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Labor to use WestConnex cash for hospital

Some funds from the sale of the WestConnex tollway network will be used to upgrade a key Sydney hospital if Labor wins government at the March election.

AAP

Scam bill to double in 12 months: Labor

Scammers are on track to rip off Australians to the tune of $4 billion this year, with authorities telling people to take time to check an offer or contact.

AAP

Alan Kohler: COP27 – we’ll do it this year, for sure, you just wait

Labor’s first term will be characterised by wrestling with business over wages and climate – a process that will be repeated around the world.

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Attacks on Dan Andrews are part of News Corporation's long abuse of power

Sane people trying to fathom the Herald Sun’s bizarre coverage of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews over the past few days might be helped by some insights from the founding of News Limited, the company on which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation empire has been built and of which the Herald Sun…

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Daniel Andrews pledges veterans card while Matthew Guy offers stamp duty savings for first home buyers

Premier says more to come on cost-of-living measures and asks ‘what is the point’ of News Corp story on his 2021 fall

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals pledge stamp duty cut for first-home buyers, Labor promises veterans card

The opposition says it will scrap stamp duty for first-home buyers who purchase property worth less than $1 million if it wins the state election, while Labor says it will introduce a Victorian Veterans Card to help with the cost of living if re-elected.

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Labor agrees to amend workplace bill but pushback over multi-employer pay deals persists

Tony Burke says voting procedures on agreements have been changed as the government aims to get package through Senate by year’s end

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises 'fairer' NSW rental market

NSW Labor is promising an end to tenants being evicted without reasonable grounds and allowing flexibility in moving rental bonds to ease cost of living.

AAP

Discontent in Melbourne’s west is seeing Labor’s rivals getting ready to shake the party’s stronghold

Liberal and independent candidates are united in accusing the government of neglecting the region and its infrastructure

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Newspoll has Labor's lead down, but would still win with three weeks until election

The Victorian election will be held in three weeks, on November 26. A Newspoll, conducted October 31 to November 3 from a sample of 1,007, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the last Victorian Newspoll in late August.

The Conversation

Daniel Andrews blasts 'smear and innuendo'

The Victorian premier has issued a blistering statement about "smear and innuendo" surrounding an investigation by the state's anti-corruption watchdog.

AAP

Australia will bid for 2026 climate summit, but will face pressure to do more this year at Cop27

Labor has improved Australia’s emissions pledge on the one Scott Morrison took to Glasgow, but observers say it will still have questions to answer

The Guardian - AU

Can Labor provide cost-of-living relief without feeding inflation and interest rates? An expert panel responds

Anthony Albanese says the government can’t afford to provide energy payments or other relief because to do so would put even more pressure on the RBA to raise interest rates – is he right? Three economists have their say

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Hyperventilation around the workplace overhaul feels like a curtain raiser for Labor’s next thought crime – cutting emissions

When it comes to industrial relations reform, there is no interest like self interest

AAP

Bumpy start to Victorian election campaign

It's been far from smooth sailing for Victoria's major political parties during the initial stages of the state election campaign.

Newcastle Herald

Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery says Newcastle council's possible 21-year lease on pools is 'privatisation'

Newcastle council seeking private operator for pools on 'up to 21-year' lease

AAP

Qld energy jobs focus among Labor leaders

The Queensland premier has put a call out for workers to fill thousands of roles created at public energy companies as part of the renewables transition.

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Australia hopes to change climate reputation at COP27

A new government hopes to transform Australia’s reputation into a climate leader at COP27. But there’s a lot of damage to unpick, says Robyn Eckersley in part two of a series on COP27

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Will NSW’s political parties put people before donors? Don’t bet on it

Will the NSW government get out from under the thumb of the gambling industry? Alan Kohler writes he's not betting on it.

Newcastle Herald

Pressure on Minns over gambling card

The government is divided over the issue, and Labor has not committed to the gambling reform.

Newcastle Herald

Greens candidate says major parties neglecting Newcastle

Greens state election candidate John Mackenzie has slammed both major parties for ignoring Newcastle and going missing on key issues such as Stockton beach, the port container terminal and affordable housing.

AAP

NSW to debate land tax following inquiry

The NSW government says it will help more first-home buyers get their first property sooner.

The Guardian - AU

Labor takes step towards new religious discrimination laws with review of exemptions for schools

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus tasks Australian Law Reform Commission to look into existing anti-discrimination legislation

The Guardian - AU

Victorian opposition makes $160m bus overhaul election promise as Labor flags more dog parks

Matthew Guy seeks to woo outer-metropolitan voters while Daniel Andrews campaigns in inner suburbs on day three of the Victoria election

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