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The Guardian • Jordyn Beazley • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW police allegedly Taser 95-year-old woman with dementia, leaving her with fractured skull
The woman was taken to Cooma district hospital and family say they do not expect her to survive as police launch internal investigation
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The Guardian • Lisa Cox • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Darwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show
Exclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin
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The Guardian • Tamsin Rose, Jonathan Barrett • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW Labor eyes vacant offices as option to boost social housing stock
Exclusive: Minister says providing incentives to developers to convert surplus commercial space presents a ‘good opportunity’ for the state
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Tamsin Rose@tamsinroses
Exclusive: The New South Wales government will explore converting empty offices and unused government buildings into much-needed social housing, as commercial building owners grapple with a surge in vacancies. #nswpol theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 18, 2023
The Guardian • Amy Remeikis • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Gina Rinehart tells summit to devote ‘15 minutes each day to spread the mining message’
In a speech to the Queensland Resources Council, billionaire mining magnate says more mines are the solution to country’s economic woes
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The Guardian • Adam Morton • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
The gas industry should be transparent about its future. So should MPs and the media
An industry conference this week is talking up gas expansion as a key to solving the climate crisis, but the reality is gas power is undeniably in decline
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Charlotte Grieve • May 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
Limitless detention of refugees is inhumane and must end, says UN torture watchdog
The United Nations’ newly appointed special rapporteur on torture, Australian Alice Edwards, has called out the Labor Party for the country’s history of indefinite detention.
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Jana Favero 🇮🇹⚽️@janafavero
The UN’s torture watchdog has urged Aust to end its “inhumane”, indefinite detention of asylum seekers & immigrants & make reparations for historical human rights abuses.
Limitless detention of refugees is inhumane and must end, says UN torture watchdog watoday.com.au/national/limit…
May 18, 2023
The Guardian • Greg Jericho • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Wages are growing (good news!) but they’re still playing catch-up with inflation
Australian wages are rising by closer to 4% than 3%. That’s how fast they should grow when inflation is less than 3%, not 7%
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Ben Eltham@beneltham
Despite recent growth, real wages in Australia are now 5.4% below where they were before the pandemic theguardian.com/business/grogo…
May 18, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • May 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
The question isn’t when Scott Morrison will quit politics – it’s why he hasn’t already
The former PM is the most-watched backbencher in parliament, as everyone looks for signs he might seek leave to tender his resignation.
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ABC News • Julian Fell, Ben Spraggon, Matt Liddy • May 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
Find out what data is available about you online — but be warned, it might feel a little creepy
Have you ever wondered how much of your personal information is available online? Here's your chance to find out.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Decimated brush-tailed bettong makes a startling return – with the help of peanut butter
Project to reintroduce critically endangered marsupial in South Australia, involving lures with nut spread, has surpassed expectations
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The Age • Jake Niall, Andrew Wu, Peter Ryan • May 18, 2023 • theage.com.au
‘Heavy toll’: Roos blindsided by Clarkson decision to step away
North Melbourne are unsure how long Alastair Clarkson will need away from the game, but the club’s football boss Todd Viney, a friend of the master coach, is confident he will not be lost to the sport.
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Marc McGowan 🗣✍️👨🏻‍💻📰@ByMarcMcGowan
Massive exclusive from ⁦@JakeNiallTHEAGE⁩ 👇🏻
theage.com.au/sport/afl/nort…
May 18, 2023
The Guardian • Fiona Harvey • May 17, 2023 • theguardian.com
World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn
UN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’
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Firstdog Onthemoon@firstdogonmoon
we did it everyone! theguardian.com/environment/20…
May 18, 2023
ABC News • Adriane Reardon, Lia Harris • May 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
95yo great-grandmother fighting for life after being tasered by police at NSW aged care home
The elderly woman is in a critical condition after an altercation with police, who had been called to the Cooma aged care facility by staff.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • May 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
Why joining the chorus on Voice is pitch perfect for rugby
How could Australian rugby – the most inclusive and diverse of all games – do anything but declare its full-blooded support for the Voice to parliament?
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The Guardian • Lorena Allam • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Kerry O’Brien and Thomas Mayo join forces on ‘truth-telling and myth-busting’ voice guide
Pair aim to explain in simple terms what proposal is all about to counter ‘noise’ and ‘confusion’ sown by opponents
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Paul Sakkal • May 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘I’m terrified we’ll lose’: Voice advocate pleads for compromise to save referendum
Eminent Indigenous leader Mick Gooda says if there needs to be a compromise to get the referendum over the line, then it should be made as “we can’t afford to lose”.
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Australian Financial Review • Patrick Durkin, Angela Macdonald-Smith • May 17, 2023 • afr.com
Husic at odds with PM on carbon capture
Industry Minister Ed Husic says he has not seen proof that carbon capture and storage works, conflicting with the views of the prime minister and resources minister.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chris Richardson • May 17, 2023 • smh.com.au
Negative gearing isn’t the problem – it’s NIMBYs like me
This nation has been strangling the future of younger Australians for decades. But the wheel is finally starting to turn.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • May 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Why does Australia rely on consulting firms such as PwC and not on its own public servants? | Clancy Moore
The interests of such firms are not always aligned with the public interest. This makes them a poor substitute for Treasury officials
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ABC Radio National • May 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
NAB CEO predicts 'one or two' more rate rises
The rising cost of almost everything has outstripped wages growth, but as wages start to pick up, there are some signs the pressure on hip pockets might begin to ease. However, the NAB CEO Ross McEwan says he's still predicting "another one or two" rate rises from the RBA.
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