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Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’ with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne
Dec 3, 2025 - World 
Acclaimed author ‘sick about’ 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHelen Garner says the State Library of Victoria has been turned into “party central” and a plan to cut jobs and focus on digital projects will “bring disgrace on the name of our city”, as hundreds of writers express alarm.Garner has joined more than 220 writers, scholars and researchers in signing an open letter to the library’s board and executive calling for more public accountability, after plans to cut staff and refocus the 171-year-old institution on tourist-oriented digital experiences came to light. Continue reading...
Global group accused of attacking gay rights backs South Australian woman over school presentation
Dec 3, 2025 - World
Global arm of Alliance Defending Freedom, which advances ‘a Christian view’ of sexuality, supports proposed legal action over classroom materialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA powerful global organisation accused of peddling anti-gay hate has thrown its support behind a South Australian woman who says her daughter was exposed to inappropriate sexual content at school.ADF International is the global arm of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which is based in the US. It describes itself as a global alliance focused on the sanctity of life, religious freedom, freedom of speech, marriage, family and parental rights that “advances the God-given right to live and speak the truth”. Continue reading...
‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say
Dec 3, 2025 - World
Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdvocates have criticised sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans will be generated as “robo-planning” that risks the lives of NDIS participants, and have called on the government to rethink the changes.Guardian Australia revealed this week that under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, funding and support plans for participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, dramatically reducing human involvement in the process. Continue reading...
Liberal senator says repeated use of term ‘mass migration’ is inaccurate and ‘extremely unhelpful’
Dec 3, 2025 - World
Andrew McLachlan has condemned the ‘inflammatory and irresponsible’ language being used in the Coalition’s debate over immigration levelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal senator has condemned the “inflammatory and irresponsible” language being deployed in the debate over immigration levels, challenging colleagues to approach the policy in a “respectful and honest way” or risk backlash from voters.The South Australian backbencher Andrew McLachlan said the repeated use of the phrase “mass” migration to describe the rate of immigration was not only “technically inaccurate” but “extremely unhelpful”. Continue reading...
Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region after transmission line fails
Dec 3, 2025 - World 
A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba, including Havana, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid
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