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Batteries and babies on the Vic campaign

The number of Victorian homes with access to a renewable energy battery would triple under a $42 million Labor pledge, while the coalition promised $21m to IVF.

AAP

New Labor workplace discrimination laws will flow out of Canberra 'bubble' into the private sector

New laws promote workplace respect

Newcastle Herald

Mark Dreyfus says the government's anti-corruption commission legislation honours its election commitment 'in both form and substance'. Is that correct?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the government's National Anti-Corruption Commission bill honours Labor's election promise "in both form and substance". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Labor MP says detail needed on plan to reduce crime by removing unsupervised children from families in Alice Springs

Federal Labor politician Marion Scrymgour says she wants more detail around what the Northern Territory government is calling an "intervention" to get children deemed at-risk off the streets of Alice Springs at night.

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Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced

Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…

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Streaming services outspend free-to-air TV on making Australian drama for first time

The $446m budget for dramas on subscription services is now more than double the $208m spent on free to air programs

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench signals bid to beef up integrity bill after inquiry recommends Labor’s anti-corruption model

Integrity body likely to be legislated before end of 2022 despite crossbench and Coalition disagreements on some issues

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Nearly 90% of Australians want government to step in on energy costs, poll finds

Survey shows strong support for lowering prices by limiting exports and imposing windfall profits tax on gas companies

The Guardian - AU

NSW eyes voluntary gambling cards as minister blasts pokies venues as ‘bloated concrete bunkers’

Retiring planning minister Rob Stokes says poker machine gambling has turned clubs into ‘brutal, unwelcoming junk spaces’ and ‘enslaved’ people

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Greens to preference Labor above Liberals as major parties make health pledges

Samantha Ratnam rules out deal with the Liberals, will direct preferences to ‘progressive’ candidates

The Guardian - AU

Schools close amid public sector strike action around Tasmania over pay and conditions

Inside Parliament House in Hobart, the debate focused on the public sector pay offer, cost of living and inflation — but outside, where thousands of striking workers gathered, there was far more at stake than the annual percentage increase.

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A Highly Simplified Guide To All Of Victoria’s Minor Parties, From Batshit To Actually Pretty Ok

Minor political parties are on the rise so here's a rundown of all of Victoria's minor parties running in the state election.

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Former Labor staffer Kent Rowe handed partially-suspended sentence over sexual assaults against family member

The NT's Supreme Court Chief Justice says former senior staffer Kent Rowe should be ashamed of his lack of remorse for repeated offences against a family member.

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NSW Labor edges closer to joining Perrottet's push for pokie reform

NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns throws his support behind more trials of cashless gaming cards, but says he's not ready to fully commit to the scheme which could have unintended consequences for clubs.

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Ex-NSW minister awaits corruption verdict

A judge hopes to deliver his verdict on corruption charges against former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald and ex-union boss John Maitland before Christmas.

AAP

Health war renewed as Vic poll heats up

Victorian Labor has promised nurses and midwives a $5000 sign-on bonus, while the coalition is building on its plan to halve the elective surgery waiting list.

AAP

NSW disaster agency introduced amid floods

NSW is introducing legislation to create a Reconstruction Authority to cut red-tape and help communities quickly rebuild after natural disasters.

The Guardian - AU

US warns Australia against joining treaty banning nuclear weapons

US embassy in Canberra says treaty ‘would not allow for US extended deterrence relationships’

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The New Daily

Treasury calls for action on sky-high prices, as blowback comes from gas companies

Gas exporters have signalled their intent to make sure any government regulation on gas prices is watered down.

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NSW education system protecting under-performing teachers, inquiry reports

The NSW education system is protecting under-performing teachers who should never have been accepted into teaching degrees, a parliamentary inquiry reports.

ABC News

AFMA defends response to decline of fish stocks during Senate Committee inquiry

The head of Australia's fishery management authority has defended the organisation's handling of declining fisheries after criticism it didn't respond quickly enough to the changing climate.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Liberal senator’s ‘offensive’ ABC grooming comment; Bob Brown arrested; when to spot the blood moon

Alex Antic tells Senate hearing a Play School segment amounted to ‘adult content’. And Medibank hit by ‘distressing’ ransomware threat

The Guardian - AU

Mark Dreyfus says AAT has ‘unacceptable’ record on bullying and condemns appointment process

Attorney general says Liberal party should be ‘tarnished forever’ over appointments to administrative appeals tribunal

The New Daily

Glenn Sterle apologises for ‘naughty girl’ remarks after backlash

Senior Labor ministers say remarks Glenn Sterle made calling a female senator a "naughty little girl" were unacceptable.

Newcastle Herald

Port bill passes lower house with bipartisan support

The government will remove restrictions on Port of Newcastle building a freight terminal if the private operator tops up its $1.75 billion lease payment to the state.

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