Peter Costello resigns as chairman of Nine Entertainment ‘effective immediately’ (www.theguardian.com)
[Satire] Barnaby Joyce says real reason he ended up lying on Canberra street was because he crossed paths with Peter Costello (theshovel.com.au)
"I asked him a question and next [thing] I know I'm lying flat out on the ground with my legs in the air"
National Anti-Corruption Commission rules that some corruption is cool actually; The Chaser (chaser.com.au)
Tiger shark vomits up echidna, startling Australian scientists (www.sbs.com.au)
Researchers from James Cook University were tagging marine life on the northeast coast when the 3m tiger shark they caught vomited up a dead echidna....
Users of buy now, pay later services to undergo credit checks under proposed new law (www.abc.net.au)
Arrest warrant issued for Tasmanian Aboriginal elder but 81yo says he doesn't recognise 'colonial' courts (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Aboriginal elder Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta was arrested in March for protesting against native logging in Tasmania. He says he won't recognise the "colonial" courts....
Why this GP wants employers to stop asking for medical certificates (www.abc.net.au)
[Dr] Max Mollenkopf estimates he sees two or three patients each day at his GP practice in Mulubinba/Newcastle who don't need treatment but require a medical certificate for work....
[Satire] Corporate sector exhausted from caring so much as Reconciliation Week clashes with Pride Month (www.betootaadvocate.com)
Why do so few people cycle for transport in Australia? 6 ideas on how to reap all the benefits of bikes (theconversation.com)
Journalist Antoinette Lattouf was sacked by ABC, Fair Work Commission finds (www.abc.net.au)
The ABC are taking some poorly thought and knee-jerk decisions lately. They instead should take a State-like approach to their decision making....
Claude the koala busted again for evading security to eat shoots and leaves (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Claude the hungry koala scales fences in broad daylight to sample sweet young seedlings at a nursery....
An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Two academics explain why the country needs one. (theconversation.com)
Written by Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University, and Melissa Castan, Associate Professor, Law Faculty, Monash University....
Cate Blanchett, like most Australians, thinks she’s middle class. An expert on class explains why that matters (theconversation.com)
Bruce Lehrmann lodges notice of appeal after his defamation case failed in the Federal Court (www.abc.net.au)
You can AfterPay your dinner now. WTAF (aussie.zone)
I can’t decide whether this is a horribly depressing sign of the times that people need to pay off 1 nights dinner over 4 weeks, or if this is some stupid executive person thinking this is what people want when they say they can’t afford to get food delivery...
Southern Hemisphere's first cryogenically frozen client at rest in regional New South Wales facility (www.abc.net.au)
In short: A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future....
Australians among 560 million users around the world caught in Ticketmaster hack (www.abc.net.au)
Councils that meet and beat new housing targets to get extra funding from NSW government (www.theguardian.com)
We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up (theconversation.com)
‘Denying history is simply lying’: how the University of Melbourne honoured racists, thieves and body snatchers (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese military releases bold video simulation of Taiwan invasion, says Australia would be “pushed over the edge of an abyss” if it tied itself to Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (www.news.com.au)
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