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Tony Abbott and News Corp wanted to hand our sovereignty to China — so spare us the warmongering (www.crikey.com.au)
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Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt opening of parliament [DE-PAYWALLED LINK IN POST BODY] (www.smh.com.au)
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De-paywalled archive: https://archive.is/SZn6l

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Flu numbers rise while vaccine rates remain low, overwhelming hospitals (www.abc.net.au)
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Millewa-Mallee native title win gives traditional owners exclusive rights (www.abc.net.au)
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Antisemitism envoy praises Elon Musk's X for using AI to 'root out hate' (www.crikey.com.au)
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Australia sells weapons parts directly to Israel (michaelwest.com.au)
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Do as I say, not as I do: BCG consults on ethnic cleansing in Palestine (michaelwest.com.au)
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Segal tries desperately to distance herself from Advance (www.victoriannews.com.au)
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Klan’s report revealed a serious conflict of interest in [Segal's] role as Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia.

Several independent journalists – including this masthead – sent enquiries to Ms Segal, but none received a response; however, Ms Segal did have time to respond to The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald today, Sunday, July 13, commencing her urgent ‘damage control’.

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So, will News Corp, Seven and other platforms for neo-Nazis and promoters of antisemitic theories be censored? (www.crikey.com.au)
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Sydney family of detained Palestinian woman plead with home affairs minister over visa cancellation (www.theguardian.com)
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See the leaked teen social media ban tech trial report that has experts worried (www.crikey.com.au)
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Victoria's draconian new anti-protest laws will have a chilling effect on free speech — and won't keep anyone safe (www.crikey.com.au)
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Fears Aboriginal languages are being lost, as communities work to save them (www.abc.net.au)
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Landmark ruling orders BHP to pay labour hire workers an average $30,000 more (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

BHP has been ordered to pay labour hire workers at three Queensland coal mines the same as their directly employed peers.

The mining company has previously warned changes to industrial relations law could risk jobs.

What's next?

Australian Resources and Energy Association says the ruling could cost BHP around $1.3 billion.

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Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder — as it happened (www.abc.net.au)
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Albanese's plan to 'unleash the private sector' (www.crikey.com.au)
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The motel time forgot. How the housing crisis hits our most vulnerable (michaelwest.com.au)
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Australia's silence on genocide gives Netanyahu a free pass to exterminate Palestinians (www.crikey.com.au)
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NSW government reaches agreement with rail Union. 92% of workers vote to accept 12% payrise over 3 years. (www.abc.net.au)
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Seems like it's been a nasty fight, that increase looks like it maybe covers CPI increases?

Anyone from sydney trains want to weigh in? Did they finally come to the table or is this exhaustion?

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Synagogue set alight and Israeli-owned restaurant targeted in Melbourne (www.abc.net.au)
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Farmers are executing wombats because wombats don't respect human legal documents. Laws against this are not enforced. ABC reports on the culture. (www.abc.net.au)
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Ain't nobody out there who hates the country as much as tru blu Aussie farmers.

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Profit comes before safety inside Australia's childcare centres (www.abc.net.au)
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Qantas says 'significant' portion of 6m customers' data likely stolen (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

A contact centre for Australian airline Qantas has been the target of a cyber attack, leading to a breach of customer data.

The records of 6 million customers are held on the platform that was compromised and Qantas expects a "significant" proportion of the data has been stolen.

What's next?

Qantas has informed government agencies including the Australian Federal Police and says it will provide support as the investigation continues.

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Residents say workers losing 'absurd' erosion fight against raging sea (www.abc.net.au)
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Residents have for weeks been calling for urgent action to address coastal erosion at the beach.

Their pleas became more desperate in recent days amid forecasts of the wild weather.

In a letter to the council on Monday, they said they feared the predicted conditions could be "catastrophic" for homes and public infrastructure.

I'm not saying it's climate change but

27 April 2017

Some impacts are specific to coastal areas. For example, rising sea levels combined with storm surge is likely to cause accelerated erosion and increased risk of inundation

https://coastadapt.com.au/overview-likely-climate-change-impacts-coast

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Premier 'horrified' as childcare worker charged with sexual assault | Testing urged for 1,200 after south-west Melbourne childcare worker charged with sexual assaults (www.abc.net.au)
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