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View from The Hill: Unmoored Ley has the appearance of a dead woman walking

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is looking like a dead woman walking.

The Conversation

Westpac says Labor’s expanded first home buyers scheme saw 150% jump in loan applications

Big bank also reveals it has ceased corporate lending to thermal coalmines, but it still funds oil and gas extraction businesses

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s primary vote plunges to record low and One Nation surges to record high in Newspoll

The Coalition’s primary vote slumped four points to a record low 24% in the latest Newspoll, while One Nation was up four points to a record high 15%. One Nation also surged to 15% in an Essential poll.

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Optus customer who reported triple-zero outage told to go to store – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition support plunges further amid climate fighting

A dire poll is putting Opposition Leader Sussan Ley under pressure as the coalition thrashes out its approach to energy and climate change.

AAP

The Coalition have a better chance of winning by chasing teal voters over One Nation voters

Opposition faultlines have opened up over net zero and immigration, but the data shows there’s more to gain targeting moderate electorates

The Guardian - AU

Strap in for a feral lead-up into Christmas in the NSW parliament

The Minns government has two major pieces of legislation it desperately wants to pass – but to do so it needs to woo some crossbenchers

The Guardian - AU

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Australia must put politics aside and pass nature laws that benefit the economy and the environment. We owe it to our kids

There’s no such thing as a perfect legislative solution. It’s about finding one that’s workable – for the community, for the economy and for nature

The Guardian - AU

Liberals hold cordial party room after public brawling but chasm on net zero remains

Regional and metropolitan MPs at loggerheads as members warned not to ‘verbal’ each other over the issue

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous traditional owners passed in Victoria

Step towards reconciliation hailed as ‘a historic moment’ with premier Jacinta Allan saying it gives Aboriginal Australians the power to shape policies that affect their lives

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Parliament Passes Historic Treaty Bill In Landmark Victory For Indigenous People

“The path to treaty has been long. Our old people have been on the journey to treaty since the beginning of colonisation, having long been vocal in calling out the history of injustices and dispossession faced by First Peoples in this country.”

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Australia Tables Historic Environmental Reform Legislation Promising Economic Boost and Conservation Balance

Australia's government introduces comprehensive environmental reform legislation promising A$6.9 billion annual economic benefits through faster project approvals while establishing a new National Environmental Protection Agency. The landmark bill faces political challenges requiring crossbench support.

International Business Times

Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Environmental reform analysts have weighed in on the federal government's bid to modernise Australia's dated nature protection laws, calling for a key change.

AAP

Minns admits mining and power projects can be fast-tracked under contentious NSW approval laws

Premier has been spruiking to business how changes will facilitate investment in major projects in NSW

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government hasn’t walked its talk about accountability and integrity

The government used to be quite cosy with independent ACT senator David Pocock. That was back at the start, when it needed his vote.

The Conversation

Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise

The 25-year-old Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act has been repeatedly criticised for failing to stem Australia’s biodiversity decline. These national laws are meant to protect threatened species and scrutinise some developments over the damage done to ecosystems.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘now or never’ for Watt’s nature laws, mother vows to continue blockers fight, Trump’s White House revamp

Environment minister calls for cross-party support as Matt Kean warns Coalition to support the bill; Trump fires federal commissioners over White House reno

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m being punished’: Emily is healthy enough to leave hospital but her NDIS plan isn’t enough to support her at home

Some NDIS participants with disabilities are forced to choose between living at home in an unsafe environment or staying indefinitely in hospital

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The Guardian - AU

Victorian Labor forced to rely on One Nation and others to pass voluntary assisted dying bill after factional split

Exclusive: Reforms expected to pass parliament with support of motley crew of MPs after Labor’s SDA sub-faction attempts to curtail them

AAP

'Frank chat': anti-stadium MPs meet AFL executives

The AFL have hosted a meeting with four anti-stadium politicians ahead of a crucial vote that will determine the future of the Tasmanian Devils.

AAP

Labor's Irish roots prompt call for referendum help

Drawing on politicians' personal connection to his homeland, a touring senator and peace negotiator is encouraging Labor to keep pushing for a united Ireland.

AAP

Latham's AVO fight with ex-partner 'likely to settle'

Mark Latham and his ex-partner are eyeing an agreement after she alleged he subjected her to a sustained pattern of abuse, a claim the firebrand MP denies.

The Conversation

GPs will soon get extra incentives to bulk bill. So will your doctor be free?

A key commitment at May’s federal election was an A$8.5 billion promise to increase incentives for GPs to bulk bill patients. The government moved quickly after the election, with new arrangements to start on November 1.

The Guardian - AU

‘Shock and anger’ as Labor proposes giving states more power over fossil fuel projects

Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakened

AAP

Budget-busting Labor casts tax-cut cost stone at rivals

A Labor government with a poor budget record has called attention to the cost of opposition tax policy promises in an unusually early pre-election ploy.

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