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The Guardian • Josh Butler • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison ally appointed to administer home affairs without minister’s knowledge
Ben Morton’s previously unknown appointment by governor general David Hurley revealed in documents published under FOI laws
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The Guardian • Rowena Mason, Jessica Elgot • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
BBC came under No 10 pressure to avoid using ‘lockdown’ in early pandemic, leak shows
Exclusive: leaked emails and WhatsApp messages reveal reporters also told to be more critical of Labour
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Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot
Another exc from us tonight - Leaked emails from inside the BBC reveal extent of pressure journalists came under from No10, inc asking BBC to avoid using ‘lockdown’ at start of pandemic and to go harder on Labour criticism
By ⁦@rowenamason⁩ and me theguardian.com/media/2023/mar…
March 15, 2023
ABC News • March 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Queensland government may have broken own laws by locking 13yo in detention cell for up to 24 hours a day
The Queensland government may have broken its own laws by locking up two 13-year-old boys in their cells for up to 24 hours a day at the troubled Cleveland Youth Detention Centre in Townsville.
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Ellen Fanning:Journo@ellenmfanning
The most shocking story you will read today.
A 13 year old held,spent a total of 45 days locked in a cell while awaiting trial.
In February he was not let out of his cell for 22 days straight .
Is this legal?
abc.net.au/news/2023-03-1…
March 15, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jenna Price • March 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
A four-day week with the right to disconnect? Yes, that works a treat
We’re donating on average a day a week of unpaid overtime to our employers. But don’t worry, our parliamentarians have a plan to save us from ourselves.
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Dr Jenna Price@JennaPrice
How many hours of work a week is too much? Will employers recognise their role in this endemic exploitation? And can we really learn to stop “availability creep”? Fave recovering workaholic @BarbaraPocock @ajamesbragg Lyndall Strazdins @ourANU
smh.com.au/lifestyle/life…
March 15, 2023
The Guardian • Ben Smee • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Queensland boy, 13, spends at least 45 days in solitary confinement despite not being sentenced to detention
Exclusive: First Nations teenager spent 22 consecutive days isolated after being remanded on minor offences
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The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Andy Ball, Amy Remeikis • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Nuclear subs, tax cuts, or money to raise the jobseeker rate – how would you spend Australian tax dollars?
Australia has unveiled a plan to acquire a fleet of up to eight nuclear-powered submarines, forecast to cost up to $368bn between now and the mid-2050s, and up to $58bn over the next 10 years. But what else could the money be spent on?
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ABC News • Maani Truu, Nicole Asher • March 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Women reported less violence and emotional abuse by their cohabiting partner during the pandemic
A new national survey from the ABS has revealed an unexpected drop in the number of women reporting violence and emotional abuse by a partner they've lived with, compared to six years earlier.
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casey briggs@CaseyBriggs
The ABS has released the latest personal safety survey:
* 1 in 6 women have experienced economic abuse since age 15
* 1 in 4 women experience emotional abuse by a partner
More here:
* 2 in 5 ppl experience sexual or physical violence
More here: abc.net.au/news/2023-03-1…
March 15, 2023
The Age • Emily Woods • March 15, 2023 • theage.com.au
Archbishop claims $1.9m abuse payout to altar boy was excessive
Catholic Archbishop Peter Comensoli has appealed the damages awarded to the victim of a paedophile priest, arguing the payment for pain and suffering was too much.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Cormack, Tom Rabe, Matt Wade, Jordan Baker, Matt O'Sullivan, Harriet Alexander, Michael Koziol • March 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
Who won the debate and why? Our experts’ verdicts
Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns have faced off in a lively leaders’ debate. Seven Herald experts give their verdicts.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Barrett, Karuni Rompies • March 14, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘AUKUS created for fighting’: Push for Indonesia to refuse access to subs
Indonesia is concerned Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines could instigate a regional arms race that would heighten tensions.
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ABC News • Matthew Doran • March 14, 2023 • abc.net.au
Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled
Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines.
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
$368 billion…can we please never ever speak of ‘the cost of tackling climate change’ again. We are a rich country. We can spent fortunes protecting against any risk & we choose not to avoid or prepare for climate catastrophe. Its not about money #auspol abc.net.au/news/2023-03-1…
March 14, 2023
The Canberra Times • Sarah Basford Canales, Karen Barlow • March 15, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Keating sprays AUKUS deal as 'irrational in every dimension'
The former prime minister said "every Labor Party branch member will wince" once they realise what the Albanese...
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Karen Barlow@KJBar
Paul Keating has called the landmark AUKUS deal "irrational in every dimension" in a bruising attack against the Albanese government, the US, "former colonial master" UK and journalists.
By @sbasfordcanales and me
canberratimes.com.au/story/8121909/ v @canberratimes #auspol
March 15, 2023
The Guardian • Jordyn Beazley • March 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco’s 15-month jail sentence quashed on appeal
Coco cried tears of joy in court and said she would continue raising the alarm on the climate emergency
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Tony Wright • March 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
Keating, in unmoored fury, lashes leaders of the party that made him
Paul Keating takes a step too far in denouncing the Albanese government and its commitment to the AUKUS treaty.
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ABC News • Damian McIntyre, Adam Holmes • March 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Fake trans change room incident fallout continues as editor parts ways with newspaper
The editor of a major Tasmanian newspaper at the centre of a faked account of a man entering female change rooms at a public pool leaves the paper, as calls for an acknowledgement by the publication for "hurt caused" continue.
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Pearls and Irritations • Brian Toohey • March 15, 2023 • johnmenadue.com
Scorpion thresher: Albanese trashes the moral core of his party
Albanese was a strong opponent of Australia’s part of the Vietnam war. He must remember some of the reasons for his stand.
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WAtoday • Peter Milne • March 15, 2023 • watoday.com.au
Alcoa in WA: 60 years, 28,000 hectares of forest cleared, zero rehabilitation completed
The department of conservation says Alcoa has not met the rehabilitation completion criteria, but the miner claims it has rehabilitated 75 per cent of the forest it has cleared.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Bevan Shields • March 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
We are not above criticism but these attacks go too far
I feel compelled to respond to two unfair and uninformed attacks against Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott.
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ABC Radio National • March 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Opposition: Funding AUKUS will require 'sacrifices'
There are big questions about how the government will meet the eye-watering cost of the AUKUS Submarine deal announced yesterday. Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has suggested there could be cuts to areas of defence, as long as they were justified, to pay for the new submarine program which could cost up to $368 billion.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • March 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
Senate powerbrokers target ‘ridiculous’ $254 billion tax cuts to fund subs
The $368 billion nuclear submarine deal has prompted fresh calls for tax changes, including the stage three cuts, to pay for the boats.

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