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Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro told Dominic Perrottet, Stuart Ayres and Matt Kean he wanted US job, inquiry hears

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has told an inquiry he wishes he did not apply for a lucrative US role he was controversially awarded, describing the process as a "s**tshow".

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Morning mail: Hekmatullah living as ‘hero’ in Kabul, Barilaro at inquiry, Australia’s best musicals

Monday: Rogue Afghan soldier who killed three unarmed diggers welcomed back by Taliban. Plus: the best Australian musicals, ranked

The Guardian - AU

Barilaro given reference by former premier

John Barilaro has revealed the third reference on his job application for a lucrative US trade role came from former NSW premier Barry O'Farrell.

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Early voting opens in Fannie Bay NT poll

Early voting in the Northern Territory by-election for the seat of Fannie Bay, formerly held by departed Labor chief minister Michael Gunner, opens on Monday.

AAP

Australian fuel efficiency standards could have saved motorists $5.9bn, research shows

Australia Institute report makes a case for fuel standards as a means to cut emissions and decrease reliance on foreign oil

The Guardian - AU

Federal government to advocate for 'meaningful' pay rise for aged care workers in wages submission

The federal government will push for a pay rise for residential and home care workers in a submission to Fair Work, but it stops short of nominating a specific figure.

ABC News

Labor to push for expanded Barilaro probe

Labor's leader in the NSW Legislative Council wants to expand the scope of the inquiry into the appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job.

AAP

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Death of journalism patriarch, Barnett

Journalist David Barnett has died aged 90, after a lengthy career which included covering the historic 1972 election of prime minister Gough Whitlam.

AAP

Labor selects former journalist Katelin McInerney to challenge Gareth Ward in Kiama at 2023 NSW election

The New South Wales Labor party has announced its first candidate ahead of the 2023 election to take on Kiama Liberal MP Gareth Ward.

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Labor to advocate for ‘significant’ pay rise for Australia’s aged care sector, Anika Wells says

Albanese government says it is committed to pay for any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission, with unions calling for 25%

The Guardian - AU

Pay to get paid: NDIS workers raise concerns about gig economy platforms

Tech solutions allow workers to find clients directly, but when it comes to guaranteeing employee benefits not all are equal

The Guardian - AU

Myanmar shadow embassy opens in Canberra to champion Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted government

Not far from the imposing, official embassy is a welcoming space in a rented house where Australian and Myanmar flags fly alongside symbols of the resistance

The Guardian - AU

Labor's newest senator Fatima Payman is blazing trails and she hopes others will follow

Fatima Payman's Parliament House office was once occupied by Tony Abbott and Clive Palmer. Pauline Hanson also took a first that should have been hers. She's hoping her arrival in parliament will offer a "beacon of hope" to other young women.

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NSW premier wants unity before elections

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has called for unity of the fractured Liberal Party battered by political scandals and a federal election loss.

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The Guardian - AU

After a watershed week on climate, Albanese is eyeing the Hawke playbook for his upcoming jobs summit

The PM is courting a business community looking to work with his government – is a grand bargain on wages growth on the cards?

The Guardian - AU

The integrity push that’s driving a confidence boost for the Victorian Greens

Samatha Ratnam says a series of scandals has sparked a new discourse among voters

Newcastle Herald

Government locks in airport terminal promise but some spending in doubt

Will big-dollar Hunter hydrogen and road projects be put on the backburner as the government tries to repair the budget?

The New Daily

Multinational tax crackdown looms as Labor reveals plan to claw back $1.8 billion

Corporations like Facebook and Apple are staring down the barrel of a huge crackdown on their tax affairs as the government moves to claw back billions.

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The Conversation

'Biloela' Tamil family finally gets permanent residency

The Tamil “Biloela” family has been granted permanent residency by the Albanese government.

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Public Service Commissioner would not have endorsed Barilaro appointment had she known of ministerial interventions

NSW Public Service Commissioner Kathrina Lo has told the John Barilaro inquiry she would never have signed off on the former deputy premier's appointment as New York trade commissioner had she known of the level of ministerial involvement.

Newcastle Herald

Joel hails 'end of climate wars' as 2030 target passes lower house

The former Hunter MP says Australia's new official climate target is a commonsense move which hopefully ends the climate wars.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s climate change targets will become law. What happens now?

Here’s what we know the new bill means for climate action and what happens once we have legislated targets

ABC News

Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation

A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.

The New Daily

On climate, the Coalition looks for an each-way bet on a losing horse

The only hope for the Coalition of ever winning government again will require them to at least pretend to re-engage with constituents on climate.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Government win on climate legislation leaves opposition looking like a stranded asset

Perhaps not since the marriage equality vote has the passage of a bill in the House of Representatives carried such a combination of substantive and symbolic import as the Albanese government’s climate legislation.

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