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As the election count puts Labor edging towards a majority in parliament, one of the party's campaign strategists has revealed what gave the party its edge.

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Jim Chalmers banks on capital spending to help ease cost-of-living crisis

New treasurer says Labor is ‘not contemplating’ extending fuel excise cut or low and middle income tax offset

The Guardian - AU

Liberal election review to focus on teal independents and preselection problems

Just days after its election defeat, the Liberal Party has announced the terms of its post-election review, focusing on the loss of seats to "teal" independents, and problems in the preselection process.

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Grattan on Friday: Stellar first week for Anthony Albanese but tough months ahead

Anthony Albanese had expected the election might be a week earlier than it was, because last Saturday would bump up against Tuesday’s Quad meeting in Tokyo.

The Conversation

Penny Wong promised a new approach to rising China. Did she deliver?

Senator Wong's trip did not effect immediate changes, nor could it have, but did clear signal a new and longer view on what might tip the difference.

The New Daily

Queensland MP shares story of child sexual abuse to 'give a voice' to other survivors

Queensland MP Melissa McMahon reveals her harrowing experiences as a victim of child sexual abuse in a bid to raise awareness and inspire other victims to speak out.

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What West Coast ports' labor negotiations mean for your packages

As the U.S.’s largest ports in California moved record amounts of cargo amid pandemic-induced supply-chain bottlenecks, union dockworkers strengthened their indispensable role in the nation’s logistics network.

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Qld MP reveals harrowing sexual abuse

Queensland Labor MP Melissa McMahon has revealed confronting details of her own childhood abuse, saying she was first raped at the age of five.

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Liberal party should forgo ‘entitled’ Kooyong voters, says their own state Liberal MP

Tim Smith, who is retiring in November, says Coalition needs to ‘stop obsessing with the woke causes of inner-urban elites’ and focus on suburbs

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton, a ferocious partisan, is now trying to walk both sides of the street

Dutton has a delicate task ahead if he becomes Liberal leader. If he tacks too far right, he could easily split his own party

The Guardian - AU

To walk the talk on climate, Labor must come clean about the future for coal and gas

Australia’s climate election has been won. Now comes the harder part. It’s now entirely possible we could see a government committed to domestic climate action, speeding up the exit of coal and gas from our grid and electrifying transport –while still exporting vast quantities of fossil fuels for other countries…

The Conversation

We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to parliament, but what would it actually look like in practice?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese began his election night victory speech by declaring: “I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full.” This commitment, delivered on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Uluru Statement, is monumentally important to First Nations people and to the nation.

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For The First Time In My Adult Life, I Actually Think A Progressive Australia Is Possible

So let's not let Labor fuck it up, yeah?

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Tasmanian seat of Lyons called for Labor's Brian Mitchell, bringing Labor a step closer to majority

Labor's Brian Mitchell will win the Tasmanian seat of Lyons, ABC chief election analyst Antony Green says, bringing federal Labor's total seats to 75, one short of a majority.

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Environment needs ambitious pair of hands

The seismic shift in Saturday's election must dramatically elevate the standing of the environment portfolio in cabinet, observers say.

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Chinese-Australian Voters Ditched The Libs In Droves After All That Anti-China Scaremongering

Some of the Liberal Party’s biggest losses this election were in seats with big Chinese-Australian voter populations so it looks like all the anti-China rhetoric did some damage. What a surprise.The voter swing away from the Liberal Party in some inner Sydney and Melbourne suburbs home to many Chinese-Australian residents…

The Guardian - AU

October trial date set for Bernard Collaery nearly four years after charges laid

Lawyers hope to appeal against decision to block access to documents about Timor-Leste espionage operation

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SA to launch economic recovery fund

The South Australian government will establish a $100 million fund to support local businesses and grow jobs.

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Tony Burke's double ministry of arts and industrial relations could be just what the arts sector needs

With the swearing in of a new arts minister, there is a unique opportunity to address some of the structural issues around pay and job precarity in the arts and build a more equitable and diverse sector.

AAP

Greens slam Qld casino alcohol rules

The Greens have slammed a Queensland government plan to exempt casinos from new restrictions on venues aimed at preventing alcohol-fuelled violence.

The Guardian - AU

Amid the rubble of election defeat, are claims of a dying net zero agenda credible?

Barnaby Joyce ponders ditching net zero, while Matt Canavan’s claim the climate goal is ‘a failed agenda’ globally dismissed as ‘laughably untrue’

ABC News

Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? And when will vote-counting finish?

Labor is one seat away from forming a majority government. And days on from Saturday’s election, four seats now remain in doubt.

ABC News

Goldfields torn over end of controversial cashless debit card after Labor election win

The new federal government is planning to axe the controversial card, but while some on it will be relieved to have more autonomy, others fear it will prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour.

ABC News

Peter Dutton seeks to recast his image as Tanya Plibersek apologises for likening him to Voldemort

The former defence minister says Tanya Plibersek apologised for likening him to the Harry Potter villain and that while he is "not the prettiest bloke on the block" he believes he will be effective as opposition leader, as he seeks to recast his image ahead of a formal party room…

The Guardian - AU

Labor one seat from claiming majority as Liberals launch review of election defeat – as it happened

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