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NSW Coalition split on cashless gaming as independent warns against regional exemptions

Premier Dominic Perrottet rules out different rules for clubs and pubs in the bush, in contrast to deputy premier Paul Toole

The Guardian - AU

Australians to save $230 on electricity bills next financial year as wholesale prices fall

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the saving is a sign the government’s plan to cap prices is ‘starting to make a difference’.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese needs to be more persuasive on the voice – or Dutton’s wrecking ball could break it

The PM should be better prepared as the opposition leader makes himself the frontman if not for an explicit ‘no’ then at least for sowing doubt

The Guardian - AU

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Cash splash on western Sydney pools, but none for Hunter

Newcastle Labor councillors condemned the announcement as "pork-barrelling".

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour withdraws from election after media report about overseas expense claim

Canterbury Bankstown mayor had recently been cleared of allegations made by a former Labor MP in parliament

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor candidate Asfour out of race

Local councillors could be banned from spending taxpayer cash on clothes after revelations sunk the aspirations of upper house candidate Khal Asfour.

AAP

NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour steps down claiming 'vicious smear campaign' against him

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour steps down as a NSW Labor candidate for the upper house due to what he describes as a "vicious smear campaign" against him.

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Petty squabbling over Stockton sand a complete failure of leadership

Stop the bickering and just get on with the job please leaders.

Newcastle Herald

Hobart's proposed AFL stadium says project would deliver $306m loss over 20 years, analysis says

A new estimate suggests Hobart's proposed AFL stadium could lose about $300 million over 20 years — but Tasmania's premier says it will be an economic and cultural boon for the state.

ABC News

New Zealand in Shock as Jacinda Ardern Says She’s Stepping Down as PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had "no more in the tank" to continue leading the country and would leave office no later than early February and not seek re-election. Ardern, holding back tears, said that it had been a tough five and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NSW Labor promises to create Great Koala National Park on Mid North Coast if elected

NSW Labor is going to the state election with an $80 million plan to create a Great Koala National Park, which they say will protect 20 per cent of the state's koala population.

ABC News

Jacinda Ardern announces resignation as New Zealand prime minister — as it happened

Anthony Albanese says Jacinda Ardern has "demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities" following her resignation as New Zealand PM — as it happened.

ABC News

Interview transcript published by PM’s office omitted wrong answer on Indigenous voice legal advice

Attorney general has clarified solicitor general is being consulted on voice to parliament after Anthony Albanese said otherwise

The Guardian - AU

Liberals urge government to reverse APS Australia Day rule

Jane Hume accused the government of telling APS employees Australia Day does not matter after they revoked restrictions on public servants working on January 26.

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Newcastle Herald

Shifting sand has too many spots slipping away - it's time to act

This can be done relatively quickly if there is a political will.

AAP

NSW Labor eyes $80m koala national park

A brand new national park on the mid-north coast will form part of NSW Labor's plan to save koalas from extinction should it win the next election.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor promises to create ‘great koala national park’ if it wins power

Party re-commits to establishing 300,000-hectare park in state’s north to turn around animal’s ‘grim trajectory’

The Guardian - AU

South Australian Greens back yes vote on voice amid Lidia Thorpe criticism of referendum

State support for the Uluru statement is expected to be seen as a shot across the bows to the federal First Nations spokeswoman

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The Guardian - AU

‘Undermine our road safety’: promised rewards for ‘safe’ NSW drivers criticised by experts

Labor and the Coalition promise to ease penalties for ‘low-level’ offences if they win the state election

The Guardian - AU

Australia prepared for possible Russian cyber-attacks after troops sent to train Ukraine soldiers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Inquiry grills Workforce Australia agencies on ‘bonkers’ reporting requirements for parental welfare

Committee hears ParentNext program is ‘punitive and prescriptive’, with threats of payment suspensions ‘significantly detrimental’ for families

ABC News

Former Milton Anglican school site destined to reopen to public students

The leader of a "full" South Coast high school says the details of commitments from the Coalition and Labor to use a former private school for public education need to be made clear.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton accuses PM of evading questions on whether Labor would legislate voice to parliament if vote fails

Anthony Albanese says he is not ‘leading with a position that assumes a loss of a referendum’ on the Indigenous voice

Newcastle Herald

Why Hunter motorists with good driving records could skip fines

Good drivers would be given a one-off chance to escape a fine for some offences under the proposal

The Guardian - AU

NSW treasurer refuses to say if $1,000 a day pokies spending cap is too high as he ridicules Labor policy

Key independent MP calls for a $100 daily limit as Coalition comes under pressure to release details of its cashless gaming card

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