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The Age • Jake Niall • March 2, 2023 • theage.com.au
High-profile players refuse to play ball on AFL betting ads
High-profile AFL players, including Melbourne’s Ben Brown, have refused to have their image used by the AFL’s lucrative wagering partner, for ethical and other reasons.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Niki Savva • March 2, 2023 • smh.com.au
Dutton risks being blamed if the Voice fails
The Voice is the Liberals’ chance to show they can set aside culture wars and contribute to fixing an intractable problem.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • March 2, 2023 • theguardian.com
Stuart Robert admits publicly defending robodebt debacle despite personal misgivings
However, former Coalition frontbencher told an inquiry he was bound by cabinet solidarity and claims key legal advice was withheld by his department
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
“As a dutiful cabinet minister, ma’am, that’s what we do,” Stuart Robert said.
Commissioner Holmes replied: “Misrepresent things to the Australian public?”
theguardian.com/australia-news… #robodebtrc
March 2, 2023
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • March 2, 2023 • theguardian.com
Rate rises are hitting home as real incomes fall and the economy slows. What an achievement!
Weak growth anticipates worse to come, given the promise of further RBA hikes and the economy has already begun to fall
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • March 2, 2023 • smh.com.au
The Boss PM versus Teen Spirit treasurer: The generational divide at the heart of government
Anthony Albanese, who turns 60 today, likes Bruce Springsteen, but Jim Chalmers, who turns 45, is more of a Tupac fan. But this generational divide might one day shape government.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
As @albomp turns 60 and @JEChalmers turns 45 today, I wrote something about the generational differences at the heart of the Labor government (and managed to track down a young Jim Chalmers pic) smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 2, 2023
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • March 2, 2023 • theguardian.com
Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit
Case is latest in series where church seeks to capitalise on landmark ruling that a priest’s death meant church could not receive a fair trial
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • March 2, 2023 • theguardian.com
Woodside claims its emissions are falling – but only by using the ‘last resort’ of offsets | Temperature Check
A detailed reading of the company’s climate change report reveals a different picture from that of its headline claims
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The Washington Post • Shane Harris, John Hudson • March 2, 2023 • washingtonpost.com
‘Havana syndrome’ not caused by energy weapon or foreign adversary, intelligence review finds
After a years-long assessment, five U.S. intelligence agencies conclude it is “very unlikely” an enemy wielding a secret weapon was behind the mysterious ailment.
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The Guardian • Jonathan Barrett • March 2, 2023 • theguardian.com
80,000 people will be hit by Labor’s super changes. How much will it hurt?
Superannuation is designed to help provide a dignified retirement, so a tax break on balances above $3m is not needed, experts say
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Women's Agenda • Angela Priestley • March 2, 2023 • womensagenda.com.au
Please don't 'embrace equity' this IWD. You're being duped
Embrace Equity, because a website that claims to be International Women's Day tells you to do so? Let's try something else.
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ABC News • David Speers • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
Labor set a superannuation trap — and Dutton immediately took the bait
The superannuation tax increase announced this week is modest, even timid, compared to the bold reforms Bill Shorten took to the 2019 election. Nonetheless, it marks an important turning point for Labor, writes David Speers.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • March 1, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia joins Vanuatu bid for international court to rule on obligation to prevent climate harm
Pacific island country will put resolution to UN general assembly seeking opinion on international legal obligations that countries have to act on the crisis
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ABC News • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
'My spiritual girlfriend': Man defends taking 800-year-old mummy to Peruvian park
Police in Peru seize the mummified human from the former food delivery man who claimed to have had it at his home for three decades.
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Tiger Webb@tfswebb
nothing in the world could prepare me for this article's second photo abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…
March 2, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • March 2, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
March 2: Robo-debt royal commission — as it happened
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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SBS News • Finn McHugh • March 2, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Penny Wong says Narendra Modi allegations a 'matter for the Indian justice system'
Standing in New Delhi, the Foreign Minister was pressed on allegations of human rights abuses levelled at the Indian Prime Minister.
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ABC Radio National • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
First Indigenous artifacts taken by James Cook to be repatriated
When James Cook landed in Kamay, Botany Bay, in April of 1770, his journal shows he took 40 spears from the beach. These were the first items taken by a European anywhere in Australia, and after years of advocacy, four spears will be returned to country from Trinity College in Cambridge.
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ABC Radio National • Patricia Karvelas, Fran Kelly, Marina Freri, Lara Heaton • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
Labor dares to meddle with superannuation
This week, the Albanese Government announced changes to tax concessions for Australians with more than $3 million dollars in superannuation. The Opposition has labelled the move a “broken election promise”.So, why has Labor taken this political risk? Host of Insiders, David Speers joins Patricia Karvelas to unpack.
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ABC News • Ashleigh Davis, Joanna Trilling • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
Aaryan's parents have skills Australia desperately needs. But his family is being deported because he has Down syndrome
A young family from India who migrated to Perth faces deportation because their son Aaryan, who has Down syndrome, has been denied permanent residency.
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Financial Times • Edward Luce • March 2, 2023 • ft.com
America and the China lab leak theory
The new cold war makes another pandemic more likely
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ABC News • Heath Parkes-Hupton • March 2, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Momentous occasion': Spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 to be returned home
Only four spears remain out of dozens taken by the HMB Endeavour's crew during the landing at Kurnell — now they will be given back to the local Aboriginal community.
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