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The Guardian • Anne Davies • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Sydney’s growing pains: land rezoning a potential billion-dollar deal for developers after local council sidelined
Exclusive: Why has an area with no public transport, a water shortage and an endangered koala habitat been fast-tracked for rezoning to housing?
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Lisa Cox@_LisaMCox
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show land at Appin, in sensitive koala habitat 80km south-west of Sydney, is being rezoned to allow for a massive new housing estate, despite departmental advice it was not needed for housing supply until 2036. theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2023
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Minister said ‘opinion is just an opinion’ when told of robodebt’s legal ‘challenges’, inquiry hears
Top departmental lawyer tells royal commission he verbally briefed Stuart Robert in July 2019 about the legal ‘difficulties’ with the scheme
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
Wrap of a big day at the #robodebtrc:
- Stuart Robert alleged to have said "opinion is just an opinion" when told of legal advice against the scheme
- Kathryn Campbell partly blamed for culture of "fear" in DHS theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 21, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 22: Robo-debt royal commission
For the fourth hearing block of the robo-debt royal commission, follow events live with The Saturday Paper's senior reporter.
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
Robodebt RoCo Hearing Block 4, Day 3 kick off soon. We are going to try something a different at @SatPaper. Live coverage, on the website, free, no emails, all in one place. I'll keep tweeting (less frequently). Keep link open, should update automatically. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2023/02/2…
February 22, 2023
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘I can’t forget’: frontline worker gives searing indictment of robodebt as architects of scheme due to give evidence
Centrelink employee told the commission she would never forget what staff were ‘forced’ to do to victims of the program
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
“And I know there are many more staff like me, who can’t forget what happened and what we were forced to deliver to customers.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2023
ABC News • Richard Willingham • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Watchdog says former Labor minister 'improperly' lobbied for developer
IBAC finds Theo Theophanous lobbied on behalf of a Chinese-backed development consortium that donated to his daughter's election campaign.
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ABC Radio • Farz Edraki • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Wing vs the machine
Wing Kuang has been in Australia since she was 17. But before she gets on with her life as a journalist, she needs to prove to a machine she can speak English.
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Greyhound racing injuries and deaths surge despite NSW government’s $30m safety pledge
Exclusive: Last winter was the worst on record for the sport since 2018, a Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission report says
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Tamsin Rose@tamsinroses
Exclusive: The number of greyhounds injured or dying on New South Wales racetracks has surged, with a new report from the state’s industry regulator finding that last winter was the worst on record for the sport since 2018. theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 22, 2023
ABC News • Richard Willingham, Bridget Rollason • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Proposed changes to medical data laws have some patients fearing for their privacy and safety
Changes in Victoria would allow hospitals to easily share patient information through a centralised electronic system — but some say better privacy protections are required.
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Richard Willingham@rwillingham
Privacy concerns run high as Victorian government looks to pass medical information-sharing bill w/@bridgerollo #springst abc.net.au/news/2023-02-2…
February 22, 2023
Double J • Sose Fuamoli • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Sampa The Great withdraws from Bluesfest 2023
The performer is still set to appear at festivals in March but has removed Bluesfest from her itinerary in April.
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Double J@DoubleJRadio
Sampa The Great will not be appearing at Bluesfest 2023, a representative for the artist confirmed to Double J bit.ly/3xK0pNq
February 22, 2023
The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia faces unprecedented grassfires next summer ‘supercharged’ by global heating
Fuel loads that increased after heavy rain are now drying out and creating ‘powder keg’ conditions for future fires, report warns
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Laura Tingle a step closer to ABC board with staff union’s surprise endorsement
The Community and Public Sector Union held a merit-based selection process and chose the political editor of 7.30
ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Reserve Bank accused of 'economic gaslighting' as wages growth misses forecasts, again
Wages growth again misses Reserve Bank and economist forecasts, as workers experience their biggest decline in real purchasing power on record.
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Michael Janda@mikejanda
The RBA released new economic forecasts less than two weeks ago. It's wage growth forecast for December quarter 2022 is already wrong — over-optimistic as it has been for about a decade. You'd think they'd figure out their economic model is broken on wages abc.net.au/news/2023-02-2…
February 22, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anita Singh • February 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Viewers trust ‘sweaty’ reporters, BBC says
The digital director has encouraged a dishevelled look for staff as the overhaul of the news channel continues.
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ABC News • Nicole Hegarty, Stephen Dziedzic • February 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Chinese government-linked group listed as foreign-controlled entity, as transparency scheme criticised
A Chinese Communist Party-linked group has become the first body to be forcibly listed under the federal government's Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, five years after it was introduced.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Papua New Guinea’s draft media policy is an attempt to legitimise government control over journalists | Bethanie Harriman
Reporters need protection from violence and intimidation – not a law that makes it easier to sack them
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Laura Chung • February 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Fires are coming back’: Authorities concerned Australia is set to burn this year
NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob Rogers said he remained concerned about the coming fire season, with the state facing the worst grassfire threat in 20 years.
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The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan • February 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia needs a new plan to keep rural banks open before they all get turned into cafes
Financial services are essential to keeping regional areas alive but continuing bank closures are putting communities at risk
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The Guardian • Michael McGowan • February 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW police criticised for ‘outrageous’ midnight arrest of student who protested at RBA
Cherish Kuehlmann woken up by officers who ‘barged into the house’ and took her to a police station, where she was charged with a trespass offence
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The Age • Adam Carey, Nicole Precel • February 22, 2023 • theage.com.au
State schools dominate list of NAPLAN high achievers
Government schools make up 16 of the state’s top-20 most improved performers in the latest results published on the MySchool website.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Carroll • February 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
NAPLAN results: The state’s high-achieving schools revealed
Some schools are punching above their weight when it comes to results in literacy and numeracy. This is how they manage to do it.
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