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The Guardian • Eden Gillespie • February 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
Queensland to override state’s Human Rights Act in bid to make breach of bail an offence for children
Police minister Mark Ryan says the government accepts that its new laws ‘are incompatible with human rights’
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casey briggs@CaseyBriggs
“The government accepts that these provisions are incompatible with human rights.”
“Therefore, in this exceptional case, the [Human Rights Act] is being overridden” theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 21, 2023
ABC News • Georgia Hitch • February 21, 2023 • abc.net.au
'No doubt' Australia's reputation is damaged after UN cancels trip to inspect detention centres
Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have inspections terminated by the United Nations, after the international body was denied full access to detention and mental health in-patient wards in New South Wales and Queensland.
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Crikey • John Buckley • February 21, 2023 • crikey.com.au
SBS reporter returns to work despite ‘kiss of death’ from Israeli lobbyists
Essam Al-Ghalib was suspended with pay after pro-Israel organisations called for him to be stood down following a series of tweets from 2014-15.
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The Guardian • Charles Kaiser • February 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
How Dominion Voting Systems filing proves Fox News was ‘deliberately lying’
Document makes clear senior Fox News figures knew after 2020 election voter fraud claims were false – and it’s likely a landmark case
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions
Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived
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RenewEconomy • Ketan Joshi • February 20, 2023 • reneweconomy.com.au
Labor’s Safeguard policy is a mirror image of fossil industry greenwashing
Every trick that features in the climate plans of the planet’s worst emitters features in the Safeguard Mechanism.
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The Australian • JESS MALCOLM, GEOFF CHAMBERS • February 21, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Queensland Santos gas project: Tanya Plibersek gives green light
The Greens say Labor’s environmental credentials are “in tatters” after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek gave the green light for a new gas expansion project in Queensland, amid deteriorating negotiations over Labor’s key climate policy.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • February 21, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Super funds must define their objective, not government
While the government’s mission statement will be an important guide, it’s up to super funds themselves to 'walk the walk'.
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The Australian • John Ferguson • February 20, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Cardinal George Pell’s old school St Patrick’s College opposed to push for his name on celebrated on its Ballarat campus
Cardinal George Pell’s alma mater is resisting moves by his supporters in Ballarat to have his name returned to the Catholic college that launched his global church mission.
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Paul Bongiorno@PaulBongiorno
As an old boy of SPC I wholeheartedly support the refusal to turn a blind eye to the Royal Commission’s findings and 2 other inquiries into Pell. A “victim first” policy is surely the only moral option.Pity the “scholars” and many bishops don’t get it. theaustralian.com.au/nation/school-…
February 21, 2023
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • February 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed from Australia, Asio chief says
Security organisation’s latest threat report says foreign agents targeted government officials, bank workers, doctors, police and journalists
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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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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
This tragic story refers to a "vulnerability indicator". It's basically the one supposed safeguard that kept the most vulnerable from getting a robodebt. Later in this final hearing block we're going to hear about a plan to turn off this safeguard. theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 21, 2023
ABC News • Matthew Doran • February 20, 2023 • abc.net.au
Michelle Rowland tells Q+A she won't accept donations from betting companies again
Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland insists she will not accept donations from gambling companies in the future, as she conceded the public "expect better" from her and fellow politicians.
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ABC Radio National • February 21, 2023 • abc.net.au
Should houses be for homes, or holidays?
As Australia's rental crisis deepens The Victorian Greens want to introduce a cap on short-term stays in secondary properties. It's one of a draft of proposals they say will help ease the rental crisis. Dr Michael Fotheringham says the rental market is in its worst shape "since the Great Depression" and while the measures are a step in the right direction, they won't solve the issue alone.
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Crikey • Julia Bergin • February 21, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Anti-vaxxers rally behind woman denied transplant and platformed by Nine's Today show
Dr Nick Coatsworth was told he would be talking to a patient using anti-vax rhetoric as the Today episode was about to go to air.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lyndsay Connors • February 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
If the private school sector is ‘too big to fail’, why make it bigger?
Public schools are hemorrhaging enrolments to a private system which receives billions from the taxpayer. It’s not fair and it has to stop.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 21, 2023 • smh.com.au
Albanese’s honeymoon period is over, but Dutton still trails
Voters have marked down Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on major tests of his leadership after four weeks of dispute over election promises and the cost of living.
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The Times • Valentine Low • February 21, 2023 • thetimes.co.uk
King Charles ‘should apologise to Australians’ over sacked PM comments
An academic has asked the King to apologise to the Australian people for a letter he wrote after the controversial sacking of the country’s prime minister in
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Brisbane Times • Matt Dennien • February 20, 2023 • brisbanetimes.com.au
‘Race to the bottom’: Palaszczuk U-turns on LNP youth justice measure
The government will reinstate a Newman-era policy amid mounting political pressure in a move experts and advocates warn will only make matters worse.
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The Guardian • Katie Cunningham • February 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
Renegotiate, refinance or request a delay: what to do if you’re struggling to pay your mortgage
After nine consecutive rate rises, and more on the horizon, many Australians are experiencing mortgage stress. While banks aren’t obligated to help, there are some options
The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • February 21, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australia joins international pushback against attempt to allow Russians in Olympics
The Albanese government has joined 30 nations in issuing a joint statement pledging ongoing support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes as long as the war in Ukraine continues.
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