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ABC News • Sean Nicholls • March 13, 2023 • abc.net.au
'They're picking on the wrong girl': How a gambling lobby group went after Helen Dalton
The independent MP says when she voiced her support for poker machine reform, registered clubs in her electorate displayed unflattering posters of her, accusing her of costing local jobs. She says she won't be intimidated.
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • March 11, 2023 • theguardian.com
Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal
The royal commission ended on Friday, having heard shocking testimony from officials and politicians, and heart-rending accounts of the impact of the botched scheme
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The Sydney Morning Herald • George Catsi • March 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
We blew up the pokies, brought back the music and lifted turnover 700%
The Petersham Bowling Club president reflects on the hard-nosed business of ditching poker machines to bring a struggling club back to life.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tom Rabe • March 12, 2023 • smh.com.au
Perrottet promises $850m ‘future fund’ for children at Liberal launch
The dedicated savings fund for each child in NSW would help cover the cost of education or a home deposit in an $850 million bid to turn the tide of the state election.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
This is a ratshit idea, typical Liberal middle class welfare. Bank $400 for your kid each year and the government will match it. Great. What, though, about the single mum with three kids who can’t afford $1200 pa ? The inequality gap widens again…
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/p…
March 12, 2023
The New Daily • Alan Kohler • March 13, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Budget balance: Spending like Europe means taxing like Europe
Before the next election, Treasurer Jim Chalmers must find a way to credibly restore a balanced budget. This means new and higher taxes.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
Today’s @TheNewDailyAu column, in which I note that the cost of running Australia has gone up and suggest that if the Government is going to spend like Europe it will need to tax like Europe or run deficits like Japan
thenewdaily.com.au/finance/news-f…
March 13, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Craig Foster • March 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Gary Lineker’s red card from the BBC exposes a shameful contradiction
There is a fundamental difference between calling out human rights abuse and being politically partisan.
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Craig Foster@Craig_Foster
There is no ‘impartiality’ on human rights abuse, no ‘neutrality’ on hate.
Resist attempts to characterise advocacy for vulnerable groups, harmful policies & normalisation of dangerous language as partisan.
Thoughts on ⁦@GaryLineker⁩ ⁦@smh⁩ smh.com.au/world/europe/g…
March 13, 2023
The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia’s welfare system puts disadvantaged at risk, inquiry told
Mutual obligation system subjects some participants to ‘punitive conditions’, commonwealth ombudsman says
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • March 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
United Australia senator Ralph Babet defends working for family real estate business
Senator says he does not get paid by Babet Brothers and that he is ‘likely’ to return to real estate full-time after serving one term
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The Guardian • Conal Hanna • March 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Voting teal is all very well but curbing our lifestyles to save the planet is crucial
Wealthy Australians – and by global standards that’s most of us – are a significant part of the climate problem, and therefore the solution
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • March 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian Ethical offloads Lendlease shares over development threat to koala population
The fund believes itself to be ‘one of the first’ in Australia to divest from a company over a concern for an endangered species
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • March 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Why economists keep getting it wrong, but never stop doing their sums
The economists’ great mission over the past 80 years has been to make economics more “rigorous” – more like physics – by expressing economic relationships in equations rather than diagrams or words.
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Ross Gittins@1RossGittins
Making economics more mathematical hasn't made economists any wiser bit.ly/4017aX7 #ausecon #ausbiz #auspol
March 13, 2023
The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • March 12, 2023 • theguardian.com
Sarah Copland: the Australian mother’s ‘relentless’ fight for justice after her son’s death in the Beirut port explosion
Campaigners say it’s taken years of ‘persistent and relentless lobbying’ to secure call from UN for credible investigation
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Pearls and Irritations • John Menadue • March 13, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
The Australian retreat from Asia is becoming a rout
The current hysterical anti-Chinese rhetoric in Australia is not so surprising. Our media and business sectors are ignorant of our region .
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ABC News • March 13, 2023 • abc.net.au
Knowing his time was running out, this gambling whistleblower made a video to record what he knew
In a secret video recorded in his hospital room, terminally ill gambling industry whistleblower Troy Stolz speaks out against his former employer, ClubsNSW, and the harm caused by poker machines.
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • March 12, 2023 • theguardian.com
Dominic Perrottet announces ‘future fund’ for NSW children as cornerstone of Coalition’s re-election pitch
Premier uses Liberal campaign launch to pledge up to $400 annually for children to be used on education or housing once turning 18
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Jane Caro@JaneCaro
Ooooh look - another hunger relief program that favours the well fed. That’s Christian neo liberalism for you. Their god smiles on the rich & frowns on the poor. Fund public schools properly, sir, if you really care about every child’s future. theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 13, 2023
The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • March 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Robodebt inquiry commissioner criticises mainstream media, praising ‘committed’ coverage on Twitter
Catherine Holmes SC acknowledges role of social media in giving access to evidence while commending Guardian Australia and the Saturday Paper for their reporting
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Dr Josie McSkimming 🐦🌳🌈🌿🕸@JosieMcskimming
‘Commissioner Catherine Holmes has singled out reporters from ⁦@GuardianAus⁩ & ⁦@SatPaper⁩ for their “committed” coverage of the evidence, calling it a “remarkably useful & important public service”, while criticising many other media outlets.’ theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 13, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • March 12, 2023 • smh.com.au
Albanese talks proudly of his single mum. Time to put his money where his mouth is
The PM should use the budget to give security to our most vulnerable cohort: single mothers. It’s not only about redressing poverty. It makes economic sense.
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The Australian • BEN PACKHAM, JOE KELLY • March 12, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Anthony Albanese warns: price of AUKUS submarine security is $200bn
Australia’s nuclear submarine plan will cost more than $200bn over 30 years, create 20,000 direct Australian jobs, and be overseen by a multi-agency body in a bid to avoid the delivery problems of past Defence mega-projects.
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The Australian • MAX MADDISON • March 13, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
NSW Election 2023: Liberal Party axes Wyong candidate Matthew Squires
The Liberal Party’s Wyong candidate has been disendorsed after his extensive history of homophobic, Islamophobic and anti-vax comments online was raised, including comparing “homosexuality activists” to “Palestinian terrorists” saying both are “serving evil ideologies”.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Dean • March 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
AUKUS submarine plan brings high risk but plenty of potential reward
On Tuesday, the Australian prime minister will announce the most ambitious defence capability plan in Australian history.
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