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Peter Dutton is consciously uncoupling himself and the Liberals from Morrison’s integrity commission car crash

Could the 47th parliament come together and leave a multi-partisan legacy or is the new Liberal leader setting up a wedge with Labor?

The Guardian - AU

Meyne Wyatt doesn’t hold back: ‘I was always a bit of a ratbag’

The actor, playwright and painter may be a polymath – but there’s one role he won’t be taking: politics. ‘You have to kiss arse. Yeah, it’s not my bag’

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles eyes meeting with US defence secretary at Singapore forum

Defence minister’s attendance at high-level security conference the latest in flurry of diplomatic activity by new Labor government

The Guardian - AU

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Skilful economic measures are needed to fight the inflation stalking Australia’s households

Tight labour markets, geopolitical uncertainty and the climate crisis all present gnarly challenges. Three experts explain the solutions

The Guardian - AU

"Worst I've seen": Newcastle Liberals at war

The Newcastle Liberal Party starved its federal candidate of much-needed funding during the recent election campaign in an extraordinary display of infighting between local Liberals.

Newcastle Herald

Resignation of Gary Johns from Australian charities regulator ends Liberals’ war on sector, Labor says

Decision was ‘entirely his own’, assistant minister for charities, Andrew Leigh says, and government will work with sector to ‘fix fundraising’

The Guardian - AU

The ultra-polluting Scarborough-Pluto gas project could blow through Labor’s climate target – and it just got the green light

The Albanese government has this week thrown its support behind what’ll be one of Australia’s most polluting developments: the Scarborough-Pluto gas project in Western Australia.

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Labor pushing for giant battery at Munmorah

The super battery 'potentially has three to four hours of energy for 1.3 million homes.'

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s Officially Backed A Minimum Wage Pay Rise, So WTF Does That Mean What Happens Next?

Let's pop our economy hats on.

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The Loop: Boy killed in hit-and-run, Labor makes pay increase submission, are you smarter than a spelling bee champion?

Finish your week in The Loop.

ABC News

Anthony Albanese says live sheep exports won’t be phased out before 2025

PM reveals Labor remains committed to ending trade but first needs to consult with farmers and Western Australian government

The Guardian - AU

Labor formally submits for minimum pay rise of at least 5.1 per cent to Fair Work Commission

Labor says the era of "deliberate" low wage policy has come to an end, as it submits its recommendation for a minimum wage rise of at least 5.1 per cent.

ABC News

Vic Libs revive regional hospital pledge

A proposal to build a new $600 million hospital in Victoria's fast-growing west Gippsland region has been revived by the opposition for the 2022 state election.

AAP

Australia's new PM backs wage hike to ease inflation pain

Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consumer price inflation.

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Live sheep trade ban won't happen this term, Prime Minister Albanese says

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed the government will ban live sheep exports by air and sea, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it will not happen in this term of government.

ABC News

'Absolutely false': Electoral commission rubbishes United Australia Party claim that millions failed to vote

The UAP has emailed its members to claim the "highest number of people" in a century failed to turn out to vote at the federal election. It's one of dozens of claims the AEC has responded to since the polls closed.

The Conversation

Could Australia's new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?

Almost two weeks on from the Australian federal election and the Australian Labor Party looks set to govern alone with 77 seats, despite securing only 32% of the primary vote.

ABC News

Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council

It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.

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The Canberra Times

Barr reaffirms commitment to lobby for housing debt waiver

A Greens member brought forward the issue to the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

The power grid's woes stem from a failure to plan for energy's future

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

AAP

SA urged to build on budget promises

The South Australian Council of Social Service has urged the state government to build on its election promises after delivering its first budget.

AAP

New govt backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

The Guardian - AU

Thirty years on, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign can draw inspiration from Mabo

A notable early similarity of the Albanese and Keating Labor governments is a key focus on Australia’s First Nations peoples

The Guardian - AU

‘They wanted one of their own’: western Sydney election results show power of hyper-local politics

In an area hit hard by lockdowns, voters shifted away from ‘parachuted’ candidates and towards those with close community ties

ABC News

Tent Embassy representative takes aim at Uluru Statement from the Heart on Q+A

The Albanese government says it will implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but the move is challenged by a representative from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on Q+A.

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