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Crossbenchers urge Labor to have ‘courage’ on changes to resources tax and stage-three tax cuts

David Pocock, Monique Ryan and Dai Le support revamping taxes to raise more revenue to address cost-of-living crisis

The Guardian - AU

Senators head off push to overturn ACT drug laws

An attempt by the shadow attorney-general to overrule ACT drug decriminalisation laws has been rejected in the Senate.

AAP

Peter Dutton fails to find support for audit of government’s Indigenous spending

Australia will repeat the mistakes of the past if government Indigenous expenditure is not audited, says opposition leader

The Guardian - AU

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Labor faces pressure to push through PTSD work changes

The crossbench and opposition will attempt to force Labor's hand to split its larger workplace reforms legislation and support the non-contentious parts.

AAP

David Pocock joins Greens in push to criminalise non-payment of super

Government’s closing loopholes bill yet to include superannuation theft, estimated to cost workers $5bn a year

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: the secretive rightwing firm providing ‘clout’ for voice no campaign

Whitestone Strategic consultancy found to have more ties with prime movers against Indigenous voice than previously known

The Guardian - AU

'Every choice matters': hundreds gather at climate change forum

'Should our governments allow new coal in the climate crisis?' was the question.

Newcastle Herald

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'We're bracing ourselves for grim updates': Newcastle hosts climate forum

Monday's climate forum comes ahead of next month's harbour blockade.

Newcastle Herald

Afternoon Update: Congress chaos after House Republican speaker ousted; temporary migrants being exploited; and New Zealand’s hottest September on record

Republican Matt Gaetz leads move to unseat Kevin McCarthy after outrage over deal to avoid US government shutdown

The Guardian - AU

‘So ugly it’s beautiful’: Australian politicians reveal their picks for bird of the year

Anthony Albanese plays it safe with the sulphur-crested cockatoo while the tawny frogmouth proves popular among MPs who took blue ribbon seats off Liberals

The Guardian - AU

Urgent bid for changes to strengthen worker protections

Emergency services workers and domestic violence survivors would be better protected under workplace changes, two key senators pushing for the changes say.

AAP

Labor accused of double standards after excluding political parties from privacy crackdown

Albanese government plan draws criticism from Kate Chaney and David Pocock, who say voters want an end to data harvesting

The Guardian - AU

Bid to crack down on billions of dollars lost in super

The Greens are campaigning to criminalise superannuation theft, which costs Australian workers more than $3 billion a year.

AAP

Bid to overrule drugs law slammed as 'stunt', as Lee kept in the dark

The move has been slammed as an 'assault on territory rights'.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Police officers let off over racist comments; catastrophic floods in Libya; Morocco quake death toll rises

Queensland police officers behind ‘sickening’ racist comments escape sanction; as many as 2,000 feared dead in Libyan city; the desperate wait for help in quake-hit parts of Morocco continues

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and employers back David Pocock over splitting contentious industrial relations bill

ACT senator wants to move forward with workers’ compensation for PTSD and banning discrimination against employees experiencing domestic violence

Newcastle Herald

Climate protesters to target Newcastle Harbour

November's harbour protest will be the third blockade in a decade.

The Canberra Times

Bill would 'undermine' the ACT's independence, committee rules

The bill 'would undermine the independence' of the ACT legislature.

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The Guardian - AU

Too hot to handle: climate crisis report so secret Albanese government won’t even reveal date it was completed

Anthony Albanese continues to reject calls to make even a sanitised version of the assessment public

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows

Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out

The Conversation

'The world has changed': why Anthony Albanese must up the ante on climate policy at Labor's national conference

Party members, unions and politicians will meet in Brisbane on Thursday when Labor’s national conference begins. The event is where Labor’s federal policy direction is hashed out. This year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be under pressure from within the party to boost Labor’s action on climate change.

The Canberra Times

'The cusp of viable': The change Canberra must make to get big concerts back to the city

The ACT government is planning a new arena, but it may be too small.

The Canberra Times

'Hiding behind secrecy': crossbenchers slam Labor over climate risk report

They want an unclassified version of the report.

The Guardian - AU

Opposition to launch further attempt to disallow plan after defeat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Labor faces push to triple number of NT and ACT senators and give territorians a bigger say in referendums

Exclusive: Under national conference proposal, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory would have six senators

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