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Labor may be ‘vindicated’ by the budget, but a surplus would be cold comfort for those grappling with the cost of living

Jim Chalmers is balancing talk of the S-word with the promise of ‘responsible economic management’. What does that mean for those who most need support?

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers attacks ‘coalition of weirdos’ as Labor pushes Senate to vote on housing fund next week

Treasurer says budget will include ‘additional measures’ to help renters as Greens launch last-ditch bid to restart negotiations

The Guardian - AU

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ job offer to Nationals mate sparks fury and division in Coalition

A Nationals MP has been accused of contemplating treachery against the Coalition as he considers a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

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Morning Mail: Australia’s $60m-a-day debt interest, Ed Sheeran wins, Proud Boys convicted

Albanese government blames Coalition for leaving a ‘mess’ behind; and singer cleared of copying Marvin Gaye classic

The Guardian - AU

Opposition leader says no federal intervention needed – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Crakanthorp urges patience on key Hunter infrastructure projects

The Newcastle MP and new Minister for the Hunter spoke to the Herald about Hunter Park, light rail and a host of other issues facing the region.

Newcastle Herald

Labor to scrap Coalition’s ‘punitive’ ParentsNext scheme from next year

Albanese government says mutual obligations under the widely criticised program will end immediately

The Guardian - AU

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Controversial ParentsNext program to be scrapped next year

The Conversation

$60m a day: soaring interest bill on Australia’s debt eclipses cost of childcare or infrastructure

Jim Chalmers says $112bn cost over five years is one of fastest growing pressures on budget, blaming Coalition for the ‘mess’ it left

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese enjoys London limelight while Chalmers sweats in budget spotlight

The timing of history. How Anglophile and monarchist Tony Abbott would love to have been the prime minister attending the coronation. To say nothing of John Howard, a key figure in fending off an Australian republic in 1999.

The Conversation

The market won’t restore Australia’s degraded ecosystems. Labor needs to get its priorities straight

Change will only come when protecting our unique wilderness comes over other considerations. There are concerning signs the Albanese government is not on board

The Guardian - AU

Farmers say taxpayers, importers should pay for rising cost of keeping pests and disease out of Australia

A storm is brewing over who should pay for Australia's biosecurity, with details to be announced on budget night and farmers saying they "are already paying their fair share".

ABC News

'We'd be getting it from both sides, which was horrendous': Australian political players on our brutal refugee policies

In September 2017, I interviewed a senior figure within the Australian Labor Party in his office in Canberra. At one point in our discussion he told me:

The Conversation

Labor boasts $9bn budget boost to childcare but advocates fear activity test will remain

The activity test, which reduces payments when one parent works less than 15 hours a week, would cost $1.3bn to abolishGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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Coalition’s $50 jobseeker rise more generous than Labor’s proposal, Pocock says

Albanese government risks being unfavourably compared to the Morrison government if it does not raise the payment for all, the key independent says

The Guardian - AU

Labor to appoint dedicated privacy commissioner to combat data breaches

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will also be restored to a three-commissioner structure after defunding by Coalition

Newcastle Herald

Questions building over city's mounting budget blowouts

'On top of this, I believe there's been a failure to deliver supposed benefits.'

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: Australians back jobseeker increase and look to budget for cost-of-living relief

Poll also suggests honeymoon glow has not worn off Anthony Albanese as support for Peter Dutton continues to slide

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The Conversation

While the Voice has a large poll lead now, history of past referendums indicates it may struggle

Support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has dropped since the first polls that asked about it in late 2022. Analyst Kevin Bonham has plotted all the poll results, and the average Voice support is down from 65% in August 2022 to 57% now.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle bus services under microscope as Labor launches industry taskforce

The review will examine whether Keolis Downer and other operators are meeting contractual obligations and, if not, whether they are being penalised for it.

The Guardian - AU

Calls to scrap referendum labelled ‘absurd’ – as it happened

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The New Daily

Labor to review $120 billion infrastructure fund after massive blowout

Labor will order a review of road and rail projects promised in a $120 billion infrastructure program that has blown out under successive Coalition

The Conversation

Some projects in $120 billion federal infrastructure pipeline set to be scrapped

Some projects in the $120 billion federal infrastructure investment pipeline that the Albanese government inherited from the Coalition will soon be on the chopping block.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals unlikely to bind state MPs to a policy on Indigenous voice, insiders say

Shadow cabinet meets Monday to discuss whether to bind Coalition MPs to a possible future policy position

The New Daily

Voice campaign puts Victorian Liberals’ split in the spotlight

Victorian Coalition MPs are set to decide on a free vote on the Voice, potentially placing them in conflict with a binding federal stance.

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