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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst • June 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Paul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal
Exclusive: Former PM warned cabinet ministers over China, Pacific and US hegemony in lead-up to his pointed speech at National Press Club
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
“Dear cabinet colleagues. My views will not please the prime minister, the foreign minister nor the defence minister but the country is entitled to a rationale for such a radical and dangerous policy.” @danielhurstbne theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…
June 8, 2023
ABC News • Mark Willacy, Josh Robertson, Rory Callinan • June 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
Ben Roberts-Smith alleged to have directed the killing of elderly imam in Afghanistan
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith directed one of his SAS comrades to kill an elderly man who was dragged from a mosque in Afghanistan, according to allegations uncovered by ABC Investigations.
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • June 8, 2023 • crikey.com.au
The cost of the Reserve Bank's profit denialism will be counted in lives
The RBA insists there's no link between rising profits and inflation. Why do other central banks and the OECD disagree?
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RenewEconomy • Sophie Vorrath • June 8, 2023 • reneweconomy.com.au
ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes, as fossil empire strikes back
ACT votes through law to ban new gas connections for homes and businesses, in a major coup for electrification and a new blow to the fossil fuel lobby.
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • June 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
The economy is slowing yet the RBA seems desperate to ensure this is as good as it gets for a long time
Record interest rate rises are intended to stop households from spending, even though the economy is already in a precarious position
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Mumbrella • Shannon Molloy • June 7, 2023 • mumbrella.com.au
Malcolm Turnbull labels Lachlan Murdoch 'stupid' and News Corporation 'a political propaganda operation'
Malcolm Turnbull has sensationally described Lachlan Murdoch, the presumed heir to the News Corporation empire, as “stupid” and the family’s media operation as “a political and propaganda operation”.The former prime minister was part of a panel on Tuesday night at an event organised by the independent news site Crikey, probing defamation law in Australia and […]
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright • June 7, 2023 • smh.com.au
Corporate profits heat up inflation: OECD
A report by the OECD into the drivers of inflation challenges the official view of the Reserve Bank and federal Treasury.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Jack Latimore • June 6, 2023 • smh.com.au
Coalition MPs under fire over misquoting former High Court judges on Voice
MPs including Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been asked to apologise for misrepresenting the words of two judges to undermine an enshrined Indigenous Voice.
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Isy Oderberg@yodaberg
Yesterday, my husband, a journalist with @theage, published this story. Tell me... Do WHITE journalists get called "activist journalists" by politicians? This sort of coded language is racist and outrageous. SHAME ON YOU @PeterDutton_MP YOU GRUB. 1/3
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
June 8, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Kishor Napier-Raman, Noel Towell • June 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
PwC’s head of reputation quits as firm’s horror show continues
Former Christopher Pyne staffer Rory Grant has abandoned the consulting giant after running the public relations department through a scandal-plagued last few months.
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ABC News • Kate Ainsworth • June 8, 2023 • abc.net.au
With another interest rate rise, there's a large group of home buyers 'immune' from its impacts
New research shows more than 25 per cent of homes sold in Queensland, Victoria and NSW were paid for in cash by older Australians who have benefited from high property prices and are "basically immune" to the effects of rising interest rates.
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Kirsten Aiken@kirstenaiken
Older Australians 'immune' to rate rises bought a quarter of properties sold in NSW, Victoria and Queensland without mortgages in 2022.
abc.net.au/news/2023-06-0… via @ABCaustralia
June 8, 2023
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • June 7, 2023 • theguardian.com
ACT minister calls on commonwealth to drop prosecution of defence whistleblower David McBride
Veterans minister Emma Davidson says prosecution of military lawyer who served in Afghanistan is not in the public interest
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Kieran Pender@KieranHRLC
In November, David McBride will be the 1st person to face trial in relation to Australia's alleged war crimes in Afghanistan - the whistleblower, not a war criminal. It is time for @MarkDreyfusKCMP to drop the prosecution. My comments @GuardianAus theguardian.com/australia-news…
June 7, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter FitzSimons • June 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
PGA Tour chiefs behind shameful merger will never LIV this down
The tour’s breathtaking abandonment of the moral high ground was so fast and unexpected it will take a few days to understand the full implications.
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news.com.au • Frank Chung • June 8, 2023 • news.com.au
RBA’s $25K dinner after jacking up rates
The Reserve Bank spent nearly $25,000 of taxpayers’ money on an exclusive dinner for Perth’s business elite hours after raising the cash rate last month for the 11th time, according to a report.
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the twindenburg@jonkudelka
Tightening their belts the other way. twitter.com/newscomauhq/st…
June 8, 2023
The Australia Institute • Greg Jericho • June 8, 2023 • futurework.org.au
OECD confirms that inflation has been mostly driven by corporate profits
Looking at the national accounts of 15 nations including Australia, the OECD finds that profits are the major driver of inflation.
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Centre for Future Work@CntrFutureWork
OECD research ponders what is driving inflation, and answers that yep, you guessed it, it's profits #OffTheCharts @GrogsGamut
australiainstitute.org.au/post/oecd-conf…
June 8, 2023
The Guardian • Peter Hannam • June 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study
Exclusive: NSW ministers told of climate change impact and concerns about ‘weak’ rock seam under the dam wall
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The Guardian • Amanda Meade, Benita Kolovos • June 8, 2023 • theguardian.com
Major newspapers could face a $40m hit if governments follow Victoria in abandoning print advertising
Data highlights total government spending on print as experts say Daniel Andrews’ move will be watched
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Bryant • June 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australia’s reputation has been hit. We need more than Sarah Snook for success
What is especially noteworthy about Australia’s run of bad foreign press is that it has come from across the political spectrum.
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Nick Bryant@NickBryantNY
Australia has had a run of bad international press, across the political spectrum. The Voice referendum could help reverse that or make it much worse. My latest column: smh.com.au/national/austr…
June 8, 2023
The Age • Noel Towell, Kishor Napier-Raman • June 8, 2023 • theage.com.au
PwC’s head of reputation quits
Former political staffer Rory Grant vacates the hottest seat in Australian corporate relations
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The West Australian • Adrian Lowe • June 8, 2023 • thewest.com.au
EXPOSED: The cost of RBA’s ritzy dinner for Perth’s elite
After lifting rates last month, the RBA wined and dined Perth’s top political and business leaders at a high-end dinner. Now details of the full bill for food, wine and other add-ons has been revealed.
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Josh Butler@JoshButler
good to see the RBA is heeding the RBA's calls for belt-tightening and restraint
"The Reserve Bank of Australia spent nearly $25,000 to host some of Perth’s top business leaders at an exclusive dinner" thewest.com.au/business/board…
June 8, 2023
The Age • Miki Perkins • June 8, 2023 • smh.com.au
Brumby culling: Rangers subject to death threats and stalking, Plibersek urged to intervene
With unique ecosystems in the Australian alps being degraded and parks staff subject to abuse, environmental groups and unions want Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to urgently take control of the situation.
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