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Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • February 19, 2023 • afr.com
Andrew Forrest, insane in the membrane
The mining billionaire exhibits all the signs of a man hanging onto reality by a very thin thread.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • February 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
Doing better than the previous government is often enough. Not this time
Anthony Albanese’s government is using Liberal failure as a justification to quietly remake the country. But that won’t work for every policy area.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Great by ⁦@mrseankelly⁩ “criticisms of (Safeguard Mechanism) are both credible & significant. Add to that the list of supportive organisations not exactly famed for their constructive approach on climate like the BCA & ACCI & scepticism rises #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 20, 2023
The Guardian • Ben Smee, Eden Gillespie • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Queensland Labor backflips to make breach of bail an offence for children
With youth prisons full, there are fears the new laws will lead to an ‘explosion’ of children in adult watch houses
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • February 20, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
RBA defence of interest-rates highlights the truth about inequality
The first thing is that inequality is worsened by the responses to both low inflation and high inflation; it’s a lose/lose.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Platitudes and false words’: mother of robodebt victim who took own life tells inquiry of government stonewalling
‘It all became very sly. Everyone was lying and covering each other’s backs,’ royal commission hears
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Andrew Wu • February 19, 2023 • smh.com.au
How I responded to racist abuse on tour in India
As a journalist, I am accustomed to robust feedback on my work on social media, but what I experienced while on tour in India in 2017 was unacceptable.
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Andrew Wu@wutube
DRS and lbw are two of cricket’s most well-known acronyms, but I doubt they have ever featured in a story about racism.
theage.com.au/sport/cricket/…
February 19, 2023
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Robodebt royal commission: the questions that remain as inquiry’s final public hearings begin
Outlines for the upcoming hearings on the Coalition’s flawed debt recovery scheme show where the investigation may be headed next
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • February 20, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Victim mentality
Linda Reynolds seriously expects us to see her as the victim in Brittany Higgins’ story
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
I used to be part of the working class. Now I’m part of the working poor | Christine White
The rising cost of food, transport and utilities means that the meagre amount of money I have been able to stretch to cover necessities isn’t covering them any more
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • February 20, 2023 • news.com.au
‘False’: Bombshell letter after Senator’s death
The late Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching refuted Liberal Minister Linda Reynolds’ claim of an orchestrated Labor plot to exploit Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation for political gain in a letter written before her death.
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The Guardian • Kenan Malik • February 19, 2023 • theguardian.com
India enjoyed a free and vibrant media. Narendra Modi’s brazen attacks are a catastrophe
The prime minister’s cynical raids on the BBC are the latest populist clampdown on a press and broadcasting ‘elite’
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • February 20, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Twitter Australia has no staff left to deal with child sexual abuse material
Elon Musk said child exploitation content on Twitter was 'priority #1'. But he cut all the staff in Australia who deal with it.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Daniel Hurst, Paul Karp • February 19, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian government urged to ‘stop playing with people’s lives’ as people returned to detention
Dozens of people released from immigration detention due to federal court ruling now told they will be re-detained
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The Hollywood Reporter • Chris Koseluk • February 20, 2023 • hollywoodreporter.com
Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
The stand-up legend and 'Groove Tube' actor played Det. John Munch on 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' 'Law & Order: SVU' and eight other shows.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Linda Morris • February 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
Urgent bid to protect Blue poles as institutions seek funding
Asked to quantify their needs ahead of the federal budget, two arts institutions have outlined costs they say are essential.
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Michelle Arrow@MichelleArrow1
A decade of shocking neglect, coming after decades of efficiency dividends, and we have a National Library with no space for new books and a National Gallery that leaks. On their estimates, they need more than $360m for repairs and future-proofing. smh.com.au/culture/art-an…
February 20, 2023
The Guardian • Susan Chenery • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
The never-ending fallout of the northern rivers floods: ‘People are just worn down’
In February 2022, the first of two catastrophic floods wiped out communities in the NSW northern rivers. A year on, the crisis is nowhere near over
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The Age • Nicole Precel, Adam Carey • February 20, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘Staggering’: Victorian universities underpaid workers by $50m in three years, report says
The University of Melbourne has received the highest bill for staff underpayment claims in the country, at $31.6 million from four separate incidents in the past three years.
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@abcnews • February 19, 2023 • abc.net.au
Basin Crunch: Crunch time for the Murray Darlin Basin Plan
It’s crunch time for the Murray Darling Basin Plan. Despite a price tag of $11 billion, the ambitious environmental reform designed to share the system’s water in the national interest won’t be achieved on time, or in full.
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Kath Sullivan@KathSully
Australia has committed $13bn to balance needs of farmers, communities & environment through Murray-Darling Basin Plan - but it won't happen in full, or on time. @abclandline takes a look at some of the issues, as ministers consider - what next?!
abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…
February 20, 2023
The Wall Street Journal • Sabrina Siddiqui, Stephanie Armour • February 20, 2023 • wsj.com
Biden’s New Chief of Staff Enters as Political Rancor Heats Up
Jeff Zients isn’t as steeped in the inner workings of Washington as his predecessor.
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The Washington Post • Missy Ryan, Matt Viser, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Alice Martins • February 20, 2023 • washingtonpost.com
On surprise trip to Kyiv, Biden vows enduring support for Ukraine
President Biden came to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, just four days before the anniversary of Russia's invasion on a visit that underscored Washington's commitment.
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