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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • February 28, 2023 • theguardian.com
Stuart Robert said ‘we will double down’ after being advised robodebt was unlawful, inquiry told
Former human services secretary says Coalition minister told her ‘legal advice is just advice’ when briefed on solicitor general’s opinion on scheme’s legality
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
On the stand, Renee Leon offered an impersonation of Stuart Robert's comment, adding: “I remember it because it was so shocking to me, I suppose. Because we weren’t talking about some low-level advice, it was the solicitor general.” theguardian.com/australia-news… #robodebtrc
February 28, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Jake Niall, Paul Sakkal • February 28, 2023 • smh.com.au
Major sporting codes to back Voice to parliament
The AFL, NRL, Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia are among seven of Australia’s largest sporting codes preparing to campaign for the Indigenous Voice to parliament.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
EXCLUSIVE: the G7 of Australian sport - AFL, NRL, Rugby, Netball, Cricket, Tennis and Football - are working to link up and launch a pro Voice to parliament campaign by mid year smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 28, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • February 28, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
February 28: 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
Yikes. Leon says it was her that ended robo-debt, because the government wouldn't. At least, she did it in advance of a government decision. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2023/02/2…
February 28, 2023
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • February 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Liberal MPs break ranks to back Jim Chalmers’ discussion on superannuation reform
Angus Taylor says Coalition will fight any changes but Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says we should not ‘shy away from having a conversation’
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • February 28, 2023 • theguardian.com
Almost 40% of superannuation tax concessions flow to top 10% of earners, tax statement shows
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says analysis will ‘help increase public awareness and inform debate about the fairness and efficiency of the tax system’
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The Guardian • Dani Anguiano • February 28, 2023 • theguardian.com
Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ stolen election narrative
Network owner also admitted in $1.6bn defamation lawsuit deposition that Trump’s claims were ‘damaging to everybody’
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The New York Times • Jeremy W. Peters, Katie Robertson • February 28, 2023 • nytimes.com
Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods
Rupert Murdoch, the conservative media mogul, spoke under oath last month in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems.
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ABC News • Brett Worthington • February 28, 2023 • abc.net.au
Treasurer Jim Chalmers caps super tax breaks for accounts with more than $3 million
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will double the tax rates paid by Australians with superannuation account balances worth more than $3 million, in a move he says is about budget sustainability and equity.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • February 28, 2023 • smh.com.au
With super, Albanese has crafted a political wedge he can use again
The change to superannuation is a solid policy move to increase tax, and a sharp political move to drive his opponents into a conservative ditch.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thompson • February 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘I’m not willing to wait’: Burke wants decisions on silicosis crisis
The workplace relations minister will recommend all governments weigh up a ban on the product, while the Commonwealth explores blocking importation of it.
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Nour Haydar@NourHaydar
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke to urge states to consider a ban on engineered "silica" stone.
“We can’t keep delaying this. It’s time we considered a ban. I’m not willing to wait around the way people did with asbestos.”
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
February 28, 2023
The Guardian • Josh Butler • February 28, 2023 • theguardian.com
Leading Australian social justice bodies unite to back Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Allies for Uluru to act as ‘conduit’ for organisations to support yes campaign, and include Fred Hollows Foundation and Oxfam
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • February 28, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Almost certain to fail’: the high-risk NSW plan to offset huge new urban growth areas
Experts have raised serious doubts about the government’s plan to meet part of its offset requirements by attempting to reconstruct cleared bushland
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Lisa Cox@_LisaMCox
Up to a quarter of the biodiversity offsets for new housing estates in western and south-west Sydney could come from reconstructing ecosystems in other areas, including flood prone land in the Hawkesbury.
Latest in our western Sydney investigation
theguardian.com/australia-news…
February 28, 2023
The Monthly • Rick Morton • March 1, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Robodebt and the empathy bypass
The rolling revelations of the robodebt royal commission reveal much about how the Morrison government campaigned against its critics
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Rick Morton@SquigglyRick
After today's evidence at the Robodebt RoCo I feel the decision to lead my @THEMONTHLY piece off with this vignette on Stuart Robert was somewhat prescient. themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/mar…
February 28, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • February 28, 2023 • afr.com
Landlord tax breaks to exceed $100b
Revenue lost from negative gearing is forecast to rise as increasing interest rates force more property investors to record a rental loss.
The Washington Post • Jeremy Barr, Sarah Ellison, Rachel Weiner • February 28, 2023 • washingtonpost.com
Murdoch admits some Fox hosts ‘were endorsing’ election falsehoods
Fox Corp chairman Murdoch's comments came in the latest filing from Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox News for $1.6 billion.
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ABC News • Leah White • February 28, 2023 • abc.net.au
'I was terrified of being on the other end of the phone as Mum slowly drowned'
On the anniversary of her hardest day on the job, an ABC journalist remembers near-overwhelming emotions as Lismore flooding threatened her loved ones and community.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom Burton • February 28, 2023 • afr.com
Department secretary who wound up robo-debt scheme was sacked
The secretary who was forced to wind up the scheme, Professor Renee Leon, lost her job after minister Stuart Robert resisted legal advice that it was unlawful, the royal commission has been told.
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The New Daily • Paul Bongiorno • February 28, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Politics of broken promises must be played carefully
The worst thing a government can do, according to opposition politicians and some of the commentariat, is to break election promises.
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ABC News • Daniel Ziffer, Gareth Hutchens • February 28, 2023 • abc.net.au
A 'quietly catastrophic' surge in house prices happened while the Reserve Bank stood by. Will the review urge a major shake-up?
A government-ordered review of the Reserve Bank — the first in more than a generation — is expected to ask searching questions of our key financial institution. The leadership of the central bank, the composition of its board, missed targets and broken promises are all elements under examination.
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ABC News • Alexandria Utting • February 28, 2023 • abc.net.au
'We will double down': Former minister refused advice to apologise for Robodebt, inquiry hears
Former top bureaucrat Renee Leon says she was forced to step in and stop the illegal Robodebt scheme because ministers refused.
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