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The Latest Breaking News from Labor

Battle takes shape in Hunter's only marginal seat

One Nation won't contest sitting MP Dave Layzell's seat, one of the most marginal in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

Half-price licences for safe drivers ditched in NSW

A scheme to allow NSW drivers with a clean driving record to get out of speeding fines will come at the cost of half-price licences, budget papers reveal.

AAP

Liberal senator lays new case for Indigenous voice

NSW senator Andrew Bragg has laid out a new case to support the Indigenous voice to federal parliament in a bid to stop misinformation on the issue.

AAP

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Labor ditches Coalition’s $2.5m ‘jobdobber’ hotline for employers

Service let employers report jobseekers who rejected jobs or submitted inappropriate applications

The Guardian - AU

Alannah MacTiernan has not officially retired, but her exit is already causing Labor headaches

A quirk of WA's electoral system means outgoing Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan's replacement in state parliament might come from an unlikely place.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Walsh to leave Labor Department for NHL players' union

WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will leave the department for the top post at the union representing players in the National Hockey League, the first Cabinet-level departure during the Biden administration.

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U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will lead NHL players union

The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr, who had been in charge for more than a decade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Morning Mail: Liberal to speak out for voice, Wong overruled nuclear treaty advice, Turkey ‘in shock’

Greens and Liberals battle with differing internal views about referendum, while the foreign minister defied officials to send an observer to meeting on nuclear ban

The Guardian - AU

AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association

The Independent UK

Michael Pascoe: Pokies industry’s fingerprints remain on Dominic Perrottet’s policy

And when judging the credibility of an election policy, it’s wise to also consider what is not there if the government or opposition was serious about NSW’s appalling pokies addiction.

The New Daily

Labor promises $21 million to fix Stockton Beach erosion if they win NSW election in 2023

'For too long project caught up in bureaucracy,' says Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp.

Newcastle Herald

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh leaving Biden administration amid offers to lead NHL Players’ Association

Reported departure plans come as labour issues continue at West Coast ports

The Independent UK

Fund to unlock manufacturing potential: Gallagher

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher denies coalition claims the $15 billion manufacturing fund would be inflationary, saying it will unlock the sector's potential.

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The Guardian - AU

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg will publicly lobby Peter Dutton to embrace Indigenous voice

Bragg’s ‘five reasons the voice is right’ position paper may go unheeded after opposition leader tells party there was no need to settle its position as it awaits more detail

The Guardian - AU

Labor told it must meet ‘fundamental test’ of character on poker machine reform

Party is under pressure on gambling measures after NSW Coalition announced cashless gaming scheme

The Guardian - AU

It is not in the public interest to jail people for telling the truth. Labor must end these whistleblower cases

If these brave people are punished for doing the right thing, it will cloud the Albanese government’s legacy

The Guardian - AU

Moderate Liberals push back against party move to oppose safeguard mechanism reform

Paul Fletcher and Simon Birmingham said to be concerned about consequences of opposing Labor’s plan to facilitate below-baseline crediting

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Roll Call

Walsh to leave Labor Department for NHL players' union - Roll Call

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the department to become executive director of the NHL players union.

The New Daily

The return of Dr No – Peter Dutton blasted as out of touch

Peter Dutton has been accused of following Tony Abbott’s political playbook and reflexively opposing legislation as the government digs in.

ABC News

Behrouz Boochani calls for asylum seeker royal commission from inside Parliament House

In defiance of the former government's vow that he would never set foot on Australia soil, refugee and journalist Behrouz Boochani calls for a royal commission into immigration detention, as he stands in Parliament House.

Newcastle Herald

Labor promises to weigh up Hunter New England health district split

"We need to get in there and work out what's going to be best for the local community."

The Canberra Times

Senate to vote on Home Affairs Nauru admin blunder

Senate motion to extend Nauru for offshore processing

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention

Labor also seeks to overturn court decision that forced it to release 100 people from onshore detention despite character concerns

AAP

Coalition formally opposes key Labor climate policy

The Liberal and National parties will oppose Labor's safeguard mechanism changes - a key plank of the net zero emissions by 2050 plan.

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