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ABC News • Tim Callanan • April 19, 2023 • abc.net.au
'People's priest' Father Bob Maguire dies aged 88
Father Bob Maguire was the parish priest at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in South Melbourne for nearly 40 years. He was known for his tireless charity work and for reaching younger audiences through his media appearances.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Daniel Cash • April 18, 2023 • smh.com.au
I’m Melbourne Grammar’s school captain and I’m gay. The Presbyterian Church would have me sacked
I should not have to pen this opinion piece. Not in modern Australia. But here I am, a student, writing an open letter to a group of adults.
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Max Walden@maxwalden_
Powerful oped by the Melbourne Grammar School Captain: "Jesus did not condemn the adulterers, did not avoid the pariahs, and surely would not deem some more capable of Christian living than others because of the details of their sexuality." smh.com.au/national/i-m-m…
April 18, 2023
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • April 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey
Move comes days after Fox reached a $US787.5m settlement with the voting equipment company Dominion in a separate defamation lawsuit
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 18, 2023 • theguardian.com
Government ignores calls from its own experts to lift ‘seriously inadequate’ jobseeker rate
Unemployment benefit rates are at ‘such an inadequate level that they create a barrier to paid work’, committee finds
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Man charged over alleged death threats to Brittany Higgins, her fiance and their dog
Exclusive: Former Liberal party staffer and David Sharaz have faced widespread abuse on social media
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
Police have charged a man with making death threats against Brittany Higgins and her fiance, David Sharaz, including threatening to kill their pet dog. NSW terrorism squad arrested the man on Wednesday morning.
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April 20, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 19, 2023 • smh.com.au
Dutton’s voter approval hits record low as he pushes No vote on Voice
The findings highlight the challenges for the Coalition in rebuilding support while some in his party want to steer the discourse to other areas like housing.
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The Guardian • Lorena Allam • April 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Central Land Council leaders say Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ‘needs to stop pretending we are her people’
Ninety leaders in Northern Territory issue statement condemning comments from Coalition spokesperson on Indigenous Australians
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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • April 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
The stage-three tax cuts are bad economic policy – and a dumb political strategy, too
Does Labor think they will get credit for ‘fiscal responsibility’ from a shameless opposition that implemented the cuts in the first place?
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Crikey • Cam Wilson • April 21, 2023 • crikey.com.au
Spectator Australia keeps publishing white supremacists and anti-Semites
Exclusive: Self-described veterans, Christian teachers and essayists are using mainstream conservative publications to launder their secret extremist views.
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cameron wilson@cameronwilson
Spectator Australia is a home for conservative figures like Tony Abbott and Alan Jones to write about current affairs.
My investigation shows it has also published far-right white supremacists who are using it to mainstream and normalise extreme beliefs. crikey.com.au/2023/04/21/spe…
April 21, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Hamish Macdonald • April 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
The first Scots College kid who tried to shame me turned out to be gay himself
The dark, disruptive shadows of my time at Scots still trouble me. It’s about time the school told kids “it’s OK to be gay”.
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Jane Caro@JaneCaro
This is an excellent, heartfelt article by Hamish McDonald. Schools in receipt of public funding should not be permitted to discriminate. smh.com.au/national/the-f…
April 21, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • April 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
The Liberal Party is dying and Dutton can’t even diagnose the disease
Peter Dutton reassured the party it was suffering the normal fortunes of the electoral cycle, but unless it can attract more women, they will be out.
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The Guardian • Sam Levine, Kira Lerner • April 19, 2023 • theguardian.com
Fox and Dominion settle for $787.5m in defamation lawsuit over US election lies
Agreement reached after the jury was sworn in on Tuesday morning following lengthy delay to start of opening statements
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Dave Earley@earleyedition
In a statement, Fox said the settlement reflects its “continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards” buff.ly/3UJWNWo
April 19, 2023
Central Land Council • Sophia Willcocks • April 20, 2023 • clc.org.au
Senator Price does not speak for us or most Aboriginal people
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Brent Hodgson@BrentHodgson
Fascinating media release by the Central Land Council
clc.org.au/senator-price-…
April 20, 2023
The Guardian • Adam Morton • April 20, 2023 • theguardian.com
Labor’s electric vehicle policy drives Australia forward – but not far
While committing to a fuel-efficiency standard is an important step, a shift to clean cars alone won’t get us where we need to be
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
Exciting news! After years of promises, and reports recommending swift action, Australia’s national electric vehicle policy … remains a plan to eventually have a policy. | Adam Morton theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
April 20, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • April 16, 2023 • afr.com
Alan Joyce has had enough
The problem for people who surround themselves exclusively with sycophants is that they become ill-equipped to cope with negative feedback.
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Ronni Salt@RonniSalt
This is fascinating from Joe Aston
During his term, Alan Joyce held off on rolling over and renewing large sections of the Qantas fleet, cutting back on billions in expenditure to juice profits that ultimately benefited, yes - Alan Joyce
Quite a read
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April 17, 2023
The Monthly • Rachel Withers • April 17, 2023 • themonthly.com.au
Negative feedback loop
The campaigns for and against the voice are heating up, with the “No” side continuing to sow confusion and doubt
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ABC News • Richard Willingham • April 19, 2023 • abc.net.au
Daniel Andrews labels scathing IBAC report 'educational'
Senior staff in Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews's government interfered and pressured public servants to ensure lucrative contracts were awarded to a key Labor Party ally without competitive tender, the state's anti-corruption watchdog finds.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Andrew Hornery • April 22, 2023 • smh.com.au
Australian comedy great Barry Humphries dies in hospital aged 89
Barry Humphries, the man responsible for some of Australia’s most loved characters, has exited stage left for the last time.
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ABC News • Emilia Terzon, Alison Xiao • April 18, 2023 • abc.net.au
'Opaque' and 'very wrong': Renters worried about the growing power of rental tech
Australian technology companies that process rental applications for the real estate industry appear to be pulling back their platforms, as consumer backlash grows about the fledgling industry's allegedly "opaque" practices.
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Gareth Hutchens@grhutchens
Inside the 'opaque' property tech sector that helps real estate agents decide who gets a lease in a rental shortage
(by ⁦@EmiliaTerzon⁩ and⁩ ⁦@xiaoalison) abc.net.au/news/2023-04-1…
April 18, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Joe Aston • April 18, 2023 • afr.com
Jacinta Price takes the Barnaby Joyce route
Well, aren’t things just looking super-promising for the federal opposition?
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