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The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy, Marni Cordell • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
How two reporters exposed Centrelink’s robodebt injustice and gave voice to the victimised | Ten years of Guardian Australia
Christopher Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes look back at a Guardian Australia scoop and tell how initial shock gave way to disbelief, frustration and then – finally – vindication
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Helen Davidson@heldavidson
“It was at that point that it dawned on us how huge it was … it was so galling that [we] couldn’t quite believe how [the government was] justifying it.” How @knausc and @lukehgomes covered the Robodebt scandal. By @caitecassidy and @marnicordell theguardian.com/media/2023/may…
May 4, 2023
The Guardian • Josh Butler • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Commonwealth Indigenous leaders demand apology from the king for effects of colonisation
Exclusive: Aboriginal Olympian Nova Peris says ‘change begins with listening’ as campaigners from 12 countries ask for ‘process of reparatory justice to commence’
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
exclusive: Republic Movement co-chair Nova Peris and senator Lidia Thorpe are among indigenous leaders across the Commonwealth asking King Charles for "apology, reparation, and repatriation of artefacts and remains" ahead of his coronation theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/m…
May 4, 2023
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
ABC’s Insiders moving to Canberra after 21 years in Melbourne
Exclusive: Political discussion show to move to nation’s capital, in move expected to save on travel budget
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The Age • Farrah Tomazin • May 4, 2023 • smh.com.au
Rupert’s our ‘deadliest export’, Trump’s an egomaniac bully, says Turnbull
Speaking to an audience in New York, the former prime minister gave his frankest assessment yet of two of the world’s most prominent people.
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Mike Carlton@MikeCarlton01
Can’t argue with that.
theage.com.au/world/north-am…
May 4, 2023
ProPublica • May 4, 2023 • propublica.org
Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition.
Crow paid for private school for a relative Thomas said he was raising “as a son.” “This is way outside the norm,” said a former White House ethics lawyer.
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ABC News • Josh Robertson • May 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
'They've misled the public': Leaked letters reveal mining giant Adani was 'enthused' to work with military dictatorship
International pressure led to Adani vowing to cut ties with Myanmar's military junta in 2021. Now, leaked documents reveal how the resources giant had been privately negotiating coal ventures with the sanctioned regime leaders.
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ABC News • Charlie McLean • May 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Please, it's Christmas and that': E-scooter rider pleads with police after bike path chase
Video shows officers on motorbikes pursuing James Cole at high speed on a busy road and bike paths as the 38-year-old tries to evade them.
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Siobhan Heanue@siobhanheanue
This police chase is…quite something. Canberra man who rode e-scooter at 100kph before trying to flee police sentenced to one month in jail. abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0…
May 4, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • May 4, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australian sport must raise Voice if it wants to stand on right side of history
I accept there are decent people who will vote no. But the Voice is an important debate we are having as a nation, and there is every reason for sport to get involved.
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ABC News • Conor Duffy • May 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Anger and discontent' on campus 'the worst in decades' as university staff walk off the job over casualisation
University tutors who say they cannot plan for their futures are among the thousands of university staff to walk off the job as part of a national week of action against insecure work and wage theft.
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ABC News • Richard Willingham • May 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
Ex-governor-general Peter Hollingworth faces second inquiry into handling of child abuse
A second Anglican Church investigation probing former governor-general Peter Hollingworth's handling of child abuse during his tenure as Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s, has been held in secret.
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The West Australian • May 4, 2023 • thewest.com.au
'Cooking the climate' with subsidies for gas producers
Record taxpayer dollars paid to traditional energy firms are "cooking the climate" when budgets should be funding action to stop climate change, research shows.
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Australia Institute@TheAusInstitute
$57.1 Billion: Record Breaking Fossil Fuel Subsidies:
"The Australia Institute research estimated the subsidies will cost 14 times the amount invested in the Australian Disaster Ready Fund, and more than what is spent on the Australian Army."
thewest.com.au/business/cooki…
May 4, 2023
The Guardian • Henry Belot • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Consulting firm KPMG paid to audit Australian aged care homes while also advising providers
Public sector union says reliance on consultants is problematic as perceived conflicts of interest could damage public trust
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The Age • Sumeyya Ilanbey, Broede Carmody • May 4, 2023 • theage.com.au
Liberals in crisis as Deeming vows to sue Pesutto and faces fresh expulsion push
Aspiring to be a Liberal MP again, Moira Deeming demanded party leader John Pesutto publicly declare she was not a Nazi sympathiser. He refused, so now she plans to sue him.
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Mediaweek • May 3, 2023 • mediaweek.com.au
The Guardian celebrates 10 years in Australia
The Guardian Australia has announced a special lineup of activities and events to celebrate 10 years in the Australian media market.
The Guardian • Sarah Collard, Josh Butler, Amy Remeikis • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Liberal MP tells voice discussion ‘simply no time’ to hear from Indigenous speaker
Discussion with Tony Abbott and News Corp columnist Joe Hildebrand, hosted by Coalition MP Jenny Ware, shut down after Indigenous man takes to stage
the Guardian • https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jordyn-beazley,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/natasha-may,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/josh-butler,ht… • May 4, 2023 • theguardian.com
Warning social media being ‘weaponised’ over referendum – as it happened
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Dave Earley@earleyedition
what a time to be alive etc
Moira Deeming gives Victorian Liberal leader 2pm deadline to declare he doesn’t think she is a Nazi sympathiser buff.ly/3LwpzWm
May 4, 2023
WAtoday • Jesinta Burton • May 3, 2023 • watoday.com.au
WA’s top cop vows to probe police raid on journalist’s home
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has vowed to review a raid on the home of a Pilbara journalist after the media union accused authorities of “harassment”.
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
Outrageous overreach by @WA_Police
Journalist documenting the relocation of sacred rock art in the Burrup industrial hub has photos seized from her home watoday.com.au/national/weste…
May 3, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Lucy Macken • May 4, 2023 • smh.com.au
Clontarf house sold by Cambodia’s ruling elite for $32 million
You know Sydney’s trophy home values are in a universe of their own when a house in Clontarf sells for $32 million.
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Eryk Bagshaw@ErykBagshaw
Mongkol Phara, the son of Cambodia's Minister of Land Management, Chea Sophara, and Madina Tao, the daughter of Cambodia’s former senior minister Seng Huor Tao, have sold a $32.18 million property on Sydney's northern beaches. smh.com.au/property/news/…
May 4, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Latika Bourke • May 4, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘We should listen to local voices’: Gillard reflects on Afghanistan failures
Afghan women have lost many freedoms since the end of the war. The West has some responsibility for that, says former prime minister Julia Gillard.
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ABC Radio National • May 4, 2023 • abc.net.au
David Pocock 'frustrated' over housing bill negotiations
While the government's signature housing legislation has received support from Tasmanian Senators Jacqui Lambie and Tammy Tyrrell, it still needs crucial support from the Senate crossbench to pass. Meanwhile, the state and territory housing ministers have met in an effort to begin forming their own policies to protect renters, but many say more immediate protections are needed.
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