
Clay Lucas
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Investigative journalist @theage. DMs open, [email protected] or Signal +61439828128 My stories here: https://t.co/RYRdkugr45
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined January 2009
RT @theage: This retirement home next to the Maribyrnong River should have been built above floodwaters. But Melbourne Water changed the ru….
theage.com.au
The removal of flood rules around a section of the Maribyrnong River that discouraged building on the land allowed waters to hit the Avondale Heights retirement village.
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IBAC probe finds widespread suspect payments to councillors, MPs vulnerable to corruption. #springst #auspol @theage.
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Property developer John Woodman paid $1.2 million to ex-Casey mayors Sam Aziz and Geoff Ablett – including cash in suitcases and shopping bags – in return for support for planning decisions.
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RT @Sophiemcneill: Brilliant Finance report on @abcnews in #Australia tonight by @AlanKohler . Alan runs through latest global inflation, m….
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RT @ChristineAhern: Roofs inspected from footpath, Victorian Building Authority under fire
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Plumbing inspectors who approve the roofing on thousands of homes around Victoria each year regularly sign off on projects without physically checking the work.
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‘There is nobody checking’: Building authority under fire over roof inspections from the footpath #auspol #springst @theage.
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Plumbing inspectors who approve the roofing on thousands of homes around Victoria each year regularly sign off on projects without physically checking the work.
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Universities use loophole to evade rental protections for international and local students. #auspol @theage.
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Lawyers and student advocates warn that corporate housing providers are avoiding tough laws designed to protect renters.
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“We have to come to grips with the past because a country that does not acknowledge the full truth of its history is burdened by its unspoken weight.” #auspol.
smh.com.au
We agree truth is an essential force for reconciliation, and on the 185th anniversary of the massacre offer an apology for our unacceptable historical coverage.
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Government funding for private schools has absolutely accelerated in the past 20 years, whereas it has declined for public schools. #auspol #springst @theage.
theage.com.au
Private schools may have once been legitimate charities but these days cater for the most privileged in our society.
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ICYMI: Audit office slams ‘ineffective’ $2 billion Morrison government health funding program #auspol.
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Flagrant breaches of Commonwealth grants rules and unethical behaviour were revealed in the peak audit body’s review of the Coalition scheme.
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Leaked memos reveal international students rorting dual-study loophole #auspol.
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The memos show the federal Education Department knew for at least 18 months that international students were using a loophole in Australia’s visa system to abandon degrees at established universities...
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Rates of insecure work in Victoria’s eight public universities rival retail, one of the most casualised fields of employment in the economy. #auspol.
theage.com.au
Staff at Victorian universities are fighting to overhaul what they say is a two-tiered employment model in which some are stuck on insecure contracts for years.
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Anthony Albanese does The Boss’s bidding, no questions asked. #auspol.
theage.com.au
It isn’t the first time the likeable Australian Prime Minister has had his office used in this way.
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Setka under police investigation over alleged sexual assault
theage.com.au
Union boss John Setka, who was the target of an alleged murder plot by his estranged wife, has emphatically denied the allegation.
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RT @Aaronsmith333: @bach_mp Is Caulfield Grammar on the list Matt?. Perhaps they could raise some more money by selling more naming rights….
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The amendment was copied from a proposal from Albanese while in opposition nine years ago. "It is only controversial because it takes away the power of the government to make investment decisions which are positive politically but negative economically."
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The independent MPs sought changes to stamp out “pork barrelling” and force governments to reveal the costs and benefits of new proposals.
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