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ABC News • Stan Grant • May 19, 2023 • abc.net.au
On Monday I'll present Q+A, then step away. Racism is violence and I have had enough
Although I try to shield myself from the racist abuse I'm frequently subjected to, the fact it is out there poisons the air I breathe. Now I have had enough – so on Monday night I will present Q+A, then walk away. For how long? I don't know, writes Stan Grant.
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The Saturday Paper • Rick Morton • May 20, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Robo-debt findings delayed to allow NACC referrals
Commissioner Catherine Holmes has written to the attorney-general to ask that her findings be delivered after the National Anti-Corruption Commission is operational, so she can make direct referrals.
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ABC News • May 16, 2023 • abc.net.au
Richard Boyle faces life behind bars while those in the PwC scandal are protected by the corporate world
It's a crisis that calls into question the wisdom of government outsourcing crucial functions and highlights the often cosy relationship between government, bureaucracy, regulators and the corporate world, writes Ian Verrender.
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The Saturday Paper • Nick Feik • May 20, 2023 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The man at the heart of Australian climate decisions
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
The chair of the Climate Change Authority is also the chair of the largest private carbon developer in the country.
Do people know this? Do we need to start asking more questions about conflicts of interest? Yes we do. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/…
May 20, 2023
The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 16, 2023 • theguardian.com
Stage-three tax cuts cost blowout predicted, with men and the wealthy to benefit most
Adam Bandt decries ‘massive black hole’ after Parliamentary Budget Office analysis puts cost at $313bn over a decade
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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 Age • Osman Faruqi • May 20, 2023 • smh.com.au
Stan Grant’s forced exile should be a wake-up call for Australia, the media
For those of us without white skin, working at the ABC sometimes felt like entering the belly of the beast.
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Sophie McNeill@Sophiemcneill
Must read by Osman Faruqi on the ABC’s institutional failure to combat racism & protect staff
A gut wrenching read, that unfortunately rings very true - this should be a serious wake up call theage.com.au/culture/tv-and…
May 20, 2023
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 • Christopher Knaus • May 21, 2023 • theguardian.com
NSW police footage shows officers used two sets of handcuffs on 81-year-old woman with dementia
Exclusive: footage from body-worn camera shows police restraining confused dementia patient Rachel Grahame in 2020
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The Australian • Yoni Bashan • May 15, 2023 • theaustralian.com.au
Former PM Scott Morrison’s PwC blow after talent agent rebuffed
Speculation continues over Scott Morrison’s anticipated retirement from politics. For now he remains the local MP for the seat of Cook but still enjoys a crust from the odd speaking gig on the side.
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
Cripes. How bad do you have to be… twitter.com/yoni_bashan/st…
May 15, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal, James Massola • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
‘Five lines of fluff’: Labor insiders want housing policy shake-up to fight off Greens
Labor is facing a fierce internal push to reshape its housing policies and limit negative gearing in an effort to shore up younger voters.
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Kos Samaras@KosSamaras
1. Not a bad policy solution. Abolish negative gearing beyond one additional property. In other words, a family with one additional property can still negative gear but beyond that, no.
That will at least stop homes being used as investment stocks.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
May 16, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • May 15, 2023 • smh.com.au
Dutton blew his dog whistle. Let’s not pretend otherwise
Since the disastrous Aston byelection result, Peter Dutton has made two significant political moves.
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Michael Pascoe@MichaelPascoe01
"We do an odd thing when MPs become leader of a major party. We let them start again, as though everything they did before was some youthful indiscretion, rather than a fair indication of the way they practise politics. Dutton benefits" - @mrseankelly smh.com.au/politics/feder…
May 15, 2023
The Sydney Morning Herald • Geoffrey Watson • May 16, 2023 • smh.com.au
Our government is being privatised by stealth: PwC scandal shows how
Why is Australia outsourcing so much of its governing to private enterprise? It’s a question voters should be asking their MPs.
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Nick Feik@NickFeik
"So far, the new government’s response to this debacle has been strangely muted."
No shit. Where are the consequences for this corruption? PWC should be banned from new govt contracts til an official inquiry is completed. Current ones should be reviewed.
smh.com.au/business/compa…
May 17, 2023
ABC News • Samantha Dick, Jolene Laverty • May 19, 2023 • abc.net.au
Bowen says Beetaloo emissions offsets will be found outside Northern Territory
The federal Climate Change Minister indicates other states and territories may be called upon to help the government meet Recommendation 9.8 of the NT's Pepper Inquiry, ensuring no net increase in carbon emissions.
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Ketan Joshi@KetanJ0
It's important to really dwell deeply on the sheer absurdity of what's being talked about here
An avoidable project releases methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Somehow, that is undone because someone in another state promises to release less
abc.net.au/news/2023-05-1…
May 20, 2023
The Guardian • Caitlin Cassidy, Marni Cordell • May 15, 2023 • theguardian.com
The startling evidence of racism Queensland police couldn’t shrug off | Ten years of Guardian Australia
Leaked audio from Brisbane’s watch house outraged Australia. Reporters Eden Gillespie and Ben Smee reflect on the game-changing scoop – and a ‘blue wall of silence’
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Eden Gillespie@edengillespie
Six months ago, whistleblower Steven Marshall sent me recordings of horrific racism inside Brisbane watch house.
I felt sick as I listened to officers joke about “beating and burying” Black people - until then we hadn’t really heard inside the watch house theguardian.com/media/2023/may…
May 15, 2023
The Guardian • Jordyn Beazley, Tamsin Rose • May 17, 2023 • theguardian.com
Waterloo South public housing residents will be rehoused nearby after sale, NSW government pledges
Exclusive: Tenants feel let down by Labor, but Chris Minns insists sale does not meet ‘definition of privatisation’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • May 17, 2023 • smh.com.au
Voice support slides again as debate rages over model
The sharp fall in support includes pivotal shifts against the Voice in big states such as Queensland and volatile swings in smaller states.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
There is no way to spin this. The Yes campaign for the Voice to parliament is in serious trouble. A 5 percentage point move in one month, to 53-47, is well outside the margin of error and tight enough that the referendum could be lost. @CroweDM reports: smh.com.au/politics/feder…
May 17, 2023
ABC News • Millie Roberts • May 15, 2023 • abc.net.au
Aboriginal legal service halts work in 13 courts after emergency funding request not met
From today, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal service for NSW will temporarily suspend its work in 13 regional courts.
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OWN NSW@age_no_barrier
First Nations peoples are imprisoned at the highest rate of any people in the world, making up 32% of our prison population, with kids as young as 10 being locked up too. Withholding funding for the ALS is so Australian.
@WgarNews @lynlinking @Wendy_Bacon
abc.net.au/news/2023-05-1…
May 15, 2023
Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • May 17, 2023 • afr.com
Boomers spend big as young Australians tighten their belts
Analysis of the purchasing habits of 7 million CBA customers reveals people under 35 are cutting back on spending while over-55s continue to splurge.
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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

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