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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Capping super balances is a logical fight to have in a country that prides itself on equality – but logic isn't the default
If we can’t agree that generous tax concessions provide benefits to people who really don’t need help, while depriving the budget of funds for things we all need, things are really cooked
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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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Nick Feik@NickFeik
The Albanese govt’s emissions reduction plan is a total sham. As one expert told me, the closer you look the worse it gets. This is a deep dive into carbon offsets (and the fossil fuel influence), and how they have come to dominate Aust climate policy.
themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/mar…
February 25, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Jenny Miller • February 25, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Rhys Cauzzo's mother on the robo-debt hearings
For the mother of Rhys Cauzzo, who killed himself after being pursued for an early robo-debt, the royal commission is a chance to look in the eyes of the people whose fecklessness and indifference contributed to his death.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Saddest part of my career’: Centrelink employee describes pain of implementing robodebt
Jeannie-Marie Blake says watching the royal commission into the scheme has been ‘triggering’ after giving evidence with striking frankness
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
After Centrelink frontline worker Jeannie-Marie Blake's searing evidence to the #robodebtrc, she speaks to Guardian Australia: "We kept speaking, at every chance, as often we could. I had to believe that, at some point, they will be held accountable." theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 25, 2023
ABC News • Maani Truu, Casey Briggs • February 25, 2023 • abc.net.au
Ace woke up to police at her door. She spent three months in jail before a judge let her out
A gradual tightening of bail laws has fundamentally shifted who goes to prison and why. With a record percentage of prisoners on remand, experts warn that people are being unnecessarily pushed into incarceration.
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Maani Truu@maanitruu
One in three Australian prisoners (36.6 per cent) haven't actually been sentenced. Many are yet to face trial, meaning they're still legally innocent. Some are charged with offences that wouldn't necessarily result in jail time. With @CaseyBriggs abc.net.au/news/2023-02-2…
February 25, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 25, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Robo-debt commission: ‘Hand on heart time. Any exposure?’
In the final hearings of the robo-debt royal commission, the net is tightening around the people responsible for the illegal scheme.
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The Australian • SIMON BENSON • February 24, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Super-charged attack will unsettle middle Australia, says John Howard
John Howard has described the Albanese government’s proposed reforms to superannuation as an attack on middle Australia driven by an ideological belief people’s ­retirement savings are a political “honey pot” for Labor and unions.
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Antony (Tony) Walker@tonywalker1
Mr Howard providing an elastic view of Middle Australia -- those with super balances over $3m, all 36,000 of them 😑 theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
February 25, 2023
The Guardian • Anatol Lieven • February 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
For years, Putin didn’t invade Ukraine. What made him finally snap in 2022?
This war is Russia’s fault. But European nations rebuffing Russia during the noughties did not help, says Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
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Monica@AttardMon
Interesting that some of the realist arguments are now - finally - getting an airing. From none other than Anatol Lieven theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
February 25, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke, Rob Harris • February 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
Zelensky asks Australia to reopen Kyiv embassy, requests more Bushmasters
The Ukrainian president heaped pressure on China, Latin America and African countries to pick their side in the war in a 2.5-hour news conference.
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • February 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Corruption watchdog warned NSW government of risks around plan to fast-track rezoning of land for housing
Independent Commission Against Corruption warned ‘a favourable rezoning’ of large swathes on Sydney’s fringes could deliver windfall to developers
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • February 23, 2023 • theguardian.com
My friend Pete Reed was killed as he saved lives in Ukraine. You should know the good he did
A former US Marine, Pete took incredible risks to save lives, including acts of bravery during the battle of Mosul. He leaves behind the organization he built to help victims of conflict
The Monthly • Anna Verney & Richard Cooke • March 1, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Being John Hughes
How did an acclaimed Australian author become one of the most prolific literary plagiarists in history?
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • February 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Snail rail’: ACT chief challenges Albanese government to upgrade Canberra-Sydney train line
Exclusive: High-speed rail advocates support call from Andrew Barr, saying even gradually beginning track duplication could cut travel times in half within a decadeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
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Al Jazeera • Zoe Osborne • February 24, 2023 • aljazeera.com
Refugees on Australian detention island sew lips shut in protest
Mohammad Shofiqul Islam and Mohammad Kaium have been held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru for nearly 10 years.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Olivia Ireland, Ben Grubb • February 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
Sydney queer museum given permanent home ahead of Mardi Gras parade
The Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch Foundation announced a big donation last week. Now both major parties say they will provide a permanent home for the museum.
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The Age • Jewel Topsfield • February 25, 2023 • theage.com.au
Blinded by the lights: How can we escape from the pokies zone?
A pokies addiction put Carolyn Crawford in jail at the age of 64. She is convinced that cashless cards with a spending limit would have kept her from stealing more than $400,000.
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The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey • February 24, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘We need to roll these people’: Leaked WhatsApp messages reveal overthrow plot by conservative Liberals
A picture of John Pesutto behind a “Happy Pride” banner triggered several responses in the group. “Awful!” one member wrote.
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The Saturday Paper • February 25, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The koala strike
This is a proposal for a koala strike. For as long as the Albanese government continues to approve fossil fuel projects, there should be a ban on ministers entering zoos and animal parks for photo opportunities.
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The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales • February 25, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Canberra's no longer Tokyo's 'retirement post'. Shingo Yamagami says he's an example of that
Mr Yamagami's diplomatic style is a hot topic in certain circles. He says he doesn't want to waste...
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • February 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
So much money, so little advice: The new battlefront in the superannuation wars
Australians’ have saved $3.3 trillion in superannuation, but the cost of that and how we use the money has re-ignited a political war.
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