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Blow for Macron as French parliament approves special tax on 'super profits'

Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have voted in favour of an amendment to the 2023 budget that would raise taxes on dividends paid to large corporations for their windfall profits.

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Lidia Thorpe to lodge press council complaint over voice report; attorney general says pursuit of Assange has ‘gone on long enough’ – as it happened

Mark Dreyfus says most anti-corruption hearings will be private and only public in exceptional circumstances. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

French government set to end strike by ordering fuel workers back to work

France will order striking workers at Esso-ExxonMobil refineries and fuel depots back to their posts in order to end shortages causing headaches for millions of motorists, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday.

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How far has France’s far-right National Rally come in 50 years?

As Marine Le Pen’s far-right movement marks 50 years in French politics, RFI looks back at how the National Rally – formerly the National Front – went from a fringe group to France’s single biggest opposition party.

Radio France Internationale

Sky News’ Chris Kenny fails to read fine print over Facebook’s IPA ‘censorship’

It was the lack of a disclaimer, not censorship, that caused an Institute of Public Affairs video to be removed

The Guardian - AU

French PM wants to continue sanctions on Russia to ‘make the cost of the war unbearable’

France's National Assembly resumed its work on Monday with a debate on the war in Ukraine and its consequences for France, with a call from Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to "continue the sanctions" to "make the cost of the war unbearable for Russia".

Radio France Internationale

Farmers are getting renewable Standalone Power Systems as Western Australia's regional power grid is dismantled

An ambitious project to take thousands of West Australian properties off-grid is taking shape. Here's how farmers are finding their new solar power systems.

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A public housing tenant passed away in his home. It took authorities 12 days to find him

After almost two weeks of complaints to housing authorities, Pierre Gawronski learned his next-door neighbour had passed away. He says this tragedy is the symptom of a failing system.

ABC News

What does government support for fossil fuel subsidies cost our economy and environment?

Experts say government subsidies for private companies sustain the environmentally unsustainable, and lead to inequality and poor business practices.

ABC News

How well do you give and receive feedback at work? Here's how to get better at doing both

Giving and receiving feedback is critical for learning and development at work but there are good ways of doing it and not so good ways.

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Australia's teachers are burnt out and fed up. Here's why

For some teachers, a 70-hour week is normal. Experts say this needs to change.

ABC News

John Francis decided not to speak for a day. It turned into 17 'wonderful' years of silence

When environmentalist John Francis realised he was spending more time arguing with people than listening to them, he decided to stop talking — for 17 years.

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Yirrkala is a powerful mix of people, history and culture — and so am I

From hunting to creating art, growing up in Yirrkala in the Northern Territory is unlike growing up anywhere else.

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How Le Pen’s far-right party went from ‘de-demonisation’ to ‘normalisation’

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National is pursuing a “normalisation” strategy to continue its long ascent after a seismic breakthrough in June parliamentary elections. Most recently, the party voted in favour of President Emmanuel Macron’s cost of living bill – aiming to present its MPs as the picture of professionalism,…

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Keating says Pelosi’s reported Taiwan trip could lead to ‘military hostilities’ – as it happened

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Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo is turning African deserts into forests

An Australian agronomist is using a centuries-old practice to help turn African deserts into forests.

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Alice joined the CWA to improve her crafting. She found it has plenty in common with feminism

Throughout its 100-year history, the Country Women's Association has advocated for women's issues at all levels of government — and won many battles.

Reuters

Macron's inflation-relief bill faces narrow path to compromise in parliament

President Emmanuel Macron's French government, hunting for votes to enact a cost-of-living relief bill after losing its majority in parliament, is open to amendments backed by conservative opponents that would incentivise work, a government source said.

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New French government suffers first defeat as lawmakers vote down part of Covid bill

France's government has suffered its first defeat in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party lost its majority in elections last month. After an late night debate, opposition lawmakers rejected a proposal to give the government powers to reinstate a Covid health pass at the borders.

Radio France Internationale

'Back to work' French PM Elisabeth Borne tells ministers after surviving no-confidence vote

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday survived her first no-confidence vote in parliament, which had been tabled by the hard-left opposition. She has now called for ministers to 'get back to work', with managing the new heatwave at the top of her agenda.

Radio France Internationale

French parliament to hold vote of no-confidence in Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's leadership

The French parliament will hold a vote of no confidence in the govenment of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. Proposed by the leftist coalition NUPES, the motion is not likely to pass, but it highlights the difficult path ahead for President Emmanuel Macron as he begins his second term.

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just the far right that should worry us. It’s their ideas seeping into the mainstream

Marine Le Pen might have lost the presidential election, but the RN leader’s influence runs deep in France

Radio France Internationale

Far-left lawmaker to chair French parliament's powerful finance committee

Far-left France Unbowed (LFI) MP Eric Coquerel was on Thursday elected to the key post of president of the National Assembly's influential Finance Committee.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Seeks Allies as New French Parliament Opens

France's lower house of parliament reopens Tuesday after an election upset for President Emmanuel Macron whose centrist allies are little closer to building a stable majority, putting Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's job potentially on the line. After this month's ballot brought surges for the far right and hard left, opposition…

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For Moya Sarner, the label 'adult' didn't fit, until she found a new definition

Author Moya Sarner set out to discover why she felt nothing like an adult. She discovered she wasn't the only one and that it's not all bad news.

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