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The Latest Breaking News from Labor

The Battleship Albanese is a paragon of calm but in the water lurks Dutton, looking for cracks in the armour

The government has achieved commendable milestones already thanks to the PM’s reset strategy. If only it could last

The Guardian - AU

NSW unions to declare start of new six-month campaign to remove Coalition government

Unions NSW to release survey results suggesting voters believe healthcare and transport are worsening

The Guardian - AU

Budget management in a time of big-spending Victorian election campaign promises

Coalition has pledged $19bn more than the government, while claiming it is the better economic manager

The Guardian - AU

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PM hails parental leave to Labor faithful

Australian families will get an extra six weeks of paid parental leave under a policy designed to improve gender equity and help with the rising cost of living.

AAP

Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

The federal government announces a plan to gradually increase paid parental leave entitlements until parents have six months of paid leave per family by 2026.

ABC News

Federal government to extend paid parental leave to six months

The federal government will boost paid parental leave for families by an additional six weeks, taking it to a total of six months.

The New Daily

Business calls for government to pass port bill

The chamber says Parliament must remove the "burden" on businesses.

Newcastle Herald

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PM drops hint on extra paid parental leave

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered a huge pre-budget clue about a policy to extend paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks.

AAP

Morrison government discretionary grants could get axed in budget as Labor aims to prune ‘rorts and waste’

Regional development minister Catherine King says uncontracted funding awarded by the Coalition is being heavily scrutinised

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s nuclear waste is growing as battle over dump site heats up

Government says nuclear waste cannot continue to build up and it will work with traditional custodians of proposed Kimba site

The Guardian - AU

The market has failed to give Australians affordable housing, so don't expect it to solve the crisis

The federal Labor government has promised to craft a national housing and homelessness plan and to fund new social housing, returning Canberra to a field it all but abandoned for a decade. A new Productivity Commission report is scathing about current arrangements and calls for far-reaching change.

The Conversation

NSW tram faults known for two years: Labor

Labor says the NSW goverment was warned twice about serious defects in a Sydney light rail line two years before cracked trams forced a shutdown.

AAP

More than half of NSW MPs own more than one property

High ownership of multiple residences among state MPs has prompted accusations they are ‘blind’ to the escalating rental crisis

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government to crack down on payday lenders

Senate committee will consider laws to reform sector, including a cap on the proportion of household income lenders can take in repayments

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The New Daily

Debate on tax gets ugly as Sussan Ley takes on Teal independents

Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley attacked new teal MPs for opposing the stage-three tax cuts for high-income earners.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government has guaranteed farmers won’t be hurt if Australia signs methane pledge, NFF says

Peak body says assurances given and must be upheld or trust with rural Australia ‘will be broken’

ABC News

WorkSafe drops investigation into Victorian MP Kaushaliya Vaghela's bullying allegations

Kaushaliya Vaghela quit Labor alleging systemic bullying in the party, accusing the office of Premier Daniel Andrews of turning a blind eye to the issue.

ABC News

Federal government to pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent

The move is in contrast to the former Coalition government, which refused to sign up to the target, which is already supported by the United States and the European Union.

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‘Dummies’: Paul Keating takes aim at foreign policy fundamentals

Paul Keating says America takes its allies for granted and called for a complete rethink of Australia's strategic policy and its pillars including the

The Guardian - AU

‘Integral part of democracy’: climate activists mount court challenge to NSW anti-protest laws

Laws that allow for fines and prison terms for non-violent protesters undermine fundamental rights, Environmental Defenders Office says

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating speculates King Charles could renounce UK monarch’s claim on Australia

Former prime minister suggests royal family ‘would have been so glad’ if 1999 referendum on becoming a republic succeeded

The New Daily

Minister takes angry swipe at gas companies as pressure builds for action

A minister has joined calls for curbs on 'insane' power prices by angrily comparing gas companies to a swam of locusts.

ABC News

Independent MP Helen Dalton claims New South Wales parliament a 'toxic' place for women

Independent MP Helen Dalton condemns a male MP for saying she should be "clocked" during a debate two weeks ago, adding that the New South Wales parliament is "toxic" for women.

The Guardian - AU

Labor ramps up pressure on gas industry as energy prices rise but stops short of price caps

Unions accuse resource minister Madeline King of signing ‘dud deal’ with multinational gas companies

ABC News

AWU pans federal Labor over 'dud handshake deal' with gas producers as it warns of jobs catastrophe

A major union takes aim at the federal government over its gas policy, accusing Labor of risking jobs through a "dud handshake agreement" with exporters.

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