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Federal politicians urge land council inquiry

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called for an urgent inquiry into Indigenous Land Councils after the release of a damning audit.

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Sour note: festival woes hopefully not the end for Groovin the Moo

It has been a bittersweet week for Hunter music fans.

Newcastle Herald

Greens’ plan to axe tax concessions would see house prices fall, Max Chandler-Mather says

The party’s housing spokesperson says that while ‘big decreases’ are not desirable because of threat of negative equity, they see a 2.5% cut as ‘not much’

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Groovin the Moo festival’s cancellation is expected to have a ‘profound ripple effect’. So what went wrong?

Six regional towns have been left reeling after the festival cancelled just eight days into ticket sales. What’s behind the change in consumer behaviour – or was it a line-up issue?

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Queries over stadium costings after Liberal cap pledge

A re-elected Liberal government in Tasmania would cap spending on a contentious stadium linked to the state's deal for an AFL team, leader Jeremy Rockliff says.

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Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria

State’s energy minister calls for national approach to energy system resilience as climate change causes more extreme weather events

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Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

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Commuter chaos as wild weather leaves half of Melbourne’s train lines offline – as it happened

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Concerns raised alleged war criminals escaped overseas

A Senate hearing has been told Australian soldiers being investigated for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan have gone overseas.

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Queensland MP recovering in hospital after car crash

Queensland Greens leader Michael Berkman says he's hopeful MP Amy MacMahon will make a full recovery after suffering serious injuries in a car crash.

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Climate risk assessment based on dream 1.5C scenario

Australia's first climate risk assessment will be based on a scenario that does not reflect reality, the Greens say.

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Right to disconnect laws pass federal parliament

Employees will be able to legally disconnect from work out of hours, after industrial relations changes cleared the House of Representatives.

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Linda Reynolds announces retirement – as it happened

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Morning Mail: Greens threaten to stall housing bill, Nato pushes back at Trump, ‘Bring back Boris’ call in UK

Greens say they will use balance of power in Senate to compel Labor into action on negative gearing

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Carrot for home buyers could deliver stick to investors

A bid to give hopeful homeowners a foot in the door could be in danger unless Labor takes steps to scale back property investor tax breaks.

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Assembly Speaker rejects Davidson's suggestion of partisanship

Joy Burch said the claim was 'unfounded'.

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Green party incorrectly sacked spokesperson in part over trans rights views, court rules

Court says error over former deputy leader was largely procedural and that parties can sack people because views contravene policy

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Advocates call for national ban on spit hoods after NSW becomes second state to outlaw their use

Legislation banning the use of the devices, which have been linked to deaths in custody, passes in NSW with cross-party support

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Right to disconnect bill passes Senate but needs urgent fix to remove criminal penalties for employers

Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation after Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue

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Afternoon Update: Labor MP breaks ranks over Gaza; search for missing Ballarat woman; and Finnair asks passengers to step on the scales

Labor MP Josh Wilson condemns Israeli’s military campaign in the Middle East as ‘unconscionable’

The Canberra Times

Light rail to Woden timeline will be public in time for election

Labor, Greens strike deal to release more detail before October 19.

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Closing loopholes bill: the right to disconnect and five other changes coming to Australian workplaces

Laws agreed by Labor, Greens and David Pocock allows casuals to more easily apply to become permanent and may increase pay in gig economy

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All smiles as proud father introduces newborn to Senate

Labor's Raff Ciccone has become the first father to bring his baby into the Senate, in another significant step towards making parliament more family friendly.

The Canberra Times

ACT to review investments linked to West Bank settlements

The Assembly has also called for a humanitarian ceasefire.

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'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

Momentum is gathering for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing as a move in NSW aims to enshrine an income measure in law.

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