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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • April 27, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Something sad is happening to the Labor Party
Something strange and sad has happened to Labor. The policy courage of Whitlam, Hawke and Keating has been replaced.
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Alan Kohler@AlanKohler
My column in @TheNewDailyAu today: there will never be a better time for the Labor Party to show some courage and policy ambition. This budget should not be about "relief, repair, restraint" but some big ideas.
thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…
April 27, 2023
The Guardian • Rebecca Huntley • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
A majority of First Nations people support the voice. Why don’t non-Indigenous Australians believe this?
There is a yawning gap between what First Nations Australians say and what non-Indigenous Australians believe
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The Guardian • Fiona Harvey • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists
‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Natassia Chrysanthos • April 26, 2023 • smh.com.au
Pharmacy lobby president weeps over prospect of 60-day scripts
Pharmacy Guild president Trent Twomey choked back tears as he told government MPs to “get off your arse” and talk to pharmacists who would lose out.
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David Walker (Shorewalker DMS) 👣@shorewalker1
@_ClaireConnelly You rarely see a lobby group reaction that comes so close to: "Never mind the pensioners; won't someone think of my BMW repayments?"
smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 27, 2023
ABC News • Andrew Greene • April 27, 2023 • abc.net.au
Thousands of dollars per day: Retired US officers recruited by Defence Department
A cavalcade of retired senior American military officers have landed high-paying advisory contracts with Australia's Department of Defence, with one former admiral paid $US5,000 a day for his expertise.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Sky News Australia’s Outsiders breached industry code for accuracy on climate science, media watchdog finds
Acma investigation highlights four segments on Sky News Australia that tried to play down the threat to Great Barrier Reef
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Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission@Murdoch_RC
Big win: ACMA has just ruled in our favour — Sky’s outsiders program has breached industry standards on climate reporting. At long last, the Murdochs are being held to account 👏
theguardian.com/media/2023/apr…
April 27, 2023
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • April 26, 2023 • theguardian.com
Forcing the most disadvantaged to live on $50 a day is cruel. Here’s why jobseeker should be increased | Ken Henry
Nobody seriously expects a person could survive with dignity for any length of time on the current payment. So why is it set so low?
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Michael West • Daniel Bleakley • April 26, 2023 • michaelwest.com.au
A tale of two fossil superpowers: what Australia can learn from Norway
Public good vs private profiteering on our resources. What Australia with its failed PRRT can learn from Norway's 78% oil and gas tax.
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Daniel Bleakley@DanielBleakley
While Norway taxed its oil & gas export profits at 78% building its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, taxes on Australia's petroleum exports were whittled away to nothing.
3 decades of industrial scale wealth extraction.
By me for @MichaelWestBiz
michaelwest.com.au/a-tale-of-two-…
April 27, 2023
The New Daily • Lucie Morris-Marr • April 26, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Anzac clash: Inside the Tim Wilson “wreathgate” scandal
It’s a political drama that has garnered its own nickname – wreathgate – and generated outrage, internet memes and days of headlines.
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Lucie Morris-Marr@luciemorrismarr
On Sunday my tweeted ANZAC clash video prompted a political scandal. Read my exclusive dispatch for @TheNewDailyAu of what happened; Inside the Tim Wilson ‘wreathgate’ scandal | @TimWilsonMP @zdaniel #auspol
thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/04/2…
April 27, 2023
The Guardian • Tamsin Rose, Josh Nicholas • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Latte line’: poverty rises in parts of Sydney as gap hardens between city’s east and west
Exclusive: One in five renters are among 1 million living in poverty, according to New South Wales Council of Social Services
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Australian Bureau of Statistics • April 27, 2023 • abs.gov.au
Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 2021
Ranks areas according to their relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage using Census data.
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casey briggs@CaseyBriggs
The ABS has just updated its index of socio-economic advantage, according to the 2021 Census.
* Woollahra on Sydney Harbour’s south shore is the most advantaged LGA
* Woorabinda, 170km southwest of Rockhampton, is the most disadvantaged
abs.gov.au/statistics/peo…
April 27, 2023
The Klaxon • anthonyklan • April 26, 2023 • theklaxon.com.au
News Corp found spreading misinformation on climate, Covid-19
Australia’s broadcast media regulator has found programs on News Corporation Australia’s Sky News and Foxtel repeatedly breached codes of practice by broadcasting misinformation.
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Anthony Klan@Anthony_Klan
🚨Media watchdog sat on its "finalised" investigations into News Corp for over 4 months. ACMA finds Sky News "Outsiders" pushed fake news, including on climate change & health of Barrier Reef. Foxtel ran serious Covid-19 misinformation. Extremely damning. theklaxon.com.au/3egs
April 26, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • April 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
Liberal MP Entsch proposes Pharmacy Guild president Twomey for the Senate
Veteran Liberal MP Warren Entsch, who will retire at the next election, has suggested Trent Twomey should run for the LNP in the Senate - but the Pharmacy Guild boss has dismissed the call.
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The Shovel • April 27, 2023 • theshovel.com.au
Government Finally Responds to Housing Crisis by Announcing $715 Million Football Stadium
“When we were living in a council flat in Camperdown my Mum would’ve killed for a second stadium in Hobart"
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Muffin Break franchise hit with 360 child labour charges
Alleged offences include employing children without a permit and not providing required rest breaks
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The Age • Paul Strangio • April 27, 2023 • theage.com.au
Victoria is virtually a one-party state – that’s bad for all of us
Premiers and governments that feel impervious to opposition are more likely to overreach. For disturbing evidence of this, look no further than the latest IBAC report and Daniel Andrews’ contemptuous reaction to it.
The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Coroner ends investigation into Christian Porter accuser’s death but decides against full inquest
Decision closes off what was considered the last possible avenue of inquiry for sexual assault allegations, which Porter denies
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia’s ‘broken’ migration system leaves 1.8m workers ‘permanently temporary’, review finds
Labor urged to ditch skills lists, allow more workers in caring occupations and tackle long wait times for family visas
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SBS News • Finn McHugh • April 27, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Fewer visa types, wage increases: How our migration system is set to change
A review of Australia's immigration system has found that it's overly complex, while requirements for those intending to stay don't test their long-term ability to contribute to the economy.
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Australian Financial Review • David Marin-Guzman • April 27, 2023 • afr.com
Andrews government was warned on ‘illegal CFMEU activity’
The briefing to Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan included claims the CFMEU forced an Indigenous firm off nine state infrastructure projects, newly released emails show.
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