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Michael West • Rex Patrick • May 13, 2023 • michaelwest.com.au
Kathryn Campbell - from RoboDebt ignominy to plum Defence job with the PM's help
Kathryn Campbell is to many the face of the Robodebt scandal. But in contrast to the victims, she now sits in a plum Defence job on $900K pa.
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Rex Patrick@MrRexPatrick
Every day Kathryn Campbell sits in her $900K per annum #AUKUS advisor roll is a day of insult to those who suffered under the #RoboDebt scheme. #FOI has uncovered the dodgy expedited process that created her job from thin air and handed it to her. #auspol michaelwest.com.au/kathryn-campbe…
May 13, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • May 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Peter Dutton says gambling ads targeting sport could be banned, like tobacco
The opposition leader insists outgoing AFL chief Gillon McLachlan and NRL boss Andrew Abdo have a moral obligation to wean their sports off gambling revenue.
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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz
Great move by Dutton - ban sports betting for an hour before & after matches - but doesn't go far enough. As I have banged on for years: just ban the lot. #Discuss. @MayneReport
Dutton says gambling ads targeting sport could be banned, like tobacco smh.com.au/politics/feder…
May 13, 2023
The Guardian • Henry Belot • May 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
‘Disgraceful breach of trust’: how PwC, one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms, became mired in a tax scandal
PricewaterhouseCoopers used government secrets to help clients in Australia and the US avoid tax – a scandal that has forced resignations and threatens contracts worth hundreds of millions
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • May 13, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Shorten’s kill list: Morrison, Tudge and Robert
The end of Stuart Robert’s political career also marks the end of Bill Shorten’s campaign to push him out of parliament, leaving behind an incredible string of scandals.
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Rachel Withers@rachelrwithers
As Stuart Robert said on the day he announced his long overdue retirement, "I have few regrets, to quote a song, too few to mention."
@SquigglyRick has a go, but as he notes, even a 1700-word article can't capture every one of Robert's regretful actions.
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/…
May 13, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Jesse Noakes • May 13, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
WA police raid journalists
A day after he filed a piece on climate protests for The Saturday Paper, Western Australian police raided Jesse Noakes’s office – part of a larger crackdown on critics of mining in the state.
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The Guardian • Henry Belot • May 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Russian diplomats in Australia refuse to pay $90,000 in traffic fines dating back 15 years
Exclusive: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is chasing hundreds of overdue fines amid repeated requests to respect the law
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The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • May 13, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
The ratings are in: Dutton’s a dud – but a dangerous dud
Forget the various polls and pundits, the real voice of the Australian people has spoken: Peter Dutton is a dud – and getting worse.
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The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • May 13, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Welfare boost 60 per cent higher than budget forecast
The government has substantially underplayed increases to welfare, choosing not to highlight indexation rises that will happen the same day as the budgeted increases.
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The Guardian • Tess McClure, Andy Ball • May 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Are New Zealand’s marine heatwaves a warning to the world?
As seas around Aotearoa heat at an unparalleled rate, scientists are starting to understand what it might mean for marine ecosystems
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Malcolm Knox • May 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Succession’s Murdoch fantasy distracts from a far more dangerous reality
Fox News’ complicity in Donald Trump’s crimes is still more real than Succession, even if less believable, and would not be accepted as scripted drama.
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The Canberra Times • Ebony Bennett • May 13, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
Smokers are helping the budget more than the gas industry
Yes, smokers and beer drinkers do more for budget bottom line, despite windfall profits.
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The Australian • SARAH ISON • May 12, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
AUKUS adviser job created ‘after appointment was made’
The job of senior AUKUS adviser to government was created after Kathryn Campbell, the head of the Human Services Department during the Robodebt scandal, was announced for the role, new ­documents reveal.
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The West Australian • May 13, 2023 • kalminer.com.au
Voice myths debunked: Thomas Mayo
With a referendum to constitutionally recognise Indigenous people only months away, many Australians are hearing about it for the first time.
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Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo23
My latest article. It is in response to a full page ad in WA Papers that was full of debunked myths. geraldtonguardian.com.au/news/kalgoorli…
May 13, 2023
The Saturday Paper • John Hewson • May 13, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Labor proves its economic mettle
Assuming Treasurer Jim Chalmers actually delivers the budget he announced on May 9, it should put to rest the myth proclaimed endlessly – without evidence – by the opposition that the Coalition is a better economic manager. It was a strong, responsible, politically clever budget that promises a return to surplus this year and maybe even next, while offering reasonable
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
Peter Dutton’s budget reply had one good idea … and three big stinkers
Labor may feel pressure to do more on sports betting, but beyond that, the Coalition’s budget reply was defined more by a lack of ideas
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The Saturday Paper • Claire Connelly • May 13, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The Lehrmann inquiry grills DPP
Within days, the independent inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann’s trial for alleged rape last year has witnessed a backtrack from DPP Shane Drumgold on his concerns about a conspiracy to derail the prosecution.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Antony Loewenstein • May 13, 2023 • smh.com.au
Being Jewish and critical of Israel can make you an outcast. I should know
An Australian-Jewish writer details how his support for the Palestinian cause has made him a pariah in his own community.
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noaa.gov • May 12, 2023 • noaa.gov
April 2023 was Earth’s fourth warmest on record
Southern Hemisphere saw its warmest month on record; Global ocean temperature reached a record high for April
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The Age • Benjamin Preiss • May 13, 2023 • theage.com.au
The first hunt: My journey from vegetarian to shooting my dinner
My heart thumps as I line up those glinting eyes and fire. I see the rabbit struggle momentarily before falling still amid the dry grass and burrows and bald earth.
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • May 13, 2023 • theguardian.com
No regrets: Fran Kelly says she understands as ABC fails to renew her talkshow for second season
Exclusive: Host expresses gratitude to national broadcaster and reflects on delivering a ‘fun, warm and intelligent’ run

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