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Tricia Rivera is a reporter at the Melbourne bureau of The Australian. She joined the paper after completing News Corp Australia’s national cadet program with stints in the national broadsheet’s Sydney and Brisbane newsrooms.

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‘Coming for you’Nation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 09: Grace Tame addresses the media at the National Press Club on February 09, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. 2021 Australian of the year, Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins, advocates for survivors of sexual assault attended the National Press Club together. Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised directly to Brittany Higgins as parliament resumed this week. A formal acknowledgement of past bullying, harassment and sexual assault to recognise all those who have faced harm within Commonwealth workplaces was also delivered. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Police probe Tame abuser over ‘harassment’

Police are assessing Grace Tame’s allegations of ‘threats’ by her former abuser, but defend existing laws as ‘strong’ in the face of her criticism.

Matthew Denholm

Nation

The scene where a light plane has crashed in bush land in Lowood, Queensland. Source: ABC

Three killed in light plane crash

Three people were killed when a light plane crashed into bushland west of Brisbane on Monday afternoon.

Tricia Rivera

Politics

Teal MP defends fossil fuel holdings

Documents filed to parliament reveal that climate-concerned teal independent MP Kylea Tink holds shares in oil and gas producers, refiners and toll road operators.

Tricia Rivera

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LIVE: Politics NowNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 29, 2022: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marked his 100th day in office at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

PM outlines ‘pro-business, pro-worker’ plan

Anthony Albanese says he is hopeful ‘near consensus’ emerges from the jobs and skills summit as he plans for ‘a growth agenda’, in speech marking 100 days in power.

Sarah Ison, Mashuka Tabassum and Tricia Rivera

Health threatNation

(FILES) In this file handout photo taken on June 22, 2022 made available by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows a collage of monkeypox rash lesions at an undisclosed date and location. - As the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, Danish company Bavarian Nordic has seen its order book fill up as the usually rare disease spreads around the world. (Photo by Handout / UK Health Security Agency / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Locally spread monkeypox on rise

While monkeypox is showing signs of waning in America after being declared a national public health emergency, local transmission is just beginning to plague Australia.

Tricia Rivera

Nation

26/08/2022: L-R Year 5 students Felix Vazey , Mia Corness and Tiilly OÃ¢â¬â¢Brien, reading during class at the Brisbane Independent Primary School, in Pinjarra Hills. pics Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Teachers turn to SOLAR to boost literacy skills

Frustrated teachers and schools are putting time and money into upskilling staff on how to properly teach reading to students after realising universities have left them ill-prepared.

Tricia Rivera

exclusivePolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos AUGUST 27, 2021Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Call to give uni students refunds

Partial refunds for bad learning experiences would be offered under a radical proposal from former minister Alan Tudge.

Sarah Ison and Tricia Rivera

advocatesHigher Education

Disabled ‘not happy’ on campus

Student union disability advocates are calling for reform of discrimination legislation over concerns classes and buildings are not flexible enough to cater to students with varying needs.

Tricia Rivera

exclusiveHigher Education

12/08/2022: Unhappy university students from QUT , L-R Hannah Bianchi 29, James Pullen 24, and Oscar Davison 24 at their Kelvin Grove campus, in Brisbane. Like many others, these Queensland University of Technology students unhappy with the quality of their expensive education due to online learning and recycled lecture content. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Recycled study par for the course on post-Covid campus

Some of Australia’s top universities are offering online-only tuition, recycled subject material and ‘shadow courses’ despite charging hefty fees.

Tricia Rivera

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Live: Politics NowPolitics

I avoided Morrison showdown: Joyce

Barnaby Joyce says he found out ‘obliquely and over a period of time’ Scott Morrison took the resources portfolio but did not agitate amid concerns the Nationals would lose the role.

Jess Malcolm, Elena Couper and Angelica Snowden

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