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Captain's pick: Campese faces 'steep learning curve' in seeking preselection

Terry Campese was approached by Labor for preselection for the seat of Monaro in the March election.

The Canberra Times

Vic opposition unveils new shadow cabinet

Victoria's opposition has unveiled its shadow cabinet after its loss to Labor, with several MPs elevated to the Liberal frontbench for the first time.

AAP

Former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese seeks Labor preselection in NSW seat of Monaro

Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese puts his hand up to be NSW Labor's Monaro candidate ahead of next year's state election after being approached by Chris Minns last year.

ABC News

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NRL great joins Labor for NSW election

Former Canberra Raiders captain Terry Campese has put his hand up to represent Labor at the next NSW state election in the Nationals-held seat of Monaro.

AAP

Former Raiders captain steps forward to run for Labor in NSW election

Terry Campese is expected to be Labor's candidate for Monaro at next year's NSW election.

The Canberra Times

Election of micro parties on preferences renews calls to change Victoria's 'broken' upper-house voting system

Micro party MPs with less than 3 per cent of the primary vote have been elected once again in Victoria's upper house, prompting renewed calls for the unique system to be scrapped.

ABC News

Barrister and journalist Stephen Ryan to take on Greg Piper in Lake Macquarie

Labor picks barrister to take on Greg Piper

Newcastle Herald

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Developers face bans in the ACT under licensing plans

The government is still tossing up how developer licensing will work.

The Canberra Times

Broken promises can be toxic for governments, so axing the stage-three tax cuts could be right but risky

It’s going to be a tough call – one of many that await the Labor government in 2023

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Queensland shooters uploaded video after killing police; Twitter suspends journalists; and a touching Olivia Newton-John tribute

Gareth and Stacey Train huddled together in the dark to record clip before siege

The Guardian - AU

‘Laughable’: Albanese government dismisses gas industry claims of ‘Soviet-style’ energy policy

Energy minister, Chris Bowen, says government’s job is protecting Australians, not maximising LNG companies’ profits

The Guardian - AU

The pandemic entered a new phase in 2022, but vaccines were still the major magnet for misinformation

A federal election and a pandemic groaning into its third year saw misinformation continue to spread apace in 2022. But one topic was particularly bad.

ABC News

'In a better world I should speak': Behrouz Boochani refused just watching parliament

Behrouz Boochani described it as "incredible" he made it to Canberra.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton Council rejects NSW government offer of $600,000 for '$6 million move'

Singleton Council caught in bypass land acquisition conflict

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy

Labor revokes Abbott government move which allowed energy from burning wood waste to be counted with solar and wind

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Morrison endures the witness box, while Albanese enjoys being in the box seat with the Senate

Scott Morrison will forever be known as “the bulldozer”, and he lived up to his self-description at the Robodebt royal commission this week.

ABC News

Wollongong clubs launch gambling OK2PLAY app as debate over cashless gaming cards builds

Four of Illawarra's largest clubs have launched a new program asking gamblers to confirm if they are OK to play before they start gaming.

Newcastle Herald

Federal government gets its power bill relief bill through parliament

Coal and gas caps passed in energy bill

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s naked politicking over power prices is as cynical as it is calculating

The opposition leader is determined to reheat the climate wars, via whatever means and whatever the costs to Australia

AAP

Perrottet 'open' to nuclear energy in NSW

The NSW premier says he is open to all options for energy, after his treasurer referred to small nuclear reactors as exciting.

The Conversation

It's time we aligned sexual consent laws across Australia – but this faces formidable challenges

Federal Labor Senator Nita Green has recently moved to establish a Senate inquiry into sexual consent laws.

AAP

No date for NSW energy relief laws

No date has been set for NSW Parliament to reconvene to pass laws which would empower the commonwealth's proposed energy measures.

ABC News

Parliament passes federal government's energy relief package — as it happened

An energy relief package agreed to by national cabinet has been passed after parliament was recalled to deal with the legislation ahead of Christmas.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Three broken promises define 2022

Thanks to our unaffordable housing, Philip Lowe might not end up with a recession on his conscious, only the legacy of broken promises.

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