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By-election looms as ex-minister leaves safe state seat

An upcoming vote in the NSW Northern Tablelands electorate will determine if the Nationals retain their stranglehold on the safest seat in the state.

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Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam announces run for federal politics

Some Labor figures are worried about their grip on Wills if Ratnam secures preselection

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Greens pitch $5.9b public housing spend to 'reshape' property market

The party wants to add 10,000 dwellings to public housing stock.

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Greens leader eyes Labor seat at next federal poll

The Greens are set to make a play to steal a Melbourne seat from Labor at the next federal election, with its state leader nominating for preselection.

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Lambie party gets third seat in Tasmania's parliament

Senator Jacqui Lambie's party has picked up a third seat in Tasmania's parliament as preference counting following the state election continues.

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Solar panel subsidies need stringent oversight

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Newcastle Herald

Home building muted yet rate cuts could spur activity

The pace of home building, as shown by official dwelling approvals data, continues to lag behind strong demand for housing.

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From dance instructors to boilermakers: Labor says non-compete clauses are holding back wages

Andrew Leigh takes aim at ‘agreements between competitors’ not to poach workers, saying regulating the practice could lead to bigger pay rises

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Albanese signals May budget likely to include extension of energy price relief for small business and families

In speech PM says measure has ‘helped people under pressure – and it helped fight inflation’

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A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it

While Toyota falls in line on vehicle emission standards, questions are raised about ‘solar sunshot’ and carbon offsets

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Greens back Vic electricity body constitution move

Legislation to enshrine a state-owned electricity body in the Victorian constitution has won Greens backing, but it still faces an uphill battle to pass.

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Morning Mail: dramatic twist in Lehrmann defamation trial, Israel admits killing aid workers, Taylor Swift’s billionaire era

Former Liberal staffer paid for illicit drugs and sex workers, producer claims; Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘this happens in wartime’

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Afternoon Update: tributes flow for Australian killed in Gaza strike; Facebook axes news tab; and why millennials are quitting the rat race

PM Anthony Albanese says death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Deir al-Balah ‘completely unacceptable’

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Further counting to finalise Tasmania's new parliament

Preference counting is continuing in Tasmania to determine the final make-up of the new parliament which is set to deliver another Liberal minority government.

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Labor senators push back against rushed migration laws

Three Labor senators have raised concerns about emergency migration legislation the Albanese government tried to rush through the parliament.

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Commissioner rejects council's reasons for keeping pools report secret

Newcastle council rejected a freedom-of-information request.

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Australians urged to have say on supermarket probe

A probe into the supermarket sector will stop accepting submissions on Tuesday, as calls for the government to step in grow.

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Labor’s proposed changes to water trigger laws could have ‘centuries-long consequences’, environment groups say

Proposal would allow states and territories to make decisions about coal mining and unconventional gas where water resources are affected

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Support for Labor drops in WA, amid young voters swing

Young voters have changed who they support as the coalition makes gains in the demographic, the latest Newspoll has revealed.

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'We're sceptical' on supermarket break-up push: Labor

Divestiture powers are rarely used in other countries as Labor remains "sceptical" about the push to break up supermarkets over fears it could hurt jobs.

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Labor touts EVs to households as charging sites rise

The number of electric vehicle fast-charging sites rose by about 100 this year, as the Labor government continues to tout the benefits of EVs to households.

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Penny Wong blames ‘Peter Dutton-Adam Bandt alliance’ for failure to pass Labor’s deportation laws

But Greens’ David Shoebridge says Labor has ‘jumped the shark’ with the legislation and it requires more scrutiny

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Questions over ALP's detainee 'deportation or jail' law

The Greens are again arguing against Labor's plan for laws aimed at forcing detainees determined not to be refugees back to their home countries.

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

The Canberra Times

City limits? Taller buildings? More suburbs? Canberra's heated planning debate

Planning will be a heated topic at this year's ACT election.

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