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Costly defamation action looms large over Australian newsrooms. It’s diminishing press freedom

This piece is the final of a three part series on Australia’s defamation laws. You can read the other pieces here and here.

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Dutton suggests apology for calling Lebanese-Muslim migration a ‘mistake’ made to ‘senior person’ in community

Opposition leader claims he apologised for 2016 comments despite Muslim leaders reportedly saying they have no recollection of an apology

The Guardian - AU

Government green-lights 13,700 new homes

Labor commits to a new social housing build, NSW local council election results roll in, and someone takes another shot at Donald Trump?

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Enemy at the gate? The West Australian turns its guns on Labor to back the mining giants

The newspaper owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes has not been shy about attacking environmental reforms – but are readers getting the full picture?

The Guardian - AU

Half of new 2024 jobs were public sector: ABS

Federal Parliament resumes today with the government under pressure on the state of the economy, and Julia Gillard celebrates the 30th anniversary of Labor’s gender quotas.

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Bullock doubles down on interest rates

RBA governor Michele Bullock is standing by her board’s interest rate decisions, and Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree on a set of rules for next week’s presidential debate.

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Wild weather lashes southern states

Gale-force winds and flash flooding have left destruction in their wake across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, and despite an increase in the amount of houses getting built we’re still not on target to achieve the national housing accord.

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We’re Cheering That Candace Owens Wasn’t Allowed Into Australia: Here’s Why

The influencer is one of the disarming faces of America's alt right, so why does she think she'll find an audience here?

Marie Claire - AU

Albo continues Newspoll slide

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approval rating continues to fall (though Peter Dutton’s isn’t doing much better), and the Greens plan to set up a renting regulator with the power to dish out fines to real estate agencies.

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Labor MPs defect on census changes

Labor’s decision to remove gender identity and sexuality information from the next census is proving unpopular even within the party, and Kamala Harris is about to sit down for her first unscripted interview since becoming the Democrat nominee.

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‘Worse Than Construction’ 4 Women On Sexism In The Hospitality Industry

For women who have worked in hospitality, the recent allegations of harrassment and assault in the industry are far from breaking news.

Marie Claire - AU

Greens plan $296bn ‘big corporations’ tax grab

The Greens are banking on being able to withhold supply as they propose a swathe of huge new taxes on corporate profits, and 22,000 international students will be prevented from studying in Australia under the new cap.

Crikey

Dutton ‘most divisive leader in history’: Chalmers

The treasurer has spectacularly attacked the opposition leader, calling him ‘pathologically’ divisive, and new research highlights how much gambling addicts turn to crime to fund their habit.

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Study Claims Human Brain Is Made Up Of 0.5% Microplastics & That Explains A Lot For Me Personally

The results of the study are actually terrifying...

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The Guardian - AU

Swillhouse’s Hubert restaurant removed from Gourmet Traveller’s guide amid misconduct allegations

Staff urged to speak to authorities if they have experienced an unsafe workplace as Anton Forte resigns from hospitality association

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Unnominated NSW councillors consider class action

NSW Liberal candidates who failed to be nominated for local council elections are considering a class action against the party, and the Obamas hit the ground running at the DNC.

The Guardian - AU

Senior journalists leave Sydney Morning Herald, Age and AFR in huge talent exodus

Up to 85 staff take a voluntary redundancy after Nine newspapers announced it was cutting 200 jobs

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Top journos leave Nine newspapers in mass redundancies

A glut of experience has left Nine as the company executes redundancies that will see the loss of about 85 staff.

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Foxtel Boss Patrick Delany Has Issued An Apology After Nazi Salute Image Surfaces

Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany has issued an apology after a photo of him doing an "inappropriate" Nazi salute was published.

The Conversation

An exposé of whatever-it-takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner…

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Australia finishes fourth on Olympic medal table

The sun has nearly set on Australia’s most successful Olympic Games ever, and the latest poll shows Labor and the Coalition tied at 50-50.

The Guardian - AU

The Crunch: the Paris Olympics, becoming a diving judge, and the soupy dumpling index

How would you fare against an Olympian? Plus: how the Big Mac is a lens on inflation in Australia

AAP

Journalists at Nine end pay dispute with management

Editorial staff from the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and other Nine mastheads have struck a deal with management over improved pay and conditions.

The Guardian - AU

Nine journalists do their block over Scott Cam’s Paris Olympics appearance amid strike

Age reporter questions expense of flying TV personality to Europe while up to 90 staff are cut from newsrooms. Plus: Murdoch’s real-life succession drama

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Albo under cabinet pressure

Labor frontbenchers are urging the prime minister to use recent retirements as an excuse for a larger cabinet shake-up, and the Matildas lose their first game at the Olympics.

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