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The Guardian • Kieran Pender • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
It is not in the public interest to jail people for telling the truth. Labor must end these whistleblower cases
If these brave people are punished for doing the right thing, it will cloud the Albanese government’s legacy
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Human Rights Law Centre@humanrightsHRLC
Two Australian whistleblowers are expected to face trial later this year for telling the truth, and speaking up about government wrongdoing. No one should go to jail for doing the right thing. Labor must drop these cases, immediately. Op-ed by @KieranHRLC
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
February 8, 2023
The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg will publicly lobby Peter Dutton to embrace Indigenous voice
Bragg’s ‘five reasons the voice is right’ position paper may go unheeded after opposition leader tells party there was no need to settle its position as it awaits more detail
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ABC News • February 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
Plibersek blocks Palmer's Queensland coal mine
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek cites national environmental laws as the reason for rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine project.
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Allegra Spender@spenderallegra
Absolutely the right decision. Another coal mine so close to the Great Barrier Reef? 98% of public submissions opposed the project. We don’t need more coal mines. We need a faster transition to clean energy. abc.net.au/news/2023-02-0…
February 8, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Hand back your seat,’ says Greens candidate who lost to Thorpe
Human rights activist Julian Burnside, KC, who sought the Senate position in a ballot against Thorpe two years ago, said she had treated Greens supporters badly.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
“The position belongs to the party, not to her. That’s something that she seems not to understand.”
Julian Burnside on Lidia Thorpe:
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
February 8, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Shane Wright • February 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
Phil Lowe’s future as RBA governor questioned by government MPs
Four Labor MPs have gone on record to express their misgivings about keeping the Reserve Bank governor in the job.
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The Guardian • Sam Jones • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Photo of Turkish man holding hand of dead daughter underlines earthquake despair
Image showing father from Kahramanmaraş region comes as death toll from Syria and Turkey quake pushes past 7,800
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor ditches Coalition’s $2.5m ‘jobdobber’ hotline for employers
Service let employers report jobseekers who rejected jobs or submitted inappropriate applications
The Sydney Morning Herald • Carrie Fellner • February 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
$58 billion day of reckoning looms for 3M over toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The chemical giant will be accused of deceiving the public about the risks of PFAS chemicals that have contaminated up to 98 per cent of the population.
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Kate McClymont@Kate_McClymont
This is an extraordinary story about the multi-billion dollar legal case against 3M, the manufacturer of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ @carriefellner smh.com.au/national/58-bi…
February 8, 2023
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Penny Wong overruled department by sending observer to anti-nuclear treaty meeting
Exclusive: FOI documents reveal officials were nervous that going to Vienna gathering would be a sign of Australia wanted to join the treaty
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • February 8, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Pokies industry's fingerprints all over Perrottet's new policy
And when judging the credibility of an election policy, it’s wise to also consider what is not there if the government or opposition was serious about NSW’s appalling pokies addiction.
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The Guardian • Richard Denniss • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor’s safeguard mechanism does more to save the fossil fuel industry than it does the planet
The Abbott-era policy hides its support for fossil fuel expansion behind a fig leaf of dodgy carbon credits and offsets
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Liberal MP Bridget Archer ‘open-minded’ on Labor’s push to overhaul climate safeguard mechanism
Archer says she would ‘potentially’ support reform, if she can be satisfied it won’t cause heavy industry to leave Australia
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Matthew Knott, Paul Sakkal • February 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Jostling for NSW Senate vacancy as Andrew Constance, Fiona Scott eye run
Former Liberal MPs Dave Sharma, Fiona Martin and Lucy Wicks have also been discussed for the casual vacancy, but NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has privately rubbished suggestions he is interested.
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey, Tom McIlroy • February 8, 2023 • afr.com
PM’s Voice backflip not enough: Dutton
The Albanese government has relented to a mail-out to voters to explain the Indigenous Voice to parliament, but the Opposition Leader still wants funding for the Yes and No campaigns.
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The Guardian • Josh Butler, Benita Kolovos • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Greens’ First Nations conveners side with Lidia Thorpe and say they do not support voice to parliament
Co-convener claims other members may follow Thorpe out the door and pushes back on party room decision to support referendum
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Asylum Seeker Resource Center • Laura Arroyo • February 8, 2023 • asrc.org.au
Human rights organisations condemn Albanese Government trying to push through a rushed Bill to force people back into detention
The Albanese Government introduced legislation that will force people recently released from immigration detention, including people seeking asylum and refugees, back into detention, in an attempt to undermine a recent Federal Court judgement.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • February 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
The RBA rate python threatening to squeeze the life out of the economy
RBA governor Philip Lowe says some households are facing a painful squeeze from higher interest rates. The entire economy could soon feel that squeeze.
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The Guardian • Nino Bucci • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW government sidelined independent recruitment process when hiring child safety watchdog
Choosing its preferred candidate, the Perottet government once again finds itself having to answer questions about public sector recruitment
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the Guardian • https://www.theguardian.com/profile/caitlin-cassidy,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/amy-remeikis,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/josh-butler,… • February 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Adam Morton@adamlmorton
Tanya Plibersek has formally confirmed a step she flagged last year - that she has blocked a coalmine proposal backed by the mining magnate and former MP Clive Palmer.
In @AmyRemeikis blog at this link
theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 8, 2023
ABC News • Daniel Ziffer • February 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
Trust slumps in government and media as division rules, survey shows
A global survey finds Australia could be on path towards polarisation, with more people believing the divides in our society are not able to be fixed.
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