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Grattan on Friday: Government throws everything at securing workplace reforms before Christmas but Pocock keeps it guessing

Peter Reith would have appreciated the irony. In the week that the former industrial relations minister died, federal politics was yet again consumed with a highly charged debate over workplace changes.

The Conversation

Small business warning as IR laws debated

Crossbench MPs have warned the government's flagship workplace laws will have unintended consequences on small businesses.

AAP

Six independent MPs raised $10 million to get seats in federal parliament

Six 'teal' independent candidates raised $10.2 million to help them secure seats in the federal parliament.

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Climate 200 made nearly $6 million in political donations to teal independents ahead of federal election

Election disclosures detail the millions of dollars raised and spent by the teal independents to defeat high-profile Liberal MPs in blue-ribbon seats at the May federal election.

ABC News

Winning teal independents backed by $10.2m in political donations

AEC disclosures reveal Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar was the biggest Climate 200 donor, giving $1.5m, followed by Mike Cannon-Brookes

The Guardian - AU

Six independent MPs built $10m war chest

The Australian Electoral Commission has revealed six winning teal independents raised a combined total of more than $10 million.

AAP

Income tax changes ruled out this budget but push for new review into revenue gathers steam

The Treasurer may have ruled out making changes to the stage 3 income tax cuts in his first budget, but there is a growing push for more comprehensive tax reform from experts and the parliamentary crossbench.

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RBA governor calls for budget repair

The Reserve Bank has urged the government to stop paying for things on the national credit card and to enact structural reforms to improve its budget position.

AAP

Parliament suspension puts Albanese anti-corruption watchdog election promise in doubt

Labor had vowed to legislate integrity commission by end of year but ambitious target has become even more challenging

The Guardian - AU

Ignore women at your peril, teal MP says

Allegra Spender has touched on public spending, the tax system and her late mother in the 'teal' independent's first speech as a federal MP.

AAP

Emissions talks with crossbenchers under way as Bowen leaves door open to change

Chris Bowen stated Labor’s target of reducing emissions by 43 per cent was not capped – now acknowledging climate cuts may go deeper.

The New Daily

Australia’s 35 newly elected MPs head to ‘parliament school’

New MPs will hear from clerks, whips, former MPs, the outgoing speaker, the federal police and Asio on the inner workings of Parliament House

The Guardian - AU

Listen, engage, show you care: how Greens and independents took local politics all the way to Canberra

Voters disenchanted with the cynical politics of the main parties were ripe for conversion – they just needed someone to knock on their door and listen

The Guardian - AU

Federal election merchandise to be reused and recycled

The thousands of campaign posters and T-shirts that have littered electorates for weeks live on after the votes are counted.

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Ousted Liberal MP Dave Sharma says Scott Morrison was a 'drag' on his inner-city vote

Dave Sharma says the former prime minister dragged down his vote in his inner-Sydney seat of Wentworth, but has denied being part of a group of moderates who approached Josh Frydenberg last year urging him to challenge Scott Morrison for the leadership.

The Guardian - AU

Independent candidate dismisses eligibility concerns – as it happened

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Teal independents: who are they and how did they upend Australia’s election?

What does historic move of voters away from the two major parties mean for the future of Australian politics?

ABC News

Who are the crossbenchers after the election? And how will they vote in Parliament?

Australia's parliament is facing a supersized crossbench in the wake of the "teal wave" and a unprecedented number of Greens candidates elected. But what does all this mean for the new parliament? And who are these new crossbencher?

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New Fowler MP Dai Le says she will be a 'real independent', not a teal one, after beating Labor's Kristina Keneally

Dai Le, the woman who beat high-profile Labor candidate Kristina Keneally in the Sydney seat of Fowler, says she will be a "real independent", not a "teal" one as she prepares to enter federal parliament.

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Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

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Federal election 2022: Voters explain why they shifted to Greens or 'teal' independents after voting Labor and Liberal for years

After years of voting for one of the two major parties, many Australian voters jumped ship in this year's federal election. Some Sydney and Brisbane voters explain why.

The Guardian - AU

From Jenny Morrison’s intriguing fashion choice to Toto the first dog: 10 lighter election moments

The outgoing PM’s wife chose a surprising designer, the French got sassy and Sky News struggled through election night

The Guardian - AU

Tim Wilson admits defeat but other Liberal MPs yet to concede to teal independents

Josh Frydenberg maintains theoretical path to victory despite being thousands of votes behind

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Human Yawn Dave Sharma Has Lost His Seat Of Wentworth To Teal Independent Allegra Spender

Bye bye, Dave.

The New Daily

The teal wave: Meet the pro-climate women who took on the Liberal Party and won

A wave of independent, teal candidates running on climate action and transparency rocked the election – causing major upsets for the Liberal Party.

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