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Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good

When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s worsening environmental woes, from extinctions to land clearing to climate change.

The Conversation

New Lord Mayor's priority: Set tone for effective teamwork and transparency

Ross Kerridge to focus first on team building and external review

Newcastle Herald

Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’

A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”.

The Conversation

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State government promises to boost affordable housing

Queenslanders facing sky-high property prices will have to wait two years for more affordable and social homes to come on the market.

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Royal commission defends publication of secret military report, saying government didn’t ask for it to be confidential

Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission website

The Guardian - AU

Harris gains in post-debate US national polls, but will her gains be sustained?

The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.9–46.0. In my previous US politics article on September 9, Harris led Trump by 48.7–46.2.

The Conversation

New bid to nail down housing bill as talks hit the wall

A key housing bill will be pushed back into parliament despite the government, the opposition and the Greens reaching a stalemate in negotiations.

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Morning Mail: Hezbollah targeted by pager explosions, the ‘rent-tech’ burden, and night of the supermoon

At least 11 killed and thousands injured in a simultaneous attack in Lebanon

The Guardian - AU

Public medical imaging service slated territory's north if Labor re-elected

The party has also revealed a location for a new health centre.

The Canberra Times

English universities offer to curb foreign students if they can raise tuition fees

Vice-chancellors to publish ‘blueprint’ proposing ministers stabilise visa regime and allow them to address sector’s financial crisis

The Guardian - UK

PM's early election warning labelled an 'empty threat'

The prime minister has threatened a double dissolution over resistance to his government's housing policy but experts don't think this will benefit his party.

AAP

Libertarians take a page out of Greens’ playbook in bid to ‘gobble up’ disaffected Liberal voters

Former Liberal Democratic party eager to increase influence at state and federal level after unexpected success in NSW council elections

The Guardian - AU

A double dissolution could create a Hunger Games contest – and Albanese knows it

The PM likely hopes the possibility of an existential threat to some in the Senate generates more cooperation

The Guardian - AU

Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes concedes defeat to Independent Ross Kerridge

'It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve our city as lord mayor.'

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

What is a double dissolution and how does it work?

Australia’s had seven double-dissolution elections, including under Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Turnbull. Here’s what happens

The Guardian - AU

Albanese targets Greens on ‘gesture-based’ climate politics in speech defending Labor’s business policies

PM says Labor’s nature-positive legislation provides ‘vital certainty’ and talks up mutual respect in an address before the Business Council of Australia

The Conversation

View from The Hill: The Albanese government is feeling a lot of pain from pincers

When a leader is on the back foot, small things are telling.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM refuses to rule out double dissolution; White House blasts Musk; and a koala’s supermarket visit

Anthony Albanese accuses the Greens and Coalition of blocking ‘commonsense reforms’

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The Guardian - AU

Former Labor foreign minister Gareth Evans says Australia won’t have sovereignty over Aukus submarines

Evans says Anthony Albanese should have reviewed Aukus when he came to power in 2022 and that the PM is too risk-averse

The Guardian - AU

Greens urge Labor ‘stop bulldozing and start negotiating’ on housing as PM refuses to rule out double dissolution

Anthony Albanese accuses ‘Noalition’ – the opposition and minor party – of teaming up to block housing and environment bills

Newcastle Herald

Council cliff-hanger: second count begins in Newcastle lord mayor race

Independent Ross Kerridge currently has the edge.

The Conversation

What is Australia looking for in its poet laureate? Literary and popular poetry don’t always intersect

The inaugural Australian poet laureate will be appointed in 2025 as part of the federal Labor government’s new National Cultural Policy, Revive.

The Canberra Times

Labor promises money for bulk-billing general practices to set up in ACT

It would be part of a $11 million fund.

The Guardian - AU

The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead we’ve seen a familiar story

There have been moments of modest progress but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoric

The Guardian - AU

Mixed bag for Labor and the rise of the Libertarians: the key surprises in the NSW local elections

ALP faces a variety of results in what premier Chris Minns calls a ‘massive wake-up call for the major parties’

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