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Former political staffer defends Labor donations made before appointment as NSW transport boss

Secretary Josh Murray tells parliamentary inquiry he made all required disclosures as he detailed more party donations

The Guardian - AU

'You might have mentioned it': Labor drug bill surprised Rattenbury

The Greens leader said it should have been taken to the election.

The Canberra Times

Unions to target Labor MPs after inquiry finds duck hunting should be banned in Victoria

Electrical Trades Union boss Troy Gray says campaign to continue the activity will now expand

The Guardian - AU

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Poker machines to be banned in new Canberra suburbs, Molonglo Valley

The government is expected to support a Labor backbencher's proposed law.

The Canberra Times

Couple who died in suspected mushroom poisoning remembered – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'A clearer impact': Rattenbury defends ACT Greens rent freeze proposal

A rent freeze would close 'loopholes', Mr Rattenbury said.

The Canberra Times

Opposition want Stephen-Smith to face inquiry on decriminalisation

The Health Minister has come under fire for comments on drug laws.

The Canberra Times

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Australia’s gig economy workers set to benefit from minimum pay and protection against ‘unfair deactivation’

Labor bill gives Fair Work Commission power to set minimum standards for hundreds of thousands of ‘employee-like workers’ on digital platforms

The Guardian - AU

Labor MPs incensed by letter they say contradicts Queensland’s stated reason for suspending Human Rights Act

Exclusive: Guardian Australia obtains legal letter that appears to cast doubt on some of the state’s key justifications

The Guardian - AU

Adam Bandt urges Australians to ‘embrace’ civil disobedience and join climate protests

Greens leader says Albanese government is ‘hellbent on opening more coal and gas mines’ and people must ‘fight back’

The Guardian - AU

Labor Department to give overtime protection to salaried workers - Roll Call

The Labor Department is proposing to make it more costly for employers to avoid paying overtime by making workers salaried employees.

Roll Call

Victorian inquiry to recommend state ban on duck hunting amid union backlash

Call from government-chaired committee comes despite significant opposition from some unions and varying views within Labors

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Australians go into the referendum divided – can the country emerge united?

The stakes in the October referendum are high. For Anthony Albanese, who has made the Voice his great social cause of his first term. For Peter Dutton, who has defied those who say he is on the “wrong side of history”.

The Conversation

As referendum set for October 14, 'yes' is behind and the poll trends are unfavourable

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today announced that the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on October 14. To succeed, a constitutional referendum requires a majority in at least four of the six states as well as a national majority.

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The Canberra Times

Public housing waiting list surges as numbers dwindle

More than 3000 households are in the line for a home.

Newcastle Herald

Hawaii fires show transition to underground power lines is overdue

'This type of ignition has happened in NSW as well.'

The Guardian - AU

Qantas flight credits: Albanese says customers should get another flight or their money back

PM weighs in on expiring credits but government defends blocking Qatar airways from increasing its flights to Australia

Newcastle Herald

NSW teachers demand Minns government 'honour the deal' to lift their wages

Mood among teachers in the Hunter and across the state 'worse than ever'.

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The Canberra Times

'Wrong as a matter of logic': Acting DPP addresses criticism of sex offence cases

He says it is wrong to think all acquitted people should never have stood trial.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows

Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out

The Guardian - AU

Home of endangered marsupial hit by state-sanctioned logging in NSW, environmentalists say

Conservationists say Forestry Corporation of NSW logging operation is ‘knocking to pieces’ a forest home to the greater glider

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government repeatedly ignored warnings two years ago of youth prison overcrowding

More than 20 organisations issued warnings long before government’s ‘urgent’ move to override human rights protections for children on remand

The Guardian - AU

Josh Murray made donation to NSW transport minister’s campaign before she appointed him as secretary

Emails released to parliament show former Labor staffer made $500 donation to Jo Haylen’s campaign before party won election

The Conversation

Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down

March this year marked the 60th anniversary of a famous “gotcha” moment in 1963, when Labor leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy, Gough Whitlam, were photographed outside the Hotel Kingston in Canberra.

The Guardian - AU

Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after questions over crosses

Shadow minister Jane Hume calls it an ‘inconsistency’ that a cross on a ballot paper will not count as ‘no’

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