As it happened: Woolworths launches bid to end $50 million union blockade; Hundreds of responses to The Age/SMH medical misogyny survey in one day
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- by Charlotte Grieve and Josefine Ganko
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‘I couldn’t be more proud’: Statue of much-loved musicians Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter unveiled in Fitzroy
The couple in life, love and music who brought the reality of the stolen generation to wider Australia are now a permanent fixture of Melbourne’s streetscape.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Investigations
The 101 ways Google serves up Australians to known scammers
Using the world’s biggest search platform to find information on scams can deliver victims straight into the arms of criminals.
- by Aisha Dow and Charlotte Grieve
US election 2024: As it happened, Trump, Harris hold duelling rallies in Milwaukee in final days of campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump on Saturday zeroed in on the battleground state of Wisconsin.
- by Charlotte Grieve
‘Free publicity’: Pro-Palestine rally organisers say political attention helped turn-out
Rally organisers say criticism from political leaders helped to drive several thousand people to pro-Palestine protests on Sunday.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Iran has fired missiles in Israel. Why? What’s next?
Australians woke to the news on Wednesday morning that Iran has launched missile strikes at Israel. Why did this happen? What does it mean? And, what’s next?
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Investigations
‘Entirely inappropriate’: Top scientist slams watchdog interference in carbon review
Professor Ian Chubb led the review of Australia’s lucrative carbon credits market and he’s far from happy with the conduct of a government agency at the middle of it.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Michael Bachelard
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Carbon pricing
‘Perverse’: Woodside, Shell spend millions getting into offset game
Fossil fuel producers are buying large stakes in carbon companies and land to run their own carbon offset projects. Experts and insiders want that banned.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Simone Fox Koob
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Investigations
‘Extreme risk’: Carbon watchdog mismanaged conflicts, ‘intimidated’ scientists
Hundreds of pages of previously confidential material reveal the regulator responsible for managing billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, as well as millions of carbon offsets, has serious governance issues.
- by Charlotte Grieve and Simone Fox Koob
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Carbon ‘sharks’: How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices
First come the new utes, then come the questions. The carbon industry presents a generation-defining opportunity for Indigenous Australians, but there are concerns the rewards are not being fairly shared.
- by Charlotte Grieve, Simone Fox Koob and The Visual Stories Team
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Workplace disputes
‘Thrilled’: Workers claim win after sackings from Black Star Pastry for wearing keffiyehs
The high-end bakery that sacked two baristas for wearing keffiyehs to work has settled the discrimination case under confidential terms. The workers are claiming victory.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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