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Jim Chalmers attacks ‘coalition of weirdos’ as Labor pushes Senate to vote on housing fund next week

Treasurer says budget will include ‘additional measures’ to help renters as Greens launch last-ditch bid to restart negotiations

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals' bitter infighting seems more and more likely to end up in court. Can Dutton stop it?

The crisis consuming the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party sounds a warning to centre-right parties that pursuing the culture wars now gripping the United States and other countries brings dangerous volatility. And little public support.

The Conversation

NSW Premier Chris Minns’ job offer to Nationals mate sparks fury and division in Coalition

A Nationals MP has been accused of contemplating treachery against the Coalition as he considers a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

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Biosecurity funding backlash ends honeymoon between farmers federation and federal Labor

The post-election honeymoon between the new federal government and the nation’s peak farm lobby is over, as Labor is set to unveil new charges on exports.

ABC News

Labor's Russell Wortley defends 'screaming and screeching' comment aimed at female Liberal MPs

A Labor MP has accused female Liberal politicians of "screaming and screeching" in SA parliament, in an exchange that left the women questioning whether the same accusation would have been made of a man.

ABC News

‘Enough is enough’: PM calls for Assange release

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is concerned for the mental health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and there is no reason for him to stay in jail.

The New Daily

Sudanese refugees in immigration detention facing few prospects of being released

Sudanese-born men and women are estimated to make up about 10 per cent of people held in Australia's immigration detention facilities, and for most of them, there's little hope of leaving the gated compounds.

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Crakanthorp urges patience on key Hunter infrastructure projects

The Newcastle MP and new Minister for the Hunter spoke to the Herald about Hunter Park, light rail and a host of other issues facing the region.

Newcastle Herald

Labor to scrap Coalition’s ‘punitive’ ParentsNext scheme from next year

Albanese government says mutual obligations under the widely criticised program will end immediately

The Guardian - AU

$60m a day: soaring interest bill on Australia’s debt eclipses cost of childcare or infrastructure

Jim Chalmers says $112bn cost over five years is one of fastest growing pressures on budget, blaming Coalition for the ‘mess’ it left

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese enjoys London limelight while Chalmers sweats in budget spotlight

The timing of history. How Anglophile and monarchist Tony Abbott would love to have been the prime minister attending the coronation. To say nothing of John Howard, a key figure in fending off an Australian republic in 1999.

The Conversation

Labor warns NSW facing a ‘momentous task’ in transition to renewables

Energy minister Penny Sharpe says state will need to decarbonise its electricity sector at a faster rate

The Guardian - AU

Former Snowy Hydro boss Paul Broad labels 80 per cent renewable energy target 'bulls**t'

A bitter rift between the former boss of state-owned power provider Snowy Hydro and federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has widened following claims Labor's green energy plans are not achievable.

ABC News

Australians in ‘dehumanising’ poverty unable to afford pads or tampons, inquiry says

Days out from the federal budget, a Senate inquiry releases evidence of welfare payments being insufficient to meet the cost of essential items

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Afternoon Update: Victorian Liberal row escalates; Indigenous leaders demand royal apology; and NAB profit surges

Suspended Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming threatens her party leader John Pesutto with legal action

Newcastle Herald

Minister rejects reports M1 Motorway extension in doubt

The government says the project is 'under construction' so not part of a review of projects in the $120 billion infrastructure pipeline.

The New Daily

Give rate rises to savers too, Treasurer tells banks

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has urged banks to pass on the latest interest rate hike to savers without delay.

The Guardian - AU

The market won’t restore Australia’s degraded ecosystems. Labor needs to get its priorities straight

Change will only come when protecting our unique wilderness comes over other considerations. There are concerning signs the Albanese government is not on board

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Nationals MP faces expulsion over plum parliament job

Nationals MP Ben Franklin has been accused of disloyalty and could be kicked out of his party as he considers taking a lucrative role in the NSW parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Health minister accuses pharmacists’ lobby of ‘dishonest scare campaign’ on medicine shortages

Mark Butler says group is ‘deliberately misleading consumers’ and a phased rollout of the scheme will avert a surge in demand

ABC News

Albany's plans to become WA's first 'renewable energy city' stall as investment dries up

A city on Western Australia's south coast offers a wealth of opportunities for future renewable energy projects. But what, if any, are going ahead?

The Conversation

Jim Chalmers wants a truly independent RBA. He should be careful what he wishes for

Might Jim Chalmers have forgotten Labor Party history?

The Guardian - AU

Greens under pressure to support $10bn social housing bill after Labor strikes minor party deal

Agreement heralded as ‘massive victory’ by Jacqui Lambie Network but Greens senators want government to do more

ABC News

ACT Greens call for two-year freeze on Canberra rents and cap on price increases for new tenants

The Greens, who are part of the ACT government, want rental prices to be frozen for existing tenants, and increases capped at two per cent for new tenants.

The Conversation

Job creation isn't always a good thing. Hobart's new stadium can only make Tasmania's housing crisis worse

The Albanese government’s announcement it will provide $240 million for a new stadium in Hobart has not had the favourable reception it might have hoped.

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