Chloe Booker

Charlotte’s friends with Down syndrome are paid $3 an hour. It’s legal in Australia - and she’s taking a stand Down Syndrome Australia launches campaign to encourage politicians to abolish subminimum wage

Sometimes in this job there are issues that really get under your skin. Subminimum wages for people with disability is one of them for me. So it was great to do this story on a new campaign from Down Syndrome Australia to urge govt to finally get rid of them

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Congrats, Steph. Excellent, important work on both stories

Mr Bezos and his newshound.
My SMH/The Age cartoon.

Fascinating piece in @crikey.com.au on the biggest threats facing journalism right now. Here are just two of the takes from those asked…

www.crikey.com.au/2024/12/12/m...

Australia splits with US to back UN resolution demanding end to Israel occupation of Palestinian territories Vote marks a change to the nation’s official stance held for more than two decades Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia has split with the US and voted with 156 other countries at the United Nations to demand the end of Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible”. The vote marks Australia’s return to the position for the first time in more than two decades. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Australia splits with US to back UN resolution demanding end to Israel occupation of Palestinian territories

Bluesky has made it. I can once again explain very online things to my not very online wife and have her stare at me, bewildered. We’re back baby!!!!

New mayors in Melbourne:
Yarra - Stephen Jolly (Ind, Yarra for All, ex-socialist)
Port Phillip - Louise Crawford (Labor)
Bayside - Hanna El-Mouallem (Ind, linked to Lib)
Boroondara - Sophie Torney (Ind, teal)
Maribyrnong - Pradeep Tiwari (Labor)
Banyule - Elizabeth Nealy (Labor)

Every new member of Bluesky is a new butterfly. A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope. A kaleidoscope symbolises ever changing and endless possibilities contained in the human experience 🦋🦋🦋

Hey siri, how’s that housing crisis going?

Fake Albanese shows how Facebook is now a scamming honeypot The social media giant is not only running obvious scam advertisements, it's making money from them. Experts, victims and the government are demanding change.

My colleague Aisha Dow has been working for months on this deep dive into how Meta is making millions from the misery of scam victims in broad daylight.

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Well done getting out of the house! Sometimes that’s enough to have other positive experiences/interactions. I hope it helped ❤️‍🩹

Former ambassador to US accuses unnamed Sky News Australia presenters of campaign against Kevin Rudd Dennis Richardson claims an effort to ‘make Rudd’s life untenable’ is at play, despite others also criticising Donald Trump in the past

The former ambassador to the US Dennis Richardson has accused some presenters at Sky News Australia of running a campaign to undermine the former prime minister Kevin Rudd and end his tenure as the country’s top diplomat to the US.

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Hi Lenore. Can we listen to it anywhere?

Australia quietly ditches $4.6b detention contract with Serco The British multinational will no longer run immigration detention centres, ending a partnership riddled with allegations.

Pleased to see the govt has dropped Serco’s contract to run onshore detention centres, after we exposed systemic problems linked to understaffing putting both detainees and guards at risk. One small step in a much-needed overhaul of the entire system.

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