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Angus Taylor’s claim support is a ‘privilege of citizenship’ leaves Deepa and others with an impossible choice

Opposition leader’s view that only Australians should get access to welfare leaves some facing the prospect of giving up their homeland citizenship

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese visibly emotional after defending Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing changes

Prime minister launches impassioned argument in favour of much-maligned reforms announced in last week’s federal budget

The Guardian - AU

Tony Abbott to be new federal president of the Liberal Party

Former prime minister Tony Abbott will be the new federal president of the Liberal Party.

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Tony Abbott to become new Liberal party president in former PM’s return to political frontlines

Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 election

The Guardian - AU

AFR editor blames ‘reporter oversight’ for failure to disclose travel payment for energy conference

Columnist Jennifer Hewett took part in and wrote about conference that she attended courtesy of oil and gas lobby. Plus: Kim Williams v Chris Kenny

The Guardian - AU

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has faced scrutiny over her appearance on a podcast in which dramatic, discriminatory immigration cuts were discussed.

AAP

Labor warned against rushing through major tax overhaul

The Greens are likely to give their support to changes to negative gearing and the capital gains discount but businesses fear it will drive investors offshore.

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AAP Rolling News Bulletin May 21, 1230

AAP Rolling News Bulletin for May 21 at 1230

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FED:'Fight like hell': Taylor makes plea to energy industry

The opposition leader has urged for the energy sector to push back against government measures, as One Nation prepares to outline its gas plans.

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Hanson lashes gas tax 'vandalism', reveals energy plan

Australia should look to Norway to shore up sovereign wealth through gas, One Nation says, as the coalition urges the resources industry to "fight like hell".

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‘Vein of racism’: race discrimination commissioner accuses One Nation and Coalition of scapegoating immigrants

Exclusive: Australia faces a ‘pronounced political fault line’, Giridharan Sivaraman tells Brisbane seminar on human rights

The Guardian - AU

Explainer: budget tax changes alienated Gen Z and Baby Boomer voters

The budget fallout has drawn new, clear battle lines.

The Canberra Times

Afternoon Update: Liberal breaks ranks on Taylor plan; Mafs UK rape allegations; and having tea with Flea

Backbencher Andrew McLachlan criticises Angus Taylor’s push to bar non-citizens from accessing welfare

The Guardian - AU

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Fixing Australia's broken migrant skills recognition system could help ease the housing crisis and improve public confidence, politicians have been told.

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The Guardian - AU

Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again

After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient

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One Nation gains in polls as budget is poorly received in Newspoll

In three credible post-budget polls, One Nation is up one to three points, with their victory at the May 9 Farrer byelection probably also contributing. Labor took a hit in Freshwater and Resolve, but not Newspoll.

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Labor defends budget tax changes despite critical polls

Labor insists it's taking the right approach to tax reform despite a majority of Australians saying the latest budget will leave them worse off.

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'Paddock of despair': MP blasts One Nation defectors

Two former Liberals have jumped ship to Pauline Hanson's One Nation as the right-wing party cannibalises the coalition's vote.

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Budget brawl escalates over rival tax cut proposals

The government has conceded its budget is unlikely to win immediate support from voters as Labor and Liberals taking aim at each others' policies.

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Liberal party ‘corroded by hate’, MP says amid concerns of ‘dog whistling’ on immigration

Exclusive: Several Liberals say they now believe Pauline Hanson’s party is in control of their party’s agenda

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How housing became a generational budget battleground

Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles.

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor says migrants are a ‘net drain’ on Australia. The numbers say the opposite is true

Migrants are generally younger than the average Australian, are skilled and more educated. And they typically pay more tax than they receive in benefits

The Guardian - AU

Getting down in the mud with Pauline Hanson won’t help Angus Taylor – but principled policy could

The Coalition should seek differentiation from One Nation with policies like the indexation proposal rather than the crass convenience of grievance politics

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Hanson bills taxpayers $16k for flood flights; Taylor’s ‘race to the bottom’; and Delta Goodrem’s ‘ripper’ performance

One Nation leader previously claimed the trip aboard Gina Rinehart’s plane was at ‘no cost to the taxpayer’

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Chinese-Aussies slam coalition's 'unfair' welfare move

The Australian-Chinese community is uneasy after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said he plans to axe welfare benefits from non-citizens.

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