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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW slams brakes on high-speed rail plans after spending $100m on studies
Exclusive: Perrottet government backs away from building Sydney-Newcastle fast rail link by itself
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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian university sector makes record $5.3bn surplus while cutting costs for Covid
Department of Education figures reveal all but three universities reported a surplus, including $1bn for the University of Sydney
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s secret ministries used as grounds for Afghan man’s cancelled visa case
In court challenge, man argues decision by ex-home affairs minister Karen Andrews was not valid as PM had displaced her
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
The Australian finds super ‘victims’ among Sydney’s well-heeled – or is it satire? | Weekly Beast
The paper has a case study of the pain to be inflicted by Labor’s higher tax rate on superannuation above $3m, but so does the Shovel. Plus: the ABC’s Mardi Gras ‘indulgence’
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Sally Rugg v Monique Ryan: court documents reveal how working relationship fell apart
From Rugg’s claims of 70-80 hour work weeks to a breakdown in trust after a Covid-positive flight, and Ryan’s alleged prime ministerial ambitions, the details have been laid bare
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Big revelations in Rugg v Ryan court docs:
* Rugg received warning for flying with covid
* Rugg claims Ryan said she wants to be PM one day
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March 3, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • March 3, 2023 • smh.com.au
Morrison-era road fund earmarked 80 per cent of projects for Liberal seats
A breakdown of more than 160 projects promised under the $5 billion Urban Congestion Fund shows 83 per cent of them were aimed at Liberal-held seats.
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The Australian • BEN PACKHAM • March 2, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Cheap Australian drones made of cardboard and rubber bands helping Ukrainian troops
Cheap Australian drones made of cardboard and rubber bands are helping Ukrainian troops fight off Russian invaders, as part of a $33m commitment to supply the ­country with an array of unmanned systems.
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Vasyl Myroshnychenko@AmbVasyl
I did not expect a story about SYPAQ drones to make it to the front page of today’s Australian. @SYPAQ_Official
Many thanks to the Australian Government for sending them to Ukraine and to @bennpackham for writing the story
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March 3, 2023
The Canberra Times • Jenna Price • March 3, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Public service has become increasingly politicised
One staffer said: "They seem to ask me how high to jump." It shouldn't be this way.
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
Turns out that for some politicians, loyalty to cabinet colleagues is more important than loyalty to us. Also a very happy birthday to my all time favourite public servant @MarieColemanAO
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March 3, 2023
The Guardian • Gabrielle Jackson, Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher, Miles Herbert, Camilla Hannan, Daniel Semo • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Is it OK to break an election promise? – with Lenore Taylor | Full Story podcast
Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of news Mike Ticher about broken promises and political point scoring
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Miles P Herbert@milespherbert
Can promises get in the way of good policy? - With @lenoretaylor , a returning @mikewsc1 and @gabriellecj : theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 3, 2023
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Stuart Robert admits making ‘false’ robodebt statements – but how real were his ‘personal misgivings’?
The former government services minister attributed ‘false’ statements to ‘cabinet solidarity’ but another version of events will be considered by the royal commission
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
Stuart Robert told #robodebtrc he said things in 2019 he thought were false. But there is another possibility the inquiry will consider – he never had "misgivings"; he was the last hold out.
Robert's shocking admissions should be seen in this context.
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March 3, 2023
The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Everyone is anxious, exhausted, in a flap. How can we help ourselves to get by?
It simply doesn’t help to worry constantly about the world – I do worry that I worry too much
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 3, 2023 • smh.com.au
Super tax could one day hit six times the workers the government claims
The new estimate will sharpen the political fight over the tax increase and intensify calls to adjust the $3 million threshold for the controversial change.
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Ben Phillips@BenPhillips_ANU
A bold assumption here that the super $3m cap would survive 40+ years and 13+ elections smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 3, 2023
Crikey • Scobie McKay • March 3, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Australian anti-Islamic activist Shermon Burgess becomes the latest far-right figure to convert to Islam
Across the world there's a trend of far-right figures — many of them prominent Islamophobes — converting to Islam to counter rising 'wokeness'.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ approach to human rights in India has failed, advocates say
Human Rights Watch urges Anthony Albanese to speak directly to Narendra Modi
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
New from us: Human Rights Watch said the “quiet diplomacy” approach favoured by the west had failed to have any visible impact on India
We have urged Australian PM Anthony Albanese to raise human rights during his visit to India next week @AlboMP @hrw
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March 3, 2023
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • March 3, 2023 • theguardian.com
Refugees alleging horrific treatment in Australian detention centres face lengthy court delays
Exclusive: Fifty refugees have taken cases against the government that paint a disturbing picture of their treatment, documents show
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TV Tonight • March 3, 2023 • tvtonight.com.au
Friday Flashback: 'Melbourne's Straight Mardi Gras'
Back in the 1990s ABC News was a lot more 'impartial' on all things Mardi Gras. Yeah, nah.
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Pearls and Irritations • Jeffrey Sachs • March 3, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
The ninth anniversary of the Ukraine war
We are not at the 1-year anniversary of the war, this is the 9-year anniversary of the war. And that makes a big difference.
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The Age • Jake Niall, Paul Sakkal • March 3, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘Scourge of the gambling epidemic’: Teal MP attacks AFL over gambling ads
Teal MP Zoe Daniel attacks the AFL’s relationship with sports betting advertising, while Nationals leader Littleproud says new curbs on the gambling advertising were imperative.
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The Shot • March 3, 2023 • theshot.net.au
How to sell out your species while pretending to be the adults in the room
Reasonable compromise along the path to extinction
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theage • Chris Vedelago • March 3, 2023 • smh.com.au
Inside Australia’s worst toxic waste dump
The environment watchdog is cleaning up millions of litres of highly flammable chemicals, acids and other toxic waste it discovered secretly buried near the outback Victorian town of Kaniva.
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