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Michael Pascoe: David Pocock offers sense amid stupidity on housing

Unsurprisingly, the fate of the Albanese Government’s election gimmick excuse for a housing policy has fallen into the standard Canberra sideshow of

The New Daily

Deal on social and affordable housing fund stalls

A rally attended by the CFMEU, Greens, and independent senators called for more ambitious commitments to social and affordable housing.

The Canberra Times

Government secures backing for National Reconstruction Fund

Senator Pocock welcomed commitments by the government to explore policy to fund startups as they commercialise.

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Labor’s $10bn social housing bill in limbo as negotiations with Greens deadlocked

Greens drew support at a rally outside Parliament House, also attended by independent senator David Pocock

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Australia's safeguard mechanism deal is only a half-win for the Greens, and for the climate

Labor and the Greens on Monday announced a deal to strengthen a key climate policy, the safeguard mechanism, by introducing a hard cap on industrial sector emissions.

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‘Psychopaths, puppets’: Greens senator’s fury over climate deal

The plan to cut emissions from industry to tackle climate change appears on track to pass parliament – despite dissension in the Greens.

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National reconstruction fund secures crossbench support – as it happened

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Labor and the Greens have cut a deal to get its key climate policy through the parliament. So what is it, and what's changing?

After weeks of negotiations and plenty of strong words, the federal government has secured the support it needs to pass its key climate policy into law. So what is it, and what's changing?

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Senate gives green light to $15b manufacturing fund

The Albanese government's signature $15 billion manufacturing fund has passed the Senate after weeks of tense negotiations.

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News Corp columnists opt for bothsidesism on Nazis at anti-trans rally

Andrew Bolt and Joe Hildebrand get stuck into socialists; Sky News has a field day about Pocock’s Tame Impala T-shirt

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The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?

On Wednesday night, the Senate passed a bill to amend Australia’s referendum machinery laws, ending a long and sometimes tense debate on the rules that will govern the Voice referendum later this year.

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The Caleb Bond/David Pocock T-shirt brouhaha....is now a T-shirt

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Crossbench senators pushing government to expand social housing fund to help more in need

The government is yet to secure enough support for its proposed multi-billion-dollar housing fund, with the crossbench arguing the plan does not go far enough to help Australians struggling to keep a roof over their head.

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New era for Parkinson's community in the ACT

There is a new office, a new name and a new support network for people living with Parkinson's disease and their families.

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Afternoon Update: Keating calls Aukus submarines ‘worst deal in history’; power prices to surge; and ‘Violet’ Coco’s sentence quashed

Former Labor prime minister launched an extraordinary broadside against the Albanese government’s key Aukus policy

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Calls to protect payments following builder collapse

Advocates have called for federal reforms to protect worker payments following the collapse of prominent construction companies.

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Pocock flags support for national reconstruction fund

Independent senator David Pocock has flagged he would likely back the government's reconstruction fund, but he wants further improvements.

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Crossbench push Albanese government for ‘absolute cap’ on carbon emissions

MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall and balance of power senator David Pocock call on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030

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British rail expert backs push for upgrades to 'rather decayed' Canberra to Sydney train line

The leading expert on fast rail recently examined the slow route, saying modest upgrades could make the journey time comparable to driving.

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David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll

With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator

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Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback

The bill would have seen asylum seekers brought to Australia as they await resettlement in third countries

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The Greens aren't grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they're negotiating well

This fortnight, Australia’s parliament is considering an amendment to the safeguard mechanism, which is the main way we’ve tried to cut emissions over the last nine years. As you may already know, it hasn’t done what it was meant to do.

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David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated

Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru

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Government and Greens head for collision on climate laws

That could be an insight into how negotiations between Labor and the Greens on critical climate legislation have been faring.

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Chris Bowen challenges parliament to accept safeguard mechanism, or risk losing chance to cut emissions

The energy minister issues an ultimatum to federal parliament: Accept the government's plan to make big polluters cut their emissions, or risk losing the entire deal.

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