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The power behind the PM – who are Labor’s powerbrokers? My updated guide to which faction every single Labor MP belongs to in the 47th Parliament theage.com.au/politics/feder

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Long-awaited ESTA report is released on a Saturday. Shows more than 33 Victorians died from emergencies that were linked to triple-zero delays or lengthy ambulance waits: theage.com.au/national/victo via

@annikasmethurst

33 deaths now linked to Victoria’s triple-zero, ambulance crisis

A long-awaited report has revealed that more than 30 Victorians died from emergencies that were linked to triple-zero delays or lengthy ambulance waits.

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Unfortunately this isn't a one off. The health performance data has also been released on a Saturday recently.

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Saturday press conferences - with most political/health reporters off work - tend to be minor announcements like unsafe product warnings, a couple of new trams or a new event Today - new info about 33 dead Victorians, which was meant to be published during the week Appalling

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Long-awaited ESTA report is released on a Saturday. Shows more than 33 Victorians died from emergencies that were linked to triple-zero delays or lengthy ambulance waits: theage.com.au/national/victo via @annikasmethurst

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Home Affairs to review data harvesting by TikTok and WeChat. Big story by Anthony Galloway

Home Affairs to review data harvesting by TikTok and WeChat

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the review would look at a range of options, but has ruled out banning the popular video sharing app.

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Bizarre the ABC agreed to publish this guy’s photo and first name - but not his last name - for “security reasons”. Has no one in Defence or the ABC heard of facial recognition software or a reverse google image search? Or of Facebook/LinkedIn etc?

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Car’n the Cats #AFLCatsPies

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The charities that will receive the proceeds: - Rural Aid - OzHarvest - Fearless Women - Roundabout Canberra - Pink Elephants - Ukraine Crisis Appeal

BidForGood | eBay Stores

Bid For Good is the premier agency for online charity auctions in Australia. Celebrity, memorabilia and brand cause marketing campaigns are launched weekly on eBay. All funds go to charities and...

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Dig deep, says Anthony Albanese, in his message to support the Press Gallery charity auction. Up for grabs: tennis with the PM, dinner with Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek. And more.

illawarramercury.com.au

Tennis or pool with the PM, anyone?

How much is it worth to dine with some of the nation's top politicians? No, it's not the...

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Sutton warns COVID isolation ‘critical’ as Perrottet pushes for it to be scrapped, good piece by

Sutton warns COVID isolation ‘critical’ as Perrottet pushes for it to be scrapped

Victoria’s chief health officer has warned against ending mandatory COVID-19 isolation, but NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wants it abolished.

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This is a much better piece: The difference between the sides was most pronounced, not in the contest around the ball, or in the territorial battle – which were both even. It was in Sydney’s more fluid movement of the football into their scoring territory.

Clinical Swans overcome Demons to secure home preliminary final

The Sydney Swans have upset Melbourne and the perceived natural order of this already remarkable finals series, overcoming Melbourne, the MCG and a mid-game deficit to march into a home preliminary...

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This is one of the flimsiest articles I’ve read in a long time. Does the AFL mandate Pravda to write this pro-Buddy Franklin stuff? May was one of the best players on the ground afl.com.au/news/833824/he

He barely had a touch, but Buddy still turned the game on its head

Despite barely touching the ball, Lance Franklin took on Friday night's qualifying final like only he can

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Thoroughly deserved win for the Swans, they played brilliantly and

have been dreadful. You don’t win finals by place nice footy. #aflDeesSwans

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BANG BANG BANG #aflDeesSwans

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supporters in Richmond tonight. The last time I saw the Dees play a final at the MCG was in 2006 (i went to the Perth prelim in 2018 🤮). So pumped. CARN THE DEMONS #aflDeesSwans

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TFW you’re next to someone on a flight who is desperate to tell you the pandemic isn’t real, masks don’t work, vaccines have killed 3000 people in Australia - TGA data shows it is 13 people - and who really wants to show you Malcolm Roberts videos he has saved. Yep. That one.

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Next up?

’s new book Lockdown, which I can’t wait to read

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Very-well sourced and very well written. If you have even the slightest interest in what has happened in Australia during the last two years, they are absolute must-read books - and should be read as a pair. They also work well with

and Simon Benson’s book Plagued 2/

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Over the last week, I’ve been fortunate enough to receive and read preview copies of

@sumeyyailanbey

’s new book Daniel Andrews and

’s new book The Secret, about Gladys Berejiklian. Both books are absolutely superb pieces of work. They are deeply reported 1/

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I’ve checked with Richard Marles’ office. He is, in fact, still Defence Minister (page 6 is an oversight)

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This is fascinating and fairly nerdy. Also a win for transparency. Here is a list of every ministry that that every Labor MP has been sworn in to administer from May 23-June 1; June 1-July 1; then post July 1 with machinery of government changes. pmc.gov.au/sites/default/

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This is fascinating and fairly nerdy. Also a win for transparency. Here is a list of every ministry that that every Labor MP has been sworn in to administer from May 23-June 1; June 1-July 1; then post July 1 with machinery of government changes. pmc.gov.au/sites/default/

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‘Not a chance you got drafted’: Oliver, Hodge and the Chapel Street selfie. Love this piece by

‘Not a chance you got drafted’: Oliver, Hodge and the Chapel Street selfie

A lot has changed since Clayton Oliver asked Luke Hodge for a selfie in his early days as a Demon. He opens up on the Brownlow, his grooming habits and his relationship with fellow Melbourne midfield...

Golf with

@RichardMarlesMP

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@spenderallegra

, tickets to the AFL grand final, flights with Qantas...it's all up for auction and it's all for charity. bit.ly/3RsDCgG

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Fancy dinner with @AlboMP? Or @DavidPocock? Or maybe @SenatorWong & @tanya_plibersek? Watching the cricket with @PeterDutton_MP or NRL with @JEChalmers? Well you can - and the money will go to charity, too. You can bid here bit.ly/3RsDCgG

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Fancy dinner with

? Or

? Or maybe

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@tanya_plibersek

? Watching the cricket with

@PeterDutton_MP

or NRL with

? Well you can - and the money will go to charity, too. You can bid here bit.ly/3RsDCgG

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Greens look to kill Voice — and hand Labor a weapon against them. Good piece by ⁦@BernardKeane⁩

Greens look to kill Voice — and hand Labor a potent weapon against them

The Greens, who regard an Indigenous Voice to Parliament as an afterthought, have hardened their opposition to a referendum.

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‘A waste of money’: Greens’ Lidia Thorpe attacks Voice referendum ahead of negotiations with Labor. The senator's stance could prove to be a major headache for the Albanese government. Story by

‘A waste of money’: Greens’ Lidia Thorpe attacks Voice referendum ahead of negotiations with Labor

Thorpe, who is leading the Greens negotiations on the Voice proposal along with party leader Adam Bandt, did not rule out the party ultimately opposing the referendum.

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You know what would make Canberra’s road safer, more so than blanket 40km/h speed limits? A) having actual street lights and B) dealing with kangaroo overpopulation so they’re not hopping across Marrawah St, Lyons in a panic at 10.30pm. Thankfully for the roo, I stopped in time

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Even by

’s usual high standards this is quite spectacular

Rear Window’s jobs summit preview

Has so much ever been written about so little?

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Masks on planes are done, and iso is down to five days

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Full story here by @katinacurtis smh.com.au/politics/feder

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If you're one of the wonderful people who subscribed to the SMH for our Covid coverage, or was kept company by our free liveblog through lockdown, please support #FairShareNine and help us earn a fair wage rise.

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Journalists at @smh, @theage, @financialreview, @watoday and @brisbanetimes agreed to a wage freeze in 2020 while continuing to work in the public good during a pandemic. Now it's time for their #FairShareNine.

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One Sunday afternoon in early 2021 Nine was hacked and there was a real risk we wouldn't be able to get the papers out. Production staff in their dozens logged on to help and we got there. That sort of commitment deserves proper recognition. #FairShareNine

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Journos @theage @smh @watoday @brisbanetimes @financialreview took a zero per cent pay rise in June 2020 because we love our jobs & care about public interest journalism. Nine’s earnings are

53%. Especially for younger journos and freelancers, it’s time for a #fairsharenine twitter.com/withmeaa/statu…

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@financialreview

took a zero per cent pay rise in June 2020 because we love our jobs & care about public interest journalism. Nine’s earnings are ⬆️ 53%. Especially for younger journos and freelancers, it’s time for a #fairsharenine

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#MEAAmedia Members at @smh, @theage, @FinancialReview, @brisbanetimes and @WAtoday want a fair deal and respect so they can continue to deliver high quality public interest journalism to readers. #FairShareNine

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Brett Sutton transfers to NSW on a 9 year, $10 million deal. Victoria gets Kerry Chant plus two compensation picks in the 2023 draft twitter.com/political_aler…

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Brilliant work

they have a great case -

theconversation.com

The case for a Tasmanian AFL team, from an economist's point of view

No one did a cost-benefit analysis before accepting Tasmania into the Commonwealth. Should the Australian Football League do the same?

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he hoped to see Tasmania enter the competition to become the 19th team.

theadvocate.com.au

Albo throws support behind Tassie's AFL bid

McLachlan confirmed when club presidents will meet next

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Prime Minister

backs a Tasmanian AFL team. Puts the ball squarely in the AFL’s court to get it done

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Excellent question from @jamesmassola to the PM at the Press Club: should Tassie have its own AFL team? To which Albanese said: "I hope Tassie does get an AFL team."

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Don't blame land supply, land tax for high housing prices, ACT government says. Great to see them also maintaining the fiction that massive rate rises are revenue neutral. They are for the govt, but not the home owner. canberratimes.com.au/story/7878650/

canberratimes.com.au

Don't blame land supply, land tax for high prices, ACT govt says

Canberra is still attractive for investors and land supply has not greatly contributed to growing prices, the government...

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Industry-wide bargaining could close gender pay gap for women in lower paid industries: Workplace relations minister

Industry-wide bargaining could close gender pay gap: Workplace relations minister

The Albanese government is examining the union movement’s proposal for industry-wide bargaining as a tool to help close the gender pay gap.

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Greens

@DavidShoebridge

@helenhainesindi

TI’s

want independent funding for $100 million anti-corruption commission. Legislation expected to be introduced next sitting

Greens want independent funding for $100 million anti-corruption commission

The Greens and a key crossbencher want the new anti-corruption body to have funding set independently of the government of the day to protect the agency.

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