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• Arrest of Georgia's opposition leader sparks large protests

  24-02-2021 06:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters in the European nation of Georgia have blocked the entrance to the capital's parliamentary building, following the arrest of the country's main opposition leader.
  
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• Morrison government’s environment watchdog a ‘toothless tiger’

  26-02-2021 08:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Legal experts warn the government’s proposed watchdog for major project approvals lacks crucial powers to protect the environment.
  
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• Government revisits sexual harassment report as Payne decries the workplace scourge

  26-02-2021 07:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The government is taking steps to implement more recommendations from a report on workplace sexual harassment after Parliament rape allegations served as a timely reminder of the issue.
  
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• PM, senators and AFP told of historical rape allegation against Cabinet Minister

  26-02-2021 07:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFP have been notified after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and two senators received a letter detailing an allegation of historical rape against a Cabinet Minister.
  
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• Sonic Healthcare steps in to help aged care COVID-19 vaccine rollout

  26-02-2021 07:34 via smh.com.au
  
  It comes as the government prepares to respond to the aged care royal commission’s final report, which it was handed on Friday.
  
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• Nationals MPs endorse amnesty for illegal migrant farm workers

  26-02-2021 07:10 via smh.com.au
  
  A group of Nationals MPs are telling the government legitimate farmers in their electorate are being undercut by dodgy operators underpaying undocumented migrants.
  
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• 24 years, 18 inquiries: can we face the truth of aged care?

  26-02-2021 06:50 via smh.com.au
  
  What is the full extent of the problem in aged care? How does our system compare with those overseas? And what would it take for it to meet Australians’ needs?
  
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• Brittany Higgins exposes PM’s failure to lead

  26-02-2021 06:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Scott Morrison learnt the lesson of political blame-shifting during the black summer of fires. He can’t afford to make the same mistakes as his government confronts the alleged sexual assaults of its staff.
  
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• COVID-19 vaccine doses thrown out at Melbourne aged care home

  26-02-2021 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 120 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are thrown out after a possible storage error at nursing home in Melbourne.
  
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• Your pocket guide to Victoria's latest restrictions

  26-02-2021 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Coronavirus restrictions will ease from midnight, but masks will still need to be worn in some settings. Here is a breakdown of the changes.
  
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• Keating ‘trading off fears and uncertainty’ on superannuation: retirement review chairman

  26-02-2021 05:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Mike Callaghan says the former prime minister is tapping into people’s fears about their financial security and ability to hold onto the family home in old age.
  
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• Craig Kelly: Liberated from being a Liberal, what will he do now?

  26-02-2021 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The maverick MP wants to be free to dole out his own advice on health. His decision has cost the government its majority in the lower house.
  
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• Budget numbers improve but bottom line still deeply red

  26-02-2021 04:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Finance Department figures show the budget is ahead of mid-year expectations but the government is still on track for the largest deficit in history.
  
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• 'This behaviour must stop': WA Electoral Commission warns political parties over voter harassment

  26-02-2021 03:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA Electoral Commission raises concerns about candidates and their representatives repeatedly harassing voters and the public, as well as blocking traffic near early voting centres, two weeks out from the WA election.
  
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• Why wasn't the US Capitol prepared for an insurrection? Top security leaders point fingers as new evidence emerges

  26-02-2021 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Seven weeks of investigations and comments are bringing clear points of security failures into focus, including intelligence sharing, confusion over the chain of command and poor leadership.
  
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• Unread emails, fumbled phone calls and hours of chaos: Here's how security failures led to the US Capitol riot

  26-02-2021 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Seven weeks of investigations and comments are bringing clear points of security failures into focus, including intelligence sharing, confusion over the chain of command and poor leadership.
  
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• Brisbane flood victims win $440 million from class action over Wivenhoe Dam operation

  26-02-2021 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Flood victims win $440 million in compensation from the Queensland Government and Sunwater in a long-running class action over the operation of Wivenhoe Dam during the 2011 floods while Seqwater is yet to settle the remaining 50 per cent.
  
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• A week is a long time in politics - February 26

  26-02-2021 02:18 via smh.com.au
  
  COVID vaccinations started, Craig Kelly quit the Liberal Party, the government raised the base rate of JobSeeker, the Defence Minister took medical leave as the fallout from Parliament rape accusations continued, while parliamentarians marked International Women's Day. Alex Ellinghausen captured the week in politics.
  
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• Joe Biden reportedly orders airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria

  26-02-2021 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pentagon says the United States has carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, in an apparent response to rocket attacks against US targets in Iraq.
  
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• Joe Biden orders airstrike against Iranian-backed militia in Syria

  26-02-2021 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  United States President Joe Biden directs the US military to conduct airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the US says were Iran-backed militia.
  
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• Mask rules and gathering caps to ease in Victoria from midnight

  26-02-2021 01:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Mask rules and caps on social gatherings in Victoria will be eased from midnight tonight and offices will be allowed 75 per cent of their workforce on site, Premier Daniel Andrews confirms.
  
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• ‘Just deleted my account’: readers respond to Facebook’s news ban in Australia

  26-02-2021 01:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Many readers support the media companies’ push for recompense for use of their content. Others, however, questioned why the government and media companies were demanding the social media companies pay up.
  
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• Trump supporters 'want to blow up the Capitol' during a speech by Biden, police chief warns

  26-02-2021 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  There are threats suggesting extremists could target the Capitol building during an address by US President Joe Biden, police say, after disclosing that Trump supporters want to "blow up" the building and kill members of Congress.
  
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• A politically weakened Linda Reynolds's future as Defence Minister is in doubt

  26-02-2021 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Defence Minister Linda Reynolds faces an agonising question: Should she say to Scott Morrison that she doesn't feel up to staying in what is one of the most demanding portfolios in the government?
  
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• JobSeeker data shows breakdown of unemployment payments during coronavirus pandemic

  26-02-2021 00:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has announced the base rate of its JobSeeker unemployment payment will rise by $50 a fortnight, so how many people will this effect? Here's the latest data breakdown on the people receiving the payment over the year of the pandemic.
  
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• Victoria records two new coronavirus infections in close contacts of pre-existing cases

  25-02-2021 22:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The two cases have been in quarantine during their infectious period after being identified as close contacts of existing cases.
  
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• Victoria records two new coronavirus infections in close contacts of existing cases

  25-02-2021 22:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria records two new locally acquired COVID-19 infections in people who are already quarantining, as the state prepares for restrictions to be lifted tonight.
  
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• Australia's brand new icebreaker ship is finally coming — but is the port ready?

  25-02-2021 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The brand new, purpose-built $1.9 billion Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina is on its way to Hobart — but questions have been raised as to whether the ship can be accommodated at the existing port.
  
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• Will hosting the 2032 Olympic Games really be worth it for Brisbane?

  25-02-2021 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  For Brisbane to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it would need to find billions of dollars, build an estimated 600 hotels and establish a major rail connection. But there's an intangible benefit from hosting the event that cannot be ignored, writes George Roberts.
  
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• What would a Brisbane Olympics look like and what events will be held outside the capital city?

  25-02-2021 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane is in the box seat to secure the 2032 Olympic Games. So what will the 2032 Brisbane Olympics look like for Queensland? Here's what we know so far.
  
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