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Why has the Victoria state election campaign turned so ugly?

In a political landscape polarised by the pandemic, the campaign has been dogged by scandal, allegations of vote-rigging and even violence

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Whistleblower protection must not be an afterthought – it is the main game of integrity

Australia’s patchwork of whistleblower protection laws has many holes – this week’s developments must be the beginning, not the end, of a changed approach

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Monique Ryan and Greens renew push to lower Australia’s voting age to 16

Independent MP proposes to make voting mandatory for young people aged 16 and 17, but with no fines

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Labor MP's sign legal fight dismissed

A Labor MP re-contesting her Northcote seat in Saturday's state election has had her court case dismissed after a promise her campaign signs will be left alone.

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Australian Public Service recruitment 'too Canberra-centric' as leaders consider allowing staff to live elsewhere

The bureaucracy is likely to expand in coming years, but agency heads say the concentration of senior jobs in the ACT undermines recruitment.

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Northern Territory parliament passes anti-discrimination law reform amid fierce backlash

The reforms have come under fire from a range of faith groups but have been praised by members of the LGBT community.

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Report into industrial relations bill recommends removing more small businesses from multi-employer bargaining

A parliamentary report into the federal government's industrial relations bill has recommended carving out a greater number of small businesses from multi-employer bargaining.

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Bridget Archer flags crossing the floor again on national integrity commission – as it happened

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NSW Labor promises co-ed high schools

NSW Labor says it will make co-educational high school an option for every student if it is elected next year.

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Victoria's youngest voters share what will swing their vote ahead of the state election

Gen Z voters now form 10 per cent of the voter base in Victoria, with issues like health funding, integrity and infrastructure the biggest of their election concerns.

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Doctor groups slam prescription changes

Doctors have hit out at Victorian Labor's plan if re-elected to allow pharmacists to hand out antibiotics and issue scripts for the contraceptive pill.

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‘Is Labor that desperate?’: Victorian Greens say voters can see through ‘dirty’ flyers, billboards

Labor material includes flyers, an advertisement at a cinema and several billboards in marginal electorate

The Guardian - AU

‘Everyone’s against it’: the powerlines dispute in one of Victoria’s most marginal electorates

Proposed transmission lines to help meet renewable targets are slated to run through Ripon, held by just 15 votes in 2018

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‘Makes no sense’: Liberals slammed over ‘extreme’ preference deals

The Liberals listed a candidate with a long history of making anti-Semitic remarks online, above Labor in the seat of Narre Warren South.

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Vic leaders square off in election debate

Victoria's major party leaders have sparred over energy, integrity and health in the first and only debate between the pair ahead of the November 26 election.

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‘Not here to have a fight’: Victorian political leaders ditch aggression for debate amid cut-throat campaign

Offered opportunities to attack in Sky News debate, Daniel Andrews and Matthew Guy each sought to be more civil than the other

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Labor fast-tracks territory rights vote to increase chance of passing workplace laws this year

Crossbench senator David Pocock says the two extra sitting days approved by the Senate to pass legislation is ‘a start’ but more time is needed

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Labor strikes deal to make electric vehicles cheaper

A deal to make electric vehicles more accessible has moved a step closer.

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The Loop: First Nauru refugees resettled in New Zealand, earthquake hits Solomon Islands as search for survivors continues in Indonesia

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Afternoon Update: Nauru refugees land in New Zealand; EVs to become cheaper; and a giant goldfish

First six refugees resettled in New Zealand from Australia’s offshore processing facility, nine years after the initial offer

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Labor rams through bills before Christmas

The Senate will sit for two extra days and for longer to pass all the government's legislation before parliament rises for the final time this year.

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Victorian Labor bid to amend constitution to keep state ownership of SEC may end up in high court, says expert

Daniel Andrews’ election pledge would mean future parliament would require ‘super majority’ to privatise State Electricity Commission

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Victorian Labor accuses 'Greens-dominated' council of sabotage in tightly fought Northcote

An inner-city Melbourne council is temporarily ordered not to take down any political signage in a key battleground seat just days out from the Victorian state election. The Greens deny any involvement, accusing Labor of "misleading characterisations".

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Officials accused of Googling cost of key Labor bill

Bureaucrats have been accused of Googling costs to business of the contentious IR bill, amid a storm over a “spiritual healer”.

AAP

Coalition on attack over 'bargaining tax'

The coalition is ramping up its campaign against Labor's workplace relations reforms, saying small businesses will be forced to pay nearly $15,000 to bargain.

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