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    March 7 – 13, 2020  |  No. 291

    March 7 – 13, 2020  |  No. 291

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    March 7 – 13, 2020  |  No. 291

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    March 7 – 13, 2020  |  No. 291

    Edition

    March 7 – 13, 2020 Edition No. 291

    News

    Sport Australia takes $10m from schools Karen Middleton

    After fires, loggers move into Toolangi forest Katherine Wilson

    Life after the Christchurch shootings Elle Marsh

    NSW politicians call for access to abortions in Wagga Justine Landis-Hanley

    Australia’s COVID-19 response Mike Seccombe

    Biden surges to lead on Super Tuesday Jonathan Pearlman

    Opinion

    A fraction too much fiction Rick Morton

    Scott Morrison’s misleading hedges Paul Bongiorno

    Gadfly: A Gus of hot air Richard Ackland

    Letters & Editorial

    Jon Kudelka cartoon, March 7, 2020 Jon Kudelka

    Waiting for bad news

    McCormack must act on medical care

    Culture

    Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley Jenny Valentish

    Undertow Christos Tsiolkas

    Soccer Mommy’s Color Theory Shaad D’Souza

    [Y]our people [Y]our problems Omar Sakr

    Books

    Desire Lines Reviewer: Justine Hyde

    A Couple of Things Before the End Reviewer: Peter Craven

    The Coconut Children Reviewer: Shu-Ling Chua

    Life

    White beans with lamb ribs and green goddess sauce David Moyle

    Wellness in Ubud, Bali Rachael Mogan McIntosh

    Sportswomen and social media Engel Schmidl

    The Cryptic

    Cryptic crossword No. 291 Mungo MacCallum (1941-2020)

    The Quiz

    In which year was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation founded? Cindy MacDonald

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