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Register for the upcoming #FoodSymposium Macquarie University!
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📅 15 Sept
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Being vegetarian except for lamb grown on my parents’ farm, from sheep I had likely held as babies, has baffled meat eaters and vegetarians alike. By Calla Wahlquist theguardian.com/australia-news…

Repeated efforts by the Australian Tax Office to convince federal police to investigate PwC in 2018 failed because it did not have “the investigative powers” to secure key evidence. Henry Belot theguardian.com/australia-news…

A teenager who was allegedly subjected to offensive conduct by the former vice-chancellor of the University of New England has told a court she was “racially assaulted”. ⁦Michael Burge⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

A robotdebt primer ahead of the report release today by ⁦Paul Karp⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…

Drought baby Calla Wahlquist wanted to make sure she would remain viable in drying climate, at least until the mortgage was paid off. But she forgot that abnormal could mean too wet, and that the climate crisis would bring floods as well as drought. theguardian.com/australia-news…

A man is fighting for his life after being accidentally shot in the chest during a pig hunting trip in Cunnamulla, Queensland. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Agent Riza Kamerakkas, says 90% of his sales are due to mortgage stress, with many seeking to avert financial disaster. “It’s not that they are under extreme financial stress now, but that they are acting preventatively before it’s too late.' Mostafa Rachwani theguardian.com/australia-news…

The RSPCA said it removed labradors, corgis, golden retrievers and other dogs from a Macedon Ranges shire property on Monday over animal welfare concerns, after receiving a tipoff. theguardian.com/australia-news…

A teenager who was allegedly assaulted and subjected to offensive behaviour by the former VC of the UNE at an International Women’s Day event last year has told a court that the incident left her feeling “ degraded and belittled”. Michael Burge theguardian.com/australia-news…

'Founded in 1994, Tinkers Bubble is England’s leading off-grid woodland community: an experiment in rural living that provides low-impact dwellings and a land-based livelihood to a changing roster of 16 residents.' Anyone know of a Tinkers Bubble in Oz?
theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

Just when you thought there were enough almond orchards…here is a very interesting thread on a massive development at the SA end of the river system. Where will the water come from?

NZ farming rushes out of sheep and into pine plantations, fuelled by lucrative OS investor demand and govt carbon commitments but rural communities and enviro groups are sounding alarm. theguardian.com/world/2023/jul…

'Australian bank Macquarie – has been widely criticised for its stewardship of the water company between 2006 and 2017. It has faced accusations of “asset stripping” and “ripping off the taxpayer” by not paying corporation tax.' theguardian.com/business/2023/…

The top lines so far from the Icac report re Gladys Berejikian and Daryl Maguire. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Doctors working near Cadia Hill goldmine in central west New South Wales have been advised not to test patients for heavy metals unless they have symptoms of toxicity or there is a clear and known source of exposure. Fleur Connick theguardian.com/australia-news…

A group claiming to be current and former PwC partners in Australia have ridiculed the firm’s response to a damaging tax scandal as “grossly inadequate” and demanded more transparency and accountability. Henry Belot theguardian.com/business/2023/…

The English-speaking tourist was filmed by an onlooker using keys to engrave “Ivan+Hayley 23” into the wall of the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre on Friday afternoon. theguardian.com/world/2023/jun…

Enviro dep sec, Lyn O’Connell said it “did not commission or pay for that report”.
“It came out of a conversation I had with a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers in terms of, ‘here’s something that would be useful for us to know’,” she said. Paul Karp
theguardian.com/australia-news…

The consultancy firm KPMG has launched an internal review to address concerns about potential conflicts of interest after sustained criticism from senators, unions and transparency advocates.⁦Henry Belot⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…