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Coalition changes allowing renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuel projects to be scrapped

Climate change minister Chris Bowen says Arena will have mandate to accelerate electrification and focus on renewable technology

The Guardian - AU

Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise

Australia reported one of its highest daily death tolls from the novel coronavirus on Thursday while hospital admissions hovered near record levels, as authorities struggle to get ahead of highly contagious Omicron variants.

Reuters

Niue backs Australia's climate ambition

Niue Premier Dalton Tagelagi and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have signed a new statement of partnership between the two countries.

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New Federal Health Advice Urges Ppl To WFH So Why Aren’t Employers Doing The Same?

Australian companies are taking the latest federal health advice on board and supporting staff to work from home to stem the COVID spread.

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No shift on climate target: PM

The Albanese government will not budge on its 43 per cent by 2030 emissions reduction target, arguing it's what the Australian people voted for.

AAP

Nationals say Labor ‘asleep at the wheel’ as more FMD fragments found – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

PM reveals parliamentary agenda priorities

The prime minister says four bills to be introduced to the new parliament during the first sitting week will begin to build a better future for Australia.

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Leading environment group says Labor must include ratchet mechanism in climate change bill

Australian Conservation Foundation says legislation needs to ensure 43% emissions reduction target can be increased over time

The Guardian - AU

No medical advice for mask mandate: PM

Australia is bracing for increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations during winter as health professionals call for a reintroduction of a mask mandate.

AAP

Anthony Albanese unveils to-do list as Parliament prepares to return

Parliament will convene next week for the first time since the election, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has named four bills as his top priorities.

The New Daily

Working from home: major Australian employers respond to latest Covid health advice

Telstra and Westpac advise staff to work from home if possible while government departments are yet to shift work settings

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Daniel Andrews apologises after damning IBAC report, Elton John announces Australian tour, and a new high jump world champion

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ABC News

Australians Urged to Work from Home as Winter Omicron Wave Swamps Hospitals

Australians admitted to hospitals from COVID-19 neared record levels on Wednesday as authorities urged businesses to let staff work from home and recommended people wear masks indoors and get booster shots urgently amid a major coronavirus outbreak. Australia is in the grip of a third Omicron wave driven by the…

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Australians urged to work from home as COVID hospital cases surge

Authorities look for ways to reduce strain on health system, after more than 300,000 cases reported in last seven days.

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PM won't revive hospital abortion policy

The prime minister is not considering a policy that would require public hospitals to provide abortion services to receive federal funding.

ABC News

Calls for clarity in Pacific funding as Australia slips towards bottom of global aid transparency rankings

There are calls for urgent action after Australia dropped to 41 out of 50 countries and organisations in the Aid Transparency Index, revealing a "worrying trend" that has the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade close to hitting the bottom of the list, alongside Saudi Arabia and China.

Newcastle Herald

The housing affordability crisis is hitting far too many much too hard

If a private citizen can work out a way to overcome a massive social problem, surely those in government can do the same.

The New Daily

Nobel Prize winner’s pitch deals with power companies profiting as prices soar

A Nobel Prize-winning economist is calling for a tax on the windfall profits power companies have generated while consumers are hit with surging prices.

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The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Albanese discovers the pitfalls of juggling debt and the pandemic

Being in government is always a seat of the pants enterprise no matter that our political leaders try to convince us otherwise.

The Conversation

Pacific Islands are back on the map, and climate action is not negotiable for would-be allies

This year’s Pacific Islands Forum marked the beginning of a more dangerous era as Pacific leaders tried to find common responses to both the climate crisis and sharpening geostrategic competition.

The New Daily

Greens stoush on mining could threaten government’s climate bill

A disagreement over the approval of new coal mines is emerging as a sticking point in negotiations between the Greens and the government.

ABC News

Federal Treasurer says calls to apologise over pandemic leave payments are 'ridiculous'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has put his weight behind Prime Minister Anthony Albanese amid mounting criticism over ending pandemic leave payments.

ABC News

How Anthony Albanese came to back PNG's bold bid to become the NRL's 18th team

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape may have been speaking on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday. But what they said will be felt across the playing fields of the NRL and regional geopolitics.

The Conversation

Albanese government restores pandemic leave payment until September 30, saying COVID wave will peak in August

The Albanese government will reinstate the pandemic leave payment for workers who have to isolate but do not have sick leave, after earlier vigorously defending its ending on budgetary grounds.

The Canberra Times

Highest number of COVID hospitalisations recorded as new cases stay above 1000

The ACT recorded 1104 new COVID cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday.

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