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Coalition hopes to exorcise the ghost of Scott Morrison as Cook goes to the polls

Byelection in the south Sydney seat expected to be won by Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy as AEC warns voter turnout could be low

The Guardian - AU

Top environmental groups say some of Labor’s new laws could take conservation backwards

Alliance says there’s not enough ambition in proposed laws to prevent extinctions, as promised by the environment minister

The Guardian - AU

‘Outrageously scary’: NDIS participants fear proposed changes will give them less choice and control

Many who use the NDIS disagree with the mandatory registration of disability workers, saying it could block their access to support

The Guardian - AU

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Why Tim Crakanthorp has my vote despite Cabinet sacking and ICAC saga

Email your say to letters@newcastleherald.com.au.

Newcastle Herald

Liberal candidate wins by-election for ex-PM's seat

A by-election to decide who replaces former prime minister Scott Morrison as the federal member for Cook has been won by fellow Liberal Simon Kennedy.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Dutton ‘dangerously’ conflates issues; lowest seven-day Covid death rate in two years; and a 45kg jackfruit

The NSW Council for Civil Liberties says Dutton’s comments ‘dangerously conflate unrelated issues, leading to misinformation’

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of throwing school refusal in ‘too-hard basket’ after response to inquiry

Education minister says issue is ‘complex’ as federal government agrees or supports in principle just two of 14 proposals

The Guardian - AU

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'Need to be prepared': what Future Made in Australia means in the Hunter

Business Hunter expects regions to be the big winners.

Newcastle Herald

Final minority Liberal government deal not yet signed

An independent MP who intends to provide confidence and supply support for Tasmania's minority Liberal government says a final deal is yet to be sorted.

AAP

Morning Mail: OJ Simpson dies, locked up children miss schooling, Dutton’s office bill for Rinehart party trip

Queensland criticised over lack of schooling for child detainees; plus, thousands in taxpayer money used to cover opposition leader’s staff travel

The Guardian - AU

Rattenbury dubbed 'incompetent' but says pokie reform being obstructed

Barbs were traded over the ACT's poker machine policy.

The Canberra Times

PM downplays commission criticism on manufacturing push

The chair of the productivity commission has raised concern the Future Made in Australia Act could increase reliance on government funds.

AAP

Minister was warned of ‘increased’ legal risks of immigration detention in 2022

Documents released under freedom of information reveal home affairs department advised it needed to show ‘concrete’ steps to deport some non-citizens

The Guardian - AU

Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor

Climate Change Authority says goal could be achievable if more action is taken by governments, business, investors and households

The Guardian - AU

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'Unjust, unfair and unwise': refugees slam laws push

Proposed laws to deport refugees to countries they escaped from are cruel policies that tear at Australia's multiculturalism, refugee communities say.

The Guardian - AU

Icac finds sacked NSW Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp breached public trust and ministerial code

Corruption watchdog report says Newcastle MP breached public trust when he ‘knowingly failed to declare a conflict of interest arising from interests’ in property but made no finding of corrupt conduct

Newcastle Herald

ICAC: Crakanthorp 'breached public trust' over conflict of interest

The Cabinet Office has released ICAC's investigation report.

The Guardian - AU

Deportation bill breaches Labor’s national platform, ALP pro-refugee group says

‘Social panics with strong racist goals can create political imperatives,’ submission to Senate inquiry warns

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The Guardian - AU

Mini me: Labor’s Julian Hill declares ‘priceless’ 75cm statue of himself gifted by constituent

Disclosures include a custom turntable from Joe Biden and a statue depicting Julian Hill on a gold armchair given by a local supporter

The Guardian - AU

Corruption watchdog drops investigation into sacked NSW Labor minister Tim Crakanthorp

‘No reasonable prospects’ of finding former minister for Hunter’s conduct was corrupt, Icac says

AAP

Tasmania's new Labor leader admits party has to change

New Tasmanian Labor leader Dean Winter says the party needs to do a better job of listening to voters after its fourth-straight election defeat.

The Canberra Times

ACT government split on pokies reform

An important committee is divided on linking all poker machines.

The Canberra Times

'We're not buying it': Labor and Liberals reject Greens' rent freeze

Andrew Barr said a freeze would stymie rental supply.

AAP

Game on as minority Libs hold court with independents

Tasmania's minority Liberals will hold more detailed talks with three balance-of-power independents as the party seeks to firm support to govern.

The Guardian - AU

Museum loses anti-discrimination case – as it happened

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