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Taking pressure off Australians the priority for 2024

Taking cost-of-living pressure off Australians the government's priority for 2024

Newcastle Herald

Tax changes spark calls for complete system redesign

Half of the nation's high-income earners back Labor's proposed tax changes as analysis shows most of the benefits will still flow to the rich.

AAP

Dutton under pressure to back stage-three tax changes as analysis shows big benefit to Coalition electorates

About 85% of taxpayers in Liberal and National seats will be better off under Labor’s plan

The Guardian - AU

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‘Shock and disappointment’ among some Labor MPs over Victorian government’s decision on duck hunting ban

‘Baffled’ MPs express alarm at ‘captain’s call’ while premier Jacinta Allan says cabinet followed ‘normal process’ in a ‘consensus decision’

The Guardian - AU

Prospect of major China-PNG security pact hosed down

Papua New Guinea is unlikely to ink a major policing deal with China similar to the Solomon Islands after nascent security talks were revealed, one expert says.

AAP

Alarm sounded over long-term effects of tax cuts

Concerns are being raised new tax cuts will put a dent in the pocket of Australians in the long-term as the issue of bracket creep remains.

AAP

Guardian Essential poll: one in two voters back stage-three tax cuts changes

Labor’s bid to skew package towards low- and middle-income earners given boost, as only 22% say it should go ahead unchanged

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Booing the PM: did Anthony Albanese fall victim to an Australian sporting ‘tradition’?

Prime minister is the latest to cop jeers at a major event, this time the Australian Open. History suggests he won’t be the last

The Guardian - AU

David Littleproud accuses Labor of ‘class warfare’ over stage-three tax changes, saying $190,000 is ‘not a lot’

Nationals leader says tax cuts were about ‘giving everyone a fair go’ and Labor is ‘pitting one Australian against the other’

The Guardian - AU

The ACCC report on affordable childcare is out. What does it say and what still needs to be done?

Labor’s subsidy increases have worked to help families better afford childcare, according to the consumer watchdog’s report – but only for now

The Guardian - AU

Barr hints at risk of 'stooge independents' running in ACT election

The Chief Minister expects 'fierce' crossbench competition.

The Canberra Times

Victorian government under fire from animal rights advocates over rejection of duck hunting ban

Ban on recreational duck hunting recommended by Labor-led inquiry shot down after Jacinta Allan met with ministers

The Guardian - AU

Victorian duck hunting season gets the green light

The Victorian government has disregarded a call by a Labor-led inquiry to ban recreational duck hunting, instead forcing hunters to undergo training from 2025.

AAP

PM says ‘protections’ needed before funding can resume – as it happened

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Morning Mail: US soldiers killed in Jordan, contaminated soil risk, Sinner wins Open thriller

And we dive into the data on which electorates will benefit from Labor’s tax overhaul

The Canberra Times

Prominent ACT community sector figures to run for Labor

Labor has unveiled its full 25-member ticket for the October poll.

The Guardian - AU

Working-class communities in Coalition-held seats the biggest winners in Labor’s stage-three tax cuts overhaul

Nearly 90% of areas in Australia better off under new plan, with taxpayers in remote and regional communities to gain the most, ANU analysis shows

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours

Independent senator says depiction of Australia as part of ‘Pacific family’ is inconsistent with issuing approvals for new coal and gas projects

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Former senator Eric Abetz wins pre-selection in Tas

Former senator Eric Abetz has won the backing of Tasmanian Liberals for preselection at the upcoming state election.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese rules out further changes to Labor’s stage-three tax cuts overhaul

The prime minister says he is ‘very confident’ Labor’s new tax plan will pass parliament

AAP

Treaty talks emerge from ashes of referendum failure

Progress towards treaty between governments and Indigenous people is regaining momentum after being put on hold in some parts for the failed voice referendum.

The Guardian - AU

As Scott Morrison exits, Albanese takes his stage-three tax cuts out to the trash

Was this the plan for stage three all along – that is, did Labor mislead voters to win the 2022 election? And will it matter, if most voters are better off?

The Guardian - AU

Pocock wants to boost Centrelink payments using savings from stage-three tax cuts overhaul

Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases to jobseeker and other payments

The Guardian - AU

He’s everywhere in Perth – but is Basil Zempilas the man to save the WA Liberals?

The lord mayor, sports commentator and newspaper columnist confirms he will run for parliament, but his potential tilt has already sparked controversy

Newcastle Herald

'Disloyalty and unworthy conduct': Newcastle Labor infighting rages on

Local members are keeping Labor's state appeals tribunal busy.

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