Journalist Rick Morton didn't want to write a book about Robodebt. Now that book, Mean Streak, has won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.
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Writing the book on Robodebt drove Rick Morton mad, but it won him $80k
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Five quick hits: Marnus's miracle mitts and Lyon's late show
via abc.net.auAustralia finishes day four needing four wickets to reclaim the Ashes thanks to Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan Lyon. Here are the quick hits from day four of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
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Live: Marnus's miracle catch lights up Ashes as England digs in for record chase
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Lyon breaks the game open after England threatens record chase
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Lyon baffles Brook as he breaks through in England's record chase
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Labuschagne takes scarcely believable catch as Australia strikes after lunch
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Labuschagne takes miracle catch in floppy hat as Australia strikes
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Labuschagne emulates Smith with miracle catch
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Head passes 150 as Australia piles on the runs in Adelaide
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes in record time as it enters day four with a 356-run lead, leaving England hoping for a miracle in the third Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow live.
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Live: Head dismissed after passing 150 as Australia piles on the runs in Adelaide
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes in record time as it enters day four with a 356-run lead, leaving England hoping for a miracle in the third Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow live.
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Live: Head, Carey looking to pile on more runs as Australia dominates in Adelaide
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes in record time as it enters day four with a 356-run lead, leaving England hoping for a miracle in the third Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow live.
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Live: Head, Carey looking to pile on more runs as Australia dominate in Adelaide
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes in record time on day four as England hopes for a miracle in the third Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow live.
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Live: Cummins strikes in second over after England set record score to win
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes in record time after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Cummins removes Root again after Marnus's miracle lights up Ashes
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Cummins removes Root again after Marnus miracle lights up Ashes
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Crawley passes 50 as England dig in and battle on in Adelaide
via abc.net.auAustralia can win the Ashes faster than any team in over 100 years after setting England a record 435 runs to win the third Test at Adelaide Oval and keep the series alive. Follow live.
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Live: Australia on the brink of rapid Ashes retention after Lyon's stunning evening
via abc.net.auThree enormous wickets from Nathan Lyon leave Australia four wickets away from winning the Ashes after day four of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval. Follow live.
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Australia on the brink of rapid Ashes retention after Lyon's stunning evening
via abc.net.auThree enormous wickets from Nathan Lyon leave Australia four wickets away from winning the Ashes after day four of the third Test at the Adelaide Oval.
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How IS operates behind the scenes after link to Bondi attack
via abc.net.auWhat is this group, which once ruled a territorial "caliphate" and inspired attacks all over the world?
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Here's why IS made headlines after being linked to Bondi attack
via abc.net.auWhat is this group, which once ruled a territorial "caliphate" and inspired attacks all over the world?
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Live: Hundreds of lifesavers hold silent vigil for Bondi victims
via abc.net.auLifesavers across Australia are joining the Bondi lifesaving club for three minutes of silence to pay their respects to the lives lost in Sunday's terror attack. Follow live.
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Live: Bondi vigils continue as Anthony Albanese calls for unity
via abc.net.auHundreds of surf lifesavers have gathered on Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the victims of last Sunday's terrorist attack. Follow live.
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Live: Albanese issues support for US strikes on IS in Syria as Bondi vigils continue
via abc.net.auHundreds of surf lifesavers have gathered on Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the victims of last Sunday's terrorist attack. Follow live.
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Why this 'powerhouse' of women's Aussie Rules is at risk of folding
via abc.net.auMelbourne University is the latest women’s Aussie Rules club fighting for survival, but it is hoping intervention from an AFL executive can turn the club’s fortunes around.
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'Why on Earth would we do it?': This scientist is trying to figure out kissing
via abc.net.auWhy is swapping saliva something all human societies have normalised? Turns out kissing isn't just a human thing — all sorts of species appear to kiss, and new research suggests Neanderthals did it too.
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How 'half-brained' thieves snatched a $50m Picasso in under four minutes
via abc.net.auThe 2007 Brazilian heist was not the last time a nimble thief made off with a Picasso. And as many Melburnians know, it certainly wasn't the first.
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Albanese not the only one facing a reckoning over Bondi terror
via abc.net.auWhile Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action.
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Albanese has become the nation's lightning rod for Bondi accountability
via abc.net.auWhile Albanese will forever struggle to shed the perception that he was too slow to recognise the threat to Australia's Jewish community — he is taking action.
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Five quick hits: Brook hands Head a hundred and Stokes blows his stack
via abc.net.auHarry Brook drops Travis Head on 99, which would have only soured the mood of his captain, who started the day already pretty ticked off. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
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Five quick hits: Ben bins Bazball and blows his stack
via abc.net.auHarry Brook drops Travis Head on 99, which would have only soured the mood of his captain, who started the day already pretty ticked off. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
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