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It was the media who lit the fuse on the Dismissal - Australias most incendiary political earthquake .. Denis Muller had a front row seat.

“Truth Lies & Media” has just dropped! 💥

On Apple & Spotify

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Truth, Lies and Media
News Podcast · Updated Weekly · Broadcast journalist Nicole Chvastek and Australia's pre-eminent journalism ethics expert Denis Muller seek out the media industry's good, bad and ugly, taking you behi...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Struggling to afford specialist doctors’ fees? See if your GP can refer you to one of Australia’s free public hospital clinics

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Struggling to afford specialist doctors’ fees? See if your GP can refer you to one of Australia’s free public hospital clinics
Excellent treatment is available for outpatients – though where you live matters and wait lists can be long
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November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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$1,000 for a one-hour appointment: why are fees for specialist doctors skyrocketing?

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$1,000 for a one-hour appointment: why are fees for Australia’s specialist doctors skyrocketing?
Out-of-pocket costs are increasing faster than inflation and population growth – but increasing Medicare rebates might not be a magic bullet
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November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Specialist fees are too high. The next national funding deal is a chance to change that

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Specialist doctor fees are far too high. Australia’s next national health funding deal is a chance to change that | Peter Breadon
With initial consults now costing hundreds of dollars, we must embrace a national plan to boost targeted training, cover gaps and curb excessive charges
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November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise

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Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise
USS Gerald R Ford’s arrival marks the largest US military presence in the region since the invasion of Panama in 1989
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November 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Demographic tide threatens to sweep Coalition away
The Coalition risks political extinction unless it can reconnect with younger voters who have abandoned it in droves.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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How hospital triage policy addresses 'historical legacy of trauma and harm'
Doctors and medical associations have backed a Melbourne hospital's emergency department triage policy to improve care for First Nations patients, describing criticisms of the closing the gap measure ...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Salmon farm's response to spike in dolphin deaths prompts questioning
Tasmanian regulators question major salmon farm operator Huon Aquaculture about the effectiveness of its "predator" nets after a spate of dolphin deaths.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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It had to be said
The spectacular nonsense of the Coalition’s internal brawl over the 2050 net zero emissions target | Clear air
The public stoush is really about whether the party will drop the charade or maintain it while shuffling some words
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November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Advance launches last-minute lobbying campaign pressuring Liberal MPs to dump net zero target
Rightwing lobby group’s email blitz targets party ahead of Liberal shadow ministry meeting at 9am on Thursday
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November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Good morning everyone ☕☕

Have a wonderful Wednesday, stay safe & have fun

Federal Parliament is not sitting today

3 x committee meetings (times/topics in pic👇)

Watch live👇
www.youtube.com/@AUSParliame...

Next sitting day is Monday 24 November 2025 - both Houses
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November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Today at the National Press Club #NPC

AEDT
12:30pm ABC (scheduled, subject to change)

His Excellency Ambassador Kazuhiro Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to Australia

NPC Address: “Girt by sea and in the same boat: 50 years of Japan-Australia relations and beyond”.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment

Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers
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Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers
Committee: Education and Employment Legislation Committee Date referred: 29 July 2025 Submissions close: 28 August 2025 Interim report: 19 September 2025 Reporting date: 04 December 2025 Under St...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

Inquiry into the 2025 federal election
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Inquiry into the 2025 federal election
On 3 September 2025, the Committee adopted an inquiry into all aspects of the conduct of the 2025 federal election. Written submissions can be lodged via the inquiry webpage. Submissions in other form...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy
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Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy
On 30 July 2025, the Senate appointed a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy, to inquire into the prevalence and impacts of misin...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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“Independents’ warning on resources: don’t repeat mistakes of gas exports to Japan” #ThePoint

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Independents’ warning on resources: don’t repeat mistakes of gas exports to Japan
Australians are being massively ripped off. We are paying higher prices for our gas than many of the countries that import our gas.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Clean up.
My. @smh @theage cartoon.
Single frame. Richardson Marles and Albanese walking past news placard that says, “DODGY POWER BROKER RICHO DIES”. Marles says, “Flowers? Air freshener? State funeral?” Albo says, “Whatever it takes.”
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index - STOP
Big Tobacco protects profits at any cost—even by blocking life-saving policies. The Index shows which countries are protecting public health.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Big day today in the public hearings for the senate inquiry into climate disinformation.

We're hearing from the IPA - among others.

Here's the link to watch from 9.30am #auspol > www.youtube.com/live/lPqatx_...
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Days since an Australian university admitted to wage theft: 0
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Deakin University admits underpaying wages to casual staff totalling $2.9m and announces payback process for those affected.
Read more: nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #AcademicSky #HigherEd #auspol
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Another way to say this is two thirds want net zero to stay - a healthy majority. Lead with that.
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Let’s see those files!
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.

She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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If you under invest in education you will have to over invest in justice and law enforcement.
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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We talk about "Australia's gas" and "our exports" but when it's a Japanese company not paying any royalties, no PRRT, exporting to Japan and then onto other countries... is it really "Australian gas"?
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Why does the Albanese Government treat Japan’s energy security as more important than our own?
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November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM