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The Age • Osman Faruqi, Max Walden • May 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
How the ABC’s ‘betrayal’ of Stan Grant exposed its racism problem
The broadcaster’s exit from the ABC has forced an internal reckoning. Now other ABC journalists are sharing their experiences of racism and demanding change.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
Osman Faruqi and I spoke to 20+ First Nations and non-white current and former staff of the ABC for this story. Racism is a problem media-wide, but many feel Aunty needs a cultural shift.
How the ABC’s ‘betrayal’ of Stan Grant exposed its racism problem theage.com.au/culture/tv-and…
May 27, 2023
The Guardian • Margaret Simons • May 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
ABC’s lack of ambition on coronation coverage left Stan Grant to shoulder outsized burden
What looks like objectivity to white journalists looks very different to those who are, to quote Grant, ‘on the other side of history’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Melissa Fyfe • May 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘We’ve got to have a revolution’: This Liberal MP is spoiling for a fight. Within her own party
Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer thinks the Libs are unelectable in their current form. And she wants nothing short of a revolution to “take the party back”.
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Australian Financial Review • Julie Hare • May 26, 2023 • afr.com
Why Australia’s smartest people are living on noodles and pizza
PhD students are contributing to the sum of human knowledge, but they receive less than the minimum wage.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
PhD students make up about 60 per cent of Australia’s research workforce, but are paid just $29,863 a year. The stipend has increased just 21 per cent in the past decade, compared to the minimum wage which increased 34 per cent. afr.com/work-and-caree…
May 27, 2023
The Age • Michael McGowan, Perry Duffin • May 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘The system did this’: After Clare Nowland’s death, a reckoning on who polices the police
The death of the grandmother has shone a spotlight on a swath of policing issues, from oversight, their presence in aged care homes and the use of Tasers.
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Nationals push for $10m fines and ability to break up Coles and Woolworths if they abuse market power
Exclusive: David Littleproud says former Coalition government was ‘too slow’ on compulsory grocery code of conduct
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Coalition’s pity party at estimates was a surefire recipe for electoral embarrassment
The opposition’s pursuit of fringe issues and fishing expeditions are not doing Peter Dutton any favours
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Paul Karp@Paul_Karp
Saturday column this week is part Estimates wrap part analysis of Coalition tactics. They're part rusty, part self-combusty. #auspol
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May 27, 2023
The Saturday Paper • Jon Kudelka • May 27, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Jon Kudelka cartoon, May 27, 2023
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The Canberra Times • Ebony Bennett • May 27, 2023 • canberratimes.com.au
One of our longest-running rorts is not receiving the scrutiny it deserves
It would be one thing if it was just a waste of taxpayers' money. It's worse.
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The Age • James Titcomb • May 26, 2023 • smh.com.au
AI has power to kill ‘many people’, warns former Google chief
Eric Schmidt said that he was concerned about the “existential risk” posed by AI, which he compared to the rise of nuclear technology.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Wendy Tuohy • May 26, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australian families changing as more mothers return to work full-time
As stigma about mothers working full-time plummets and living costs rise, data shows the proportion of dual-earner families has increased to 71 per cent, nearly double the level of 1979.
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The Age • Malcolm Knox • May 27, 2023 • smh.com.au
Albanese does The Boss’s bidding, no questions asked
It isn’t the first time the likeable Australian Prime Minister has had his office used in this way.
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The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • May 27, 2023 • theguardian.com
Toondah Harbour: should a wetland home to endangered birds become $1.3bn worth of shops, high-rises and a marina?
A Queensland controversy has been building for eight years and will soon be in the hands of Tanya Plibersek
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The Hollywood Reporter • The Associated Press • May 26, 2023 • hollywoodreporter.com
Hugh Grant Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Snooping by Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun Can Go to Trial, Court Says
The January trial will have to determine whether the News Corp. tabloid carried out unlawful information gathering, including tapping the star’s landline, bugging his car and breaking into his home.
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The Saturday Paper • Sarah Krasnostein • May 27, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Succession
The racing pulse of HBO’s prestige hit Succession is the emotional whiplash of unresolved family abuse.
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The New Daily • Major General Michael G Smith AO (Ret’d) • May 26, 2023 • thenewdaily.com.au
How should Australia defend itself in the 21st century? Silencing the drums and dogs of war
The following is a paper by retired Australian Army Major General Michael G Smith AO. This paper addresses the most significant issue facing the
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The Saturday Paper • Daniel James • May 27, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Stan Grant and the anti-Voice trolls
Late last week the seemingly impossible happened. Stan Grant, a veteran Wiradjuri journalist, with a 40-year career spanning commercial news outlets at home and abroad before his arrival at the ABC, announced he was taking a break. During his time at the national broadcaster, Grant had quickly become much sought after for his expertise on local and international affairs, and
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RonniSalt@RonniSalt
A powerful, deeply moving piece by the always brilliant @MrDTJames
Daniel is one of the best writers of his generation.
This is a must read for every Australian.
#VoteYes #TheVoice #StanGrant
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May 27, 2023
Financial Times • Roula Khalaf • May 27, 2023 • ft.com
Letter from the editor on generative AI and the FT
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • May 27, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Charges laid in aged-care Taser killing
The death of Clare Nowland this week underscores the failings in aged-care policy and policing.
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Australian Trade Union Institute • Dr. Liam Byrne • May 24, 2023 • atui.org.au
The 1967 referendum
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article does include images of...
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