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No respite for carers of the aged

Despite the Government's talk of "caring for the carers", private aged care operators are rewarded and family carers ignored. 
Scott Hyamsaged caredementia
Turnbull’s postal opinion poll: A vicious, bullying farce

The same-sex marriage poll is insidious and privileged bullying of the most damaging kind. 
Jennifer WilsonMalcolm TurnbullTurnbull Government
'Competitive neutrality' inquiry pushes ABC into turbulent times

The Government's media package threatens to break the ABC — and it may never be able to be put together again, says former Age editor Ranald Macdonald. 
Ranald MacdonaldABCcompetitive neutrality inquiry
CARTOON: 'No' vote logic

Or is that the no-logic vote? 
Mark DavidCoalitionTurnbull Government
INVESTIGATION: The mystery of the mayors and the phoenix with four names

Why did Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate sell property out from under former Albury Mayor Amanda Duncan-Strelec to a bankrupt friend registered under four different [...] 
ASICTom TateFrancis Kovacevic
EXCLUSIVE: Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate and the man with four names

In the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after Four Corners last night, things get worse for Tom Tate as IA releases the first part in a comprehensive new [...] 
ASICTom TateFrancis Kovacevic
Corruption under Malcolm Turnbull: Going for the all-time world record

The Turnbull Government keeps finding fresh ways to rort Australia’s institutions to privilege its MPs and rich backers. 
Alan AustincorruptionTurnbull Government
Coalition-Xenophon deal scraps media diversity along with ownership control

Public interest journalism is the loser in a deal which will allow media moguls to wield even greater political power. 
Paul BuddeNick XenophonTurnbull Government
Same-sex marriage will end Christmas, freedom and life as we know it

Conservatives are rallying against same-sex marriage in a desperate attempt to defend a backward system of inequality. 
John Passant#samesexmarriage#marriageequality
'Posse Comitatus': Giving ADF domestic security role a massive mistake

The ADF is not equipped or trained to adopt a domestic anti-terrorism role and giving it a call-out function further blurs the nation's civilian-military [...] 
Allan OrrADFSAS

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