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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison takes misinformation mainstream and dares Labor to offer more than nothing
PM’s audacious, mendacious strategy is that falsehood flies and truth comes limping after it
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Graham Readfearn@readfearn
Terrific from ⁦@msmarto⁩ on Morrison’s magical won’t do anything mantra. “It’s is a bit like the pseudoscientific selfhelp documentary The Secret – simply state your goals and sit back and wait for the universe to deliver on your thought vibrations.” theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 13, 2021
The Guardian • Ketan Joshi • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison’s net zero modelling reveals a slow, lazy and shockingly irresponsible approach to ‘climate action’
The modelling was delayed until the final Friday of COP26 to avoid embarrassment. But it’s even worse than expected
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The Guardian • Ben Doherty • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
When released from prison, Darko Desic faces deportation to a country that no longer exists
Desic turned himself in to police in Sydney 30 years after escaping jail. His friends and family are now pleading for the Australian government to show mercy and let him stay
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The Saturday Paper • Bri Lee • November 13, 2021 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The uneven justice of Australia’s defamation laws
This week it emerged that Andrew Laming used his staff to send out correspondence to the non-profit advocacy organisation Older Women’s Network NSW, warning them that a Facebook post they had shared from October was potentially defamatory. If they did not remove the post by Laming’s deadline, the email said, it could amount to “aggravating” circumstances and cause “additional
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Bri Lee@bri_lee_writer
My piece in this week's @SatPaper deals with the #enough crowdfunding (@ninafunnell + @marquelawyers) and the effect of defamation laws on our democracy. Spoiler alert: it's not good. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/2021/11/13/the…
November 13, 2021
The Guardian • Adam Morton • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Cop26: Australia accused of ‘hiding’ while opposing deal needed to limit catastrophic climate breakdown
Australia does not support deal needed to keep alive chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • November 13, 2021 • abc.net.au
The three words that define Labor's current election strategy
Whether you take a benign view of China's intentions, or an alarmed one, Taiwan and China are now becoming a very, very complex problem for everyone — including Australia, writes Laura Tingle.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
This week’s column: On political games and deadly serious issues abc.net.au/news/2021-11-1…
November 13, 2021
The Saturday Paper • Mike Seccombe • November 13, 2021 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The man behind Scott Morrison’s climate panic
Emails show the man hired to review Scott Morrison’s climate model helped Angus Taylor with last election’s climate scare.
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Peter Hannam@p_hannam
Important piece… twitter.com/SatPaper/statu…
November 13, 2021
The Age • Chris Vedelago, Royce Millar • November 13, 2021 • theage.com.au
Thick blue line: Victoria builds the country’s biggest police force
The state’s war on crime has fuelled massive growth for Victoria Police, which now has 22,000 personnel and annual government funding worth $4 billion.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • November 12, 2021 • smh.com.au
Keating vs the ‘ning-nongs’ in the debate on China
The former PM says the Herald’s journalists are missing the point on China. No, we aren’t.
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
‘Storybook of nature’: a landmark win as Gardens of Stone in NSW’s Blue Mountains protected
Environmental campaigners celebrate as state government announces plan to extend conservation area to cover unique rock formation and ecosystems
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Backed by Climate 200’s $3.6m war chest, independent challengers circle Coalition seats
‘Lapsed Liberals’ and grassroots community groups are fielding high-profile candidates. Their target: the balance of power in Australia’s 2022 election
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Maddison Connaughton • November 13, 2021 • smh.com.au
To his door: how Paul Kelly found a whole new audience
The singer-songwriter’s popularity with a new generation of collaborators and audiences has pushed three of his albums to No.1 in the past four years.
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Maddison Connaughton@madconnaughton
Spent the past month working on this piece, excited it’s finally out in the world. Very thankful to @katrinastrick for asking me to write it, and to Paul Kelly for being happy to spend many hours talking about the joys and pains of 40+ years making music: smh.com.au/culture/music/…
November 13, 2021
The Guardian • Fiona Harvey, Adam Morton, Damian Carrington • November 12, 2021 • theguardian.com
Second Cop26 draft text: Coal phaseout remains in but some language softened
Negotiators in Glasgow are working to come to an agreement as the conference enters its final day
The Guardian • Paul Karp • November 12, 2021 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison says he ‘believes’ he has never told a lie in public life – was that a lie?
Australia’s prime minister was asked about lying allegations on Melbourne’s 3AW radio. We fact checked him
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Here are five topics on which Morrison has made false or incorrect statements for readers to judge… ⁦@Paul_Karp⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
November 12, 2021
The Australian • TROY BRAMSTON • November 12, 2021 • theaustralian.com.au
Defending Taiwan ‘a must’
Defence Minister Peter Dutton believes China has no right to reclaim Taiwan, and if the US committed forces to defend the embattled island it would be inconceivable that Australia, as an alliance partner, would not join in that military action.
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Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • November 12, 2021 • afr.com
Doubts increase over Christian Porter’s future
Speculation is building within the Coalition that former cabinet minister Christian Porter will not recontest the next election.
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The Age • Royce Millar, Chris Vedelago • November 13, 2021 • theage.com.au
Cuff love: The politics and power of Victoria’s law and order addiction
The state now has the largest police force in the country, with one observer saying major parties are locked in a law-and-order “arms race”.
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The Canberra Times • Ebony Bennett • November 13, 2021 • canberratimes.com.au
It's going to be a long campaign
The latest barrage of untruths from our dear leader - including a surprisingly meta assessment of his own record when it comes to honesty - gives us a sneak preview of what we're likely in for as we approach the next election.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • November 13, 2021 • smh.com.au
King Keating sticks it to the world
A quarter of a century since he lost the prime ministership, Paul Keating is giving orders to the world’s leaders. None is listening, but that doesn’t stop him.
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The Guardian • Matilda Boseley, Mostafa Rachwani, Lane Sainty, Anne Davies, Graham Readfearn, Tory Shepherd, Adam Morton, Nino Bucci, Ben Doherty, Caitlin Cassidy • November 13, 2021 • theguardian.com
Anti-pandemic law protesters seen carrying prop gallows; Cop26 in extra time – as it happened
Thousands march in Melbourne CBD as Victoria reports 1,221 new Covid-19 cases, NSW 250 and the ACT 11. This blog is now closed
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