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The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘An economic fairytale’: Australia’s inflation being driven by company profits and not wages, analysis finds
Australia Institute warns of a ‘profit price spiral’ and calls for shift in RBA and government narrative towards corporations
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
Methane from Australian coal and gas could be 60% higher than estimated
Data released by the International Energy Agency leads to renewed calls for more emission cuts and block on new projects
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Just a disgrace’: experts condemn NSW use of public land to offset huge housing expansion
The Perrottet government is being accused of ‘double dipping’ by using land that’s already been put aside for conservation
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The Monthly • Nick Feik • March 1, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
The great stock ’n’ coal swindle
Australian climate policy has been reverse-engineered to protect the interests of the fossil-fuel industry
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 24, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 24: 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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The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Segaert • February 24, 2023 • smh.com.au
Students suspended from Sydney University for protesting against Turnbull speech
Maddie Clark and Deaglan Godwin led a protest against Malcolm Turnbull last year. Now they’ve been banned from classes for violating university policies.
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Michael Koziol@michaelkoziol
So we’ve now got universities suspending students for up to a year for heckling politicians and public figures @anthonysegaert smh.com.au/national/nsw/s…
February 24, 2023
The Australian • EWIN HANNAN • February 23, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Excessive price rises, not wages, driving inflation
Inflation would have stayed within or near the Reserve Bank target band if companies had not squeezed consumers through excessive price increases, according to new research that finds corporate profits, not wages, is the main driver of inflation.
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The New Daily • James Robertson • February 23, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Dutton ready to fight for the super wealthy
“The whole idea of superannuation is it provides for people's retirement so that they can lead a dignified retirement,” Mr Dutton said.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Amy Remeikis, Josh Butler • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Re-election vanity project’: Sussan Ley derides Anthony Albanese’s voice referendum campaign
Deputy Liberal leader claims PM ‘would rather see the Liberal party say no and this referendum fail’ than a yes vote prevail
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The Guardian • Jane Lee, Lenore Taylor, Patrick Keneally, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan, Miles Martignoni • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
Is super a tax dodge for the wealthy? – with Lenore Taylor
Jane Lee talks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and live news editor, Patrick Keneally, about what your superannuation is really for
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Miles P Herbert@milespherbert
A lively chat about what your super is for: personal interest… national good… or both? With @JaneSYLee - @patrickkeneally and @lenoretaylor theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 24, 2023
The Age • Broede Carmody, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Rachel Eddie • February 24, 2023 • theage.com.au
Victorian government announces shorter duck hunting season
The 2023 season will run for just over a month from April to May, a move that has angered both shooters and animal rights activists.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian renewable energy struggles to hit grid with one solar farm wasting half its yearly output
Exclusive: Resolving congestion on main electricity grid will top agenda of ministers’ meeting on Friday
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Salon.com • Samaa Khullar • February 24, 2023 • salon.com
"Incredibly damning": Legal experts say Dominion already has "staggering" evidence against Fox
Fox News is "looking at a gargantuan verdict or settlement and a huge reputational hit," expert says.
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Financial Times • Christopher Miller, Max Seddon, Felicia Schwartz • February 23, 2023 • ft.com
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
The decision to invade was taken after consulting only a tiny circle. The Russian leader has since become even more isolated
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • February 24, 2023 • news.com.au
‘Deeply sorry’: Shock comments on Brittany
EXCLUSIVE
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tone Wheeler • February 23, 2023 • smh.com.au
How we’ve ruined suburbia: homes twice as big on blocks half the size
In the new suburbia, Australians live cheek by jowl with little room for trees, cross-ventilation or sunlight.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ben Grubb • February 24, 2023 • smh.com.au
How your phone and mood will be tracked at Mardi Gras
CCTV cameras that track crowd moods and density will be used at the Mardi Gras Parade, as well as mobile phone counting hardware.
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The Guardian • Josh Taylor • February 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
Meta profited from anti-LGBTQ+ ads despite entering float in Sydney Mardi Gras
Company accepted money from groups such as Australian Christian Lobby, who labelling a drag queen event as ‘attempt to sexualise innocent toddlers’
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
As Meta prepares to march in Mardi Gras, it took thousands of dollars for anti-gay and anti-trans Facebook ads, including one targeting the Drag Queen story time in Launceston theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 24, 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 Sydney Morning Herald • Patrick Hatch • February 24, 2023 • smh.com.au
The hidden road toll: Pollution may kill 10 times more than crashes
Rates of heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, diabetes and early death from road pollution have been vastly underestimated, growing evidence suggests.
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