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Afternoon Update: report into veteran suicides released; Harris and Trump tied in polls; and a homeless mother shares her story

Chair Nick Kaldas says royal commission should be a ‘line in the sand’

The Guardian - AU

Wooing the west: Nationals look to hoodwink Bullwinkel

Both sides of politics are working to shore up support in Western Australia after it was seen as a crucial factor in Labor winning a majority government.

AAP

Funding block flagged for states failing to build homes

Leveraging Commonwealth payments to states if they fail to tackle housing supply is under consideration.

AAP

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High-speed rail team must show how it can get passengers on board

This week's industry briefing in Newcastle posed many questions.

Newcastle Herald

Australia’s airline duopoly won’t keep planes in regional skies

Anti-competitive behaviour has crept into so many of our essential services, including country airports, but there’s still plenty of flying to be done. Sic ’em, Rex

The Guardian - AU

As many as 360 workers sacked at Rex with hundreds more jobs to go

Employees reportedly told the airline will no longer operate flights between capital cities

The Guardian - AU

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.

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Rebel with a cause: inside the moment Fatima Payman quit the Labor party

Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator said her family did not flee from Afghanistan for her to remain silent in the face of atrocity

The Guardian - AU

Amid climate war redux, expert urges Paris compliance

An expert has urged Australia to continue on its course of climate action as an opposition plan to scrap targets threatens to unleash "unmitigated emissions".

AAP

Forget the Airservices dinner, which high-flyers spent $9000 on lunch?

We know the ACT restaurant where the controversial meal was held.

The Canberra Times

Labor and Greens gag debate on fuel efficiency standards in deal on offshore gas bill

Procedural moves outrage Coalition, independent MPs and senator David Pocock, who says government ‘selling us out’

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers delivers 2024 budget speech – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers?

The commonwealth had state electrical vehicle taxes struck down in court. Now reform is stuck in the slow lane

The Guardian - AU

Bonza administrators worry that 20,000 out-of-pocket airline customers could attend creditors meeting

‘That would require a stadium,’ federal court hears as airline administrators try to organise online meeting for Friday that would allow everyone to vote

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Morning Mail: voters back radical housing policies, ‘sports rorts’ documents revealed, total solar eclipse

Guardian Essential poll sends warning; millions gather in North America to catch glimpse of moon blocking out the sun

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie’s office wanted ‘sports rorts’ funding tripled to pay for target and marginal seat priorities

Exclusive: FoI documents show senator’s office spoke to other members, duty-senators and some crossbenchers to prioritise marginal and target seats

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

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Battery storage plans fan community bushfire fears

A regional town is rallying against plans for battery infrastructure in their valley as the state government moves to fast-track renewables projects.

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The Guardian - AU

Minister admits likely shortfall in funding for Labor’s regional decarbonising program

Exclusive: Catherine King describes $400m budget for decarbonising program as ‘modest’ and says it will require ‘additional funding in future’ to meet aims

AAP

Soft landing for airfares but cancellations hang around

Domestic flights are cheaper but staffing shortages mean delays and cancellations are still above average.

The Guardian - AU

Flight disruption nationwide caused by two absent Sydney air traffic controllers, Senate hears

Airservices Australia faces questions in estimates about Monday’s delays and cancellations as agency’s CEO defends his almost $1m salary

AAP

Auditor to run the rule over $2.2b federal rail pledge

A federal audit will examine Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's $2.2 billion election commitment toward the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop project.

AAP

Truth behind viral photo of 'diesel-powered' EV charger

An outback electric vehicle charger that went viral has yet to use its diesel generator backup to recharge one car, the Senate has heard.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to present ‘pay on delay’ bill to make airlines compensate affected passengers

Senators say bill will ‘clean up Australia’s airline industry through ensuring concrete protections for passengers’ hit by flight delays

AAP

Coalition wants more protections for airline passengers

The federal opposition is set to introduce laws that would boost consumer protections for airline passengers, following a surge in cancellations.

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