The Supplement – news curated by WECAN
Gas giants misled governments and it is costing Australian jobs, ACCC boss says
The head of Australia's consumer watchdog has slammed the gas industry, accusing it of misleading governments into approving massive gas ...
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Has Eric Abetz just accidentally handed Labor its smoking gun on sports rorts?
When Tasmanian Liberal senator Eric Abetz took over the mic at this week's Senate inquiry into allegations of sports rorts, ...
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Rio Tinto announces $1bn spend to reach net zero emissions by 2050
Mining giant Rio Tinto says it wants its globe-spanning operations to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and ...
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Scott Morrison and Bridget McKenzie’s offices exchanged 136 emails about sports grants program
Scott Morrison has been drawn further into the sports grants controversy after it was revealed his office exchanged 136 emails with ...
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Sports grants scheme gave money to club in Scott Morrison’s electorate that had already built facility
Although guidelines for the sports grants program stated projects that had commenced works were ineligible, the Sans Souci Football Club ...
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External News Stories
The news items below are from sources recommended by WECAN but they have not been curated.
Climate
- Proposed development on protected wetlands raises community fearsby Steve Bishop (Independent Australia) on March 8, 2021 at 1:00 am
- Australiaâs economy: From the pinnacle to the poorhouse in seven yearsby Alan Austin (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- One of world's rarest toads bred in captivity for first time in Manchesterby Phoebe Weston (Environment | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 6:30 pm
- The Guardian view on moth-watching pleasure: the pest and the beauty | Editorialby Editorial (Environment | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 6:25 pm
- Revealed: why hundreds of thousands of tonnes of recycling are going up in smokeby Lucy Siegle (Environment | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 7:15 am
- The threat of inflation is not so imminent as No 11 would have us believeby Guardian Staff (Environment | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 7:00 am
- Angus Taylor's Future Fuels Strategy underachieves on climate aimsby Imogen Bunting (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 6:00 am
- Weak environmental protection laws leave koalas strandedby Sue Arnold (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 2:00 am
- Australia still among lowest in COVID-19 deaths as global trend improvesby Alan Austin (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- Sport set to reckon with impacts of climate change, and encouraged to act nowby Tracey Holmes (Climate Change) on March 6, 2021 at 7:40 pm
- Getting to net zero isn't all pain and expense - there are huge opportunities for Australia |...by Warren Entsch (Environment | The Guardian) on March 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- Cows might fly: Ireland to jet calves to Europe to cut travel timeby Ella McSweeney (Environment | The Guardian) on March 6, 2021 at 7:00 am
- The night Porter and allegation of rapeby Tess Lawrence (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 5:30 am
- Scott Morrison extends sympathy to Christian Porter amidst speculationby Ross Jones (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 1:00 am
- Wren's Week: Christian Porter's past has led to his condemnationby John Wren (Independent Australia) on March 5, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- The disaster movie playing in Australia's wild places â and solutions that could help hit pauseby Adam Morton and Graham Readfearn (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- The week in wildlife â in picturesby (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 4:43 pm
- Great apes given Covid vaccines after outbreak at San Diego zooby Patrick Greenfield (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 12:07 pm
- Ancient tree shows result of magnetic pole switchby Tim Radford (Climate News Network) on March 5, 2021 at 9:18 am
- Eight teenagers and a literal nun are taking on environment minister Sussan Ley | First Dog on the...by First Dog on the Moon (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 6:32 am
- Wisdom the albatross, the world's oldest known wild bird, has another chick at age 70by Natasha May (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 6:27 am
- EU accused of âneocolonialâ plundering of tuna in Indian Oceanby Karen McVeigh (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 6:00 am
- Boris Johnson failing on UK plan to reach net zero, say MPsby Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent (Environment | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 6:00 am
- Porter allegations have again revealed Scott Morrison's misguided empathyby Paul Begley (Independent Australia) on March 5, 2021 at 5:30 am
- JULIAN BURNSIDE: Dutton is still spending billions to keep people in miseryby Julian Burnside (Independent Australia) on March 5, 2021 at 1:00 am
- CARTOONS: Mark David is in the knowby Mark David (Independent Australia) on March 4, 2021 at 11:00 pm
- Why the political Right wants to see Trump back in the White Houseby John Quiggin (Independent Australia) on March 4, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- Butterfly numbers plummeting in US west as climate crisis takes tollby Oliver Milman (Environment | The Guardian) on March 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- The Guardian view on climate and the budget: Sunak fails the green test | Editorialby Editorial (Environment | The Guardian) on March 4, 2021 at 6:37 pm
- People wasting almost 1bn tonnes of food a year, UN report revealsby Damian Carrington Environment editor (Environment | The Guardian) on March 4, 2021 at 2:30 pm
Politics
- Australia news live: Queensland to hand out $200 travel vouchers; NSW records 50 days without Covid...by Calla Wahlquist (now) and Matilda Boseley (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 8, 2021 at 3:42 am
- It is high time Bathurst council respected traditional owners' wishes and found another site for a...by Paul Daley (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 8, 2021 at 2:23 am
- NSW celebrates COVID-free half century, Vic goes 10 days without any new casesby The New Daily (National â The New Daily) on March 8, 2021 at 1:49 am
- Labor launches push to shut gender pay gapby Matt Coughlan and Hannah Ryan (National â The New Daily) on March 8, 2021 at 1:20 am
- Proposed development on protected wetlands raises community fearsby Steve Bishop (Independent Australia) on March 8, 2021 at 1:00 am
- Defence continues despite minister Linda Reynoldsâ extended sick leaveby Paul Osborne (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 11:55 pm
- Sexual assault counsellor says Christian Porterâs accuser told her of alleged rape eight years agoby Louise Milligan, Lucy Carter and Lauren Day (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 9:33 pm
- Australiaâs economy: From the pinnacle to the poorhouse in seven yearsby Alan Austin (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- Australia suspends military cooperation with Myanmar following last month's coupby Australian Associated Press (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm
- International Womenâs Day: A celebration of Aussies working their magic amid COVID-19by Samantha Dick (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- Rage and despair: how the culture of parliament follows women after they leaveby Amy Remeikis (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 4:30 pm
- Labor pledges to force companies to detail gender pay gapby Katharine Murphy Political editor (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 4:30 pm
- Real-world data shows COVID-19 vaccines are working well overseasby Samantha Dick (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 11:00 am
- âIncredibly onerousâ: Refugees lured by hope of a visa thatâs near-impossible to secureby Jacob Atkins (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 11:00 am
- Australian women more likely to lose jobs and do more unpaid work during Covid recessionby Katharine Murphy Political editor (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 10:00 am
- Angus Taylor's Future Fuels Strategy underachieves on climate aimsby Imogen Bunting (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 6:00 am
- Doctorâs note lets Defence Minister Linda Reynolds skip Parliament â and Senate grilling â...by Matthew Doran (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 4:09 am
- Sex discrimination commissioner says Australia at 'turning point' on sexual harassment and assaultby Katharine Murphy Political editor (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 3:34 am
- Julia Gillard urges Australians to set any reservations aside and get jabbedby Colin Brinsden (National â The New Daily) on March 7, 2021 at 3:12 am
- Weak environmental protection laws leave koalas strandedby Sue Arnold (Independent Australia) on March 7, 2021 at 2:00 am
- Linda Reynolds extends sick leave amid ongoing controversy over Brittany Higginsby (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 7, 2021 at 1:44 am
- Pressure mounts to bring ISIS brides and their kids home from Syriaby Andi Yu (National â The New Daily) on March 6, 2021 at 11:12 pm
- Australia still among lowest in COVID-19 deaths as global trend improvesby Alan Austin (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- Getting to net zero isn't all pain and expense - there are huge opportunities for Australia |...by Warren Entsch (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- Christian Porter allegations: independent inquiry no threat to rule of law, legal experts sayby Naaman Zhou (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
- The night Porter and allegation of rapeby Tess Lawrence (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 5:30 am
- Scott Morrison extends sympathy to Christian Porter amidst speculationby Ross Jones (Independent Australia) on March 6, 2021 at 1:00 am
- Wren's Week: Christian Porter's past has led to his condemnationby John Wren (Independent Australia) on March 5, 2021 at 9:00 pm
- Australiaâs largest law firm in uproar after taking Christian Porter as clientby Michael McGowan (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 8:58 pm
- Two cabinet ministers attended event at which woman alleged Christian Porter raped herby Paul Karp, Christopher Knaus, Katharine Murphy and Naaman Zhou (Australian politics | The Guardian) on March 5, 2021 at 8:58 pm