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Electric vehicle sales in Australia overtake petrol-driven cars in medium category for first time

Sales of battery EVs overtook conventional petrol hybrids in all categories, according to peak motoring body. ‘The shift is on,’ director says

The Guardian - AU

‘Teflon Dan’ lives up to his title as Victoria’s premier seeks to downplay Ibac report

Daniel Andrews adopted a ‘nothing to see here’ approach to new controversy but experts say reform is needed over ‘grey corruption’

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Reserve Bank shake-up, spy warning, ‘carbon capture’ microbe

Review of RBA’s operations recommends establishing a separate rate-setting panel; Asio warns that foreign agents are ‘aggressively selling secrets’

The Guardian - AU

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Premier Daniel Andrews under pressure to act on 'grey corruption' after IBAC report

Integrity experts urge the Andrews government to act swiftly to tackle the risk of "grey corruption" by political staffers, after a damning report by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

ABC News

'A combination of deficiencies': the 'disastrous' Morrison government dissected

Almost a year after the victory of the Albanese government, the defects of its predecessors are increasingly obvious. The competence and teamwork of the current government underline the weaknesses of the Morrison regime. The contrast between the two styles of leadership reminds us that bullying is no substitute for collaboration…

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Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed?

These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.

ABC News

New Transdev boss denies deliberate bus cancellations

Newly appointed Transdev Australasia CEO Brian Brennan denies the company cancelled bus services to avoid penalties and welcomes plans for a government probe.

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Labor’s electric vehicle policy drives Australia forward – but not far

While committing to a fuel-efficiency standard is an important step, a shift to clean cars alone won’t get us where we need to be

The Guardian - AU

The stage-three tax cuts are bad economic policy – and a dumb political strategy, too

Does Labor think they will get credit for ‘fiscal responsibility’ from a shameless opposition that implemented the cuts in the first place?

The Guardian - AU

Labor to announce in-principle support for RBA review's recommendations, establish two new boards

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to release the highly anticipated review into the Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday and to announce that the government has given in-principle support to all of its recommended changes.

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Raising dire JobSeeker rates looms as a character test for Albanese government

Government faced with growing warnings that not substantially lifting welfare payments in the budget will be to fail a test of its character.

The New Daily

Labor’s EV policy launch a ‘missed opportunity’ for national consistency, Bridget McKenzie says

Shadow infrastructure minister says road user charging should not be ruled out and accuses government of ‘stalling’ with consultation

The Guardian - AU

Emails reveal Tasmanian Premier’s unease before kicking in more AFL bid cash

Tasmania's Premier raised concerns about AFL requirements for the state's contribution towards a standalone team before increasing his offer.

The New Daily

Premier's unease before kicking in more AFL bid cash

Emails from Tasmania's premier to AFL boss Gillon McLachlan about proposed funding for a standalone state side have been made public.

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Afternoon Update: Labor blasted for jobseeker stance; tributes flow for Father Bob; and Melbourne’s endless suburban sprawl

Beloved Melbourne priest who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog has died aged 88

The Guardian - AU

Greens blasts ‘centre-right’ Albanese government after Labor rules out substantial jobseeker boost

Adam Bandt says ALP not progressive and is ‘making economic decisions Scott Morrison would have been proud of’

The Guardian - AU

Dead heat in upper house after NSW election leaves Chris Minns facing ‘messy’ negotiations

Legislative council’s even split of political leanings means Labor will need to work with conservatives to pass legislation

The Guardian - AU

On jobseeker I’m not treading water but drowning. Where’s my lifejacket?

I was hoping for help from the Albanese government in the coming May budget but it stung me to hear there would be none

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Beetaloo Basin inquiry calls for national plan to offset vast emissions expected from gas projects

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Labor support for recommendations is a ‘huge blow’ to companies trying to frack in the NT

The New Daily

Govt knocks back its own panel’s call to boost JobSeeker

An Albanese minister has conceded he couldn't live on JobSeeker, even as the govt appears poised to ignore another call to lift the rate.

ABC News

NSW upper house results revealed after weeks of counting following election

The makeup of the NSW upper house is finalised almost a month after Chris Minns swept to power at the NSW state election.

AAP

SA Liberals look to the future with values statement

SA Opposition Leader David Speirs has moved to modernise the Liberals after the party's loss to Labor at the last state election in 2022.

The Guardian - AU

Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

ABC News

Launceston family of Cesar Penuela and Claudia Castillo overjoyed to receive permanent residency after visa fight

Cesar Penuela says he started to cry when told that years of uncertainty and stress were over and the immigration minister had intervened to allow he and his family to stay in Australia.

The New Daily

Dutton plummets to new low in latest voter polling

Support for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has fallen to new lows in a recent opinion poll, as electoral officials finalise the Aston by-election result.

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