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Morning Mail: ‘heat engine’ drives winter warmth, Labor extends Gaza visa rights

August temperatures soar as red centre weather pattern drives air eastwards; government widens working rights and Medicare access

The Guardian - AU

Friday essay: how an unholy alliance of the separatist left and reactionary right rejected the Voice’s ‘sensible middle way’

If the 1999 republic referendum got crushed by an “unholy alliance” between monarchists and direct electionists, the Voice referendum was repudiated by an unprincipled union between the separatist Indigenous left and the reactionary right – though the right’s opposition was more electorally impactful.

The Conversation

This NT election, even pet crocs are campaign fodder. Just don’t mention the ballooning debt

The Northern Territory is going to the polls this weekend. The incumbent Labor government is under serious challenge from a rejuvenated Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, led by Lia Finocchiaro. This is an election mainly about crime and the state of the economy, and neither issue is good for Labor.

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Local buses every 20 minutes in Labor's electric bus buying plan

The plan will need more than 350 bus drivers recruited before 2028.

The Canberra Times

Young Hawke by David Day review – a gritty, disturbing addition to former prime minister’s story

The childhood roots of Bob Hawke’s adult bad behaviour are carefully examined in this biography of the often lionised figure

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Presidential battle showcases the differences between US political system and ours

Australia has a much better-functioning governmental system than the United States, but for political tragics it’s the American scene that’s the riveting must-watch this year.

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'Beyond urgent': clock ticking on changes to aged care

Time is running out to enact sweeping changes to aged care, and nursing home residents are anxious about any deals done in federal parliament, advocates warn.

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Basketball stadium gasworks idea slammed as 'an election ploy'

'It's an attempt to grab for votes.'

Newcastle Herald

Plenty of pots left to stir for this retiring pollie

Labor MP Graham Perrett is retiring from politics but the firebrand Queenslander has not finished stirring the pot in parliament.

AAP

Pollies bicker over dollars and cents as election looms

Scare tactics or the cost of doing business? An NT Treasury report shows the CLP policies could cost frontline workers.

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Morning Mail: taxpayers to fund Albanese defamation costs, five bodies found in yacht wreck, the rise of ‘sook’ as a political insult

PM and Bill Shorten will be given assistance in case brought by John Margerison; what’s the difference between a sook, snowflake and a bedwetter?

The Guardian - AU

Councillors want government to acquire gasworks site for basketball stadium

The site owner is in the process of selling the land.

Newcastle Herald

NT election: promises for Indigenous people buckle under history’s weight

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

The Conversation

Greens want to ban new gas appliances sooner in bid for faster climate action

Delivering a speedier gas shutdown has 'question marks'.

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Labor commits to building new police station for Molonglo Valley

Labor says more housing will be built in the soon-to-be town centre.

Newcastle Herald

$20bn for the new Sydney metro, meanwhile look at our tin shed

'Time to stand up to Sydney-centric leaders.'

The Guardian - AU

Labor left warrior Graham Perrett to retire after almost 20 years in federal parliament

Exclusive: In his parting words, the member for Moreton says people shouldn’t ‘underestimate the influence of backbenchers’ who can make ‘real change’

The Guardian - AU

‘Grade five instincts’: why sook is the new insult of choice in Australia’s parliament

In the rough and tumble of the House of Representatives, this barb stands out as an oldie but a goodie

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Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub

A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the federal government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin – spending critics say amounts to a huge fossil fuel subsidy.

AAP

Deepfake porn laws to target sharing of sexual images

Federal parliament is cracking down on the sharing of fake or digitally altered pornographic images without consent.

Newcastle Herald

Alleged Newcastle terrorist appears in court over plot to kill MP

The teenager was arrested after entering Newcastle Museum dressed in tactical gear, armed with a knife.

The Guardian - AU

The Liberal party’s local government elections nomination fiasco is a boon to the left but bad for democracy

Political parties play a crucial role in simplifying the choices for voters – a voter confronted by a list of names without any party signals is forced to do a lot more work

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Ex-parole boss 'romantically linked to Labor staffer'

A whistleblower has claimed an ex-parole board boss, who has been referred to the corruption watchdog, was romantically linked to a government staffer.

The Guardian - AU

Linda Burney gives valedictory speech to parliament – as it happened

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PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

Anthony Albanese has called on the Greens to support the government's signature Future Made in Australian plan, as negotiations begin on the proposal's future.

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