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ABC News • May 16, 2023 • abc.net.au
Richard Boyle faces life behind bars while those in the PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world
It's a crisis that calls into question the wisdom of government outsourcing crucial functions and highlights the often cosy relationship between government, bureaucracy, regulators and the corporate world, writes Ian Verrender.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal, James Massola • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Five lines of fluff’: Labor insiders want housing policy shake-up to fight off Greens
Labor is facing a fierce internal push to reshape its housing policies and limit negative gearing in an effort to shore up younger voters.
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Kos Samaras@KosSamaras
1. Not a bad policy solution. Abolish negative gearing beyond one additional property. In other words, a family with one additional property can still negative gear but beyond that, no.
That will at least stop homes being used as investment stocks.
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May 16, 2023
The Australian • Yoni Bashan • May 15, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Former PM Scott Morrison’s PwC blow after talent agent rebuffed
Speculation continues over Scott Morrison’s anticipated retirement from politics. For now he remains the local MP for the seat of Cook but still enjoys a crust from the odd speaking gig on the side.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Cripes. How bad do you have to be… twitter.com/yoni_bashan/st…
May 15, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Geoffrey Watson • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
Our government is being privatised by stealth: PwC scandal shows how
Why is Australia outsourcing so much of its governing to private enterprise? It’s a question voters should be asking their MPs.
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
"So far, the new government’s response to this debacle has been strangely muted."
No shit. Where are the consequences for this corruption? PWC should be banned from new govt contracts til an official inquiry is completed. Current ones should be reviewed.
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May 17, 2023
The Age • Nick Toscano, Mike Foley • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
Labor wants to help gas giants ‘scale up’ carbon capture potential
The federal government will work with the oil and gas industry to expand carbon capture and storage, putting it on a collision course with the Greens.
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Dr Monique Ryan MP@Mon4Kooyong
Carbon capture technology, sadly, just doesn’t yet work at scale. Saying it does is just greenwashing for convenience.
The capturing of Government Ministers by the fossil fuel industry, in contrast, seems to be going rather well.
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May 16, 2023
The Age • Sophie Aubrey, Clay Lucas • May 16, 2023 • theage.com.au
Emails reveal Melbourne Water ignored conflict advice before flood inquiry scandal
The emails also show the state government has been involved with Melbourne Water’s response from behind the scenes, despite repeated insistence that the water authority’s inquiry is independent.
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • May 16, 2023 • theguardian.com
Rogue NSW taxi drivers still refusing to use meters despite crackdown, commissioner warns
Opposition calls for greater penalties as data reveals 59 fines issued this year, down from 96 between late November and end of December
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NITV • Dan Butler • May 16, 2023 • sbs.com.au
Mundine, Price falsely claim Millwarparra man as Vincent Lingiari's grandson to push No campaign
The high-profile opponents of the Voice to Parliament both posted Stewart Lingiari's photo to social media, but he says he has no relation to the famous land rights activist.
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Finn McHugh@FinnianMchugh
He says he didn't know what the Voice was when he was filmed reading No sentiments. His image was posted by Warren Mundine and Jacinta Price, who incorrectly claimed he was related land rights campaigner Vincent Lingiari @NITV #VoiceToParliament #auspol
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May 16, 2023
ABC News • Georgia Hitch • May 16, 2023 • abc.net.au
Gillard says she 'got it incredibly wrong' on same-sex marriage debate
Former prime minister Julia Gillard concedes that her desire to have a debate around the merit of marriage in modern society, instead of supporting same-sex marriage itself, was "wrong".
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Josh Taylor@joshgnosis
I find it frustrating even after all this time she can't just say "if I supported same sex marriage the Shoppies would have toppled me for Kevin sooner" abc.net.au/news/2023-05-1…
May 16, 2023
BroadAgenda • Emma Dawson • May 16, 2023 • broadagenda.com.au
Happy Mother's Day! A women-friendly budget
I never intended to be a single mum. Indeed, when I turned 38 and had notched up 10 years without a partner, I investigated having a baby by myself and very quickly decided not to. It wasn’t the medical intervention or cost that put me off, it was the knowledge that trying to raise a […]
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Lisa Bryant@LisaJBryant
Public policy matters so much because it impacts so many lives. It changes lives for the better or worse.
This heartbreaking piece of writing by the amazing Emma Dawson also makes me aware of how bloody strong some women are. broadagenda.com.au/2023/happy-mot…
May 16, 2023
The Age • Shane Wright • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
Why the teachings of Yoda should be applied to stage three tax cuts
It’s no Jedi mind-trick. While the Left and the Right offer binary options for the promised tax cuts, increasing them offers an alternative for real tax reform.
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The New Daily • Paul Bongiorno • May 16, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Cruel stereotypes won't help a broken jobs market
The Opposition believes these bald numbers prove the point: The jobs are there if only the bludgers (wink wink, nudge nudge) would step up.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • May 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
Voters back key budget measures but ‘most don’t feel touched’ by it
Labor has slightly increased its lead over the Coalition on economic policy but has not gained a broader bounce in support from the budget.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Voters back key budget measures on Medicare, energy, aged care wages, gas industry tax, medicines.
But only 44 per cent said the budget was good for the country, down from 50 per cent after the April budget last year.
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May 16, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • May 14, 2023 • smh.com.au
Boy from western Sydney plots generational reform for education
A young Jason Clare saw what schooling did for his asylum seeker classmates. Now federal education minister, he has big plans.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jewel Topsfield • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘You live with fear constantly’: LGBTQ calls to mental health services surge
Mental heath services are receiving an influx of distressed phone calls from LGBTQ people alarmed by recent anti-trans events and the cancellation of drag queen story times due to threats of violence.
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The Shot • RonniSalt • May 16, 2023 • theshot.net.au
Labor pains
It’s been a rocky old quarter for Labor’s spinmeisters, what with Prime Minister Albanese’s footsies with Kyle-who-needs-sensitivity-training, all while spending
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ABC News • Millie Roberts • May 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Aboriginal legal service halts work in 13 courts after emergency funding request not met
From today, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal service for NSW will temporarily suspend its work in 13 regional courts.
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OWN NSW@age_no_barrier
First Nations peoples are imprisoned at the highest rate of any people in the world, making up 32% of our prison population, with kids as young as 10 being locked up too. Withholding funding for the ALS is so Australian.
@WgarNews @lynlinking @Wendy_Bacon
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May 15, 2023
Insider • Laura Italiano • May 16, 2023 • businessinsider.com
Giuliani demanded staffer give him oral sex during calls from Trump: lawsuit
Bombshell lawsuit accuses Giuliani of rape, says he demanded that a female employee give him oral sex while on speakerphone with Donald Trump.
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Keith Boykin@keithboykin
Former aide alleges Giuliani:
• Made her work naked
• Made her perform oral sex
• Drank all day and night
• Made racist remarks
• Made sexist remarks
• Made antisemitic remarks
• Didn’t pay his bills
• Sold Trump pardons for $2 million
businessinsider.com/giuliani-deman…
May 16, 2023
The Guardian • Josh Taylor • May 16, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australian government threatens Twitter regulation as eSafety commissioner decries Sewer rats
Australian contacts for dealing with law enforcement issues, such as takedown notices for abuse or bullying have disappeared from the platform
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The Guardian • Fleur Connick • May 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
Inquiry into Menindee ‘catastrophic fish deaths’ to consider ways to prevent future ecological disasters
Terms of reference include water monitoring data, environmental conditions and whether community consultation was sufficient
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