MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull has been massaging the connection with France’s disgruntled PM Emmanuel Macron, the SMH ($) reveals, after his successor Scott Morrison’s French go away from the submarine deal. The ever-charismatic Turnbull lobbied Macron to create a French-Australian suppose tank that’d work on bilateral international coverage, and it labored: Overseas Affairs Minister Penny Wong and French counterpart Catherine Colonna introduced the Australia-France Indo-Pacific Research Program earlier this week. Turnbull mentioned he was “delighted” however mentioned it’d be years earlier than the connection was again the place it was pre the diplomatic bulldozer. In Europe’s eyes, “we’re completely wedded to the Anglosphere”, he mentioned, and no “kiss and make up” goes to repair that.
In the meantime an investigation has discovered that 162 public servants have acted dishonestly or with out integrity prior to now 12 months (no phrase on whether or not that retroactively included Morrison) and 870 have acted corruptly, Guardian Australia studies. The Australian Public Service Fee’s report, which was tabled in Parliament, additionally discovered 29 public servants didn’t keep away from conflicts of curiosity. It’s simply days after the Nationwide Anti-Corruption Fee (NACC) mentioned it had acquired greater than 2,100 complaints in six months, although it’s handed on three-quarters of them (1,532) as a result of they didn’t match the invoice. In the meantime Parliament’s Joint Committee on Legislation Enforcement has urged Lawyer-Basic Mark Dreyfus to analyze the remedy of undercover cops, The Age ($) studies, together with their use of outdated know-how and their lack of safety and assist.
STORMY STATE
Queensland’s union motion will protest exterior the “tower of energy” — Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s workplace — that her authorities hasn’t launched legal guidelines to decriminalise intercourse work but prefer it promised, The Australian ($) studies. Controversial Greens lord mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan will likely be there as we speak too, however for a distinct cause: a snap rally to name for the premier to scrap the $3 billion Gabba rebuild for the Olympics, The Courier-Mail ($) studies. Sri says the Liberal-Nationwide Get together objects to it as nicely, and moreover, the Worldwide Olympics Committee says it’s not obligatory — so why is the federal government losing cash on this proper now, as the price of residing and the price of housing soars?
In the meantime the satan works onerous however Information Corp works more durable on the story of Palaszczuk resigning or being voted out as social gathering chief — she’s repeatedly mentioned she’ll result in the following election in October 2024, however the paper claims the social gathering is all torn up about whether or not Deputy Premier Steven Miles and Well being Minister Shannon Fentiman ought to substitute her. The Courier-Mail’s headlines the previous three days: Annastacia Palaszczuk management stress, ‘Autocracy’: Premier’s ex-mentor requires management rule change and ‘Name a spill’: Labor stalwart’s gorgeous assault on Premier (whether or not they imply stunning or engaging is a distinction I’ll go away to you). Nevertheless, her recognition has dipped (34% to LNP chief David Crisafulli’s 39%), the Brisbane Instances studies.
DEFAME AND FORTUNE
Brittany Higgins volunteered to offer proof in former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case in opposition to the Ten Community and Lisa Wilkinson as a result of she “wouldn’t let my rapist grow to be a millionaire for being a rapist”, Guardian Australia studies (Lehrmann has all the time denied her allegation he raped her at Parliament Home and the cost in opposition to him was dropped amid concern for Higgins’ well being). Higgins reiterated in courtroom yesterday that she was keen to undergo a second trial (the primary was thwarted by juror misconduct) and the choice to discontinue it was out of her fingers. She revealed the Commonwealth paid her $1.9 million for her private harm declare after it concluded there had been a “failure of an obligation of care”, the primary time we’ve learnt the determine.
We’ve additionally learnt precisely how a lot the Seven Community is coughing up a fortnight for Lehrmann’s hire in his ocean-view condominium on Sydney’s northern seashores — $4,000. That’s in keeping with courtroom paperwork, the ABC studies, which present Seven agreed to pay it for a yr — in order that’s $104,000 in whole the community pays for his interviews. It may also be famous that Seven agreed to this whereas many working in media had been conscious, however couldn’t report on, the truth that he was charged with two counts of rape in Toowoomba, although Lehrmann strenuously denies these allegations. Hey, talking of defamation — exiled Liberal MP Moira Deeming has made good on her menace to sue Victorian Liberal chief John Pesutto, Sky Information Australia says, lodging her declare in courtroom. She’ll allege Pesutto implied that she knew white supremacists and neo-Nazis had hyperlinks to a Let Girls Communicate rally she spoke at, as SBS reported.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE
An escaped feminine kangaroo in Canada has punched a cop within the face after he pulled her tail. A real feminist hero. The four-year-old Aussie woman has spent the previous fortnight having fun with a scorching woman autumn in Toronto whereas cops have been scouring town to seek out her. As a fellow expat in Canada, I wish to suppose Ms Roo has been partying with Drake, who’s often noticed in Toronto’s golf equipment, sneaking into the stands of icy Maple Leaf hockey video games, and maybe even having fun with a spot of authorized weed as a strict herbivore. She’s often a resident at a Toronto zoo however escaped whereas she was being transferred to a brand new dwelling in Quebec along with her grownup children. Really brings a brand new that means to the phrase “mums gone wild”.
A man named Paul Rellinger mentioned he was driving his child to high school on a traditional morning when he noticed a deer on the highway. Wait, he mentioned — deers don’t hop — “That’s a kangaroo!” he exclaimed to his bewildered son. He pulled over and rapidly dialled emergency providers, beginning his telephone name with the phrases “I swear I’m not loopy, however…” Native police lastly tracked her down on a farm exterior town, with officers surrounding the gal whereas being coached by kangaroo handlers on the telephone. C’mere, one slightly handsy and impatient cop figured, and grabbed her by the tail. Employees Sgt Chris Boileau mentioned she responded by slogging him sq. within the face. “It’s one thing that he and his platoon mates will likely be remembering for the remainder of their careers,” he instructed CBC.
Hoping you don’t let anybody get away with crossing your boundaries as we speak both.
SAY WHAT?
Woodside condemns illegal acts that threaten the protection of any member of the neighborhood going about their work and each day lives.
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Slightly incongruous contemplating the fossil-fuel big is taken into account Australia’s largest contributor to the quickly warming local weather that’s putting almost each individual on earth in danger, and its newest venture would — by its personal estimate — spew 4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide — the equal of 10 years of Australia’s whole carbon air pollution. However the activists, Woodside says.
CRIKEY RECAP
“Nevertheless it’s not all play. These are research excursions. Whenever you’re not roughing at Tel Aviv’s extra agreeable eating places with the bubbly lass from the Info Ministry, there’s quite a bit that your ever-attentive escorts may help you research in per week. We’ll spend a morning on the kibbutz and you then’ll wish to see the view from Temple Mount. After that, lunch and a sleep earlier than drinks with the deputy international minister …
“Bevan [Shields, SMH] assured the Australian Jewish Information, ‘Israel’s story is extra than simply about battle, there’s an unbelievable success story.’ Ben [English, The Daily Telegraph] proclaimed that ‘if there was rigidity I didn’t sense it. Jerusalem’s outlets and streets bustled with exercise.’ Who knew? David [Lipson, ABC], getting nonetheless deeper into the weeds, thought that the Palestinians had been ‘too tribal … too self-defeating to have the ability to discover a pathway ahead.’ “
“Crikey requested the editors of greater than a dozen Australian information retailers for his or her insurance policies on whether or not reporters and journalists are allowed to go on such journeys — and if such insurance policies existed, if disclosures of their work are required. Crikey additionally requested if in gentle of the battle’s re-escalation had they reconsidered their inner insurance policies.
“The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Guardian Australia, Seven Community, 9 Community, The West Australian, Information Corp govt editors, Sky Information, The Australian and information.com.au didn’t reply, in some instances regardless of a number of requests. The ABC mentioned it ‘doesn’t give approval to ABC workers to just accept provides of journey of this type’, however didn’t reply to questions on a visit to the area by then-political editor Chris Uhlmann in 2010.”
“Amazon instantly introduced final night time a sports activities channel as a part of its Australian service, beIN SPORTS (that’s not a typo), which will likely be out there for $14.99 a month, however the brand new cricket occasions will likely be out there on the prevailing Prime Video channel for present subscribers.
“To offer an concept of the associated fee to Amazon, in January, Seven and Foxtel reportedly paid $1.5 billion for the rights to one-day internationals, Large Bash League and Check cricket (9 has the rights to the Ashes collection right here and in England). In August, Disney paid US$3 billion to safe the Indian rights to ICC tournaments. Amazon first acquired sports activities rights for its Prime service in April 2017 when it signed a US$50 million deal for the non-exclusive rights to stream parts of the NFL’s Thursday night time soccer protection.”
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Qatar emir condemns ‘genocide’ in Gaza, urges ceasefire at [Gulf Cooperation Council] summit
(Al Jazeera)
Nikki Haley desires to reform social safety and Medicare. Donors are paying consideration (CNN)
US breaks document for many mass shootings in single yr after weekend murders (The Guardian)
Apple warns India’s EU-style charger guidelines will hit native manufacturing goal (Reuters)
‘Big danger’ of terrorist assaults within the European Union, dwelling affairs chief warns (euronews)
COP28: File variety of fossil-fuel delegates at local weather talks (BBC)
THE COMMENTARIAT
Peter Dutton’s rhetoric is nothing like his border safety document — Abul Rizvi (The New Day by day): “Most Australians can be stunned to study that whereas Dutton was Residence Affairs minister, Australia skilled the largest labour trafficking rip-off abusing the asylum system in our historical past. In 2017-18, about 67% of the all-time document variety of asylum purposes in that yr had been from Malaysian and Chinese language nationals with an approval price near zero. It was a rip-off that Australia will likely be coping with for years to return as most of those individuals are nonetheless in Australia, both on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or residing in the neighborhood with no visa and rights.
“Dutton allowed creation of a shadow neighborhood in Australia of individuals extraordinarily weak to exploitation, notably by the individuals who trafficked them to Australia. The price of coping with this rip-off, together with the unscrupulous individuals (learn criminals) who organised the rip-off, will likely be big. On the identical time, Dutton allowed a large discount in immigration compliance exercise. Dutton created the perfect surroundings for criminals to use Australia’s visa system. The current report by Christine Nixon lays naked Dutton’s failures on border safety. Sadly, few Australians will keep in mind Dutton’s failures on border safety. They may keep in mind Dutton’s rhetoric and fearmongering on border safety.”
COP28 actually is aware of how to attract an odd crowd — Joel Fitzgibbon (The Australian) ($): “Regardless of its confirmed function in decreasing emissions, nuclear technology is one other sector within the crosshairs of activists. However their techniques on nuclear are extra sinister. Regardless of the trade’s maturity, its security document, and the substantial contribution it makes to international electrical energy technology, the activists proceed to run scare campaigns. It’s little surprise the World Nuclear Affiliation’s COP pavilion has an Australia focus this yr. Regardless of being a significant supplier of the uranium ore different international locations producing nuclear vitality depend on, we’re one of many few rich nations that continues to reject zero-emissions nuclear technology. For the extra rational at COP28, this stays a supply of bemusement.
“They perceive nuclear technology would face hurdles in Australia. Is it price-competitive? Will it appeal to traders? Group assist? And as an trade ranging from scratch, the approvals and building timelines can be lengthy. However we don’t with any certainty know the solutions to those questions as a result of Australia has a legislative prohibition on the technology of nuclear energy, a relic of Senate legislative wheeling and dealing on one other material a few years in the past. A choice to elevate it could not produce any advantages for our vitality safety or cost-of-living pressures within the brief time period. However it could reveal to the decision-makers who sit at COP negotiating tables that we’re severe about significant motion on local weather change.”
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