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Stop defending an irresponsible movie and start apologising | Benjamin Lee
Clint Eastwood Richard Jewell pushes a damaging myth about female journalists. Stop defending it Benjamin Lee The controversy swirling around an unverified claim
Christmas snacks: Yotam Ottolenghi’s festive party-food recipes
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes Christmas food and drink 2019 Whet the appetite with stilton hush puppies, anchovy crostinis and a
How we live together: the father and son
How we live together Family We watch a superhero film together once a week and make pizza
Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret
Life and style Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret Hadley Freeman Luxury bubble
Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’
Harry Styles Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’ The former One
Stop defending an irresponsible movie and start apologising | Benjamin Lee
Clint Eastwood Richard Jewell pushes a damaging myth about female journalists. Stop defending it Benjamin Lee The controversy swirling around an unverified claim
Christmas snacks: Yotam Ottolenghi’s festive party-food recipes
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes Christmas food and drink 2019 Whet the appetite with stilton hush puppies, anchovy crostinis and a
How we live together: the father and son
How we live together Family We watch a superhero film together once a week and make pizza
Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret
Life and style Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret Hadley Freeman Luxury bubble
Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’
Harry Styles Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’ The former One
The naked truth: how to write a memoir
Books When writing your life story you need to be candid, authentic and artful says Blake Morrison – but don’t forget the jokes ‘I
E-scooters — fast, cheap, more convenient than bike riding and illegal in most Australian states
Calls are mounting for new national laws to regulate e-scooters as sales increase, people flout the laws, and police turn a blind eye.
Updated every two hours - showing: 1252 stories from 48 sources!
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Trump’s tax cuts two years on: yes, we have a verdict
We now have almost two years of evidence of the impact of the tax cuts signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2017. The picture is grim. None of the touted benefits has eventuated. Alan Austin reports.
It’s time to commit to universal access to preschools and funding certainty — children, families, business and government all benefit
One of the most anticipated education reports this year is being considered by ministers in Alice Springs today. The draft review of the National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education offers governments an opportunity to make a real impact on their constituents’ lives. The Nous Group analysis of
Don’t believe the stereotype: these 5 charts show our democracy is safe in the hands of future voters
Almost 900 school kids, aged 12 to 17, were surveyed. ShutterstockA new, ongoing survey on how young Australians understand and imagine their democracy is already challenging long-held stereotypes. The survey – conducted for Democracy 2025 – will eventually draw on the 90,000 students and teachers who engage with the
PAUL BARRATT. Morrison’s Public Service “reforms” do us no favours.
The mergers of Australian Public Service Departments announced by Scott Morrison on 5 December will do nothing to advance the cause of good government. The claims of efficiency gains that invariably accompany such announcements always turn out to be illusory, and, far more importantly, result in matters that ought to
Today’s Commentary from Independent Media
Conservative landslide at UK’s Brexit election; Trump’s ratings rise on strong US economy
Led by Boris Johnson, the Conservatives won 56% of the vote and will have an 80-seat majority. AAP/EPA/ VIckie FloresAt the December 12 UK election, the Conservatives won 365 of the 650 House of Commons seats (up 48 since the 2017 election), Labour 202 (down 60), the Scottish National Party
A feminist revision of 90’s “girl power”
Johnson’s thumping win an electoral lesson in not just having policies, but knowing how to sell them
With Johnson's crushing win, Brexit will now happen. But this may also be the start of the break-up of the UK. AAP/EPA/Vickie FloresSo for all the talk of narrowing polls, tactical voting, and possible shocks leading to a hung parliament, Boris Johnson achieved a...
The importance of alternative media in the modern age
Boris Johnson’s dis-United Kingdom
With both the mainstream and the social media full of jubilation or alternatively tears about the British general election results, let me sound a characteristic Arthur Chrenkoff note of caution: what we have witnessed yesterday was the most left-wing Labour leader since Clement Atlee being defeated by the most left-wing
El Paso – the United States’ descent into xenophobic barbarism (part 5)
By Europaeus *Continued from Part 4 In the United States, the Immigration Act of 1924 – which established the Border Patrol – was another piece of legislation based on the principles of ‘racial purity’ and ‘white supremacy’. Hitler praised this law when he said: “Compared to old Europe, which had lost
A Mined History: The Bougainville Referendum
It would be an understatement to claim that Bougainville, that blighted piece of autonomous territory in Papua New Guinea, had been through a lot. Companies have preyed upon its environment with extractive hunger. Wars and civil strife have beset its infrastructure and economy. Some 900 kilometres from the PNG mainland,
Ignore Boris, the danger lies in his cabinet
SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND
A regular collection of links to writings and broadcasts in other media ABC’s Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue (from 0730 to 0900 or on their website in case you miss it). How to help: as bushfires burn, people are wondering how best to donate time, money or resources. Geraldine talks
Tis not the season to be jolly
As one day merges with the next and the year moves rapidly toward its own sunset, I cannot in all truth say that it is a season to be jolly.Christmas will come and go and Australia will enter its annual month-long period of self-imposed thoughtlessness. Then in February 2020 our
Exclusive: Detainees denied cold water, cooling before NT prison riot
Read moreDec 14, 2019NewsExclusive: Detainees denied cold water, cooling before NT prison riotStella MaynardDocuments released under freedom of information reveal the brutal conditions as a riot unfolded at Alice Springs Correctional Centre.
Labor changes message on coal
Read moreDec 14, 2019NewsLabor changes message on coalKaren MiddletonIn an attempt to win back Queensland voters, Anthony Albanese expressed support for coal exports this week, confirming that Labor’s path back to government remains fraught.
Latest News
Stop defending an irresponsible movie and start apologising | Benjamin Lee
Clint Eastwood Richard Jewell pushes a damaging myth about female journalists. Stop defending it Benjamin Lee The controversy swirling around an unverified claim
Christmas snacks: Yotam Ottolenghi’s festive party-food recipes
Yotam Ottolenghi recipes Christmas food and drink 2019 Whet the appetite with stilton hush puppies, anchovy crostinis and a
How we live together: the father and son
How we live together Family We watch a superhero film together once a week and make pizza
Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret
Life and style Peloton isn’t alone in making sexist gift gaffes. Even I once vouched for a pink beret Hadley Freeman Luxury bubble
Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’
Harry Styles Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’ The former One
The naked truth: how to write a memoir
Books When writing your life story you need to be candid, authentic and artful says Blake Morrison – but don’t forget the jokes ‘I
World News
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
Violence against women and collective guilt in India
A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On November 27, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a highway
SBS World News bulletin: 14/12/19
SBS News wraps-up all the national and international news including: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for the UK to move past its Brexit divide, the death toll from the White Island eruption rises and Sydney’s new light rail experiences some teething issues.
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir in court for corruption trial verdict
Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in April after months of demonstration [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters] A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered shortly in the first of several cases against the leader was removed after nearly 30 years in
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
Violence against women and collective guilt in India
A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On November 27, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a highway
SBS World News bulletin: 14/12/19
SBS News wraps-up all the national and international news including: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for the UK to move past its Brexit divide, the death toll from the White Island eruption rises and Sydney’s new light rail experiences some teething issues.
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
Violence against women and collective guilt in India
A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On November 27, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a highway
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
Violence against women and collective guilt in India
A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On November 27, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a highway
World News
'Seriously, Finland?': New government minister deletes Instagram poll about IS-linked women
Finland’s finance minister deleted an Instagram post and issued an apology on Friday after criticism by a human rights group that embarrassed the new, women-led government days after it took office. Katri Kulmuni, who became finance minister only this week, had posted an informal poll on whether the government
White Island eruption death toll rises to 15
The death toll from the dramatic White Island volcanic eruption has risen to 15 with New Zealand Police confirming a patient who was being treated at Waikato Hospital has now died. Police can confirm a further person has died following the eruption on Whakaari / White Island, bringing
Rioting in India's Assam continues over 'anti-Muslim' law
Nearly 10,000 protesters have held a day-long hunger strike in northeast India. The state of Assam has seen much protest violence since the passing of a controversial new citizenship law which offers a path to citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring countries but excludes Muslims. However, residents of
Violence against women and collective guilt in India
A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On November 27, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was raped, murdered and dumped by the side of a highway
SBS World News bulletin: 14/12/19
SBS News wraps-up all the national and international news including: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for the UK to move past its Brexit divide, the death toll from the White Island eruption rises and Sydney’s new light rail experiences some teething issues.
Sudan's Omar al-Bashir in court for corruption trial verdict
Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in April after months of demonstration [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters] A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered shortly in the first of several cases against the leader was removed after nearly 30 years in
Business & The Economy
Trump’s tax cuts two years on: yes, we have a verdict
We now have almost two years of evidence of the impact of the tax cuts signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2017. The picture is grim. None of the touted benefits has eventuated. Alan Austin reports.
On why this is your time Scott Morrison
Dear PM Scott Morrison, this is your time. Your chance to shine and step up to the winners’ podium on the global stage, the number 1 spot at the political Olympics. The spot that that one of your predecessors Kevin Rudd was about to ascend when he embarrassingly...
NSW considering evacuating up to 90 towns if they run out of water
The NSW state government is considering evacuating the residents of as many as 90 towns that are seriously affected by drought if they completely run out of water. For months, many towns in rural NSW have been relying on water being trucked in but that is only a...
Carbon neutral, water positive and zero waste community planned for Glenfield
Landcom appears to be stepping up to its ambitious environmental targets with its new “sustainable community” at Glenfield, 36 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD. On Wednesday, the NSW government land and property developer announced its plans to turn...
ARENA backs Sustainable Australia Fund with $630,000
IN BRIEF: The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has today announced$630,000 for the Sustainable Australia Fund (SAF) to expand its fixed-rate, long-termloans for environmental upgrades to NSW and SA. The company was originally set up by the City of Melbourne where it...
Spotlight on the Sustainable Australia Fund unique offer for developers and more
AMP Capital’s Quay Quarter Tower refurbishment in Sydney and a major water treatment plant in regional Victoria are among the sustainable projects that have tapped into Sustainable Australia Fund’s range of loans. Sustainable Australia Fund chief executive...
Environment
Taylor flies out of Madrid, leaving Kyoto carryover battle unresolved
Federal energy and emissions reduction minister Angus Taylor has left Madrid following his address to the COP25 climate change talks, leaving Australia’s diplomatic corps to continue the fight for Australia’s Kyoto accounting loophole. Much is at stake for the Morrison government, as it plans to rely on
Federal nuclear inquiry report: Lunatics in charge of the asylum
The House of Representative’s Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has released its report “on the circumstances and prerequisites necessary for any future government’s consideration of nuclear energy generation.” The majority report, written by Coalition MPs, is predictably pro-nuclear and calls for a partial, conditional repeal
Coalition pushes for nuclear ban to be lifted, Labor says it’s madness
Federal Coalition MPs have called on the Morrison government to lift the ban on nuclear energy and pave the way for “emerging” nuclear technologies to be introduced into Australia’s energy mix, despite their enormous expense, huge environmental risks, and as-yet unproven technical status. The controversial push comes
The Driven Podcast: EVs, range anxiety and fuel security
EV’s are an obvious solution for Australia’s precarious fuel security and its almost total dependence on costly and emissions intensive fuel imports. Former RAAF deputy chief John Blackburn joins the Driven podcast to explain why. Blackburn has long advocated for Australia to take fuel security seriously, including
A tale of two markets: Rooftop PV smashes records as large-scale wind, solar slow down
Australia’s renewable energy sector is a tale of two markets with very different fates, according to a new report published by the Clean Energy Regulator that shows a rooftop solar industry that is setting new records while the large-scale market dramatically grinds to a halt. The story
Appointment of Commonwealth members to the Australian Energy Regulator
The Morrison Government is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr Eric Groom PSM and Mr Justin Oliver as full-time Commonwealth members of the Australian Energy Regulator. The post Appointment of Commonwealth members to the Australian Energy Regulator appeared first on RenewEconomy.
