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Calls renew for Australia’s corporate religious institutions to pay ‘fair share’ of tax

‘Why should the amount of tax paid by a cereal company or an aged care manager depend on the religious beliefs of their board?’

Crikey

Turnbull says Australia ‘mugged by reality’ on Aukus deal as US set to halve submarine build

Former PM says the reality is the US will not make their submarine deficit worse by giving or selling submarines to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Will any of $4.5bn in Oz tax money be used to fund nuclear-armed subs in the US?

Australia has set aside billions of dollars to fund US submarine building. But the same shipyards and staff building the AUKUS subs are also building nuclear-armed boats.

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The wanted: Australia’s approach to investigating alleged international crimes ‘not working’, Greens say

David Shoebridge’s comments follow reports Rwanda issued indictments for two men living in Australia it accused of participating in genocide

The Guardian - AU

Battle over push to legalise cannabis amid health worries and 'hypocrisy'

The push to end cannabis black market run by organised crime.

Newcastle Herald

Australia-Tuvalu deal on climate and security may be at risk, intelligence boss says

Senior intelligence officer agrees deal is facing risk of unravelling amid ‘political change and turbulence’ in Pacific nation after elections

The Guardian - AU

Australian Human Rights Commission chief denies staff sanctioned for expressing pro-Palestinian views

Rosalind Croucher tells Senate panel anonymous letter from employees was ‘disappointing’ and they had been reminded to stay ‘impartial’

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ADF chief unaware Fijian officer handed senior Australian army role was accused of torture, parliament told

Angus Campbell tells parliament recently appointed brigade deputy commander Penioni (Ben) Naliva is entitled to presumption of innocence

The Guardian - AU

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

AAP

AFP officer tells Senate he would repeat undercover operation on autistic teenager

Deputy commissioner Ian McCartney defends controversial counter-terror decision that was criticised by a magistrate

The Guardian - AU

Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

A Senate hearing has been told Australian soldiers being investigated for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan have gone overseas.

AAP

Reviews under way after 13-year-old autistic boy with Islamic State fixation targeted in undercover operation

Under questioning from David Shoebridge, AFP deputy commissioner says police didn’t intend to further radicalise boy known as Thomas Carrick

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia summons Chinese envoy to protest death sentence; Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal begins; and Kylie takes home a Grammy

Australian academic Yang Hengjun given a suspended death sentence after five years in detention on espionage charges in China

The Guardian - AU

‘World’s most controversial company’ Clearview AI still being used to solve Australian police cases

A Crikey investigation reveals that the Australian Federal Police has provided case materials that were then analysed using Clearview AI’s technology that the agency can’t use.

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Government pushed to scrap ‘unfair’ financial reporting exemptions for basic religious charities after new report

The Productivity Commission has recommended an end to special rules for basic religious charities in the interest of ‘public transparency and accountability’. Will the government listen?

AAP

Defence 'disdain' for openness labelled a safety risk

The release of documents assessing potential safety risks of the dumped Taipan helicopter fleet were blocked by the Australian Defence Force.

Crikey

22bn tonnes of CO2 emissions on the cards

If the Labor government approves the 30 coal and gas projects on the table it could put 22 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and Anthony Albanese has mocked the 15-strong Coalition group that attended the ‘cooker fest’ in London last month.

The Guardian - AU

Australian arms and ammunition exports to Israel totalled $13m over past five years, data reveals

Greens call for greater transparency around exports to Israel, as Anthony Albanese meets relatives of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October

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The Guardian - AU

Labor and Coalition team up to retrospectively authorise ‘unlawful’ use of material gathered by Australian agency

Bill authorises previous uses of coercive powers, removing legal question mark that had dogged Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission

AAP

US tries to halt Aust property sale by ex-marine's wife

Australian authorities, acting on behalf of the US, have asked a court to restrain a multi-million-dollar asset held by the wife of a former marine.

The Guardian - AU

Australian military whistleblower pleads guilty over Afghan Files leak

David McBride claimed leak of classified material detailing alleged war crimes in Afghanistan was in public interest

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government to consider further whistleblower protections amid calls for ‘robust’ dedicated authority

Federal attorney general releases new consultation paper as the government moves toward releasing a second stage of public interest disclosure reforms

Al Jazeera

Australian arms exports to Israel in focus amid court case, port protests

Legal action and protests at Australian ports put spotlight on Australian weapons exports to Israel.

The Guardian - AU

Legalising cannabis will send ‘wrong signal’ to Australian public, peak medical body says

Australian Medical Association opposes Greens bill to legalise cannabis recreationally, citing health harms the drug poses

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Mehreen Faruqi Led An Extraordinary Walkout In Senate In Protest Of Albo’s Weak Israel Stance

The Greens have staged an extraordinary walkout of Senate in protest of Anthony Albanese's weak response to Israel's bombardment of Gaza.

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