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The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Next mayor of Lake Macquarie: Labor's Adam Shultz declares victory

'I'm looking forward to the next generation of leadership.'

Newcastle Herald

'Impossible to deliver': Katy Gallagher dismisses Libs' stadium plan

'It looked like a thought bubble,' Finance Minister says.

The Canberra Times

'Quirky' Birdman Rally would take flight again if Labor wins election

Labor also wants to support return of Canberra Cannons basketball team.

The Canberra Times

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Labor campaign launch promises Commonwealth Park swimming pool

The PM will join Andrew Barr at today's launch.

The Canberra Times

Is the Beetaloo gas basin going to damage our water resources? Plibersek has asked experts to find out

The Greens and crossbenchers are urging Plibersek to use the expanded ‘water trigger’ powers but she has vowed to listen to ‘independent scientists’

The Guardian - AU

Will the millions wasted under the ACT govt play on voters' minds?

There's been many integrity and financial issues. Will it matter?

The Canberra Times

Polls close after dramatic NSW local election campaign

Counting is under way after a riveting NSW local election campaign, marked by the absence of Liberals in several areas and a fresh start for besieged councils.

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McPhillamys stoush is perfect seam for Dutton to mine for disaffected Labor votes

The Coalition leader is hoping to use the voice campaign playbook to wedge the Albanese government over mining and the economy

The Guardian - AU

Council elections reflect unprecedented change across the Hunter

At least three Hunter councils will have new mayors next week.

Newcastle Herald

Enemy at the gate? The West Australian turns its guns on Labor to back the mining giants

The newspaper owned by billionaire Kerry Stokes has not been shy about attacking environmental reforms – but are readers getting the full picture?

The Guardian - AU

Farming fuels NSW land clearing crisis: data

NSW cleared an area more than 160 times the size of Sydney's CBD in a single year, new government figures show.

AAP

$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

Australia’s deep housing crisis is causing enduring and widespread harm. A key impact is that it is increasing inequality.

The Conversation

Labor promises multi-storey car park for Canberra Hospital

Construction would start in the next term if Labor is re-elected.

The Canberra Times

'Mortgaging the future': Liberal state debt criticised

Labor and key cross bench independents have lashed the Tasmanian Liberal minority government for a budget which doubles debt.

AAP

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Labor left pick climate expert Alice Jordan-Baird for Victorian seat of Gorton

Richard Marles wins stoush against Bill Shorten’s old union, the Australian Workers’ Union, for the safe Labor seat

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s stalled environmental agenda under pressure from left and right

While the Greens remain hopeful of compromise, the PM has indicated he wants a deal struck with the Coalition

The Canberra Times

Shane Rattenbury for Chief Minister? Greens shift campaign pitch

Greens could lead government, more credible than Liberals, leader says

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Coalition backs Labor’s heavy lifting on aged care, hoping to reap the benefit down the track

In agreeing earlier to the Albanese government’s changes to the NDIS and now endorsing its aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers”.

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Lawyer X compensation payouts capped at $1 million

The Victorian government has passed a bill limiting the amount of compensation awarded to individual Victorians embroiled in the Lawyer X scandal to $1 million.

AAP

Miles makes voter pitch as parliament wraps before poll

Queensland's premier has made one last parliamentary pitch to voters ahead of October's election.

The Guardian - AU

Hate crimes bill: LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups disappointed Labor has dropped plan to outlaw vilification

New laws will expand the existing offence of urging violence but won’t criminalise conduct such as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule

Newcastle Herald

Roads rate highly as key council election issue in Cessnock

A Facebook group about the project has 2000 members.

The Conversation

New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, respondent-allocated preferences favoured the Coalition by 51–49%.

AAP

Teal MP won't 'cannibalise' crossbench as seat scrapped

The teal-held seat of North Sydney will be abolished at the next election, forcing its independent MP to reconsider her political future.

The Guardian - AU

Australian military officers to be stripped of honours after alleged war crimes under their command

Government acts on longstanding recommendations from Brereton inquiry into ADF conduct in Afghanistan

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