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Another sitting week has kicked off with the Coalition in turmoil over climate policy. Sussan Ley has been urged to call a special Liberal party room meeting as forces aligned with leadership rival Angus Taylor argue the Liberals should follow the Nationals’ lead and dump their commitment to net zero emissions.
On the government side of the chamber, the environment minister, Murray Watt, says he still has no “preferred partner” out of the Coalition or the Greens to help pass his nature laws revamp. It comes as Anthony Albanese’s decision not to fly to Brazil for next week’s Cop climate summit – as Australia vies to host the next edition – is being questioned by diplomatic and business leaders.
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What does it take for Australia’s top bosses to lose their bonuses?
If CEOs and other executives get paid bigger bonuses when their companies overperform, what happens to these bonuses when their companies miss the mark? Apparently not a whole lot.
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“George is so Winnie the Pooh coded.” – a TikTok commenter
Prof George Williams is the first Australian vice-chancellor on TikTok. He’s also the first Australian vice-chancellor willing to embarrass himself on TikTok.
His motivation, Caitlin Cassidy reports, was not a future career as an influencer, but to engage with his students on their terms, in their arena.
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Tony Blair, Jacinda Ardern, Julia Gillard – revelations from the chiefs of staff to the powerful
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair gave hand-me-down shirts to his chief of staff Jonathan Powell, Jacinda Ardern’s chief of staff reveals the former New Zealand PM loves crime TV, and Arthur Sinodinos still can’t call John Howard by his first name.
Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks, who’s written a new book about the influential and unelected powerbrokers with a front-row seat to history, speaks with Reged Ahmad about the stories she’s uncovered.
Before bed read
“I’d be the first to admit that there are serious issues facing young men my age – I’ve experienced some of them first-hand,” writes British year 11 student Josh Sargent. He was drawn into harmful online “manosphere” communities between the ages of 12 and 14, and has ideas on how to reach boys going through the same thing.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: ALE. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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