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Labor pledges $2b extra for housing as bill stalls

PM Anthony Albanese has upped the ante on housing spending, proposing a new $2 billion fund as the Greens block a key election promise.

The New Daily

Post-trauma help can't be tied to attention on Hunter bus crash scale

I wondered about other people in less public circumstances

Newcastle Herald

Labor pledges $2b extra housing support as bill stalls

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese upped the ante on public housing spending, announcing a $2 billion fund as the Greens block a key election promise.

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Labor faithful urged to hit voice referendum hustings

Rank-and-file Victorian Labor members have been urged to throw their support behind the voice to parliament during speeches by their state and federal leaders.

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The Coalition’s women problem is writ large in a here-we-go-again moment that returns parliament to its darkest days

Talking up the grossness of politics is a losing strategy, and one that has already backfired for the opposition

The Guardian - AU

Labor announces $2bn for ‘thousands’ of new social rental homes and passes motion to make housing a human right

Prime minister Anthony Albanese also lambasts Greens over Senate stalemate, saying they are ‘happy to promise the world, while organising a petition against every new apartment building’

The Guardian - AU

Russia accuses Australia of 'Russophobic hysteria' for blocking second embassy on security grounds

Russia accused Australia of “Russophobic hysteria” for canceling the lease on the land where Moscow wanted to build its new embassy

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Russia’s fury at ‘hysteria’ over Canberra embassy plan

Russia has reacted with fury to Australia's decision to ban it from a plum Canberra site where it had planned a new embassy.

The New Daily

Dodson sends heartfelt message urging for Voice

While on medical leave, Indigenous senator Pat Dodson has used a message read in parliament to advocate for the upcoming voice referendum.

The New Daily

Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains

A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor 41% of the primary vote (down one since April), the Coalition just 26% (down four), the Greens 15% (up five), independents 12% (steady) and others…

The Conversation

Councils to plug into $100m energy efficiency fund

A $100 million fund will be set aside for the nation's local councils in a bid to make key community facilities more energy efficient.

The New Daily

Victorian Liberals to meet on senator’s future; Stoker says she’s ‘fine’ – as it happened

Urgent meeting called for this weekend after allegations raised against the senator in parliament. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Dodson sends heartfelt message urging for voice

While on medical leave, Indigenous senator Pat Dodson has used a message read in parliament to advocate for the upcoming voice referendum.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

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Row erupts over leaks of Higgins' texts and settlement

The prime minister says the political fighting over Brittany Higgins' leaked text messages is not a good look for parliament.

Tribune News Service

Australia moves to block Russian plan to build new embassy near Parliament

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government will intervene to block the construction of a new Russian Embassy in its capital Canberra, potentially ending a long-running clash between the two sides over a controversial land lease.

Bangkok Post

Kremlin: Australia blocking new embassy 'Russophobic'

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday blasted Australia's decision to block Russia from building a new embassy after intelligence officials warned it posed a security threat.

The Independent UK

Australia seeking to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

Australia’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to prevent Russia from building its embassy near Parliament House on security grounds

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The Guardian - AU

Australian government passes law cancelling lease on new Russian embassy site over security concerns

Anthony Albanese says he has briefed opposition on move in response to ‘clear security advice’ about risk of premises so close to parliament

The New Daily

Museum to enshrine words of sorrow that shaped history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

The Canberra Times

Government set to cancel Russian lease on new embassy site

PM: 'Today's decision is one taken in the national security interests of Australia.'

The Guardian - AU

Senator removed from party room – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

AAP

Voice would be nothing but window dressing: Thorpe

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has hit out against the voice referendum, saying the body would be a powerless advisory group.

AAP

Father's Port Arthur grief shaped Australian history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

The Guardian - AU

National gun register the ‘next step’ for reform that John Howard started, Anthony Albanese says

Albanese praises ‘courage’ of former prime minister and those affected by Port Arthur massacre

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