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The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios, Amelia McGuire • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Qantas’ Financial Review boycott: Cuts copies from lounges, in-flight Wi-Fi
Qantas has removed The Australian Financial Review from its in-flight Wi-Fi and no longer provides copies of the newspaper in its Chairman’s Lounge despite a commercial agreement with Nine to do so.
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Joe Aston@mrjoeaston
It is quite an honour to join @adele_ferguson in the Alan Joyce tantrum hall of fame smh.com.au/business/compa… via @zoesam93 @ameliamcguiree
May 7, 2023
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
Climate scientists first laughed at a ‘bizarre’ campaign against the BoM – then came the harassment
Former Bureau of Meteorology staff say claims they deliberately manipulated data to make warming seem worse are being fed by a ‘fever swamp’ of climate denial
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The Age • Eryk Bagshaw • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Missing her kids’: Aussie journalist Cheng Lei reaches 1000 days in Chinese jail
It’s unclear why the mother of two faces national security charges. But Australia’s improving relationship with China provides some hope for her family.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Our fellow journalist, Cheng Lei, reaches a terrible milestone. It’s long past time for her to come home.
theage.com.au/world/asia/mis…
May 8, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Jacqueline Maley • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Tony Abbott is back for another No campaign. It’s like 2013 all over again
The former PM says the correct Liberal stance is to oppose the Voice to Parliament. But many of his party colleagues disagree, and they are making themselves heard.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
Federal budget: Labor to collect billions more in petroleum resource rent tax
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and finance minister Katy Gallagher announce changes ahead of budget tipped to be at or near surplus
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Looking around, lots of papers have gone with Labor "grabbing" tax, "slapping" taxes on oil and gas.
Why not simply...collect? #auspol
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May 7, 2023
The Australian • Sophie Elsworth, James Madden • May 8, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
ABC viewers lambast its ‘disrespectful’ broadcast of the King’s coronation
The ABC’s coverage of King Charles III’s coronation “totally misread the mood” and it was inappropriate that the public broadcaster spent the lead-up to the crowning at Westminster Abbey bagging the “living daylights out of the monarchy”, Melbourne’s 3AW broadcaster Neil Mitchell said.
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Paul Bongiorno@PaulBongiorno
ABC lambasted over anti-monarchy coronation coverage theaustralian.com.au/nation/abc-air…
Pathetic. Monarchists got hours of sycophantic regal bottom kissing and decry an intelligent discussion on the blemished role played in its name in our history.
May 7, 2023
SBS News • Anna Henderson • May 7, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Millions of Australians to get 'several hundred dollars' in energy bill relief in budget
The federal government plans to provide some cost-of-living relief measures in Tuesday's budget. SBS News Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson discusses with Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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The Canberra Times • Adrian Rollins • May 6, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Government's gas tax hit to raise $2.4 billion
LNG tax changes will add billions to budget bottom line, the Treasurer says.
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The Canberra Times • Adrian Rollins • May 7, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
'Mountain of work' needed to erase 'ghost' public service: CPSU
The CPSU says the quality of APS services has plummeted under labour hire.
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The Guardian • Lorena Allam • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Our voice is the spirit of this country’: connecting Yolngu parliament in Arnhem Land to Canberra
Djambawa’s message in English, one of his nine languages, is the essential link between Yolngu law and culture and the Australian parliament
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
Sixty-five countries have banned smacking children – why isn’t Australia one of them?
Research overwhelmingly links physical punishment with later involvement in violent domestic relationships
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • May 6, 2023 • theguardian.com
Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires ravage western Canada
More than 13,000 people were ordered to leave parts of Alberta as 78 fires burned. Officials say the blazes are expected to intensify
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Are we a nation of secret royalists? ‘More than you can see’. (unfortunately!)
The national convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy David Flint discusses the future of the royal family in Australia – and the radical days of his youth.
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Sky • Sabah Choudhry, news correspondent, in Jamaica • May 4, 2023 • news.sky.com
Jamaica: King's coronation accelerates plans for Jamaican republic – with referendum 'as early as 2024'
In a world exclusive, a senior Jamaican government official tells Sky News the monarchy and "racist" British government policies are driving the push towards republicanism.
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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz
Coronation to speed up Jamaica becoming a republic - perhaps as soon as next year. This is getting ever more embarrassing for us, yes?
@AusRepublic
news.sky.com/story/jamaica-…
May 7, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Sam Buckingham-Jones, Mark Di Stefano • May 7, 2023 • afr.com
The Financial Review has disappeared from Qantas lounges
After critical coverage from The Australian Financial Review Rear Window columnist Joe Aston, Qantas has quietly pulled the Financial Review from circulation.
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The New York Times • Mary Beth Gahan, Adam Goldman, Remy Tumin, Claire Fahy, Lauren McCarthy • May 7, 2023 • nytimes.com
At Least 9 Dead, Including Gunman, in Shooting at Texas Mall
A police officer on an unrelated assignment nearby rushed toward the sounds of gunfire and killed the gunman.
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ABC News • Cody Atkinson, Sean Lawson • May 7, 2023 • abc.net.au
Levi Strauss, baseball and history repeating — inside the AFL's trademark battle for the Devils
From jeans to baseball teams, the AFL has an interesting history of battling for trademarks — but the fight for the Devils might be the most intriguing of all, writes Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.
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ABC News • Gareth Hutchens • May 7, 2023 • abc.net.au
Profits haven't contributed to inflation? Former treasury economist says it's not that simple
Is the argument about profits and inflation finally settled, asks Gareth Hutchens.
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The Age • Shane Wright • May 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Income tax take exceeds $300b as jobs and wages boost budget revenue
Strong jobs and wages growth is helping repair the budget which will show personal income tax collections exceeding $300 billion for the first time.
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The Guardian • Kenan Malik • May 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
If you think decent homes for all is an impossible dream, take a look at Vienna
In contrast to Britain, most people in the city live in good quality, subsidised housing
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