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Mining industry threatens to unleash ad campaign against Labor unless it rules out windfall profits tax

Minerals Council opens new front between resources sector and Albanese government who are already at war over IR changes

The Guardian - AU

Leaked video shows Glenn Druery bragging of working with CFMEU to help Labor hobble Greens

Opposition refers ALP to Ibac over video of so-called ‘preference whisperer’ skiting about 2018 Victoria election deal

The Guardian - AU

Calls for Victorian electoral reform after 'preference whisperer' recorded boasting of influence

Members of the Angry Victorians Party record a preference negotiator explaining how he charged $55,000 for arranging preference deals to win seats for minor party candidates, a practice which is legal in the state.

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Labor land tax opposition elitist: Premier

Dominic Perrottet says the opposition is out of touch for opposing first home buyer reforms as the NSW parliament sits for the final time before the election.

AAP

Financial watchdog would get better access to SA cabinet documents under proposed law change

South Australia's independent financial watchdog would be given better access to cabinet documents under new laws being introduced to state parliament by the opposition.

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Launceston Colombian family eligible for bridging visa after last-minute call for help from immigration minister

A Launceston family that was set to be forced to leave the country has been thrown a last-minute lifeline, becoming eligible for a bridging visa after requesting help from the federal immigration minister.

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Minor party candidate who called for Daniel Andrews to be hanged preferenced ahead of Labor by Liberals

Freedom Party upper-house candidate Rebekah Spelman says she does not want Daniel Andrews dead, but she does not regret her "exaggerated" comments calling for the premier to be hanged.

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Labor slams Liberals over Mark Latham link

NSW Labor says the Liberals inviting divisive MP Mark Latham to speak at a fundraiser smacks of hypocrisy for his racist language.

AAP

‘Economic vandalism’: Labor accuses tugboat operator of ‘blackmail’ over planned lockout of workers

Minister Tony Burke welcomed Fair Work Commission’s decision to take Svitzer case on given the ‘extraordinary impact on the economy’

The Guardian - AU

Norman Swan apologises for linking Kimberley Kitching and Shane Warne’s deaths to Covid

The Guardian - AU

We fact checked Victorian Labor's claim that Matthew Guy cut $1 billion from health. Here's what we found

Labor is running ads with a claim about the Victorian opposition leader that doesn't stack up.

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Frank Bongiorno's political history of Australia is a grand synthesis, but takes a narrow view of its subject

Dreamers and Schemers: A Political History of Australia by Frank Bongiorno is a comprehensive account of the history of Australian parliamentary politics. It examines political parties and their leaders, factional divides and national elections.

The Conversation

Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system

Members of the Indigenous, legal and political communities are uniting behind efforts to raise the state's criminal age of responsibility to 14.

ABC News

Why paying Medicare hackers' ransom may have been the right move

The difference between a kidnap and the Medibank data breach is that kidnapping is usually non-preventable in that the victims are totally unaware of being the target of the crime.

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Guy denies Vic Libs using probe 'loophole'

A probe into the Liberal donor scandal won't be completed before Victorians head to polls but party leader Matthew Guy has denied legal tactics are to blame.

The Guardian - AU

Labor to boost whistleblower protections in last sitting fortnight of parliamentary year

Exclusive: government will introduce new laws to make ‘immediate improvements’ ahead of fuller review in 2023, attorney general reveals

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve come such a long way’: Labor’s Jacinta Allan on pushing gender equality forward in Victoria

The likely successor to Daniel Andrews as party leader says it’s committed to overhauling women’s health statewide – but there’s always more to do

The Guardian - AU

Australia has to accept Chinese power. But Albanese shows he can ride the tiger

While the PM has already chosen sides in the superpower fight, his diplomatic coup in meeting Xi means he can start building mutual respect with Beijing

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The Conversation

Super funds should use their substantial holdings for public good

Last month Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled the National Housing Accord, intended to build a million new homes in Australia. Part of the plan is to encourage superannuation funds to invest in social and affordable housing.

Reuters

Australia, China leaders looking to stabilise ties at meeting on Tuesday

Australia will be looking to stabilise its relationship with China but does not expect a swift resolution to differences between the trade partners when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with President Xi Jinping on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

If Australia wants to mend relations with China, we must stop viewing it as the enemy

What is the point of calling for ‘stable’ relations with a country while we openly arm ourselves for war against it?

The Guardian - AU

Labor moves to protect ABC funding after $526m cut under Coalition

Exclusive: Michelle Rowland says her department will review ways to secure the broadcaster’s financial future

The Guardian - AU

Tony Burke asks tugboat operator to delay lockout amid threat to Christmas supply chains

Workplace relations minister says he is devastated at breakdown in three years of pay negotiations, but Labor’s industrial relations bill offers a solution

AAP

Vic Libs dismiss gas reserve policy fears

Energy experts have raised concerns about the Victorian coalition's plan to reserve newly discovered gas for state use but it is standing by the policy.

The Guardian - AU

Many Australians look at the world and see it heading the wrong way. Is democracy no longer the faction of choice?

If we want to rebuild the rotting foundations of democracy, we must start by restoring workers’ rights

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