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ABC News • Patricia Karvelas • March 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Federal senator pressures Victoria's Liberal leader not to dump controversial MP Moira Deeming
Federal Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has personally intervened to try to persuade Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto not to expel controversial MP Moira Deeming.
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘It crucifies you every time’: the ‘crushing’ new tactic the church uses to block claims by abuse survivors
Exclusive: Strategy used to deny compensation is a ‘stark example’ of Catholic clergy prioritising the advice of lawyers over moral leadership
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Majority of Australians on jobseeker and parenting payments live in poverty, study finds
Report on 3 million people living below the breadline shows welfare payments are ‘totally inadequate’ and action is needed in May budget, Acoss says
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • March 21, 2023 • smh.com.au
Labor’s old guard follow Keating into the trenches over $368b submarine deal
Federal Labor MPs asked questions about the cost of the AUKUS deal in caucus as teals debated the value during question time.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Former cabinet minister Kim Carr adds his voice to concerns about AUKUS:
“I am deeply concerned about a revival of a forward defence policy, given our performance in Vietnam.”
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
March 22, 2023
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • March 22, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Michael Pascoe: Not being Scott Morrison isn’t enough in a crisis
Not being Scott Morrison was enough to make Anthony Albanese Prime Minister. It is not enough to handle the three immediate crises.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
In numerous articles on our housing disaster over some years now, I have to admit I have made a mistake: It is even worse than I realised.
e.g. Fewer public & community housing households in Vic, Qld & SA over past 9 years | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/0…
March 22, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Angus Thomson • March 21, 2023 • smh.com.au
Costings cast doubt on Labor’s cashless gambling trial
The Parliamentary Budget Office says Labor’s plan to trial 500 cashless gaming machines in NSW would make no difference to the budget bottom line.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • March 22, 2023 • afr.com
Bipartisan deal reached on Voice referendum rules
Peter Dutton and Liberal MPs will thrash out a final position on the Indigenous Voice to parliament proposal within days.
The Guardian • Benita Kolovos • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Veronica Nelson’s family call for big changes to Victoria’s bail laws
Exclusive: Mother and partner of First Nations woman argue for the right to bail and request reforms be named Poccum’s law in her honour
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ABC News • Emily Baker • March 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
Residents of Australia's largest social housing estate brace for relocation
Olivia Bright has lived in the same social housing estate for more than 30 years. Now it's set to be sold to a developer, and she's unsure when she'll have to move.
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Crikey • Behrouz Boochani • March 22, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Behrouz Boochani: Labor's refugee treatment is inhumane, hypocritical, and a relic of the Liberals
When in opposition, Labor was quick to point out the depravity of the Coalition's refugee policy. But now it's business as usual.
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • March 22, 2023 • crikey.com.au
LGBTQIA+ protesters attacked at Mark Latham event after Christian Lives Matter members promised violence
Even after some of the group condemned the attack, other group members argued that they would 'Fight for your kids ANY means necessary'.
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cameron wilson@cameronwilson
Days before LGBTQIA+ protesters were attacked at an event promoted by Christian Lives Matter, some group members foreshadowed violence.
One man filmed himself saying "go there tomorrow and you fucking shake them up and you drag them by their fucking head" crikey.com.au/2023/03/22/chr…
March 22, 2023
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • March 21, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Labor vs science
It is demoralising watching Labor reject the findings of the global scientific community
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Rachel Withers@rachelrwithers
After nine years of Coalition government, we are used to watching our leaders respond pathetically to these UN reports. But there is something especially disheartening about watching Labor reject the findings of the world’s top climate scientists.
themonthly.com.au/the-politics/r…
March 21, 2023
The Canberra Times • Adrian Rollins • March 22, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Government housing plan needs to be 'more ambitious'
Key crossbench senators says the government needs to commit more money to address social and affordable housing need.
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David Pocock@DavidPocock
Without more ambitious action today, in 5 years we'll be in a worse place than we are now with social and affordable housing in Australia.
Adding only 500 or so new homes to social & affordable housing supply here in the ACT isn't enough when the canberratimes.com.au/story/8130195/…… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
March 22, 2023
Australian Bureau of Statistics • March 22, 2023 • abs.gov.au
Estimating Homelessness: Census, 2021
Estimates of people who were experiencing homelessness or marginally housed as calculated from the Census of Population and Housing
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The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Women majority of newly homeless, as ABS census data shows problem getting worse
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people severely overrepresented among the 122,400 people recorded as homeless
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
Election sign row triggers teal push to make preferential voting compulsory in NSW
Independents accuse Liberals of attempting to ‘deceive’ voters after signs that say ‘you can just vote one’ appear in contested seat
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Tamsin Rose@tamsinroses
Exclusive: A key NSW ‘teal’ independent, Jacqui Scruby, will seek to make preferential voting compulsory if she enters parliament after the Liberal party encouraged voters not to number every box at Saturday’s state election. #nswvotes theguardian.com/australia-news…
March 22, 2023
ABC News • Kath Sullivan • March 22, 2023 • abc.net.au
A bee-killing pest could have been sniffed out by dogs — but the government stopped training them to detect it
When the varroa mite arrived in Australia, a critical defence that could have prevented it was not in place, because the government had stopped training sniffer dogs to detect the bees that carry it.
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The Guardian • First Dog on the Moon • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
It was a perfect day in Hobart to stand up for trans rights (which are human rights FYI)
There was chanting and singing, we all clapped and cheered and had a lovely time
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Paul Sakkal • March 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Albanese strikes key peace deal on Voice
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will secure a crucial agreement on the wording of the Voice referendum, avoiding a damaging split between Labor and Indigenous leaders.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Breaking: Albanese strikes peace deal on the final Voice wording. Cabinet meeting tomorrow morning, announcement soon after. By @paulsakkal and me smh.com.au/politics/feder…
March 22, 2023
The Guardian • Jane Lee, Christopher Knaus, Laura Brierley Newton, Karishma Luthria, Allison Chan, Joe Koning, Miles Martignoni • March 22, 2023 • theguardian.com
How the Catholic church is blocking survivor compensation claims | Full Story podcast
Guardian Australia reporter Christopher Knaus speaks to Jane Lee about why clergy appear to be returning to the aggressive approach they once took to save money and silence survivors
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