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Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

The Conversation

Labor’s first female frontbencher and feminist trailblazer immortalised in Canberra statue

Susan Ryan found it ‘intolerable’ that women were not treated equally, introducing world-leading legislation on sexual harassment

The Guardian - AU

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts.

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Women's rights pioneer honoured for life of advocacy

One of Australia's most important female politicians has been commemorated for introducing a world-leading act that would protect millions of people.

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View from The Hill: Dutton tells Netanyahu he’d improve relations with Israel, as danger for Australians in Lebanon rises

Peter Dutton has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top figures in a three-day visit to Israel this week that has further underlined the unravelling of bipartisanship towards that country.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: Jess Fox snares second gold, university staff face violent threats, Matildas out of Olympics

Jess Fox defends Olympic canoe single title; old-school cheating still rampant at Australian universities; fears of regional war spread after Hamas leader’s death

The Guardian - AU

Housing revamp is NT Labor's headline election pledge

Leaders Eva Lawlor and Lia Finocchiaro have gone head-to-head in a civil debate as the NT government prepares to enter election caretaker mode.

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As many as 360 workers sacked at Rex with hundreds more jobs to go

Employees reportedly told the airline will no longer operate flights between capital cities

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle independent councillor John Church won't seek reelection

Outgoing councillor urges voters to break Labor bloc's control.

Newcastle Herald

Australia’s inflation rise could light the fuse on an early election

The government’s popularity may pivot on Wednesday’s CPI figures and a pre-Christmas poll would be a prospect if it viewed the RBA’s job was done

The Guardian - AU

Concerns NDIS changes will create robodebt 2.0 are ‘complete rubbish’, Bill Shorten says

Experts have warned new rules have ‘flavour and smell’ of the unlawful program but NDIS minister says comparison is ‘without basis’

The Guardian - AU

Housing approvals fall to lowest level in 12 years despite Labor’s pledge of 1.2m new homes

Approved dwellings drop 6.5% in June amid high interest rates and building costs as CoreLogic rues ‘dismal result’

The Guardian - AU

‘Preference whispering’: regularly exploited voting system should be scrapped, Victorian inquiry finds

Labor-led inquiry calls for end to group voting tickets that have benefited micro parties

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Call for voting reform to end 'preference whispering'

The Victorian government has been urged to move legislation to scrap group voting tickets as they sow distrust in the system.

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Malarndirri McCarthy is the new Indigenous Affairs minister. She faces an extremely difficult task

Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians, announced her retirement from politics last week, and Labor has quickly appointed Northern Territory Senator Malarndirri McCarthy to take over the portfolio.

The Guardian - AU

Labor ignored Bonza’s plea for help, as questions linger over what transport officials knew and when

Exclusive: Documents reveal what transport minister Catherine King was advised to say in public as budget Australian airline headed for collapse

The Guardian - AU

Labor ministers withdraw from AFR summit due to Nine journalists’ strike

Exclusive: Bill Shorten, when asked if he, Katy Gallagher and Murray Watt were uncomfortable about crossing the picket line, said ‘the AFR cancelled the conference’

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WA Labor maintains links with CFMEU, bolsters laws

Proposed WA laws will require union officials to be vetted before they enter work sites but WA Labor won't cut ties with the beleaguered CFMEU.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese calls Joyce’s bullet comment ‘a new low’ – as it happened

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PM calls for Barnaby Joyce to be dumped over ‘bullet’ comment aimed at Labor during anti-wind turbine rally

Nationals MP apologised after telling anti-renewables protesters to ‘load that magazine’ and that the ‘bullet you have is that little piece of paper’

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Reform coming for housing debate's 'forgotten people'

Renters comprise about one-third of households and the NSW government promises they will get better treatment under planned changes.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle's non-Labor councillors want new letters investigation into Sivo

Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes is standing by council boss Jeremy Bath.

Newcastle Herald

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View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese clears out entire home affairs ministry in election-ready cabinet reshuffle

Clare O’Neil and Andrew Giles axed as Tony Burke steps into home affairs role and also takes on role of immigration minister

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