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It'll be tough for Perrottet to win the NSW election. But Labor won't romp home either

At the New South Wales election on March 25 a 12-year-old Coalition government will be seeking re-election.

The Conversation

GOP attorneys general sue Labor Department over ESG rule - Roll Call

Republican state attorneys general are trying to block a Labor Department rule easing the path for investors to consider ESG criteria.

Roll Call

Grattan on Friday: Chalmers attracts some flak for blue sky ideas but the government has bigger problems

Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national “conversations” about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is set to begin on Monday, Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism”.

The Conversation

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Malcolm Turnbull says Labor has failed to answer if Aukus deal compromises Australian sovereignty

Former PM says if operation of nuclear subs depends on US then that is ‘a momentous change which has not been acknowledged’

The Guardian - AU

Push to ban mobiles as NSW teacher shortage quizzed

An inquiry has been told the academic performance of NSW school students has dipped due to a lack of teachers, as Labor pushes to ban phones in classes.

AAP

Barilaro's office denied bushfire funds in Labor seats

The NSW Auditor-General's report on bushfire recovery grants has found John Barilaro's office excluded Labor electorates from urgent funding.

AAP

IMF urges tough tax reforms as Australia treads 'narrow path' to avoid recession

The Albanese government is being urged to embark on a range of unpalatable economic and tax reforms to pay for massive spending already baked into its budget.

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Linen shortage hits South Australian hospitals as report shows ambulance waiting times worst nationally

The union for healthcare and laundry workers says a linen shortage is leading to hospital beds being unable to be used in South Australia, just as a Productivity Commission report says the state has the worst ambulance waiting times nationally.

ABC News

Morning Mail: Albanese warns of ‘insecure world’, high gas prices hit homes, Italy’s nonna no-go

In an exclusive interview, PM defends Aukus pact and lays out Australia’s strategic planning

The Guardian - AU

Voice working group says Dutton committed to ‘further talks’ – as it happened

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NSW Labor matches Coalition, saying 'no plan' to raise coal royalty rates

Labor says no coal royalty rise as Japanese customers speak out

Newcastle Herald

Inside the deal to keep Jeremy Bath at Newcastle council until 2027

Councillors briefed on pay rise and contract extension for Jeremy Bath

Newcastle Herald

Labor's promise to put a Hunter voice back in NSW Cabinet

The Hunter has not had a dedicated minister since Gladys Berejiklian occupied the role in former premier Mike Baird's Coalition government in 2015.

Newcastle Herald

Mutiny on the Sydney commute: ‘pirate bus’ hits the road after privatisation leads to axed routes

Ken Wilson, whose crowdfunded service was created in frustration, says public transport needs to be in public hands

The Guardian - AU

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Anthony Albanese says he would likely have signed up to Aukus if he had been PM at the time

Exclusive: Prime minister’s assessment pits him against Paul Keating, who has urged Labor to walk away from controversial pact

The Guardian - AU

Senate inquiry recommends designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation

Report also urges government to be prepared to expel Iranian diplomats who may be involved in ‘intimidation, threats or monitoring’ of citizens or residents

ABC News

Businesswoman Sally Zou donated $445,000 to SA Liberal Party, electoral disclosures reveal

Sally Zou has gained prominence in recent years over a series of significant donations to the SA Liberals, and electoral commission documents show she has made another major payment.

The Guardian - AU

Workplace reforms back on agenda when parliament returns next week, Tony Burke says

Albanese government to launch new industrial relations negotiations but all but rules out bringing back bargaining fees for non-union members

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The Guardian - AU

Ten donors gave 77% of total political donations in lead-up to last Australian election

Record high spending ‘is putting our democracy at risk’, Centre for Public Integrity chair says

AAP

Indigenous voice 'yes' vote campaign board revealed

John Howard's former chief of staff has joined the campaign backing the "yes" vote for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice to parliament.

The Conversation

Humanising capitalism: Jim Chalmers designs a new version of an old Labor project

Treasurer Jim Chalmers begins his Monthly essay “Capitalism After the Crises” with a quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it’s not the same river, and he’s not the same man.”

AAP

Labor lines up insecure work crackdown for late 2023

Labor's promised crackdown on insecure work and wage theft will wait until later in the year after the government closes loopholes in earlier workplace reforms.

The Conversation

Big money was spent on the 2022 election – but the party with the deepest pockets didn't win

Nine months after the 2022 federal election, voters finally get a look at how much the parties spent and who funded their campaigns.

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer’s mining company pumped $116m into UAP at 2022 election, helping it outspend major parties

Revelation likely to add to transparency stakeholders calls’ for caps on political donations

ABC News

Clive Palmer's mining company tops political donations list with $116 million last financial year

Mineralogy was the single biggest political donor last financial year, pouring $116 million into Queensland businessman Clive Palmer's United Australia Party. Both Labor and the Liberals each received more than $100 million in donations.

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