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Victoria election report card, week two: Ibac, nurses and a car crash of an investigation

Three guest panellists give their verdict on how the parties performed in the second week of the 2022 state election campaign

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Morning Mail: ‘outrageous’ use of Covid tracking data, Peter Reith dies, Sri Lanka cricket inquiry

In today’s newsletter: Victoria passed contact tracing information to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; John Howard leads tributes to ‘great warrior’; and voting underway in US

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Hawks players agree to inquiry: report

Four players and their families have agreed to be involved with an investigation into the Hawthorn racism allegations, according to a report.

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A Melb Family Says They’ve Lost Nearly $40k After Their Personal Data Was Exposed In Optus Hack

Credit card applications, online shopping vouchers and personal loans worth more than $60k were also taken out in the family's name.

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Premier Daniel Andrews responds to media reports about ongoing anti-corruption probe

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews responds to media reports about an anti-corruption probe, saying he acts appropriately at all times and will not comment on IBAC matters before they are public "regardless of any smear, innuendo or media reporting".

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Bumpy start to Victorian election campaign

It's been far from smooth sailing for Victoria's major political parties during the initial stages of the state election campaign.

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Court grants gag order against The Age

Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission has been granted an interim order to stop The Age publishing information from a proposed report.

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Morning Mail: voters want power bill help, Kohli in hotel security breach, a taxing question for Plibersek

In today’s newsletter: a survey finds more than two-thirds of respondents want the government to intervene in energy market; Tanya Plibersek says she’d ditch tax cuts; and a flood rescue support package will be announced

The Guardian - AU

2022: the year even right-leaning cartoonists had a gutful of Scott Morrison

Although it isn’t mentioned anywhere on the cover of Russ Radcliffe’s latest offering, 2022 is the 20th anniversary of Best Australian Political Cartoons. That’s right – for anyone who has been collecting the books since they began in 2003, a whole shelf of plain blue, red, purple, green and gold…

The Conversation

Surgeon sues Nine over 'maggot' report

A leading Sydney orthopaedic surgeon is suing Nine over allegedly tabloid, sensationalist and defamatory reports he neglected and mistreated his patients.

AAP

Four-day work week back on Vic poll agenda

The Victorian Greens are pushing for a $60 million four-day working week trial for publicly-owned businesses ahead of next month's state election.

AAP

The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier

He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?

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Here’s Your Normal Person’s Guide To The Melb Cup’s Ridiculous $1800 Per Ticket ‘Birdcage’

My ‘eat the rich’ senses are tingling.

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Labor retains large lead in Victorian Resolve poll four weeks from election; also leads in NSW

The Victorian state election will be held in four weeks, on November 26. A Resolve poll for The Age, conducted October 20-24 from a sample of “more than 800”, gave Labor a 59-41 lead over the Coalition.

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Medicare watchdog investigates just 100 cases of inappropriate billing every 12 months

The watchdog responsible for policing Medicare investigates just 0.07 per cent of health professionals each year, is chronically understaffed and underfunded, and is led by bureaucrats with strong links to the powerful Australian Medical Association, an ABC-Nine investigation has found.

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ABC news staff hit back at Media Watch over coverage of trans issues

Presenter Paul Barry claims ABC partnership with LGBTQ+ group could lead to bias, but staff have defended relationship. Plus: Binge follows Netflix into ads

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Nine to review decision to stop printing The Age, Financial Review in Tasmania amid backlash

Nine says it is "considering options" after the company's announcement it would stop printing newspapers in Tasmania was met with disappointment from local newsagents.

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How cosmetic surgeons are taking advantage of Medicare

The $1.4 billion cosmetic surgery industry is illegally claiming Medicare rebates for medically unnecessary procedures such as facelifts, Botox, breast implants and tummy tucks.

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How are medical professionals rorting Medicare systems? Do patients know? Are they liable?

The $28 billion Medicare system is being abused, with fraud, errors and over-servicing costing some $8 billion a year. How's it being done, and could it be happening to you?

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A Muck-Up Day Prank At A Melb Private School Has Left A Teacher With Serious Head Injuries

The Year 12 students were reportedly running around in hazmat suits.

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Telehealth company bulk-billing patients at the same time as charging a fee, documents show

Systemic rorting of Medicare is artificially inflating official statistics that almost nine out of 10 patients are bulk-billed by their doctor and don't pay any out-of-pocket costs.

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Expert estimates $8 billion a year lost to Medicare fraud and waste

Doctors are abusing the $28 billion Medicare system, at times putting patients at risk, billing dead people and falsifying patient records, all to boost profits, according to the findings of an expert.

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The Loop: 'Very heavy fighting' in Ukrainian hot spots, Australian Steelers win World Wheelchair Rugby Championship

What Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories.

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Kayakers Are Using Melb’s Flooded Rivers As Hectic Training Grounds But Pls Don’t Do This

Don't wanna get stuck up that shit creek without a paddle.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tournament Chief: Djokovic 'Would Love' to Play at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic is eager to play at the Australian Open but it's up to him to "work out the situation" with the government, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Wednesday, while confirming Russian and Belarusians can compete as neutrals. This year's championship was overshadowed by an unvaccinated Djokovic being deported from…

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