ClubSocial: 2021-11-21

Invidious bill is proof of how craven our politics has become

The government’s new bill hurts our most vulnerable, and does nothing to address the very real problems the country faces.

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Labor MPs ready farewell speeches amid speculation over Hunt, Porter future

Retiring Labor MPs have been told to write their valedictory speeches for the last week of Parliament, as speculation grows about whether Greg Hunt and Christian Porter will join the ranks of retiring MPs.

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‘No need for overdevelopment’: Labor, Liberal councillors united in opposition to apartment towers

A plan to build two apartment towers in Bondi Junction has provoked opposition from Labor and Liberal councillors.

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Politicians should stay out of ABC complaint system overhaul

We all make mistakes, and otherwise promising careers ought not be truncated because someone innocently gets something wrong.

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Oatlands Golf Club must mirror humanity shown by grieving parents

The news this week the Oatlands Golf Club will sell off land for a hefty profit has angered those wanting a memorial for four children who were killed on the same site.

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New Caledonia caught in the middle of Australia-France submarine spat

You only have to look at the events this week in the Solomon Islands to see how quickly things can get out of control.

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The money laundry: Pubs and clubs the next frontier for crime

Over five years, a single young woman put $38 million in dirty money through the pokies. But she wasn’t doing this in the glitz of a casino, she was visiting your neighbourhood club.

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Revised modelling predicts worst COVID hospital wave could be averted

Updated Burnet Institute modelling suggests the state’s high vaccination rate could save hospital wards from an unprecedented influx of coronavirus patients.

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Inside the eclectic wardrobe of one Australian perfumier

“I’m into classics and being comfortable; I certainly don’t follow trends,” says Craig Andrade of The Raconteur.

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It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year. And nobody is feeling like it

We tell ourselves that we deserve a treat, to be together again and just let it go. But the key to enjoying the holidays this year is to keep expectations low.

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Desperate for gender confirmation surgery, I was terrified they’d say no

Without a doubt, the biggest curveball I’ve ever had to deal with came in the womb – being born trans.

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‘I felt so brave’: Survivor Hub provides peer support for rape survivors in court

Four women, all in their early to mid 20s, have banded together to offer online and in-person support for other victim-survivors of sexual assault.

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Why some parents want to vaccinate their kids. And others are prepared to wait

More than two-thirds of Australians believe all children aged five to 11 should be vaccinated against COVID-19, but support for the move dips among parents with children in that age group.

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Why The Beatles deserve a spot in Western culture

The release of a new documentary film on The Beatles shows why we are still deriving joy and inspiration from the pop band 60 years on.

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‘Finish the job’: Renewed push to add verses to the national anthem

A campaign backed by Olympian Cathy Freeman is resuming its push to change the anthem to better recognise Australia’s Indigenous heritage.

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There is much to be thankful for, but it should not be taken for granted

Thanksgiving reminds us that we don’t earn the best things in our lives. The people we love, the work and leisure we enjoy, are gifts that are wonderfully, inexplicably bestowed upon us.

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Victorian politicians left ‘jittery’ by rise in threats and abuse

The Sunday Age has spoken to insiders from half a dozen political parties and all said they had experienced nothing to compare with the current level of abuse from the public.

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‘Crunch time’: What do expect from Sydney’s Delta wave over summer

Sydney has been promised the summer it missed in 2020. But with new variants, the removal of restrictions and the start of school holidays, this is what public health experts expect will follow.

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NSW to lose 3360 affordable homes: See which suburbs get hit the hardest

The Community Housing Industry Association concludes 3360 properties discounted for low-income households will revert to market rates by 2026.

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UK announces new restrictions to combat new COVID variant

The UK government on Saturday said that it was planning new measures to combat the Omicron COVID-19 variant, including mandatory PCR tests for all arriving international travelers and ramping up the use of face masks.

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Showbiz showdown: the fight to own Sydney’s theatre scene

British impresario Sir Howard Panter is shopping for a new theatre and rehearsal space in Sydney as the curtain rises on his first foray into Australian theatre.

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Border barriers still deter Australians from travel next year

Millions of Australians are preparing to travel next year, but new survey findings suggest concerns about lockdowns are greater than fears of catching COVID-19.

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‘Line in the sand’: Sydney University academics’ fury over dumped departments

Sixty senior faculty members have opposed a plan to replace arts and social sciences departments with ‘disciplines’.

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‘Astounding’: Aged care providers to get immunity from prosecution

Advocates for older Australians are alarmed that aged care providers will get immunity from prosecution for using physical and chemical restraints.

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Time to end inequality so women and girls can reach their potential

Women everywhere, but particularly First Nations women, have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

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Premier remains strong despite quarantine, branch-stacking and other blunders

Polls can be wrong, however, the Premier is still popular given the challenges his government has faced over the past 18 months.

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Push to transform heritage tram sheds into Carriageworks 2.0

The state’s transport agency has revealed it is exploring opportunities to transform its underused assets into “new urban places”, including Heritage-listed tram sheds behind Newtown Station.

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Our laws protect every thread of our identity, except one

Australia is made up of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, religions and race. Yet one attribute is seen as less important than the others, and that’s not right.

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How a gas field off Sydney’s wealthy northern beaches has split the federal government

One of the most controversial proposed gas developments in Australia, adjacent to NSW’s pristine beaches, has created a rift within the Coalition.

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Morrison takes a selective view of history to sell a bill Australia does not need

As he preached to the converted about religious freedom on Thursday, listing all the religions he could think of before running out of ideas, the Prime Minister bore an uncanny resemblance to The Simpsons’ Reverend Lovejoy.

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Morrison’s messy week

Traditionally, the final sitting weeks of the year can be dangerous times for political leaders. But even by those low expectations from watchers of politics, the past week has been a messy one for the PM.

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‘Nothing short of extraordinary’: How the pandemic changed our population

We’re getting older and there’s fewer of us than expected. As COVID-19 stopped migration, experts are asking what should the approach to population be now?

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10k? 20k? Half a million? When it comes to crowds, size is everything

Organisers of Melbourne’s “freedom protest” on November 20 claim it was Australia’s biggest ever demonstration. Victoria Police don’t think so.

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‘Test cricketers 24/7’: The hidden history of the Paine scandal

As Cricket Australia unveiled its culture review, allegations against Tasmania and Tim Paine landed in the former CEO’s inbox.

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How Emily went from a heaving bin to producing barely any rubbish

Joining the “zero waste movement” can be challenging, but it isn’t actually about producing no waste whatsoever.

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Is Sydney still affordable in 2021? ‘Only if you have a lot of money’

Sydney is one of the world’s most liveable cities, yet thousands of people are leaving. Here are four ways to improve some of the city’s problems.

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Collaroy residents decry seawall as communities brace for erosion

A La Nina event is set to bring heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong swells this summer, and it’s not just Collaroy Beach that is likely to be hit by more erosion.

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Developers hiding in plain sight: Battle for the future of Southern Highlands

The population boom in the Southern Highlands has raised concerns that the price of its popularity may be the loss of its charm.

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‘Landscape is culture’: Gweagal wisdom inspires fresh look at Kurnell site

An Indigenous visitor centre to be built at Kurnell is one of the highlights of an exhibition at the National Museum of Australia and online.

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‘Is this what compliant looks like?’: Victoria’s crossbench conflict

No crossbenchers have had as many legislative wins as Fiona Patten, Andy Meddick and Samantha Ratnam. Some MPs say the three have been bought by the government.

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After years of rations I’m being fed properly, thanks to a new baby

A new small human, Clancy Glover discovers, can be a kelpie’s best friend.

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My ‘sin’, of being gay, got me legally fired

A Christian school fired me because of my belief that a person can be a Christian and be gay. But I’m not aware that the school ever dismissed staff members on account of other “sins”.

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Leaders trade insults as real reform is put on the backburner

The government is racing to fix up the place but there is not even the pretence of a major reform that might qualify as serious construction.

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Volkswagen boss reinvents German giant, with his eyes on beating Tesla

Herbert Diess, the chief executive, is seeking to cast VW as a dynamic, modern company as the threat from Elon Musk’s Tesla grows.

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ASX set to dip as European markets take centre stage

With Wall Street closed for its Thanksgiving holiday, European shares rose were in focus.

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Voter support for more ambitious 2030 emissions cuts eases

Support for a stronger 2030 emissions target fell to 49 per cent among voters nationwide in a survey conducted last week, down from 57 per cent one month ago and 52 per cent the previous month.

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Conservative crusader turns crypto trader

The outgoing conservative MP has accounts with CoinJar and MetaMask.

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George Christensen revealed as the new king of crypto

Liberal-National MP and Man About Manila George Christensen has added another feather to his cap: crypto trader.

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The AFL rookie list is old, and the bid system is a farce

The AFL has done well to keep the competition going but with a return to normal on the horizon, the time has arrived to deal with a few issues around player movement.

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AFL rule changes force Tigers to chase kicks

Draft Night II, the sequel, was more of a teaser than a feature film. It was the night that previewed Richmond Mark II.

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Distressed doctors don’t bend, so they break

The brutality of medical training saps your humanity until what is left is a shell of the person you were. This cannot continue.

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Fears gifted students will languish without help

Principals, parents and academics warn gifted and talented students won’t get the help they need if an expert advisory group is dismantled.

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Elliott not going anywhere and commits to NSW politics

NSW Police Minister David Elliott has committed to Premier Dominic Perrottet and rules out federal tilt.

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Border reopening a chance to reset immigration program

You can understand why people might conclude that these strong labour market outcomes are thanks to our closed borders and low immigration. But that would be the wrong lesson to draw from COVID-19.

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Dividend bonanza to lose its zing on COVID aftershocks

The outlook for Australian dividends in fiscal 2022 is still pretty upbeat, but market volatility and weaker iron ore prices are likely to make companies less generous with payouts.

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Why the world is short on computer chips - and why it matters

Carmakers slash production. PlayStations are hard to find in stores. Broadband providers face long delays for internet routers. All of these phenomena had a similar cause: an abrupt and cascading shortage of semiconductors.

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Why Greenberg is the man to lead Cricket Australia out of the wilderness

The Tim Paine saga has exposed, again, the leadership vacuum that exists in Australian cricket. The former NRL boss is the man cricket needs.

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‘Kids have suffered enough’: Experts question rules excluding unvaccinated teens

Prominent paediatricians have warned that rules banning unvaccinated 12 to 15 year-olds from attending public venues or social gatherings risks causing further mental health harm.

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Water fight: How Sydney’s pools became a contested space in council elections

Plans to revive and build swimming pools across Sydney have led to the formation of a political party and accusations of elitism in the run-up to local council elections on December 4.

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Freemiums and on-demand deals: Health insurers revamp to chase the young

Private health funds know that young Australians are disenchanted with their membership plans. Trying to reach Millennials, the sector is turning to new business models.

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ASX set to edge higher as Wall Street struggles to gain traction

Wall Street continues an unsettled period of trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US

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A blinder of a night for the AFL’s growth and new markets

Wednesday night’s draft was confirmation of the arrival in the game of Sudanese-Australians among the elite kids in the country.

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‘I can go all the way’: Eager Huni ready for return to the ring

Injury meant the euphoria of beating Paul Gallen was short-lived. Now, Justis Huni plans to make a statement in his comeback bout.

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The PM’s unholy mess on religious freedom should have been settled already

Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten almost did a deal on laws to protect gay students, but they didn’t. Now the issue is back again, just before an election.

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Pandemic bill in play as ministers set meeting with crossbench MPs

Martin Foley and Jaclyn Symes will meet crossbench MPs on Thursday as the government attempts to get one extra vote for its pandemic bill.

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‘They deserve to be able to party:’ Unvaccinated teens granted exemption

Unvaccinated teenagers in NSW have been granted an exemption to attend end-of-year celebrations.

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Festive season amps up in Canberra

Scott Morrison is hosting his annual drinks at The Lodge on Monday night, where guests are “encouraged” to be double vaccinated, while Anthony Albanese will host at a pub.

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NSW Transport staff to travel to UK to inspect cracked tram fleet

Sizeable cracks were discovered in all 12 trams servicing the inner west light rail last month forcing the closure of the line for up to 18 months.

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Broad support for assisted dying ahead of vote on controversial bill

Almost two-thirds of NSW voters support voluntary assisted dying, new polling reveals.

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Victorian construction leads the nation through lockdowns

Victoria’s huge infrastructure program powered the state to nation-leading building activity between July and September.

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Tesla batteries seen undercutting Australia’s $7.1b Marinus Link project

The project to use a subsea cable under Bass Strait to deliver Tasmania’s renewable energy resources to the mainland has “no prospect of competing against battery alternatives in Victoria,” a report says.

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Cross-party alliance against ‘fly-in fly-out’ grants scheme in regional NSW

Non-government MPs were excluded from funding announcements worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in their own electorates under a regional grants program that saw 83.5 per cent of funding awarded to Coalition seats.

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Fix it now: Liberal MPs urge Morrison to protect gay students, teachers

Liberal MPs are going public to urge Prime Minister Scott Morrison to act faster to protect gay students from being expelled.

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Lillee was always a Legend, but nice of Hall of Fame to catch up

Dennis Lillee’s elevation to Legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame is not before time.

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Berejiklian’s halo has not slipped, survey shows

It is hard to imagine the former premier will not re-emerge in public life now voters have forgiven her.

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Made to be unfixable: Why consumers are fighting tech for the ‘right to repair’

Some of us are old enough to remember the days when you could easily swap out a dud battery in your flip phone. Nowadays, repairing any electronic device can cost more than buying a new one.

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How your employer can keep track of your work at home

Since the pandemic and the rise in people working from home, employers’ use of employee-monitoring programs has been growing rapidly.

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Australia considers an unofficial boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

As concern grows for the welfare of a Chinese tennis player, a growing number of Coalition MPs are urging the government to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Volunteer firefighters are struggling. We must reach in to help them

As we head into another summer, we must acknowledge that our volunteers are still dealing with the impacts of previous fire seasons.

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Pencil Portrait of Audrey Hepburn

PENCIL PORTRAIT

" Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself says " I'AM POSSIBLE" ! Audrey Hepburn

Hey friends, in this sketch I used charcoal pencils with white pencil for the highlights. This sketch I did on a sea toned canson paper. I felt the paper a little bit textured and perfect for the portrait sketches.

Overall I enjoyed doing this portrait work so much though showing the highlights was a big task.

Hope you love my this work. Do comment your views about it and if any query feel free to ask.

Thanks and have a nice day ahead.

Renuka

Paper Size: A4 size

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Do you know what a portrait is? This NGV show wants you to think again

Throw your old ideas of portraiture out the window. That’s the message from the artwork that will welcome visitors to a major new exhibition opening in March.

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The nation Australian businesses need to embrace

Australia’s diplomatic relations with India are deepening but economic ties are another story.

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‘We need to get this right’: Overzealous application of vax rules to kids has to stop

There’s evidence some social groups and organisations are overstepping the mark.

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ASX set to retreat as tech weakness dents Wall Street; Biden taps oil reserves

The ASX is facing a negative start to the session with giants like Tesla and Microsoft weighing on Wall Street.

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The ‘changing point’ in the development of father-son Nick Daicos

When Nick Daicos moved to Carey Grammar at the start of year 10, firsts football coach Vince Dattoli knew what to expect. Nick had the class, the flash, and the poise - true to the Daicos DNA.

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Ship returns to shore as Packer hunts a whale

Have the good folk charged with selling James Packer’s 108-metre mega-yacht landed a whale?

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Split Harbour Bridge toll and apply it each way an option for NSW government

NSW Premier Dom Perrottet concedes solving the complex problem posed by the construction of a new harbour tunnel will not be easy.

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Spanish Mission lured to the last feature race of the spring carnival

Increasing the prizemoney for the Zipping Classic and pushing the race back to the end of November was enough to tempt connections to run their star attraction.

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Trust a toxic issue as Morrison fights fire with fire

The latest RPM poll lays bare the trouble for Scott Morrison. But nobody should assume Labor is rampaging to victory.

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Sydney Kings want to be first sports team to play on Christmas Day

Should sport be played on Christmas Day? The Sydney Kings will kickstart the debate with an audacious bid to do just that in the National Basketball League.

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Voters reveal population concerns ahead of border reopening

Most voters back the idea of restarting migration at a lower level than before the pandemic, a survey has found, reigniting political debate about big Australia.

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Labor ministers saved as fight over Somyurek-aligned MPs looms

The future of MPs who were allies of disgraced MP Adem Somyurek has emerged as the latest flashpoint in a rolling war in Victorian Labor.

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BNPL customers more likely to fall into arrears: CBA

CBA has released data that it says shows customers who use buy now, pay later operators are more likely to overdraw their accounts and fall behind on repayments.

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‘We lost the trust and faith’: GPs blast government’s vaccine rollout

GPs have blasted the federal government over its coronavirus vaccine rollout, saying delayed information campaigns left a “vacuum” for anti-vaxxers to spread dangerous messages.

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NSW Health facing two court cases over junior doctors’ conditions

Junior doctors are set to launch legal proceedings against the state government on Wednesday over unpaid wages as pressure mounts on NSW Health over its alleged treatment of trainee medics.

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Lockdown sent active boys scurrying to their screens

Adults became more physically active during COVID-19 lockdowns while children, especially teenage boys, became worryingly sedentary, a survey has found.

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Ending violence against women needs to focus on perpetrators, not victims: Our Watch

The leading organisation in tackling violence against women says policy must reframe the problem as one of stopping perpetrators rather than responding to victims.

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Is my workplace’s diversity push discriminating against me?

Dr Kirstin Ferguson acknowledges that it’s a feeling other men may share, but she encourages them to think about the matter differently.

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‘Giving vaccination a bad name’: Experts say jab lockouts can end at 90%

With almost 90 per cent of Victorians vaccinated against COVID-19, public health experts say the time has nearly arrived to release the restrictions on unvaccinated people.

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What do I tell my pandemic heroine about going to school?

Children aged up to nine now make up the largest proportion of new cases in Victoria, and education clusters are by far the most common.

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Scott Morrison loses ground but Coalition gains in latest survey

Although there has been a slight gain in the Coalition’s primary vote and a fall in core support for Labor, people’s attitudes about the parties’ leaders tell a different story.

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One election later, the lessons from Melbourne’s ‘African gang’ panic

Close watchers of politics and culture say the African crime “crisis” provides an uncomfortable lesson for politicians and the media. In its wake are scarred communities and a big law and order bill for taxpayers.

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Wall Street billionaire warns US that trying to control China will backfire

Ray Dalio made his name by predicting the financial crisis of 2008. Now the hedge fund king is trying understand the current state of the world by diving into history.

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Jeff Bezos continues donation spree with $US100 million gift to Obama Foundation

It is the largest single gift former President Barack Obama’s philanthropic organisation has received and just the latest in a string of high-profile donations by the world’s second-richest person.

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Why a ‘dangerous man’ was a safe Fed pick for Biden

With his popularity teetering, Joe Biden didn’t have to make his life even more complicated with his pick to lead the Federal Reserve.

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Holberton shakes up tech education with Melbourne campus

Project -based software engineering school offers an intensive nine-month course that focuses on hands-on collaboration rather than lessons.

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In the dressing room of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, one actor made magic happen

Griffin kicks off its 2022 season with a coming-of-age tale written backstage of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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Two Fox News pundits quit over concerns about ‘conspiracy-mongering’ Jan. 6 documentary

A series featured several rioters who floated an unfounded conspiracy theory that the federal government facilitated the storming of the US Capitol to entrap supporters of Donald Trump.

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The graph that shows where your taxes are heading. Hint: it’s up!

Tax cuts are in order - but if only our messy array of tax concessions could be cleaned up at the same time.

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My community paid a high price for inconsistent lockdown rules

Throughout the 106 days of lockdown, South Western Sydney residents felt the sting of a very evident tale of two cities.

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Kidnapping of Peng Shuai makes stand on Winter Olympics almost irresistible

If President Biden announces a diplomatic boycott of the Games, other nations will follow.

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Ghislaine Maxwell to call ‘false memories’ expert to testify at trial

Federal prosecutors had asked the judge to restrict the psychologist’s testimony, calling some of her opinions “unreliable”.

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Wall Street jumps to record high as Biden reappoints Fed chief Powell

Jerome Powell’s nomination was largely welcomed by investors hoping for no big changes in the Fed as it guides the economy through a post-COVID recovery.

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Malcolm Turnbull flies in to another talkfest

The former PM has continued racking up the air miles, landing in Nova Scotia in Canada over the weekend to attend the Halifax International Security Forum.

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Perrottet pushed back on government’s Sydney Harbour tolling plans

Dominic Perrottet blocked the government’s plan to introduce new tolls on Sydney Harbour crossings as treasurer in a move that has cast uncertainty over how motorists will be charged to use the future Western Harbour Tunnel.

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War Memorial historians denied access to Afghanistan war crimes report

The historians won’t see the unredacted report of the Brereton war crimes inquiry until the public sees it, which could be as long as seven years away.

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Why Cricket Australia should have sacked Paine after two Tests as captain

Paine was two Tests into his tenure as Australian captain when officials learned he had sent an explicit photo of himself to a woman. That’s when CA should have acted.

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Budget recovery for another day: Election trumps fiscal repair plan

The government has pledged to start budget repair when the jobless rate is back to where it was before COVID. It has but there’s an election to be won.

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‘A complex problem’: Richest schools claim most HSC disability provisions

The high cost of providing disability provisions, including up to a third of students at wealthy schools, is covered by the NSW Education Standards Authority.

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Feel 10 per cent better? Start by forgetting your preconceptions about meditation

What if there was something like exercise that relieved stress and anxiety, but we didn’t have to do anything? If such wizardry did exist, it would be called meditation.

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ASX set to fall as Wall Street sags

The Australian sharemarket is poised to fall at the open as Wall Street closed the week with another day of choppy trading.

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Surge in Victorians seeking treatment for debilitating ‘long COVID’

Hundreds of Victorians are seeking treatment for debilitating, lingering symptoms of COVID-19 many months after their diagnosis, including a growing number of young people who had mild bouts of the disease.

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