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Grattan on Friday: Albanese is pursuing harmony but consensus has its limits

It was a sharp contrast. Similar disasters, very different politics.

The Conversation

Climate modelling abandoned by Abbott nine years ago reinstated by Labor government

For almost a decade under the former Coalition government, Treasury did not model the economic impacts of climate change. The new government is ordering the practice to be resumed.

ABC News

Qld opposition doubles down on laptop

The Queensland government has been called for the Opposition Leader David Crisafulli to apologise for his commentary about a laptop, but he's doubled down.

AAP

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Jason Clare promises 'reset' of government's relations with universities

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has committed to a “reset” of relations between government and universities, and promised more effort to boost the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, in a major speech on higher education.

The Conversation

Labor urged to bolster federal Icac plan with more protection for whistleblowers

Budgetary independence for corruption commission and wider ability to investigate also sought amid crossbench concern at omitted reforms

The Guardian - AU

Australian superannuation industry leaders to visit Indonesia to turbocharge business ties

Former Labor frontbencher Greg Combet says group will examine viability of infrastructure investment opportunities as Australia tries to move past its reliance on China

The Guardian - AU

Economy braced for fresh wave of hurt amid calls for 'belt tightening'

Major flooding will drive up inflationary pressures for the economy.

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RSPCA and others must hound leaders for sturdier dog owner laws

I couldn't believe the amount of dogs being disposed of by some irresponsible people who bought a dog through COVID only to discard them when the novelty wears off.

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s Kate Thwaites backs call for MPs to be sacked for serious breaches of new code of conduct

Australia should follow UK model where an independent expert panel determines a sanction which parliament votes on, MP says

The Guardian - AU

Australia's energy transformation is ramping up, but there are major challenges ahead

The Labor government has a plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the grid to 82 per cent by 2030, but many experts and investors say reaching that will not be possible without a major upgrade of the poles and wires that transport that power around the grid.

ABC News

Territory rights back on federal agenda

Federal Labor MPs representing the ACT and NT will introduce a bill to overturn a law stopping territory governments from legalising voluntary assisted dying.

AAP

Anti-abortion group claims SA politicians pledged to ‘take forward’ bill reversing new medical laws

Labor and Liberal members deny making any such agreement with Enid Lyons List, a group with stated aim of getting more “pro-life” women into parliament

The Guardian - AU

Contractors sought for Singleton bypass work

A call has gone out for prequalified contractors to register their interest for work on the Singleton bypass, with both the federal Labor member and state National MP welcoming the progress.

Newcastle Herald

Barnaby Joyce says Labor's 2022 primary vote was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says Labor's primary vote at the 2022 election was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Federal Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Luke Gosling to introduce legislation to remove euthanasia ban in Northern Territory and ACT

Every state has now legalised voluntary assisted dying, but a conscience vote will determine whether the territories are allowed to have the same right.

Newcastle Herald

Devil of a Newcastle container terminal proposal may lie in the detail

Letters: Amid the enthusiasm for the new terminal I fear there is no detail.

ABC News

Postal votes extend Liberal Jack Batty's lead in Bragg by-election despite notable swing to Labor's Alice Rolls

The counting of postal and pre-poll votes sees the Liberal Party extend its lead in the state by-election for the South Australian electorate of Bragg.

AAP

Liberals extend lead in Bragg by-election

The Liberals have extended their narrow lead in the Bragg by-election in South Australia.

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Lobbyists barred from work with Qld govt

Three Qld lobbyists will no longer be granted access to ministers as the state government implements recommendations from a far reaching integrity review.

AAP

Calls to fix 'abusive' NSW workers' compo

A new report shows NSW's injured workers compensation scheme is plagued by soaring operating costs, hard-to-live-off claims and lower return-to-work rates.

Newcastle Herald

The flood of worries that linger in Wallsend 15 years after storm

"The impacts are felt because people every time we get a lot of rain people in Wallsend go 'oh God, not again'."

The Conversation

Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?

Can historians influence government policy? Should they? And, if so, what kinds of historical knowledge should they produce?

ABC News

Women who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform

The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better enshrine access.

ABC News

Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'

Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game.

AAP

Call for regular vote on euthanasia bill

Labor should not allow a conscience vote on allowing the ACT and NT to legislate voluntary euthanasia, an independent Canberra senator says.

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