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Move may mean government must deal with Greens to pass PRRT reforms as shadow treasurer warns against gas industry’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’

Since the May 9 budget, there have been polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and Newspoll. Labor has a large lead in all of these polls. It’s almost a year since Labor won the May 21 2022 election by a 52.1-47.9 national two party margin, but its honeymoon is continuing, and…

Exclusive: Controversial plan to raise wall at Sydney’s main reservoir threatens to spill over into Minns government’s first term

Exclusive: As Wong marks one year in the job, the foreign affairs minister is determined to make a ‘clear statement of our priorities in the region’

Critics claim the bill could see government further expand income management policies

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A federal Newspoll, conducted May 11-13 from a sample of 1,516, is the first poll taken since the May 9 budget. It gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (up one),…

While some government changes don’t require legislation, others will involve a fight – and battle lines are being drawn

Peter Dutton has proposed betting advertising be restricted but prime minister says review into the issue is under way