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Confusing messaging hampers our ability to prepare for rising flood waters

Flood-affected communities are getting conflicting information, right when we need consistency to make crucial decisions which will save lives and properties

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2022

Chalmers offensive: crunch time as treasurer faces first federal budget

A volatile global economy looms as Jim Chalmers assembles the Albanese government’s inaugural budget, where he will be judged on delivering on election promises while exercising restraint

The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2022

PM calls for explanation on Thorpe’s undisclosed relationship – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2022

‘We’d have lost lives’: absence of translators in Shepparton flood response criticised

Volunteers have been the only way for the shire’s thriving multicultural community to seek help during the emergency

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

Victoria floods: nervous night in Shepparton but Goulburn River peaks lower than expected

Greater Shepparton area remains on high alert as river expected to stay at major flood level for days and thousands of properties isolated

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2022

‘It doesn’t make sense’: Pacific leaders say Australia’s support for new coal at odds with Cop29 bid

Former Kiribati and Palau presidents say Australia’s should take a leadership position on climate at a ‘very perilous moment’ for the Pacific

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022

Barnaby Joyce: the most perplexing contradictions in his account of the Morrison ministry scandal

Repeated questioning of Nationals leader over when he knew about Morrison taking on resources portfolio provided confusing results

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022

‘Treated as a third-class citizen’: patients who need Medicare most struggle to find a GP who bulk bills

As more doctors charge for appointments some people are being forced to limit GP visits or travel long distances for affordable care

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2022

Myanmar shadow embassy opens in Canberra to champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted government

Not far from the imposing, official embassy is a welcoming space in a rented house where Australian and Myanmar flags fly alongside symbols of the resistance

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2022