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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • March 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Why Stuart Robert’s refusal to take the blame for robodebt isn’t just offensive, it’s terrifying
The former minister’s casual abdication of responsibility risks a culture where our politicians are no longer able to defend the public interest
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • March 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
When the Robodebt royal commission ends we need a serious talk about public service culture
At the Robodebt royal commission, we've heard ministers who oversaw the portfolio during this period say they weren't responsible for what their department officials did. An investigation of public service culture must be next, writes Laura Tingle.
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • March 4, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: More rubbish on superannuation tax than at a tip
In or out of superannuation, the serious money isn’t made by wages and salaries. It is made by capital gains on investments.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
There's been more bullshit about the super tax tweak than you could find in the Dubbo saleyards.
And Angus Taylor added another ribbon to his chest of medals for stupidity with his line that the policy adjustment was “an attack on middle Australia” thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/0…
March 4, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Robo-debt commission: Robert insisted on ‘double-down’
Former minister Stuart Robert says he wanted to end robo-debt but he had to support it because he was a cabinet minister. The evidence from senior public servants suggests the opposite.
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The Saturday Paper • Jon Kudelka • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Jon Kudelka cartoon, March 4, 2023
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The Twindenberg@jonkudelka
This week's @satpaper cartoon thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/cartoo…
March 4, 2023
The Saturday Paper • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Canker-in-chief
The line has always been that Rupert Murdoch does not direct his editors. This is the pretence of his empire: that he doesn’t need to direct his staff because they already think the way he thinks. The only problem with this is that it’s not true.
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Cassandra Parkinson@xprophetess
"This case is ... really about the impact Murdoch has on society. He didn’t care that his station was broadcasting a conspiracy theory. All he cared about was that it was good for business. Murdoch is a canker on democracy."
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/editor… via @SatPaper
March 4, 2023
The Canberra Times • Ebony Bennett • March 4, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Perfect, good, or downright dangerous? We need science before politics
The science couldn't be clearer: fracking until 2077 is neither perfect nor good. It's downright dangerous.
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
“The Safeguard Mechanism is hardly gold-standard legislation that deserves to pass with just a few tweaks.
“It contains serious flaws and loopholes that could see emissions rise” - @ebony_bennett’s in the @canberratimes #auspol #climate
canberratimes.com.au/story/8107788/…
March 4, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Nancy Notzon • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Children jailed for being homeless
Young children are being sent to jail because there is no other accommodation for them. The process is compounding trauma – and adding new trauma – while they remain trapped between abandonment and prosecution.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Adam Morton • March 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Adam Bandt says Greens could support key Labor climate policy if fossil fuels developments paused
Greens leader says party will negotiate in good faith on proposals that deal with the ‘untenable’ opening of new coal and gas mines
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The Canberra Times • Jack Waterford • March 4, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
It looks like there'll be one chief bureaucratic victim of robodebt affair
This disaster could not have occurred had the bureaucracy not been enabling the ministers.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
The legendary @WaterfordJack on a key figure in the Robodebt scandal canberratimes.com.au/story/8107088/…
March 4, 2023
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • March 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW government called out on net zero goal as own data projects coal and gas emissions until 2050
Data also shows land sector will absorb more carbon than it emits from 2015 despite passage of laws that make land clearing easier
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Australian Financial Review • Laura Tingle • March 3, 2023 • afr.com
It’s time for a long talk about those Westminster conventions
The robo-debt royal commission raises serious questions about the traditions of cabinet solidarity and the culture of the public service.
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Tom McIlroy@TomMcIlroy
Laura Tingle on robo-debt:
"The most depressing thing about this, of course, is that we have got to the stage of not being all the surprised by any of this."
afr.com/politics/feder…
March 4, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • March 4, 2023 • smh.com.au
Six radical things I’d do for Sydney if I were premier (even though I won’t be)
Enough with the incremental changes! I might only last five minutes in office, but I’d take an axe to the sacred cows of this city.
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The Washington Post • Jeremy Barr • March 4, 2023 • washingtonpost.com
Fox News bosses scolded reporters who challenged false election claims
Lachlan Murdoch and other Fox News leaders chastised journalists who questioned Trump conspiracy theories, filings from the Dominion lawsuit show.
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Pearls and Irritations • Alison Broinowski • March 4, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
What our media don’t tell us: Has the D-Notice returned?
If Australia has replaced D-notices with something else, its existence is a secret between its government and selected media members.
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The Saturday Paper • John Hewson • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Super and the case for tax reform
Australia has reached a pivotal point. There is very strong and increasing demand for government to provide a wide range of services, support and policy frameworks, coming to a head at a time when the federal budget already has a $37 billion hole and we are approaching $1 trillion in debt. This calls for a mature debate about priorities. As part of this, we will need to accept
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The Saturday Paper • Mike Seccombe • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The polluting f law in the safeguard mechanism
The Greens and David Pocock seek big changes to the safeguard mechanism, and a climate trigger. In the meantime, the policy allows companies to entirely offset emissions with sham credits.
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The Saturday Paper • Julia Banks • March 4, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Coalition’s toxic gender politics
The bells had barely rung for the first sitting weeks in parliament when Opposition Leader Peter Dutton cracked open the playbook of his predecessor Scott Morrison regarding women.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Najma Sambul • March 2, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘It’s ridiculous’: Billionaire John Gandel slams super tax change
Billionaire property magnate John Gandel says the proposed change to super tax will “come down on the middle class”.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Will nobody think of the battling billionaires doing it tough ?
smh.com.au/money/super-an…
March 2, 2023
Financial Times • Anna Nicolaou • March 3, 2023 • ft.com
‘Panic station at Fox News’: how the Murdochs agonised over Trump’s loss
Details of network’s handling of US election denialism explode into public view via Dominion lawsuit
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