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Sydney Anglican church accuses law reform commission of double standard over religious school hiring

Submission says agency’s push to enable LGBTQ+ role models ‘preferences one worldview over another’

The Guardian - AU

Labour to commit to being both ‘unashamedly pro-worker and pro-business’

Deputy leader Angela Rayner will argue that the Conservatives ‘are neither’.

The Independent UK

Albanese rejects changes to capital gains tax on the family home, ‘full stop, exclamation mark’

Prime minister says it’s a bad idea to change the capital gains tax concessions on family homes

The Guardian - AU

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Coalition vows to repeal super tax changes if elected

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to repeal changes to superannuation tax concessions if the Coalition wins the next federal election.

The New Daily

Superannuation taxation increase to accounts over $3m not a broken promise, prime minister says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has not broken an election promise not to make any changes to superannuation, saying the change for the largest super accounts will take effect after the next federal election.

ABC News

Super tax change 'attack on aspirational Aussies': Libs

The treasurer says a change to super tax concessions above $3 million is a modest budget repair measure amid opposition attacks over the higher rate.

AAP

The Aussies have thrashed us on pay transparency

How long will it be until a New Zealand PM makes the same bold statement the Australian PM has just made about gender pay gaps?

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Afternoon Update: tax hike on $3m super balances; robodebt inquiry ‘double down’ claim; and a Test cricket classic

Balances of more than $3m will be taxed at 30%, up from current concessional rate of 15%

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government to hike tax on earnings from big super balances – but not until 2025-26

The tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances above $3 million will double to 30% from 2025-26.

The Conversation

PM to work with PNG following hostage release

The government has offered its thanks to Papua New Guinea for securing the release of an Australian professor held hostage by armed criminals.

The New Daily

Tax concessions for super rich to be reduced

Generous tax concessions on superannuation will be reduced, returning $2 billion a year to the budget, the government has announced.

The New Daily

India-Australia relationship is a great fit, says envoy

Indian High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra says there are many reasons why the relationship with Australia is a great fit, flagging further areas of growth.

AAP

Paul Bongiorno: Government needs to play the politics of broken promises carefully

The worst thing a government can do, according to opposition politicians and some of the commentariat, is to break election promises.

The New Daily

Watch: PM’s cyber security overhaul; children’s hospital staffing crisis laid bare

Watch: PM Anthony Albanese will overhaul the nation's cyber security strategy, amid fears of further data breaches. A homicide investigation is underway

The New Daily

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: veterans lose free healthcare, rents soar, Australia celebrates T20 triumph

Some GP clinics stop providing free healthcare to military veterans, forcing them to pay full fees. Plus: another tragedy in the Mediterranean

The Conversation

Albanese government to appoint Coordinator for Cyber Security, amid increasing threat to systems and data

The federal government is further stepping up its efforts to improve Australia’s protection against increasing cyber threats, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announcing the establishment of a Coordinator for Cyber Security.

The Guardian - AU

Fans and stars farewell Olivia Newton-John – as it happened

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AAP

Hangovers for some, parties for others after Mardi Gras

Anthony Albanese has made history as the first sitting prime minister to march in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade as WorldPride events continue in the city.

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ABC News

Tens of thousands return to Oxford St for Sydney Mardi Gras in biggest parade yet

Tens of thousands of Mardi Gras revellers returned to Sydney's Oxford Street on Saturday night, in what organisers say was one of their biggest parades yet.

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Yas Queen: Anthony Albanese’s Officially Become The 1st Aussie PM To Walk The Mardi Gras Parade

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially become the first PM to march in the Sydney gay and lesbian Mardi Gras, go off king.

The Guardian - UK

Anthony Albanese becomes first Australian PM to march in Sydney Mardi Gras

Dressed in open-necked shirt and jeans, Albanese joins 12,500 paraders on original route of Oxford Street

Bangkok Post

Sydney Mardi Gras returns in style

SYDNEY: Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the annual Mardi Gras parade, which returned to the Australian city’s streets for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19.

AAP

NSW Labor attacked over 'seven year' energy policy

The NSW coalition has lashed Labor over its "train wreck" energy policy after leader Chris Minns said his plan could take seven years to deliver bill relief.

The Guardian - AU

Capping super balances is a logical fight to have in a country that prides itself on equality – but logic isn’t the default

If we can’t agree that generous tax concessions provide benefits to people who really don’t need help, while depriving the budget of funds for things we all need, things are really cooked

Al Jazeera

Australia uncovers Russian espionage ring, expels spies: Report

Russian spy ring operated in Australia for 18 months before it was uncovered and its activities broken up, report says.

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