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Labor government called out on key election commitments on refugees and housing on Q+A

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones and the government are accused of political grandstanding over their election commitment on refugee visas, during a fiery Q+A.

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Lidia Thorpe divided the Greens — what will she do to the Senate?

Lidia Thorpe leaves the party divided and forced to argue for its own significance after her departure dropped their numbers from 12 to 11.

The New Daily

Lidia Thorpe's defection from the Greens will make passing legislation harder for Labor

Senator Lidia Thorpe announced on Monday that she would be leaving the Greens. Thorpe had split with the Greens over the Indigenous Voice to parliament, which she opposes.

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Afternoon Update: Greens to back voice after Thorpe quits; deadly Turkey earthquake; and Beyoncé breaks Grammys record

Indigenous voice to parliament stance sees Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe leave the party and move tot he crossbench

The Guardian - AU

John Barilaro’s NY trade appointment showed signs of a ‘job for the boys’, NSW inquiry finds

Committee says former minister Stuart Ayres showed ‘poor judgment’ during ‘flawed’ process

The Guardian - AU

All pokies cashless by 2028 if Coalition wins NSW election

All pokies in NSW will become cashless by 2028, and political donations from pubs and clubs will be banned if the Coalition is re-elected in March, Premier Dominic Perrottet says.

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Albanese's Newspoll ratings drop but Labor maintains big lead

A federal Newspoll, conducted February 1-4 from a sample of 1,512, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged on the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 34% Coalition (down one), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (steady) and 11% for all Others (up two).

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How much has support for the Voice fallen? It depends on how you ask

Support for embedding an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the Constitution has fallen. The polls provide good evidence once you work out how to find it.

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Alan Kohler: Social repair, especially fixing Medicare, must trump budget repair

Medicare is “not going to be fixed in one budget”, which is true of course, but this one will set the scene for future budgets.

The New Daily

Labor retains 55-45 lead over Coalition – Newspoll

The Anthony Albanese-led Labor continues to enjoy a 10-point lead in the first Newspoll for 2023 release don Sunday night.

The New Daily

On the eve of Parliament, Anthony Albanese sounds warning on Voice

Mr Albanese said on Sunday that constitutional recognition of Indigenous people through the Voice would lead to better practical outcomes.

The New Daily

Perrottet offers voters power bill payment

Households would access the $250 credit after comparing their energy bill with other providers' deals on a Service NSW comparison tool.

Newcastle Herald

Teals and other NSW independents seek to kill controversial Pep-11 gas permit

Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bans

The Guardian - AU

It'll be tough for Perrottet to win the NSW election. But Labor won't romp home either

At the New South Wales election on March 25 a 12-year-old Coalition government will be seeking re-election.

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Big money was spent on the 2022 election – but the party with the deepest pockets didn't win

Nine months after the 2022 federal election, voters finally get a look at how much the parties spent and who funded their campaigns.

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge’s adviser placed stories in ‘friendly media’ to ‘shut down’ robodebt scandal, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller tells inquiry the then human services minister was ‘very firm’ a media storm over the Centrelink debt recovery scheme needed to be shut down

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After a decade of decline, Australia is back on the rise in a global anti-corruption ranking

Just months after Australia legislated to establish the long-anticipated National Anti-Corruption Agency, our standing is back on the rise in Transparency International’s annual Global Corruption Perceptions Index. This is a small but important turn-around following a decade of steady decline.

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Robodebt victims' details released to media in bid to deter them from speaking out, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller told the commission that in response to growing criticism the government adopted a counter-narrative strategy in the "more friendly media" such as the tabloids.

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Coalition plans to start port lease review before election

Deputy Premier Paul Toole says the NSW government intends to appoint an independent reviewer of Newcastle's port lease before entering caretaker mode in early March.

ABC News

Labor's national cultural policy includes streaming quotas, reimagined Australia Council, and new body targeting misconduct in arts industry

The government just launched the first national cultural policy in a decade. Here's a short-cut guide to the major commitments and wins for the sector, and what's missing.

ABC News

Family law overhaul promised, as government drafts new system more inclusive of children and kinship carers

The federal government plans to reform the strained family law system, including removing the presumption that both parents should be considered equally in parenting disagreements.

ABC News

State Labor promise $400 million education 'top-up' fund for Gonski reforms

The NSW opposition is planning to move ahead with school Gonski funding, injecting $400 million into the plan, if they are elected in March.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Australia’s new emissions trading scheme is a carbon tax. That’s fine

It won’t be the companies that swallow the cost of emissions reduction, it’ll be the customers who pay, writes Alan Kohler.

ABC News

NSW Coalition promises more magistrates, domestic violence sentencing review ahead of election

Further promises to stamp out domestic violence are made by the government in the lead up to the election, with a sentencing review and a specific women's and family court all on the table.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Coalition pledges feasibility study for specialist domestic violence courts

Labor opposition says move a decade overdue, with similar courts already operating in Queensland and overseas

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