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Canberra Liberals promise to dump light rail to Woden if elected in 2024

The Canberra Liberals say stage two of light rail is likely to cost more than $3 billion and the money should instead be spent on hospitals, schools and roads.

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Teal voters are more likely to be Labor-leaning than conservative, study finds

Majority were not disaffected Coalition supporters and voted tactically to defeat incumbents, according to report

The Guardian - AU

Canberra Liberals seek to go over old ground as they hedge a fresh bet on light rail

The opponents to light rail have had some of the loudest voices in the debate. The Canberra Liberals have bet this view represents the broader community view.

The Canberra Times

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'We cannot support it': Liberals will oppose light rail to Woden

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has confirmed her party has dropped support for the second stage of light rail.

The Canberra Times

Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises both Labor and Coalition over their economic management

The former Liberal treasurer has some harsh words for governments past and present.

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Teal voters at 2022 federal election were largely 'tactical', not disaffected Liberals, says a new Australian National University study

The same university study finds Scott Morrison the least popular leader since they started measuring popularity more than three decades ago.

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The buzz about eradicating Hunter's varroa bees was a surprise to me

Hives near my home were in the varroa "red zone" and had to be destroyed, but it appears all were not destroyed.

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Voters abandon major parties, study finds

In 1967, about three in four voters said they always voted for the same party but in 2022 this has dropped to just over one in three.

AAP

Leadership, independents key to election

An academic study of the 2022 federal election has found voters were attracted by Labor's strong leadership, but many abandoned both major parties.

AAP

Millennials and gen Z have deserted the Coalition – this could be dire for the opposition

Labor now has the opportunity to imprint lifelong loyalty on younger people

The Guardian - AU

Ignoring women and young voters is coming back to bite

There have been exhaustive warnings about ignoring women and younger voters "at peril", yet here we are.

The Canberra Times

NSW Labor 'prioritises' inner west to kick off election plan to expand access to co-ed high schools

NSW Labor unveils Sydney's inner west as the first area to get better access to co-educational high schools, if it wins the election in March.

ABC News

Cap on coal price complicating federal bid to quell Australians’ energy costs

Bill Shorten says all options remain on the table as the federal government remains hopeful agreement with states can be struck

The Guardian - AU

Government and opposition MPs to visit Taiwan as part of Australian parliamentary delegation

A delegation of six federal politicians from Labor and the Coalition will travel to Taiwan, but Anthony Albanese says politicians travelling to the island is not unusual.

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COVID-19 'complicated' Liberals' SA election campaign but not sole factor in loss, review finds

An internal review has found the former South Australian government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole factor that lost the Liberal Party the state election.

AAP

MPs to visit Taiwan without Albanese

A group of MPs headed to Taiwan to convey Australia's wish to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific will visit the country without Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

ABC News

Brisbane councillors trade allegations over inappropriate behaviour in chambers

Brisbane City Council meeting standards have been called into question after one councillor repeatedly turned his back on others in the chambers.

Tribune News Service

Biden avoids rail strike with new deal, but not everyone is happy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation imposing a deal he negotiated between freight railroads and organized labor, averting a possible strike but risking a divide with rank-and-file union workers who opposed the settlement.

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Voluntary assisted dying laws will reflect ACT community views, govt says

It is expected voluntary assisted laws would pass the territory's parliament with an overwhelming majority.

AAP

Labor eyes new round of workplace reform

Closing loopholes that undermine job security and wage growth will be on the agenda when Labor rips into its second round of workplace reforms next year.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s election result dispelled the myth of Daniel Andrews’ supposed unpopularity

Media and the Liberal party were enthralled by the ‘toxic Dan’ narrative in the face of evidence to the contrary

ABC News

Victorian election results declared in Hastings and Mornington as new Labor ministers revealed

Just three seats remain in doubt in Victoria as the Labor Party reveals its new ministers in the wake of the weekend's election victory.

AAP

Two fresh faces to join Vic Labor cabinet

A Victorian government minister has been dumped to make room for two cabinet newcomers after seven Labor MPs shifted their factional allegiance.

AAP

Offer to film in Sydney hospital 'wrong'

An ad offering filming space to TV crews in a Sydney hospital has been pulled and criticised by Dominic Perrottet, despite support from the health minister.

Reuters

Australia's Albanese wins industrial relations vote, tougher challenges ahead

Australia's parliament passed legislation on Friday to reform industrial relations laws, boosting the ability of unions to negotiate with multiple employers and scrapping a construction industry watchdog.

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