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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Terrifically terrifying
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Three speeches on a single day signaled a dying American democracy | Robert Shpiner
Stephen Miller warned of a leftwing ‘cancer’ threatening civilization. As a critical care doctor, I have a response to his diagnosis
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hey Barnaby's dog RUOK
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... who could have predicted this...
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Not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional report
Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... another one...
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Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company
Exclusive: One Nation leader gifted the flight from company of Australia’s richest person last year, but did not declare in line with parliamentary rules
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Catching up on stories from this week... "...the killings bore the hallmarks of executions. Medical workers..described receiving bodies with close-range gunshot wounds to the head that had been transferred from hospital morgues while still attached to catheters...
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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... He's a journalist... "The White House celebrated Lemon’s arrest with a post on X. “When life gives you Lemons,” the White House account’s official post said, accompanied by a chain emoji."
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Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest over Minnesota church protest
Lemon and three others charged with civil rights crimes, DoJ says, as White House celebrates arrest on social media
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... This is why I’m voting for Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge in the favourite children’s picture book poll
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I’ve read this picture book so many times – but only 25 years later do I really understand it | Lenore Taylor
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was a favourite when my son was small. Now my father’s in a nursing home – and Mem Fox’s book remains a balm
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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The Liberals’ fatal flaw was becoming Nationals-lite. Here’s how they can come back from the brink | Tony Barry
If the conservative parties want to stop bleeding votes to One Nation and teals, their focus needs to be on economic management and housing, especially in urban seats
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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The 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Water’s poo balls
After debris balls closed Sydney beaches in October 2024, Guardian Australia reported they could be linked to sewage outfalls. Authorities were less keen to talk
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Turnbull urges Albanese to acknowledge new global political reality under ‘bully’ Trump
Exclusive: Former PM says Labor must stop ‘pretending nothing has changed’ and should outline how Australia will deal with the United States going forward
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Oh it's there - there are 50 on the voting list
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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
ICYMI, since I posted very late Friday night (and am back at work today after three weeks off), @australia.theguardian.com was the 4th biggest news website in Australia in December
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j... It's hot. The news cycle is pretty bleak. We're covering all of that. But ALSO we have this joyful happy poll about Australia's favourite children's picture books. There are so many to choose from. I've written about my favourite for later in the week....
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Australia’s best picture book: voting now open in Guardian Australia poll
It’s time to get voting for your favourite Australian picture book. Here’s how the Guardian’s poll works
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
They're back www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant
Exclusive: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating ‘do not touch any debris … we are cleaning the area’
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Australian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average over last year, report shows
Data collected by Oxfam shows 48 billionaires hold more wealth than bottom 40% of the population – 11 million people – combined
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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New Australian carbon credit scheme for solar and EVs accused of potentially misleading customers
Climate campaigners have complained to the ACCC about Aetium, saying the company failed a key global standard designed to incentivise carbon reduction
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... No great options here...
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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared
Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
‘Bizarre’ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australia’s outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared
Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... My favourite story today..
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Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam Jones
The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place, says Sam Jones, the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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‘Pandemonium’, a woman in labour and every bandage in the clubhouse: how lifesavers became first responders in the Bondi shooting
Members at two Bondi surf clubs provided shelter and first aid to hundreds during the deadly attack
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Distressing videos can have a lasting impact – here’s how to look after yourself in the wake of the Bondi attack | Ahona Guha
It’s natural to want information about a traumatic event but graphic imagery can cause a significant stress response
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The last Full Story newsroom edition for 2025....
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Newsroom edition: Labor’s ambition and the Coalition’s existential crisis in 2025 - podcast
Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, and deputy editors Patrick Keneally and Gabrielle Jackson about Labor’s ambitions, the Coalition’s existential crisis and the stories that will define...
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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Born to run: how exercise expanded the landscape of my life and got my mind on track | Joseph Earp
Running tends to get characterised as an entirely physical pursuit, which is probably why I avoided it for so long
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
just 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as the entire poorest half of humanity. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
the actual poll starts in January www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Discover Australia’s top 50 children’s picture books as nominated by Guardian readers
The readers have spoken and this list of books will comprise the best Australian children’s picture books poll in a few weeks
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
the administration told consular officials to deny visas to anyone who might have worked in factchecking or content moderation.. accusing them...of being “responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the US”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of countries not currently required to get a visa to visit the US, including Britain and France
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban
We asked you to share your views on your children’s use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told us
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
“Targeted harassment” towards Inman Grant included 73,694 total mentions of her name or role on X on 23 April 2024 alone – the majority of which were negative. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Julie Inman Grant: Who is the Australian woman taking on the social media behemoths?
She’s drawn the ire of Elon Musk, been doxed, she and her family have received death threats: The perils of overseeing the world’s first social media ban
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... sponsored by Shell....
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Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change
Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says
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Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I wrote this piece for a global look at how we got here on the social media ban. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people
From nascent policy idea in SA to passing federal parliament in just days, it’s been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
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Specialist doctor fees are forcing Australians into ‘impossible choices’. Advocates say urgent change is needed
Patients like Mary feel ‘embarrassed’ when they can’t afford to pay for care, as experts lament a ‘system without guardrails’
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
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A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
Montmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online harassment head-on, asking viewers to ‘please stop with the thirsty comments’
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia
Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Reform Australia: who is behind the new rightwing group recruiting at an anti-immigration rally?
Digital footprint offers clues about who may be involved in the political venture being promoted on pamphlets at the Put Australia First event in Sydney
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... yep
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Liberal senator says repeated use of term ‘mass migration’ is inaccurate and ‘extremely unhelpful’
Andrew McLachlan has condemned the ‘inflammatory and irresponsible’ language being used in the Coalition’s debate over immigration levels
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 03/12/2025
High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities
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High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities
Rental changes were introduced in Northern Territory without giving notice to tenants, which the court unanimously ruled was a denial of procedural fairness * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A public housing policy which saw tenants in the Northern Territory charged a flat rental rate based on the number of bedrooms in their home has been ruled unlawful by the high court, after a three-year challenge brought by residents from two remote Indigenous communities. The Remote Rental Framework, introduced in stages by the NT government between December 2021 and February 2023, raised rent by up to 200% for two-thirds of Aboriginal tenants living in remote communities in the NT, with more than 5,300 homes affected. Continue reading...
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 02/12/2025
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
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I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe Pardon me that this is a little personal. I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from its mountainous stacks with trembling hands. Its stupendous card catalogue blew my schoolboy mind. Search my name in the modern electronic counterpart today and it appears 125 times, mostly for works I researched there. My 84-year-old mother has been a volunteer library tour guide for more than a decade. Continue reading...
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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ATO’s revamped ‘robotax’ scheme targets $5.3bn in on-hold debts – some that have been invisible for years
Exclusive: New program is designed to raise $5.3bn from 325,000 taxpayers, with some debts dating back to 2017, documents show
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Trump’s night of 160 posts on Truth Social fuels debate about US president’s stamina
The 79-year-old president’s social media blitz included conspiracies, attacks on political foes and self-praise
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Seriously....wasn't there a relevant recent policy disaster suggesting this might be a bad idea
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NDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia
Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
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‘Corrosive impact on trust’: Labor criticised over failure to adopt recommendations from ‘jobs for mates’ report
Katy Gallagher tells Senate estimates that Labor would not take up key recommendations including to ‘bequest’ appointments immediately before elections
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Lenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... But Labor is set to eschew a series of recommendations from former public service commissioner Lynelle Briggs’ long-anticipated jobs for mates review.....
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Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
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