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
- Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – studyby Damian Carrington Environment editor (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 11:00 am
- Advertisements harm the planet, researchers sayby Alex Kirby (Climate News Network) on November 27, 2020 at 8:57 am
- Lost species day: celebrities to champion threatened wildlifeby Phoebe Weston (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 8:30 am
- The British Ecological Society photography competition – in picturesby (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 7:00 am
- Report casts doubt on UK pledge to prevent low-quality food importsby Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 7:00 am
- UK’s nuclear sites costing taxpayers ‘astronomical sums’, say MPsby Damian Carrington Environment editor (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 7:00 am
- Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis, report urgesby Sandra Laville (Environment | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 6:00 am
- The Federal Government is out of touch with Australian valuesby Bilal Cleland (Independent Australia) on November 27, 2020 at 5:30 am
- Demolition the foundation of Palestinian civil societyby Ibrahim Natil (Independent Australia) on November 27, 2020 at 1:00 am
- One small step for Morrison, but a giant leap for the Coalitionby Michelle Grattan (Climate Change) on November 27, 2020 at 12:23 am
- CARTOONS: Mark David is up, up and awayby Mark David (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 11:00 pm
- What to do about Trump's crimesby George Grundy (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 9:00 pm
- Climate crisis making autumn leaves fall earlier, study findsby Damian Carrington Environment editor (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm
- EU to ban use of lead shot by wetland bird huntersby Patrick Barkham (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 6:13 pm
- More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data showsby Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 2:18 pm
- Going for green: how to shop more ethically on Black Friday – in picturesby Melanie Wilkinson and Morwenna Ferrier (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 12:53 pm
- Roof of the world is home to microplastic fibresby Tim Radford (Climate News Network) on November 26, 2020 at 9:20 am
- Cooling La Niña may not save Great Barrier Reef from mass coral bleaching, experts warnby Graham Readfearn (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 7:36 am
- If bugs escape I'm a Celebrity 'they could cause severe problems', says Chris Packhamby Phoebe Weston (Environment | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 7:00 am
- Paying for what we used to own: The strange case of CSLby John Quiggin (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 5:30 am
- Queenslanders to swelter in extreme heatwave with temperatures to hit more than 40Cby Emilie Gramenz (Climate Change) on November 26, 2020 at 5:06 am
- Sussan Ley's latest koala plan is a national disasterby Sue Arnold (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 1:00 am
- Taxing electric vehicles puts Australia's 2050 net-zero targets in jeopardy, study findsby Nick Kilvert (Climate Change) on November 26, 2020 at 12:30 am
- It claimed three lives and hundreds of homes, but there was another price Currowan's survivors paidby Jessica Clifford And Lindsay McDougall (Climate Change) on November 25, 2020 at 11:06 pm
- Rudd's News Corp petition pushes Murdoch's minions into meltdownby David Donovan and Michelle Pini (Independent Australia) on November 25, 2020 at 9:00 pm
- Victoria's electric vehicle tax could reduce clean car sales by 25%, researcher saysby Adam Morton Environment editor (Environment | The Guardian) on November 25, 2020 at 4:30 pm
- Western Europe cools on plans for nuclear powerby Paul Brown (Climate News Network) on November 25, 2020 at 8:50 am
- Afghan War shows the need for a people’s inquiry into the U.S. allianceby Sam Brennan (Independent Australia) on November 25, 2020 at 5:30 am
- A PowerPoint in coal country: Deputy PM gets a lecture on energyby Jake Lapham (Climate Change) on November 25, 2020 at 4:31 am
- The Morrison government has abrogated responsibility for acting on the climate crisis to the states...by John Hewson (Environment | The Guardian) on November 25, 2020 at 3:54 am
Politics
- Key crossbench senators say they won't support bid to change Australia's environment lawsby Graham Readfearn (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 9:44 am
- Labor revokes 1,700 Victorian memberships in response to branch-stacking scandalby Paul Karp (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 7:55 am
- Victoria achieves Covid 'elimination' and South Australia records no new cases – as it happenedby Mostafa Rachwani and Elias Visontay (earlier) (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 6:21 am
- The Federal Government is out of touch with Australian valuesby Bilal Cleland (Independent Australia) on November 27, 2020 at 5:30 am
- These candidesque photos show that the PM is a daggy dad just like everyone else | First Dog on the...by First Dog on the Moon (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 5:00 am
- Australians stranded in San Francisco to come home, as Labor accuses government of failing returneesby Paul Karp and Elias Visontay (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 27, 2020 at 3:32 am
- Defence confirms 13 soldiers face sacking after damning Afghanistan probeby ABC (National – The New Daily) on November 27, 2020 at 3:12 am
- China slaps tariffs on Australian wine in latest trade blowby The New Daily (National – The New Daily) on November 27, 2020 at 2:51 am
- Demolition the foundation of Palestinian civil societyby Ibrahim Natil (Independent Australia) on November 27, 2020 at 1:00 am
- Many more than 39 alleged unlawful SAS killings in Afghanistan, victims’ families sayby Housnia Shams (National – The New Daily) on November 27, 2020 at 12:12 am
- CARTOONS: Mark David is up, up and awayby Mark David (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 11:00 pm
- The ABC and diversity criticism – it's not all black and white | Weekly Beastby Amanda Meade (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 9:33 pm
- What to do about Trump's crimesby George Grundy (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 9:00 pm
- Veterans oppose ‘punishment’ of thousands of elite SAS soldiers for Afghanistan serviceby The New Daily (National – The New Daily) on November 26, 2020 at 7:05 pm
- The secret strategies used to get Iran detainee Kylie Moore-Gilbert homeby Samantha Dick (National – The New Daily) on November 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm
- Madonna King: Women living in fear need more than lip service from PMby Madonna King (National – The New Daily) on November 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm
- Justice for Centrelink robodebt victims?
- Australia refuses to confirm prisoner swap to get Kylie Moore-Gilbert out of Iranby Saba Vasefi, Ben Doherty and Daniel Hurst (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 8:24 am
- Paying for what we used to own: The strange case of CSLby John Quiggin (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 5:30 am
- 'Betrayed and abandoned': Dfat reveals 36,875 Australians still stranded overseasby Paul Karp (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 5:06 am
- Why is the Coalition trying to abolish a valuable safeguard for consumers? | Kevin Davisby Kevin Davis (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 26, 2020 at 3:15 am
- Sussan Ley's latest koala plan is a national disasterby Sue Arnold (Independent Australia) on November 26, 2020 at 1:00 am
- $700m in Australian coal held up at China portsby Daniel McCulloch (National – The New Daily) on November 25, 2020 at 11:17 pm
- Rudd's News Corp petition pushes Murdoch's minions into meltdownby David Donovan and Michelle Pini (Independent Australia) on November 25, 2020 at 9:00 pm
- Woman charged over firefighter’s death in NSWby AAP (National – The New Daily) on November 25, 2020 at 8:23 pm
- Hotel quarantine upgrades the ticket to getting Australians homeby Samantha Dick (National – The New Daily) on November 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm
- With five food delivery riders killed in two months, Australia’s gig economy faces a reckoningby Isabelle Lane (National – The New Daily) on November 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm
- A legal limbo without end: the people who came by boat but never found home in Australiaby Lauren Martin (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 25, 2020 at 4:30 pm
- NSW government urges federal Coalition to double paid domestic violence leaveby Paul Karp (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 25, 2020 at 4:30 pm
- Mathias Cormann talks up 'green recovery' in OECD pitch, despite record in officeby Katharine Murphy Political editor (Australian politics | The Guardian) on November 25, 2020 at 10:08 am