| | 23/10/2024 How Woolworths tracks and times its workers, Crisafulli faces abortion policy questions, Outback meets Succession |
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| | | Morning everyone. “We’re going down the same path as Amazon. We’re not robots, we’re humans,” says one Woolworths warehouse worker about new working arrangements seen by staff as a “bullying” tactic. More on that below. Elsewhere, the Queensland LNP’s plans on a potential law change on abortion came up again at last night’s last leaders debate, after Guardian Australia revealed David Crisafulli’s position on a conscience vote. Plus: how to dispose of used solar panels, creatives team up to condemn AI and Australia’s outback answer to Succession. |
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| Australia | | Mixed message| Queensland LNP leader David Crisafulli (above right) told a leaders’ debate last night that the abortion laws would not change if he wins power despite footage emerging of an interview he gave in 2023 in which he said he would allow MPs a conscience vote on changes to legislation. | ‘Bullying’ tactic | Woolworths warehouse staff are pushing back at a new working framework introduced by the supermarket giant in the name of efficiency but which workers describe as “bullying” and unsafe. | Meta accusation | Meta has accused a federal parliamentary committee of ignoring “the realities of how our platforms work” and the value Facebook and Instagram bring to news outlets, as a fight reignites over the news media bargaining code and funding of media publishers. | Royal rumpus | Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with a series of claims when she shouted at him at Parliament House on Monday. But do her claims stack up? You can also check out our video report from the royal couple’s visit to Sydney yesterday. | ‘WTF was that?’ | Some students in New South Wales were left stumped by this week’s HSC maths papers. How would you fare with these sample questions? |
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| Full Story | | The ‘doomsday cult’ recruiting Australian university students The Shincheonji church is accused of bizarre recruitment strategies at some Australian universities. Melissa Davey speaks to Reged Ahmad about the experiences of members inside this alleged “doomsday cult”. | |
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| In-depth | | How to dispose of used solar panels has become a major headache for Australia’s renewable industry. For a range of reasons, panels that could operate for 20 to 30 years are being pulled off rooftops and solar farms after 10 or 12 years, causing a “staggering” number to end up in landfill. But there is some hope as Petra Stock visits a company in Brisbane that is finding ways to make money from unwanted panels. |
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| Not the news | | Think “Succession in the outback” or “Yellowstone, in Australia” and you’re coming close to what to expect from the power jostling and fraught family dynamics of Netflix’s new drama set on a Northern Territory cattle station, writes Luke Buckmaster. The Lawson family are a headstrong bunch, as you might expect, and a bit dangerous, with the dramatic intrigue coming partly from not knowing what they’re capable of. Robert Taylor and Anna Torv lead a strong cast. |
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| Media roundup | The daughter of dead camper Russell Hill plans to sue Greg Lynn, the former pilot found guilty of murdering her father’s partner Carol Clay, according to an Age exclusive. Former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello has slammed the Victorian government’s “moronic” Covid-era curbs, the Herald Sun reports. Crews are working around the clock to finish the long-awaited Bussell Highway project before Easter and ease holiday traffic congestion, WAtoday claims. |
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| What’s happening today | Society | There’s a public hearing for the Senate inquiry into wage justice for early childhood education and care workers. | Canberra | Independent MP Allegra Spender will address the National Press Club. | Business | Thefirst case management hearing for the ACCC’s case against Coles and Woolworths will be held. |
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