Greens are still the only ones talking about the real reasons of housing unaffordability.

#auspol #guardianau

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/28/bulimba-barracks-brisbane-river-site-development?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The Guardian Australia has this 'exclusive':

'Appallingly unethical’: why Australian universities are at breaking point https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/10/appallingly-unethical-why-australian-universities-are-at-breaking-point

It highlights many areas of concern in academia - loss of staff, casualistion of staff and associated poor practices, outsourcing of online material, etc. It paints a picture that this is universal Australian university experience, and in my opinion that is not correct. The article focuses on stories from just a few universities and clearly the concerns there are real.

It is near the end of term here at UNSW Sydney, and my experience of teaching two courses this term has been overwhelming positive. Face to face teaching has been great, the students are enjoying being on class, they are working hard and socializing hard. It is great to see them enjoying being at university and try they are a pleasure to teach. Okay, I do have wall to wall grading the next few weeks....

#academia #education #unsw #guardianau #HigherEd #universitylife #teaching

We're doomed.

#OceanWarming #climatechange #guardianau #grahamreadfearn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/08/headed-off-the-charts-worlds-ocean-surface-temperature-hits-record-high?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

First Dog on the Moon. Excellent as always. ‘Everyone is anxious, exhausted, in a flap. How can we help ourselves to get by?’
#cartoon #GuardianAU
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/03/everyone-is-anxious-exhausted-in-a-flap-how-can-we-help-ourselves-to-get-by?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Now is precisely the wrong time to be pursuing fossil fuel expansion. The science is clear: new coal and gas is incompatible with a safe future and in fact, Australia should be aiming for net zero by 2035. Via #GuardianAu #Auspol https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/making-climate-crisis-worse-greens-blast-labor-after-queensland-coal-seam-gas-expansion-approved

Patriarchal churches that teach women should “submit” to men are creating a culture where abuse can thrive, experts say.
Via #GuardianAu #Auspol #hillsong
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/27/hillsong-college-allegedly-taught-some-students-women-should-to-submit-sexually-to-husbands

Angus Taylor says Coalition will fight any changes but Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says we should not ‘shy away from having a conversation’ Via #GuardianAu #Auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/27/liberal-mps-break-ranks-to-back-jim-chalmers-discussion-on-superannuation-reform

A decision by the New South Wales government to fast-track rezoning for 12,900 houses on Sydney’s fringe has raised questions about the potential influence of developers and their lobbyists over the timing of new land releases.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/sydneys-growing-pains-land-rezoning-a-potential-billion-dollar-deal-for-developers-after-local-council-sidelined Via #GuardianAu #Auspol #NSWvotes

David Pocock says super tax concessions should be up for discussion amid cost-of-living crisis ⁦#AmyRemeikis
⁩ #auspol Via #GuardianAu
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/david-pocock-says-super-tax-concessions-should-be-up-for-discussion-amid-cost-of-living-crisis

Some of Australia’s largest heavy industrial companies have backed a report that says they could cut direct greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains by more than 90% by 2050, and not have to rely heavily on carbon offsets.
Via #GuardianAu #Auspol https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/20/australias-big-emitters-could-cut-co2-by-90-by-2050-through-supply-chains-report-finds

Saturday's Guardian: PM faces Tory rebellion on Northern Ireland protocol #TomorrowsPapersToday #TheGuardian #guardianau

Egyptian challenging Australia’s indefinite detention warned he faces forced removal within month https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/14/egyptian-challenging-australias-indefinite-detention-warned-he-faces-forced-removal-within-month #Paul_Karp #GuardianAu
#auspol

The government agency investigating alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan expects to hand its first brief of evidence to commonwealth prosecutors by the middle of this year.
Via #GuardianAu #Auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/14/investigators-of-alleged-war-crimes-by-australians-in-afghanistan-set-to-hand-over-first-brief-of-evidence

It’s been dubbed New Zealand’s biggest weather event in a century. Cyclone Gabrielle has ravaged the North Island, causing widespread flooding, major destruction and leaving more than 200,000 people without power.
Via #GuardianAu #Auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/14/afternoon-update-nz-minister-condemns-climate-inaction-amid-cyclone-destruction-interest-rates-tipped-to-hit-41-and-ai-love-letters

Analysis says land-based carbon offsets lead to more fossil fuel mining and fail to deliver genuine emissions reductions. Via: #GuardianAu #Auspol #CarbonOffsets
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/11/labors-unlimited-use-of-carbon-offsets-could-lead-to-rise-in-emissions-report-says

News Corp Australia will cut one in 20 staff at its local operations after Rupert Murdoch’s global company posted a 47% decline in earnings in its news media division and lower quarterly revenue overall.
Via #GuardianAU #Auspol #Murdoch https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/10/news-corp-australia-job-cuts-one-in-20-staff

Australian coal cargoes are scheduled to start arriving at Chinese ports on Wednesday, unwinding an unofficial ban imposed amid fraying bilateral relations two-and-a-half years ago.
Via #GuardianAU #Auspol https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/08/australia-coal-import-shipment-china-port

BP has scaled back its climate ambitions as it announced that annual profits more than doubled to $28bn (£23bn) in 2022 after a sharp increase in gas prices linked to the Ukraine war boosted its earnings.
Via #GuardianAU #Auspol #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/07/bp-profits-windfall-tax-gas-prices-ukraine-war

Victoria has recorded its highest number of annual suicides since the coroner’s court started collecting suicide data in 2000, with mental health workers saying the trend is occurring nationally.
Via #GuardianAU #auspol #victoria
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/06/victoria-records-highest-number-of-annual-suicides-since-2000-amid-fears-of-national-trend

The Greens party room is expected to agree to support the Indigenous voice to parliament in a special meeting on Monday night, just hours after Senator Lidia Thorpe quit the party over her concerns regarding the consultation body. Via #GuardianAU #Auspol #LidiaThorpe
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/06/australian-greens-expected-to-support-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-after-lidia-thorpe-quits-party