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Growing prison populations in Australia are costing $4.2bn a year despite falling crime rates, Labor says

‘If the incarceration rate had remained at its 1985 level, Australia would have saved $2.6bn,’ says assistant treasury minister Andrew Leigh

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer says gas review likely to result in mandatory code of conduct as energy costs soar

Government has also not ruled out using threat of export limits to guarantee more domestic supply, Jim Chalmers says

The Guardian - AU

The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier

He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?

The Guardian - AU

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'Best sporting venue in regional Australia' Kardinia Park to host closing ceremony for 2026 Commonwealth Games

The regional hub will see nearly $300 million in infrastructure funding to prepare it to host international athletes and the closing ceremony in four years time.

ABC News

Major parties big infrastructure promises

Labor and the coalition are sticking to their Victorian election themes of health and infrastructure spending as they try to curry favour with voters.

AAP

Australia drops opposition to treaty banning nuclear weapons at UN vote

After former Coalition government repeatedly sided with US against it, Australia has shifted position to abstain

The Guardian - AU

Victorian election 2022: what you need to know ahead of voting on 26 November

Can Daniel Andrews win a third term as premier? Will teal independents repeat their federal success? And how, when and where can people in Victoria vote?

The Guardian - AU

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Peter Dutton delivers red meat to the conservative base while moderates wait for the second coming of Josh Frydenberg

The opposition leader’s doubling down on crusades that estrange the party from its inner-city heartland must have felt pretty eccentric from the teal corner

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: NSW Crime Commission puts price on politicians’ heads

The price the crime commission put on the politicians’ right to remain in public life remains, writes Michael Pascoe

The New Daily

'Disgraceful' call to axe three key road projects creates anger

Federal Labor's decision to axe three road projects has drawn condemnation from the community.

The Canberra Times

'They had better be careful': Stockton residents slam Labor over refusal commit to beach plan

Infuriated Stockton locals have warned state Labor it will pay at the ballot box next March for its failure to commit to offshore dredging as a long term solution to save their beach.

Newcastle Herald

The budget changes for retirees and pensioners you need to know about

Australia's 15.6 million super fund members and retirees need to know what changes have come in with Labor's first budget in nine years

The New Daily

Households slammed as budget offers little relief from massive inflation wave

With annual inflation reaching a 32-year high over the September quarter, food staples were hit hard and its going to get worse.

The New Daily

Resources Minister says Labor stands behind coal projects on road to zero emissions

Resources Minister faces protesters before addressing Hunter Coal Festival lunch

Newcastle Herald

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Victorian MP Adem Somyurek resigns from Upper House ahead of state election

The former Labor powerbroker, who entered parliament in 2002, left the party in mid 2020 after he was sacked from cabinet over allegations he was involved in branch stacking.

Newcastle Herald

Butler defends hospital funding model

Hospital funding is in the spotlight on the local and national stage.

The Conversation

Most older Australians aren't in aged care. Policy blind spots mean they live in communities that aren't age-friendly

In response to the horror stories of abuse and neglect from the Royal Commission into Aged Care, the new federal Labor government has made legislative changes. Prior to this, Australia’s most recent aged-care reforms were enacted a decade ago. The focus, however, is still largely on residential care homes, so…

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor resists pressure to commit to cashless gambling card

Opposition leader Chris Minns says measure recommended by NSW Crime Commission needs further consideration

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The Guardian - AU

Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says alleged leak relates to national security committee deliberations

The Conversation

Labor retains large lead in Victorian Resolve poll four weeks from election; also leads in NSW

The Victorian state election will be held in four weeks, on November 26. A Resolve poll for The Age, conducted October 20-24 from a sample of “more than 800”, gave Labor a 59-41 lead over the Coalition.

AAP

Energy law change to push down gas prices

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reached a deal with state and territory ministers which he says will put downward pressure on gas prices.

ABC News

The 'surprising' finding of an online poll about COVID-19 vaccines is not what it seems

A news.com.au poll on vaccine satisfaction was shared dozens of times in online groups populated by anti-vax activists, some with direct call outs encouraging manipulation of the results.

Newcastle Herald

Employers fear return of the strike as Labor's industrial relations Bill tabled in parliament

Labor's industrial reforms on the table

AAP

Vic opposition pitch $90b exports by 2035

The Victorian opposition will aim to hit $90 billion in exports by 2035 if elected, as new polling shows Labor remains on track for a crushing victory.

The Conversation

Money for dams dries up as good water management finally makes it into a federal budget

A story from the early days of the Abbott government still circulates in the halls of Parliament House.

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