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Man shot dead by police in Brisbane – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

ACT government takes next step on sexual assault law reform

Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will also face renewed pressure on sentencing.

The Canberra Times

NSW parliament to debate stamp duty reform

Premier Dominic Perrottet's stamp duty reforms will be debated when NSW politicians return to Macquarie Street.

AAP

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Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay

Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s defence minister advises against giving parliament veto over military deployments

Richard Marles says current powers – which permit governments to commit Australia to war without parliamentary authorisation – should “not be disturbed

The Guardian - AU

Vic Libs rebuff $2 train pledge criticism

Regional Victorian train services are excluded from a state election pledge but the Liberal Party insists it hasn't forgotten country people.

AAP

Sydney news: Reprieve from rain for now but another dumping expected on Wednesday

MORNING BRIEFING: Authorities warn the reprieve from rain over the next few days will be short-lived, with another dumping due to hit the state from Wednesday.

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The Liberal Party is in a dire state across Australia right now. That should worry us all

“The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam papers in high school politics classes. It is true, but only half-true.

The Conversation

Maitland nurses burnt out, overworked but refusing to give up the fight for ratios

They're burnt out, overworked and at the end of their tether - but Maitland nurses still have some fight in them yet.

Newcastle Herald

PM insists 'no change' on income tax cuts

Senior ministers insist they're sticking to their election promise of keeping significant income tax cuts as the Greens warn the policy will restrict spending.

AAP

Albanese insists tax position 'hasn't changed', as the government targets defence delays

Anthony Albanese on Sunday insisted the government’s intention to deliver the Stage 3 tax cuts has not changed, while he reinforced the expectation of deep spending cuts in this month’s budget to attack “waste”.

The Conversation

‘Weaponised’: Calls for politicians to kick the habit costing taxpayers $50 million a year

Government urged to stop the abuse of taxpayer funded advertising, which has led to $50 million a year in public money being spent.

The New Daily

NSW Labor vows to protect gig economy workers if elected in March following deaths in 2020

A portable leave entitlement scheme is among the promised changes announced by the Opposition ahead of the March state election in a bid to "modernise" industrial relations in NSW.

ABC News

Stage-three tax cuts: what are they, how do they work and why do they exist?

They’re the biggest debating point ahead of the Labor government’s October budget, but what actually are the stage-three tax cuts?

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NSW govt defends transport assets body

The entity set up to hold the state's transport assets has attracted much criticism but the government says it just needs time to deliver its promised benefits.

ABC News

Childcare subsidy increase welcomed by Bendigo family to help household budget

Tough decisions about returning to work after welcoming a second child have been made a little easier for a family set to benefit from childcare subsidy changes.

AAP

PM doubles down on tax cut continuity

Debate rages over whether Labor is considering amending legislated tax cuts but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there are no plans to change course.

The Guardian - AU

Growing number of Australians want the stage-three tax cuts scrapped, poll shows

Public opinion for repealing the package now sits at 48% as people become better informed about the consequences

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'Not now, not ever': 10 years on from the misogyny speech

Much has been said about the speech in the decade since Julia Gillard rose to her feet to deliver it, but what does it mean to those now inside the building? To those who've watched the political world change around them, and those just entering it for the first time?

The Canberra Times

Bricks 'inspired' Built for CBR logo, but govt warned on politicising ACT PS

The government was warned the design potentially politicises its public service.

AAP

NSW Labor to give rights to gig workers

A Labor plan would see the introduction of a workers compensation benefits scheme for NSW gig workers similar to one other employees can already access.

AAP

Liberals vow tax cut fight at 'every step'

Despite the Prime Minister's assertions the government has not changed its position on tax cuts, the Deputy Liberal Leader says Australians can't be confident.

Newcastle Herald

Labor's Stage 3 tax cut kite-fly pits budget economics against election promises

Doing the sums on Coalition tax cuts

The Guardian - AU

Wedged between the CPAC circus and the teals, will Peter Dutton wither or find a new way to live?

Could the Liberal party be co-opted by the rightwing fringe? It is structurally and institutionally weak after the May election loss

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Morrison heeded the Tooth Fairy when Treasury warned against tax cuts

In 2018, when Scott Morrison announced his tax-cut package, Treasury laid out in black and white the grounds for scrapping Stage Three

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