Robert Maxwell

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#auspol.

Out here, the river is life. But right now, not even children will swim in it For months, people in remote Indigenous communities have been reporting skin rashes after going in the water, and a report confirms something is wrong with the river.

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Sydney mural of Tony Abbott marrying himself painted over Possibly the longest ever wedding ceremony is now over for former prime minister Tony Abbott, after Scott Marsh's mural was painted over.

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Public sector told to find significant savings but Jim Chalmers denies ‘big job cuts’ Coalition accuses government of breaking its promise not to cut the public sector as treasurer confirms reductions

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Want big savings? Cut AUKUS it's a white elephant

Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism

Giridharen Sivaraman

“Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism.”

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Giranharan Sivaraman:
Race Discrimination Commissioner:

“Across Australia we are seeing rise in far-right parties platformed on anti-immigration rhetoric and racism. This rhetoric feeds on genuine economic concerns but ignores the structural forces driving economic insecurity….”

Giridharan Sivaraman: Race Discrimination Commissioner:

“The Coalition is reported to be working on new policy to cut migration. The issue is when we are not having honest discussions about rights to housing, decent social security benefits, fair wages. and a crisis of systemic inequality.”

Australia politics live: Pocock to lead motion opposing CSIRO cuts as Labor insists it has not reduced funding; Shorten calls for property tax changes Follow the latest updates

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'Mind boggling': Tens of thousands of new homes without essential services Four years after buying a housing plot, the Websters' land is still vacant, without a water or sewer connection, and they have now been told to expect those services by 2028.

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Rabbit population boom blamed on lack of funding for biological control Landholders across Australia say rabbit numbers in some areas are at levels never seen before.

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Utterly talentless.

The study co-author Ian McAllister said Dutton’s unpopularity “broke several records”.
“According to voters, the leadership qualities [Dutton] most lacked were inspiration, closely followed by compassion,” McAllister, a professor in ANU’s school of politics and international relations. #Auspol

South Australia project gains grid connection deal, in key step to ending year-long wind investment drought reneweconomy.com.au/south-austra...

Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me When politicians say they’re against net zero, they’re willing to let their constituents suffer record-breaking floods, droughts and heat.

Ditching net zero abandons Aussie farmers like me

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Australia is bringing in ‘world first’ minimum pay for food delivery drivers – here’s how it will work Deal between companies and union, which includes an hourly wage and accident insurance, still requires approval from the industrial umpire, but this is what we know so far

This is how to look after people on minimum wage - there’s power in a union…
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Is it Qld 2012? David Crisafulli thought it was a good idea to put Campbell Newman's education minister John-Paul Langbroek back on the job. He mustn't have caused enough chaos the first time. JFC, Qld media still in fairyland? Come on, get it together in 2026. #qldpol

The poll simply demonstrates that the Coalition have officially given up ever forming government again and are simply lobbying for fossil fuels on their donors’/owners’ behalf.

People do tend to discriminate but to discriminate on the basis is the most empty headed and stupid. Race is so transient, 10,000 yrs ago Europeans were dark brown. We paled out in response to Vitamin D deficiency bought about by the dietary changes from Farming

Australia doesn’t need another migration ‘debate’. We need leaders brave enough to tackle inequality for all | Giridharan Sivaraman Taking the easy but misleading route of blaming migrants for economic insecurity only serves to stoke the already smouldering fires of racism

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People do tend to discriminate but to discriminate on the basis is the most empty headed and stupid

Moving: an elegant portrait of 90s Japan through tweenage eyes In this hypnotic, meditative film, a family’s breakdown sets a 12-year-old girl’s coming-of-age in motion as she constructs various ploys to reverse her parents’ separation

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‘We are a vital pillar in society’: Christiane Amanpour on the threat to journalism - speech extract | Christiane Amanpour We all need to stand together and make ourselves heard and seen and felt in this fight

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Does methylene blue really have wellness benefits or will it just leave you with the blues? | Antiviral The fabric dye is popular in wellness circles, with a laundry list of claimed benefits – but it also carries serious risks

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‘Taking back the desert’: can Australia’s small marsupials learn how to live alongside their predator, the feral cat? Scientists excited by progress in bold project to see if native species can train themselves to survive alongside cats

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The far-right populist, 70, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapses

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The far-right populist, 70, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his rival, Lula da Silva, taking power

The Liberal Party is completely bereft of talent, that's why they sound like an empty kerosine tin

Peter Dutton’s unpopularity ‘broke several records’ and Labor more trusted on economy, ANU study finds Voters thought ‘leadership qualities Dutton most lacked were inspiration, closely followed by compassion’, co-author of Australian Electoral Study says

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The Liberal Party is completely bereft of talent, that's why they sound like an empty kerosine tin

Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

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The Fair Work Commission application comes amid heightened scrutiny of the ATO’s use of for-profit call centres, where workers have complained about low pay, poor conditions, insufficient training and extreme staff turnover rates.

Worker at Australian Taxation Office call centre takes court action demanding ‘same job, same pay’ Fair Work Commission application comes amid scrutiny of ATO’s use of for-profit call centres

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The Fair Work Commission application comes amid heightened scrutiny of the ATO’s use of for-profit call centres, where workers have complained about low pay, poor conditions, insufficient training and extreme staff turnover rates.