January 7, 2023 • nbcnews.com
On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily found
A review conducted by NBC News found dozens of accounts and hundreds of tweets claiming to sell child sexual abuse material.
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CNN • Artemis Moshtaghian, Sahar Akbarzai, Tara Subramaniam, Jomana Karadsheh, Niamh Kennedy • January 7, 2023 • cnn.com
Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children's coach amid crackdown on protests
The executions on Saturday of two young men in Iran, one a karate champion, the other a volunteer children's coach, in connection with nationwide protests have sparked outrage around the world.
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