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PM set to announce COVID-19 inquiry: report

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could be poised to announce the details of a special commission of inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Public sector reforms may spell budget blues for NSW

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's budget figures could be in jeopardy, with interest rate rises impacting inflation in the year ahead.

AAP

Centrelink Payments Are Going Up Starting From Today But Don’t Get Too Excited

Ah yes, I love the taste of crumbs.

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What history can tell us about the success (or failure) of referendums in Australia

The Australian nation came into being following a series of referendums in the 1890s, and they have been a regular feature of Australian democracy ever since. In every decade of the 20th century, there was at least one referendum. However, the 2023 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

The Conversation

‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

The Guardian - AU

The Australia-US alliance has long gone unchallenged. The delegation to free Julian Assange changes that

The Australian politicians pushing for Assange’s release represents a rare crack in the wall of bipartisan support for the sacrosanct alliance

The Guardian - AU

Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

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NSW budget 2023: the winners and losers

Teachers, parents of toddlers and the Star casino are better off – but renters, fast rail fans and would-be EV owners may be lamenting

The Guardian - AU

What the NSW budget means for Hunter residents

Spending in Sydney continues to dwarf the rest of the state.

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget readies for rainy day with surplus surprise

A surplus will bring little comfort to many people who are not eligible for cost-of-living relief as the NSW government insists on prudent principles.

AAP

How Japan successfully tackled housing crisis

Japan no longer has a housing crisis. Why?

Newcastle Herald

Support for both the Voice and Labor drop in latest Essential poll

A majority of Australians have indicated they will vote “no” in the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, according to a national Essential poll conducted Sept. 13–17 from a sample of 1,135 people.

The Conversation

Affordable housing gets 'crumbs' in NSW budget

Affordable housing and homelessness advocates are disappointed by the NSW Labor government's first budget, which they say neglects the scale of the crisis.

AAP

Fast rail axed in $2.5bn budget cuts – as it happened

Go-it-alone approach to building network between Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong shelved entirely

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NSW budget: Labor points to ‘decade of neglect’ but lack of housing showstopper may leave voters underwhelmed

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey points to ‘largest debt any incoming state government has ever inherited’ as he hands down party’s first budget in more than a decade

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor pledges $2.2bn for housing and infrastructure in first budget in a decade

Figures reveal NSW is expected to be back in the black next financial year and will focus on paying down debt

Newcastle Herald

NSW budget regional winners and losers

Labor has handed down its first state budget in 13 years.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: poll shows majority against voice, push to fight ‘shrinkflation’, $6bn Iran prisoner deal

Essential survey still has hope for yes camp with 29% still ‘persuadable’; supermarkets urged to use labels to show downsizing

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Guardian Essential poll: slim majority for a no vote in Indigenous voice referendum, survey shows

The pathway to victory has narrowed, with some corporate support becoming more muted as polarisation has increased

AAP

NSW budget targets pre-school 'drought' in funding lift

Spending on public pre-schools, increased sexual assault services and major transport projects will be unveiled in the NSW budget.

AAP

Energy debate explodes over nuclear transition costs

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has seized on modelling to attack the coalition's commitment to nuclear energy, saying it'd cost hundreds of billions of dollars.

Al Jazeera

Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children

Experts fear ‘irreversible harm’ to children in Queensland after changes to justice system leave more in detention.

Newcastle Herald

Show us the money: region hoping for Hunter Park funding

Labor will deliver its first state budget in 13 years on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s first NSW budget in a decade will provide ‘practical assistance’, treasurer says

A $7bn shortfall has been forecast this financial year, but Daniel Mookhey says any cuts to be made will be in areas that ‘don’t affect people’

Newcastle Herald

Crakanthorp's fate throws up Game of Thrones scenarios for Labor

Labor HQ would have to decide whether to hold preselection.

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