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The Guardian • Ben Doherty, Rafqa Touma • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Morrison government paid corrupt businessman millions for offshore processing on Nauru
Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani was convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials with more than $120,000
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade, Mostafa Rachwani • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Man charged with allegedly making threats against ABC journalist Stan Grant
National broadcaster confirms Q+A host made complaint to Sydney police before a 41-year-old man was charged with two counts of online harassment
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
ABC ombudsman finds coronation broadcast did not breach editorial standards
Review of complaints finds discussion of history of colonisation and the role of the crown was appropriate but the timing was jarring and distracting for some
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The New Daily • James Robertson • May 24, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Dutton, Cash ducking for cover over deleted sentence
Neither shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash nor Peter Dutton can answer a question that goes to the heart of Dutton’s political brand.
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Australian Financial Review • Edmund Tadros, Tom McIlroy • May 25, 2023 • afr.com
PwC told to ‘stand down’ all staff who knew of leaks from federal work
The federal finance department has directed PwC to “stand down” from all government contracts any personnel who knew about the tax leaks, as the Albanese government ramps up its response to the scandal.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michaela Whitbourn • May 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘The stakes are incredibly high’: Judge to rule on Roberts-Smith case
It is the multimillion-dollar defamation battle billed as a test of public interest journalism and a quasi war crimes investigation. The decision is imminent.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Karl Quinn • May 24, 2023 • smh.com.au
Did News Corp target the ABC and Stan Grant? The answer’s in the numbers
ABC news director Justin Stevens accused News Corp of running a deliberate campaign against the national broadcaster. Is he right?
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James Massola@jamesmassola
. @karlkwin crunches the numbers on Newscorp’s mind-numbing, rebarbative culture war targeting the ABC & Stan Grant: “In all, 64 of the 78 mentions came in News Corp properties, and virtually all of them were critical”. smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…
May 25, 2023
The Mandarin • Julian Bajkowski • May 22, 2023 • themandarin.com.au
$4bn APS addiction to Big Four fostered by steady flow of political donations: Centre for Public Integrity
CPI says consulting firms funnel returns into recurring political donations to build a culture of policy development co-dependency.
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The New Daily • Alan Kohler • May 25, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
Alan Kohler: Productivity has collapsed due to workers losing hope
Between March and December last year, Australian productivity – GDP per hours worked – actually declined 4.1 per cent.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • May 25, 2023 • smh.com.au
Dutton and Albanese unite to block teal transparency demands on $120b of projects
The independent MPs sought changes to stamp out “pork barrelling” and force governments to reveal the costs and benefits of new proposals.
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The Australian • Noah Yim • May 25, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
ABC King’s coronation coverage with Stan Grant jarring, but clears impartiality standards, ombudsman finds
The ABC’s coverage of the King’s coronation was “jarring and distracting for some of the audience” but did not breach impartiality standards, the public broadcaster’s ombudsman has found.
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Alan Sunderland@asunderland
Inaccurate and misleading headline.
The Ombudsman found NO breaches of standards, and simply noted the timing was jarring for "some of the audience".
No sensible person would EVER have found the coverage I'm breach of editorial standards.
theaustralian.com.au/business/media…
May 25, 2023
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • May 24, 2023 • theguardian.com
ABC fears for Indigenous staff as ‘evil’ comments on the rise in lead-up to voice referendum
Managing director David Anderson says broadcaster has measures in place to protect staff, including blocking emails
The Guardian • Gabrielle Chan, Paul Karp • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
PwC scandal: agriculture minister says hiring freeze left public sector reliant on consultants
Murray Watt tells Senate estimates he is ‘seriously concerned’ about the apparent actions of some consultants hired by his department
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Australia might not be in a recession but households are about to feel as though they are
People are spending less money, which means trouble for the economy. But it hasn’t hurt big business
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The Walkley Foundation • WalkleyMag • May 25, 2023 • walkleys.com
Finalists announced for 2023 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism
Finalists for the 2023 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism have been announced today.
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
So proud of @ConnickFleur on the shortlist for @walkleys for water quality investigation. As @GuardianAus Rural Network steams ahead, the future is bright for rural journalism. Thanks to @lenoretaylor @VFFFoundation @JennyWheatley79 @AttardMon @cmt_UTS
walkleys.com/2023-mid-year-…
May 25, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Neil Chenoweth, Edmund Tadros • May 24, 2023 • afr.com
PwC tax leaks scandal referred to Federal Police
Treasury has referred the PwC tax leaks scandal to the Australian Federal Police to consider opening a criminal investigation, in a dramatic widening of the government’s response.
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The Australian • Joel Fitzgibbon • May 25, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Regional Forest Agreements are at stake by Daniel Andrews budget action in Victoria
Australians love their wood products, and rightly so. Wood is all around us, in our homes, in our commercial buildings, in our parliaments, museums and places of worship. It’s the ultimate renewable product.
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Rachel Withers@rachelrwithers
We need to phase out Joel "coal" Fitzgibbon op-eds by 2024.
Fitzgibbon, by the way, is now chair of the Australian Forest Products Association.
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/the…
May 25, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey, John Kehoe, Patrick Durkin • May 24, 2023 • afr.com
‘Fully tax-deductible’: Andrews tax rise hits federal budget
Victoria’s “horror” budget will cost the federal government almost $3 billion over the next four years as landlords and business owners write off its tax increases.
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • May 25, 2023 • theguardian.com
Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes defamation verdict to be delivered on Thursday 1 June
Australia’s most decorated soldier will learn the outcome of his case against three newspapers over Afghanistan allegations, including the murder of civilians
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Reuters • May 24, 2023 • reuters.com
German police search 15 locations over Last Generation climate protests
German authorities on Wednesday searched 15 properties nationwide in an investigation into protests by Last Generation climate activists who have caused large-scale disruption by gluing themselves to roads and blocking rush-hour traffic.
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Bill McKibben@billmckibben
Prediction: arresting young climate activists will not slow the rise of the planet’s temperature
reuters.com/world/europe/g…
May 24, 2023

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