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‘It’s the BoM. It always was the BoM, and it always will be the BoM’

The Bureau of Meteorology isn’t weathering the storm over its rebranding too well, in the opinion of Crikey readers. Qantas isn’t impressing either.

Crikey

Report into COVID-19 response asserts 'mistakes were made'

A new review has found disadvantaged and vulnerable people were impacted heavily by Australia's response to COVID-19.

ABC News

Australia's COVID response was 'overreach' and worsened existing inequalities, according to independent review

Australia’s response to COVID-19 exacerbated existing inequalities within the society, according to an independent review, which urges that “overreach” be avoided in dealing with future such crises.

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Qantas soars back into profit but keeps its millions in JobKeeper. That seem right?

The airline admits that government support has been important for its recovery, but its appreciation doesn’t extend to paying taxpayers back.

Crikey

South Australian Catholic schools defend receiving tens of millions in JobKeeper funding

Figures show Catholic schools in South Australia received more than 60 per cent of all JobKeeper paid to schools in the state.

ABC News

Childcare worker strike could be Australia's largest amid 'skyrocketing' education demands

Childcare workers across Australia are planning to walk off the job today, saying increasing demands and wages barely above the minimum have them at breaking point.

ABC News

Locum doctor fee rises lead charity to withdraw financial support in five NSW towns

It now costs almost $4,000 a day for a locum doctor in parts of NSW. Five towns will now have to foot this bill alone after Rural and Remote Medical Services announced it is withdrawing financial support.

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Afterpay's founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid CEOs

Afterpay's co-CEOs and founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid executives, collecting a combined $264.2 million – together they earn more than 2,800 times the full-time average wage.

ABC News

Hundreds of millions of dollars in JobKeeper went to a group of private schools that grew their surpluses to almost $1 billion

Most private schools that took JobKeeper increased their income during the first year of the pandemic, including some of Australia's most exclusive schools.

ABC News

Coalition loves showering public companies with taxpayers’ money. How does that sit with budget repair?

From lavish federal grant-giving to misspent millions in JobKeeper, the government seems more spendthrift than scrupulous.

Crikey

Australia's insolvency drought might end with an unwanted flood

As the pandemic roared in during early 2020, rapid and astonishing shifts were made to prop up an economy sledgehammered by lockdowns, restrictions and fear.

ABC News

Following the leaders

Good morning, early birds. Education minister Alan Tudge would be returned to his job and to cabinet if Scott Morrison is reelected, and Western Australia has recorded 17,033 new COVID-19 cases overnight. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Crikey

Albanese supporting real wages could be the most important policy in this election

The way the Coalition and businesses tell it, workers should never get a pay rise because the time is never quite right. After a decade of stagnation, Anthony Albanese seems to have decided to end the farce.

Crikey

Josh Frydenberg’s next job — premier of Victoria?

After a hammering by independent Kooyong candidate Monique Ryan, could the treasurer be quietly preparing to ‘do a Campbell Newman’?

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Regional newspaper publishers ask for government support as paper costs surge

The country's largest regional news publisher is participating in a campaign for an immediate cash injection to compensate for a sudden surge in the cost of printing newspapers.

The Conversation

Bungled vaccine rollout, welcome financial support – here's what Aussies thought of Morrison's COVID response

Before calling the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed in a promotional video his government had done a good job of handling the COVID crisis over the past two years.

ABC News

Sydney News: Police appeal for witnesses to violent city brawl

MORNING BRIEFING: Police are appealing for witnesses to a Sydney street brawl while a young man "fights for life" in hospital with critical head injuries.

The Conversation

Pandemic pain remains as Australia’s economic recovery leaves the poor behind

“Our recovery leads the world,” treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Australia on budget night last week. “We have overcome the biggest economic shock since the Great Depression.”

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The show must go on: How Australia’s performing arts sector has survived two years of COVID

After two years of cancellations and billions of dollars lost, we take stock of the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on Australia’s performing arts and the challenges ahead.

AAP

JobKeeper delivery effective, audit finds

An audit of the JobKeeper scheme has found the tax office delivered it effectively, despite failures to follow some compliance measures.

ABC News

How bad is Australia's debt? Will young people still be paying it back? The federal budget explained

Is national debt good or bad? Will young people have to pay for it down the line? We answer your questions about the federal budget and Australia's national debt.

ABC News

Q+A examines increased cost of living, China's deal with Solomon Islands, and asylum seeker settlement deal with New Zealand

A pensioner tells the Q+A panel that rising cost-of-living pressures mean she and her son are now getting their food from charities and rent is steadily forcing them out of their home.

The Conversation

No, the federal government didn't spend $4 billion on COVID support for culture and the arts

Canberra thinktank A New Approach put out an interesting paper last week on the state of public funding for Australian arts and culture.

The Canberra Times

'Beyond comprehension': Canberra private school doubles profits while raking in JobKeeper

Canberra Grammar was also accepting the taxpayer-funded wage subsidy just months after it received a $20 million donation

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