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Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victoria's hefty compensation bill for abandoning the 2026 Commonwealth Games is being touted by the likely new host as enough to largely cover the event.

AAP

Questions on gender and sex variations ‘too complex’ for census, social services minister Amanda Rishworth says

It’s the third explanation government ministers have given since last Sunday, while Coalition senator Andrew Bragg says questions are ‘reasonable’

The Guardian - AU

Fight for gender question as Labor wants 'clear' census

LGBTQI groups are fighting for a gender identity census question to better capture their community but Labor has only committed to one on sexuality.

AAP

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'Lipstick on a pig': Labor's backflip on bullying inquiry 'ignores' own policy, members say

Amid divide, one party member says people should stop bickering and focus on election.

Newcastle Herald

'Politics can be fun and engaging': the corflutes are coming, Canberra

The corflutes are coming! And some are very eye-catching.

The Canberra Times

'Injustice': Call to suspend Labor member for emailing meeting minutes

Man slipped into a 'pit of depression' after being 'targeted'.

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s spectacular census own goal hands Dutton a double victory

Government’s bungling has generated the damaging debate it wanted to avoid and shown it can be divisive too

The Guardian - AU

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Labor will have itself to blame if it loses western Sydney over Gaza issue, says Muslim Vote convener

Wesam Charkawi says Albanese’s party has ‘created this movement through their decisions’ as pro-Palestine communities feel Labor has failed them

The Guardian - AU

Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip

More electricity demand and lower than usual generation from two renewable sources raises questions about climate targets

The Guardian - AU

Police investigate 'threatening' voicemail left on councillor's phone

'I think five minutes of repeated gunshots on my phone is a step too far.'

Newcastle Herald

Dutton says he is ‘fine’ with census sexuality question despite earlier attacking ‘woke agenda’

Opposition leader says Albanese government’s partial backflip on questions demonstrates ‘weak leadership’ and failure to control national agenda

The Guardian - AU

Greens to preference Labor ahead of Our Newcastle Independents

The Greens will preference Labor in the ward races.

Newcastle Herald

Liberal senator says party will lift its game in Hunter federal campaign

Dave Sharma says the Libs have learnt a lesson from 2022.

Newcastle Herald

Albanese backs down over sexual orientation census question

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed down to agree to the 2026 census including a question asking about a person’s sexuality.

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Government Backflips On Decision To Omit LGBTQI+ Focused Questions In 2026 Census After Backlash

“We’ve been talking with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and they’re going to test for a new question, one question about sexuality, sexual preference.”

The Guardian - AU

Albanese backflips on sexuality census question after more MPs come out in favour

Prime minister says there ‘will be a question in the census’ on sexuality after testing by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

AAP

Trans question won't make census despite Labor's U-turn

Trans and intersex people should not be left out of the census, LGBTQI groups say after forcing Labor to backtrack on a plan to scrap a question on sexuality.

Newcastle Herald

'I felt betrayed': Labor accused of racism and cover-up on bullying claims

Newcastle's Tahlia Kelso reveals why she left the Labor party.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australia ‘cobweb of cruelty’, mining boss’s coffee crackdown, Cate Blanchett on shame

Advocates’ anger at death of asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam in Melbourne; billionaire Chris Ellison says worers should be ‘held captive’

The Canberra Times

Libs hold power on pokie laws as Greens declare talks with Labor over

Rattenbury hopes Libs do 'what Labor failed to do' on pokies.

The Guardian - AU

The asylum seeker who saw no way out of Australia’s ‘cobweb of cruelty’

Mano Yogalingam had been on a temporary visa for a decade before he died of self-immolation. Other refugees detail the strain of being stuck in limbo

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle lord mayoral candidates in the hot seat at public forum

Members of the community did not shy away from asking hard questions.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: have we heard the CFMEU’s last hurrah or seen the start of its trench warfare?

In one of those paradoxes of politics, a government that has delivered in spades to the union movement finds itself in a bare-knuckle fight with the country’s most militant industrial organisation.

Newcastle Herald

Deputy lord mayor denies chamber was 'divided' as 62pc of motions unanimous

'It's often reported that this is a chamber that is divided'.

The Guardian - AU

‘Not too much to ask for people to be counted’: Josh Burns breaks ranks on gender and sexuality census questions

Burns becomes first Labor MP to speak against Albanese government decision, saying ‘we need as few blind spots as possible’

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