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The Guardian • Joseph Earp • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
My mentor John Hughes taught me how to write. Then he plagiarised my work
In 2022, the acclaimed Australian author was found to have plagiarised whole sentences from Leo Tolstoy and F Scott Fitzgerald. When a former student discovered he was among those greats, his reaction was complicated
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I’ve known John Hughes since I was 11. Last year, I was made aware that he had plagiarised me. That’s the top line of this story, but if you want to know more about its complexities, I wrote about it here. theguardian.com/books/commenti…
January 30, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios • January 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
Laura Tingle to run for ABC board as government prepares shake-up
In an email to staff at 7:30, Tingle said she was running independently to ensure she could represent the views of all staff.
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ABC News • Louise Milligan, Mary Fallon, Stephanie Zillman, Nick Wiggins • January 30, 2023 • abc.net.au
Students at Sydney private school taught sex before marriage makes you ‘dirty and unusable’
Dozens of students from private schools in Sydney that are affiliated with the Opus Dei movement have spoken out about disturbing teachings within the schools.
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Louise Milligan@Milliganreports
Feature on tonight’s @4corners. Students at Opus Dei-aligned school told pornography causes holes in your brain, discouraged from getting cervical cancer vaccine bc will make them promiscuous. @Dom_Perrottet has referred to Education Standards Authority.
abc.net.au/news/2023-01-3…
January 30, 2023
The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Andy Ball, Josh Nicholas • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
How immigration changed Australia – an interactive journey through history
This interactive graphic illustrates how immigration policies and historical events – from the first world war to the Covid-19 pandemic – have changed the make-up of Australia since federation
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Nick Evershed@NickEvershed
Here's 120 years of Australian immigration history condensed into 1 minute - and check out the link for the full interactive graphic with has much more detail theguardian.com/australia-news…
January 30, 2023
Nervous Laughter • Rick Morton • January 29, 2023 • rickmorton.substack.com
Nobody Expects The Vanished Inquisition
on perception, reality and revenge
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
back at work and back on my bullshit: the robodebt royal commission is the biggest Australian story in decades (but I would say that, wouldn't I) rickmorton.substack.com/p/nobody-expec…
January 29, 2023
The Guardian • Josh Butler • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Voice to parliament: migrant and refugee groups reject ‘divisive’ no campaign proposal for constitutional recognition
Chair of body representing culturally diverse communities says Warren Mundine’s push for ‘symbolic’ recognition is a ‘red herring’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Evans • January 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Watershed moment’: Wilkie challenges other states to follow NSW pokie reform
The anti-poker machine campaigner also says NSW Labor would be unfit to govern if it didn’t embrace the change.
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Jim Wackett@Jim_Wackett
“If any future NSW government relies on gambling addiction to pay their bills then it’s a morally bankrupt government” - @WilkieMP #PutPokiesInTheirPlace #nswpol #auspol smh.com.au/politics/nsw/w…
January 30, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Linda Morris • January 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
Jackson Pollock’s controversial Blue poles valued at $500 million
The most publicly derided acquisition in modern Australian art history has proved to be one of the nation’s bargains of the century.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Adam Bandt accuses Albanese government of ‘greenwashing’ for allowing new coal and gas mines
Greens leader’s criticism suggests party will rekindle demands to add climate trigger in safeguards scheme or limit use of carbon offsets
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The Guardian • Aaron Smith • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Three years after beating deportation, Indigenous Australians freed from visa limbo
Exclusive: Group were unable to work, access Medicare or travel internationally since historic high court ruling
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • January 29, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor to scrap ‘equal time’ test for parents in custody disputes, with child welfare paramount
Draft bill, to be published on Monday, aims to improve safety for separating families
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Actuaries Digital • Hannah Young • January 30, 2023 • actuaries.digital
Lower excess mortality in September and October 2022
Catch up on the Actuaries Institute’s COVID-19 Mortality Working Group’s latest analysis of excess deaths.
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The New Daily • James Robertson • January 29, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Exclusive Brethren major PPE suppliers to Australian government
Members of the Exclusive Brethren have emerged as behind companies that won contracts to import COVID-19 tests and supply them to governments
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ABC News • Sian Johnson, Joseph Dunstan • January 30, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Fight with me': Veronica Nelson's mother urges change to fix 'broken justice system'
Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has described the conditions in the lead-up to the 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman's death as "harrowing", while labelling the state's bail laws a "complete and unmitigated disaster".
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The Age • Erin Pearson • January 30, 2023 • theage.com.au
Damning coroner’s finding lays groundwork for ‘disaster’ bail laws to be reformed
After reviewing the inhumane jailhouse death of Veronica Nelson, coroner Simon McGregor has called for a sweeping overhaul of bail laws that put the vulnerable at risk.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian Catholic groups push for progressive church reforms in wake of George Pell’s death
Reformists say timing of gathering on day of Pell’s funeral a coincidence but does set up an ‘interesting contrast’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • January 30, 2023 • smh.com.au
Yes and no Voice campaigns battle it out for the migrant vote
An alliance between the Uluru Dialogue and ethnic councils will drum up referendum support but the No campaign wants them to reject the notion Australia is racist.
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian regulator had FTX under surveillance at time of collapse, documents reveal
Exclusive: Asic had concerns about crypto platform six months before spectacular failure
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The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Tip of the iceberg’: hundreds of victims allege sexual abuse at Victorian state schools
Exclusive: Pressure builds on government to apologise, as lawyer likens ‘trail of destruction’ to that wreaked by Catholic church
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The Guardian • Jane Lee, Karishma Luthria, Allison Chan, Gabrielle Jackson, Daniel Semo • January 30, 2023 • theguardian.com
Who gets to immigrate to Australia?
Jane Lee speaks to immigration historian Rachel Stevens and migrants Liliana Sanchez and Marina Khan about the history and future of immigration in Australia
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