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The First Nations advisory group to Queensland’s police force has been sacked, Josh Frydenberg wants campus protests cleared out, and China has fired flares at an Australian Navy helicopter.

Crikey

Liberal MP referred to police for alleged abuse

Taylor Martin has been reported to the police for alleged verbal abuse of a former MP, Mike Pezzullo claims he shouldn’t have been sacked, and Elon Musk takes on Albanese over free speech.

Crikey

Taylor Martin expelled from Liberal Party after investigation into abusive texts

The former Hunter Parliamentary Secretary has been kicked out of the NSW Liberal Party.

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My transparency is your doxxing: Hypocrisy and power on display from Labor and the media

‘Anti-doxxing’ laws are only the latest example of a reflex to silence pro-Palestinian voices and criticism of Israel.

Crikey

Taylor Martin awaits fate as investigation into abusive texts continues

The Liberal party investigation has been going for six months.

Newcastle Herald

Q+A on life support as executive producer joins Stan Grant and heads for the door

Q+A’s executive producer, Erin Vincent, quits the ABC. Plus: News Corp staff told to pay for print copies of SMH and AFR

The Guardian - AU

Millions spent on defence merch, awks ad placements and Musk’s lazy font choice

Defence keeps right on pushing the product. Read all about that plus plenty more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

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NSW MP’s future with Liberals will depend on investigation into alleged harassment and texts, leader says

Mark Speakman doesn’t want to ‘compromise the integrity’ of probe into alleged texts sent by Taylor Martin

The Guardian - AU

Right-wing media likes to target women who call out men. Why?

Why was former Liberal MP Lucy Wicks outed as the source of complaints about a NSW Liberal MP? And why does this keep happening?

Crikey

Plea for confidentiality falls on deaf ears in Wicks, Martin case

A private allegation has descended into another painfully public and messy scandal.

Newcastle Herald

Former Liberal MP ‘distressed’ after being named as woman who made harassment allegations

Lucy Wicks has asked for privacy after Sydney radio station 2GB named her as the person who made a complaint against NSW MP Taylor Martin

The Guardian - AU

Ex-Liberal MP Lucy Wicks 'beyond distressed' after public outing in text scandal

Sydney radio station 2GB named Ms Wicks as the woman who complained about abusive text messages.

Newcastle Herald

Federal election campaign: The penultimate week with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, in pictures

The 2022 Federal Election campaign is racing towards the pointy end, with early voters already having their say. This collection of pictures from the penultimate week of the campaign captures a whirlwind few days on the hustings.

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University of Newcastle's new Central Coast presence in Gosford CBD

Next step in Newcastle Uni's Central Coast expansion

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Final nail hammered into PEP-11's coffin

The federal government has taken the final step to stop a controversial offshore gas exploration project off the Hunter and Central Coast.

ABC News

All smartphones sold in Australia could be forced to include parental controls under new online safety push

New recommendations being considered by the federal government could force social media companies to offer stronger default restrictions on children's accounts and reveal key details about the secretive algorithms powering the platforms.

ABC News

Skyrocketing house prices are pushing Sydneysiders north — and vastly changing the Central Coast

The Central Coast, according to some, is quickly becoming part of Sydney's outer suburbs. But as skyrocketing house prices push Sydneysiders up north, who’s being priced out?

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