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Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

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Migration laws crackdown blasted by experts, advocates

Legal experts and advocates have lambasted the government's proposed migration bill changes as "constitutionally unsound" and "misguided", at a Senate inquiry.

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Why does Dutton say Labor’s international student cap is ‘a dog’s breakfast’ – and what do universities think?

Both major parties want to reduce immigration – particularly by international students. So why the Coalition backflip on Labor’s bill?

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Labor set to work with Coalition on passing electoral reform bill that critics say has ‘major loopholes’

Bill contains spending caps of $90m for a federal political campaign and $800,000 for an individual electorate campaign

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Greens to ask Senate to vote to jettison anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issue

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

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Coalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizens

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

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Guardian Essential poll: almost half of Australian voters want Aukus reviewed after Donald Trump’s election win

Survey also reveals concern about Trump’s effect on economy and climate crisis – although 48% think hotter summers caused by ‘normal fluctuations’

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Australian parliamentary inquiry stops short of backing social media ban for under-16s

Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age bar

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The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students

In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap on foreign students”.

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Some Nationals disgruntled by Labor’s electoral spending caps as crossbench fury grows

Labor shuts down a bid by independent MP Kate Chaney to send proposed reforms to an inquiry

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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says

ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer

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South Australian Labor gains Black at byelection with big swing

A byelection occurred on Saturday in the South Australian Liberal-held state seat of Black. With all election day votes counted, Labor gained Black by a 60.6–39.4 margin over the Liberals, a 13.3% swing to Labor since the 2022 state election. Primary votes were 46.5% Labor (up 8.4%), 32.3% Liberals (down…

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Labor is stuck in a Senate quagmire. It has two weeks to find a way out

There are more than 30 pieces of legislation scheduled to be considered in the November sitting fortnight – as well as the electoral reform proposals

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Labor and Liberals could each get $19m more from the public under electoral law reform. What else would it do?

The government’s plan also affects campaign spending, donation disclosures and truth in advertising – and has upset Clive Palmer and teal independents

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Labor and Coalition accused of cooking up ‘secret deal’ on electoral rules as Clive Palmer signals court challenge

Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independents

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Morning Mail: Labor pushes for donations cap, Australia backs Palestine in UN vote, why e-bikes keep exploding

The Albanese government hopes bill could become law in next fortnight

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Clive Palmer-scale political donations to be blocked under new electoral spending caps

Candidates to receive $5 per vote from public funding, while parties and independents will receive $30,000 per MP and $15,000 per senator each

The Guardian - AU

Four foreign nationals removed from Australia after reportedly being found on remote NT island

Australian government won’t say if four reportedly found on Croker Island have been taken to country of departure, of origin, or to regional processing centre on Nauru

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‘Take a deep breath on being Trump-esque’: senior Coalition figures reject backbench push to rethink net zero

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and MP Keith Pitt both spoke out about the party’s climate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s win

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Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election

A national Newspoll, conducted November 4–8 from a sample of 1,261, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll in early October. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (up two), 33% Labor (up two), 11% Greens (down one), 5% One Nation (down two) and 11% for all Others…

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Further US election analysis: Hispanics and young men swung big to Trump

Republican Donald Trump won the United States presidential election by 312 electoral votes to 226 for Democrat Kamala Harris. Trump carried the seven key states of Georgia (16 electoral votes), North Carolina (16), Arizona (11), Nevada (six), Wisconsin (ten), Michigan (15) and Pennsylvania (19).

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‘We don’t want them in Australia at all’: Labor wants more powers to re-detain and remove non-citizens to third countries

Tony Burke introduces bill to facilitate removal of unlawful non-citizens and regulations to reimpose ankle bracelets and curfews on those released after high court’s NZYQ decision

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Matt Kean says Australia must take ‘strong and decisive action’ on climate crisis despite Trump re-election

Chair of Climate Change Authority says ‘climate change waits for no one’ as pressure mounts on Coalition to dump net zero commitment

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Burke says government can enforce ankle bracelets and curfews for former immigration detainees despite high court ruling

Home affairs minister says he will introduce new legislation after visa conditions for those released from immigration detention were ruled unconstitutional

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High court quashes Albanese government’s ankle bracelet and curfew regime for former immigration detainees

Court rules in favour of stateless refugee who argued visa conditions breached separation of powers and amounted to punishment

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