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Horses, housing and LGBTQ+ rights: would-be NSW kingmakers outline demands

With a hung state parliament a real possibility, independents are listing the issues they want addressed to guarantee their support

The Guardian - AU

Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block

A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on private companies – causes alarm among Coalition and Greens

The Guardian - AU

Two things to watch as Dominic Perrottet tries to defy the odds of politics

In an election not fought across a gulf of policy or ideology, image could well count for Dominic Perrottet.

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House GOP mulls putting 'woke' earmarks on chopping block - Roll Call

House GOP appropriators are gearing up to potentially bar local projects entirely from the largest domestic spending bill for fiscal 2024.

Roll Call

Methane emissions ‘incredibly cheap’ to cut without needing offsets, safeguard mechanism inquiry told

Hearing into Labor’s changes to the scheme told a 75% reduction in methane was possible using commercially competitive existing technology

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns on Supercars, housing, Hunter Park and more

The Herald sat down with the Labor leader on Monday to talk about some Hunter issues.

Newcastle Herald

Former deputy premier John Barilaro interfered with recruitment process for $600,000 UK agent general role, parliamentary committee finds

A final parliamentary report into a lucrative NSW trade commissioner job finds the former deputy premier wooed former NSW Business Chamber CEO Stephen Cartwright for the role over coffee, saying the government would pay for suitable family accommodation and cleaning.

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Minns says Hunter firms good shot at train building under Labor

The Labor leader wants voters to see a point of difference between the Opposition and the Coalition on manufacturing and asset sell-offs.

Newcastle Herald

Labor says NSW on track to build more trains if elected

Labor is vowing to create jobs in NSW regional centres with $42 million to train apprentices in the Hunter, Illawarra and Sydney's west if it wins the election.

AAP

Perrottet 'impeded' committee's work in Barilaro report

A parliamentary committee has accused NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet of refusing to help a probe into lucrative overseas trade appointments.

AAP

Labor's lead reduced in a NSW Newspoll four weeks before election; Voice support steady

The New South Wales state election will be held in nearly four weeks, on March 25. A Newspoll, conducted February 20-23 from a sample of 1,014, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since a September NSW Newspoll. Primary votes were 37% Coalition (up two), 36%…

The Conversation

Accessible rentals in short supply amid calls for minimum accessibility standards for all new houses in NSW

The Sydney woman is struggling to find a new home with access for her wheelchair, caught by the no-grounds eviction policy and a dire shortage of rentals prioritised for those that need them most.

ABC News

NSW Labor pledge to bring transport manufacturing 'back home' to the Hunter

The aim is to boost domestic manufacturing and tackle the statewide skills crisis.

Newcastle Herald

Bob has no idea where he will be living in six weeks as Sydney's rental crisis hits hard

Bob Davis is being evicted from his Sydney rental home of 30 years and doesn't like his chances of finding something else in the city's white-hot market. Housing policy has become a battleground ahead of the state election.

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Labor's lead narrows a month out from NSW election

With less than a month to go until the NSW state election, a new poll shows the gap between Labor and the 12-year-old coalition government is tightening.

The New Daily

Liberal Senator’s about-face on super as explosion in tax dodging revealed

Political stoush over super tax turns nasty as latest figures show use of retirement funds by wealthy investors dodging tax has exploded.

ABC News

NSW Labor unveils election plan for Metro lines, but stops short of committing to Coalition's pledge

New South Wales Labor says it will prioritise Metro links in north-west and south-west Sydney if elected, but won't guarantee other projects announced by the Coalition.

Newcastle Herald

First home buyers in property tax battle

Owners can only hold two properties at any given time, but the scheme won't cover a third home.

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AAP

Safeguard a 'once in a decade' chance to cut emissions

The Albanese government won't consider bans on new coal projects in return for the Greens' support for its climate policy targeted at big emitters.

ABC News

Labor defends potential superannuation changes that Coalition says would break election commitments

A bitter war of words is continuing between the federal government and the opposition as Labor continues to float winding back tax breaks on the nation's highest superannuation balances.

AAP

Treasurer says super caps a 'tweak', not major reform

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the fundamentals of super will remain untouched and his floated changes to tax breaks on large balances are not controversial.

AAP

Perrottet pledges to overhaul 'terrible' stamp duty

The Perrottet government will expand their stamp duty reform if successful at the upcoming election, as Labor promises new western Sydney transport links.

ABC News

The women hoping to be voted into lower house at NSW election

Kellie Sloane insists she is venturing into New South Wales politics, which has a lower house known as the bear pit, with her eyes wide open. She's one of a number of women hoping to make their mark at the upcoming election.

Los Angeles Times

Why scammers who stole billions in unemployment benefits may get away with fraud

WASHINGTON — Just a small percentage of the at least $60 billion in unemployment payments estimated to be lost to fraud during the pandemic has been recovered, and time is running out to prosecute those who committed the crime.

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Libs miss the jump in once-fertile Hunter turf

Newcastle Herald political reporter Michael Parris casts his eye over the NSW election campaign in the Hunter.

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