Alison Rourke
@AlisonRourke
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Managing Editor @GuardianAus . Views my own.
Sydney
Joined July 2011
All bets are off: Australians say they hate gambling ads. From now they will no longer see them on Guardian Australia
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Australians lose more on gambling per capita than any other country, and the harms of addiction are well documented. From today, the Guardian will reject gambling advertising globally
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Thanks @nrpc_au organisers, judges and sponsors for recognition for @GuardianAus Rural Network in our first year with prizes to @natasha__may @jordynbeazley @khaledkhawa. It would not be possible without @lenoretaylor @AlisonRourke @VFFFoundation @AttardMon
Our hard working committee member @jamiesonmurph still on the tools with the @Nrpc_au class of 2022. Congrats everyone and another big shout out to our committee sponsors. 🏆 @Westpac @CropLifeOZ @CaseIHAus @AnimalMedOz @newedgemicrobes
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Is it me or has Wordle become more difficult since NYT took it over.
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This is a lovely piece. “Working from Mum’s is getting us through Omicron. I salute all grandparents stepping up now”
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As Covid cases spiked, Kelly Eng pulled her kids out of daycare with a mixture of relief and dread. Then her mother suggested an alternative arrangement
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This is the story of how Australia’s behaviour across decades has made it a climate change outcast. Australia v the climate part 1: Kyoto
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This is the story of how Australia’s behaviour across decades has made it a climate change outcast. In the first episode we hear how Australia managed to increase its emissions under a climate deal...
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This project has been a big part of my work life for the past few months. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
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Lenore Taylor and Gabrielle Chan speak to Gabrielle Jackson about the need to stay in touch with regional Australia
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A swim in the ocean gives sustenance like nothing else I know
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Drifting sand dunes and changing seasons beneath the water are worthy opponents of pandemic blues
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Family food radiates joy and memories far beyond the making of each meal
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A simple fish pie has held the stories of my family for nearly 50 years and the care and connection of recipes handed down from one generation to the next
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US CDC figures on which age groups are catching Covid the most in the US, and which age groups are recording the most deaths from it.
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Interesting graph from Uni of Washington's Covid tracking project...says daily deaths are best indicator of pandemic's progression, with 7-21 day lag. Look at peaks after Thanksgiving and Xmas. Hopefully no Super Bowl peak to come.
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A study by the US CDC has shown wearing two masks can “substantially reduce” exposure to Covid-19.
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‘Back where we were’: history repeats for Hong Kong's freedom swimmers
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They risked their lives in search of liberty in the British colony - now the system they were desperate to escape is at the door
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Oxford moves to protect students from China's Hong Kong security law
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Students will submit work related to China anonymously and told not to record classes
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Who runs Hong Kong: party faithful shipped in to carry out Beijing's will
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Hardliners and allies of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, are remaking the semi-autonomous territory
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The US, India, Brazil and Russia, account for nearly 58% of global cases. Here's how their curves look.
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US deaths from coronavirus from the US CDC count. The seven-day rolling average for deaths stands at 928.
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US coronavirus infections as per the US CDC count. The seven-day rolling average for new cases is 41,573.
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