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Ettention Please: Stories that didn’t get enough — or any! — coverage this week

A media CEO calling for uncritical support of Israel, evacuation centres that sound a lot like prison camps, and an analysis of how a privacy breach was reframed into a matter of staff safety.

By Soaliha Iqbal

We wouldn’t blame you if your news diet was a little more restricted than usual this week. Between the harrowing events that led to the discovery of the body of Kumanjayi Little Baby, the booing at a Welcome to Country on Anzac Day and the racism that has emboldened because of it, and Israel’s kidnapping of six Australians who were trying to deliver aid to Gaza, it’s been a heavy week. 

Add on the fact that Labor is set to reject the gas export tax — and instead back fossil fuels — despite popular support and, yep, there’s a lot going on. 

Here are the stories you may have missed between it all.

Jan Fran on why a broken clock is right twice a day.

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