The Coalition has joined the Greens in criticising Labor’s proposed changes to the federal environmental protection laws, leaving the Albanese government without an obvious partner to get the reforms through the Senate.
Sussan Ley claimed the nature laws were a “red light” for jobs and a “handbrake” for investment after the Greens suggested the proposed revamp was “worse than the status quo”. The environment minister, Murray Watt, on Wednesday said he remained “optimistic” the laws would be passed before Christmas.
It comes after Tanya Plibersek’s “nature positive” proposal was shelved by the prime minister late last year to quell a pre-election backlash in Western Australia.
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Photographer Jamie James chronicles Sydney’s queer and kink performance cultures of the 1990s and early 2000s in Breathing Archive, co-created with dramaturge and performer Victoria Spence. Hosted by Performance Space’s Liveworks festival at Sydney’s Carriageworks on 22-25 October, the show combines storytelling, projections, performance and community voices.
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“You didn’t leave. You fled from being impeached.” – Curtis Sliwa
The Republican candidate for New York City mayor landed one of the biggest zingers of the final mayoral debate on the former governor, independent Andrew Cuomo, as Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani watched on.
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Can football manager Ange Postecoglou stage a comeback?
After just 40 days at the reins of Nottingham Forest FC, Australia’s much-celebrated English football manager Ange Postecoglou was sacked. Sports writer Martin Pegan tells Reged Ahmad what’s next for one of the most polarising figures in football.
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“One of the year’s best indie rock albums comes courtesy of a Melbourne four-piece who write with a precision and attention to melody that could put hired-gun pop songwriters to shame,” writes Shaad D’Souza.
He’s interviewed the Belair Lip Bombs, who hail from Frankston, about their sophomore release, and why they stand out in the Melbourne scene.
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