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Federal election: Vote count continues as Albanese returns to Australia to finalise frontbench — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks to finalise his frontbench as Labor inches closer to forming a majority government.

ABC News

Almost 60% of teachers say they want out. What is Labor going to do for an exhausted school sector?

During the 2022 federal election campaign, schools barely rated a mention.

The Conversation

Jacqui Munro: Out with the old, in with the new political script

A party can’t govern forever, though Menzies set a high bar at 16 consecutive years as PM. The Coalition’s nine years is a healthy term.

The New Daily

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Labor, Greens look set to push businesses to adopt tougher emission targets

The future of Australia's biggest emitters looks uncertain under the new Labor government, with the Greens and climate change-focused independents set to have a loud voice in parliament.

ABC News

Greens press for 'urgent tangible action' for First Nations people beyond a referendum

The Greens are set to have their largest ever presence on the Senate and the party will use its newfound power to push for tangible action.

The Canberra Times

Labor was wiped out in the Sydney seat of Fowler — these charts show how it happened

An ABC analysis of data from the seat of Fowler reveals how independent Dai Le swept to victory over high-profile Labor candidate Kristina Keneally.

ABC News

Why I'm switching off a game I used to love

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

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Five seats key to final election result

Labor's lead in the federal seat of Brisbane is widening as Anthony Albanese remains on track to form majority government.

AAP

Labor government hits ground running

The prime minister will focus on his domestic agenda once he returns home from Tokyo but his ministry has already started work to fulfil key election promises.

AAP

Victorian Greens welcome ‘teal’ independents running in state election after historic federal result

Samantha Ratnam says prospect of having more MPs advocating for strong action on climate change is ‘exciting’

The Guardian - AU

The Noosa yacht club member who led the hemp party to its best result yet in Queensland

Legalise Cannabis Australia’s Bernie Bradley is competing against Pauline Hanson for the final Senate spot

The Guardian - AU

Labor ran a hyper-local campaign in Western Australia with a separate strategy group and different ads

The plan, hatched after the 2019 election rout, worked and now WA MPs want a larger presence in Anthony Albanese’s cabinet

The Guardian - AU

Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration

Rallen has steadfastly opposes fracking on its land amid fossil fuel firm’s ‘unprecedented’ legal action to force access

The Guardian - AU

Liberals should make superannuation voluntary and childcare free, moderate Andrew Bragg says

NSW senator’s proposed reform agenda also includes increasing climate targets and introducing state income tax, as party reels from election loss

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Tony Burke vows to ‘fix’ parliament as crossbench demands reform

Greens and independent MPs want Dorothy Dixers banned and more input in question time after ‘farce’ of previous term

Newsroom.co.nz

'It's fantastic': How Australia's new government could benefit NZ business

Australians who voted in “teal” independents alongside Labor and the Greens, had a message for business, as well as politicians. NZ should take notice.

The New Daily

Tokyo shift: Albanese signals new foreign policy focus

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named climate change a major regional security issue as he signals a strategic policy shift at the Quad leaders meeting.

The New Daily

From jobs to a federal ICAC, here are the top priorities for the new Labor government

Labor's commitments are mixture of long-term (climate action), and more immediate proposals like holding a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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The Guardian - UK

Australia election: 10 lessons UK politics can learn

Labor pushed conservative Coalition out of office for first time in almost a decade. Here’s what it could mean for Britain

The Conversation

Quad praises Albanese government's higher ambition on climate

The Quad summit in Tokyo has praised Australia raising its ambition on climate change, after Anthony Albanese told fellow leaders his government would do more to assist Pacific countries address it.

Reuters

In meeting with Biden, Australia's Albanese recalls colourful first trip to U.S

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held his first meeting as leader with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, prompting Biden to jokingly stage a mock walk-out as the Labor Party leader recalled his first visit to Washington.

Newcastle Herald

'It's early days': Labor plans to honour GP Access After Hours funding once party settles in

"It is our intention to honour those commitments as soon as humanly possible," Sharon Claydon says.

The Guardian - AU

‘Can’t sit in the too-hard basket’: premiers push Anthony Albanese to overhaul health system

Dominic Perrottet says NSW will join other states in pushing for reform, while Daniel Andrews wants 50-50 split on hospital funding

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s jobs summit to focus on pay deals and productivity in bid to lift wages

Expert says collective bargaining is a ‘minefield’ for employers and simplifying it should be a focus of the forum

ABC News

Labor sends election-day asylum seeker boat arrivals back to Sri Lanka, slamming Coalition's mass text 'disgrace'

Labor is questioning department officials about the circumstance surrounding an election-day announcement of an asylum seeker boat being intercepted, as the new government sends them back to Sri Lanka.

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