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New preventative detention laws pass parliament

Serious offenders recently released from immigration detention are now subject to preventative detention measures after laws passed federal parliament.

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Infrastructure advisory body gets facelift after cuts

Reforms to the body that advises on infrastructure projects have been slammed as not going far enough to ensure transparency of government decisions.

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Morning Mail: Coalition flies to Cop28, Westpac suffers major outage, UK nuclear site hacked

Customers lose access to accounts and cards after system update failure; conservative lobby groups fund trips by frontbenchers to Cop28

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Coalition to have sizeable contingent at Cop28 despite Peter Dutton jibe at climate change minister’s attendance

Frontbenchers Paul Fletcher and Bridget McKenzie part of group of nine MPs who will be in Dubai funded by Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Leadership Australia

The Guardian - AU

Catherine King and former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce met at least twice in recent months

Exclusive: documents show transport minister met former airline chief at Parliament House two months before she ruled against Qatar Airways request

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It's hardly a dog's life for the PM's jetsetting pooch

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has sought to get to the bottom of how many times the prime minister's pooch has flown as a VIP but barked up the wrong tree.

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Agriculture boss looks to grow financial sustainability

The incoming department of agriculture secretary has told a senate hearing that his department will break even after receiving a bailout earlier this year.

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Public servants ranked female workers on 'hotties list'

A Senate estimates committee has heard junior members of a government department ranked female co-workers by their 'hotness'.

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Teal MPs call for national road-user charges after high court shuts down Victoria’s EV tax

‘We need … to maintain our roads in a way that’s fair, and aimed at helping, not hindering, electrification of transport’, says Monique Ryan

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Watchdog eyes airlines to ensure cheaper tickets

Measures are being put in place to ensure Australian travellers are getting the best bang for their buck with the consumer watchdog set upon the airline sector.

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‘Green coal’ company owned by LNP figures received $5.5m grant a week before Morrison government entered caretaker mode

Exclusive: Green Day Energy has had its bank account frozen after going into administration amid a legal dispute between its owners

The Guardian - AU

Slanging match as inquiry looks to chase ex-Qantas boss

A Nationals senator has called out the prime minister's "cosy" relationship with the former CEO of Qantas, who she wants to front at an inquiry into flights.

AAP

PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened

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Probe wants government to revisit Qatar flights ban

A coalition-led parliamentary inquiry wants the government to review its decision to stop Qatar Airways being allowed extra flights into Australia.

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Labor should review decision to block extra Qatar Airways flights to Australia, Senate inquiry says

Committee seeks more time so it can quiz former Qantas boss Alan Joyce about the Albanese government’s Qatar Airways ruling

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Catherine King refuses to front ‘political stunt’ Senate inquiry into Qatar Airways decision

Transport minister says it is ‘longstanding practice’ not to appear and says she is doing the ‘hard work the Coalition never did’

The Guardian - AU

Policy pothole: are the states ready to share road safety data with the federal government?

It’s hard to think of any other policy areas where governments might suggest ignoring the problem instead of at least measuring the gap

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Qatar Airways challenged to maximise Australian routes

Federal Labor minister Jason Clare says Qatar Airways should make the most of its existing Australian slots after the airline applied for more inbound flights.

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Voice success without bipartisanship 'unprecedented'

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie says it would be unprecedented if the 'yes' vote got up at the voice referendum due to the lack of bipartisanship.

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Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce could face jail if he fails to front Senate aviation inquiry

Bridget McKenzie warns former CEO of legal ramifications if he does not provide evidence on blocking of Qatar Airways flights to Australia

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Former Qantas CEO Joyce faces extraordinary jail threat

A coalition senator has delivered a remarkable threat to former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce, suggesting jail is an option if he doesn't front a parliamentary inquiry.

The Guardian - AU

China lifts trade restrictions as relationship improves – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Joyce to be summoned by Senate probe on Qantas lobbying

Former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will be summoned to appear at a Senate inquiry examining the airline's role in a government decision to reject extra Qatar flights.

AAP

Qantas CEO apologises as inquiry hears damning evidence

The new chief of Qantas has apologised to Australians for poor service as a Senate inquiry was told the airline had acted like it was "above the law".

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Qatar Airways CEO says Australian decision to block flights ‘very unfair’

Akbar al-Baker says was surprised by the rejection, given the airline was ‘supportive of Australia’ during the pandemic.

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