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The Hunter scores a seat at the table in Albanese's new cabinet

Shortland MP Pat Conroy has been appointed Minister for Defence Industries and Minister for International Development and the Pacific.

Newcastle Herald

With a return to Labor government, it's time for an NDIS 'reset'

Labor’s election win sees a return of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to the control of the party that first passed legislation for it. Bill Shorten’s appointment as NDIS Minister makes him responsible for the scheme he championed and helped establish.

The Conversation

Will a Labor majority stunt climate action? If the government wants a second term, more climate ambition is essential

Labor will form a majority government with a climate policy carefully calibrated to provide a clear point of distinction with the Coalition, while doing as little as possible to alienate any significant group of voters.

The Conversation

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Anthony Albanese's first ministry brings housing portfolio into cabinet, but veterans' affairs removed

The Labor government will include the first Muslim ministers in Australian history in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's new ministry.

ABC News

The Loop: Projections in final lower house seats, Texans unlikely to give up gun ownership, earthquake recorded in Brisbane

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ABC News

Australia's Labor Party wins enough seats to govern alone

Australia’s liberal Labor Party has secured enough seats to hold an outright majority in the House as vote counting from an election 10 days ago continues

The Independent UK

Labor wins marginal NSW seat of Gilmore, no more lower house seats in doubt

The ABC projects that Labor has won the seat of Gilmore in New South Wales, taking the government to 77 seats in the House of Representatives.

ABC News

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SA budget funding for more docs and nurses

The SA budget will include $37 million for extra doctors and nurses at an Adelaide hospital as part of Labor's promise to relieve pressure on the health system.

AAP

As Wong makes her mark in the Pacific, the Albanese government should look to history on mending ties with China

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s decision to embark on a diplomatic offensive to outflank China in the Pacific within days of being sworn in has yielded what appears to have been an early success.

The Conversation

PM to make 'fair' wage increase case

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have until the end of the week to make a submission on the government's position for a rise to the minimum wage.

AAP

Anthony Albanese’s government must learn from Labor’s last breakup with electoral power

The ALP enters this new relationship with the Australian people led by MPs who lived through the last implosion

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese tells Labor colleagues not to waste a day as he urges ‘more inclusive’ parliament

Emotional prime minister gives first post-election address to caucus and confirms Indonesia visit this weekend

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese promises to lead more inclusive government in first speech to caucus

At the first meeting of his new parliamentary team, the Prime Minister pledges to change the way politics is done in Australia by engaging on key issues and being less divisive.

ABC News

Australia's centre-left Labor party to govern outright - media

Australia's centre-left Labor party has secured enough seats in the lower house of parliament to govern in its own right, media reported on Tuesday, allowing it to form government without the support of independents or minor parties.

Reuters

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Infrastructure NSW report finds expensive projects will be 'challenging' to deliver

Large NSW infrastructure projects like the Beaches Link and the Parramatta Light Rail could be put on hold after a report finds they will be "challenging" to deliver.

AAP

Union urges Qld Labor to review election

The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has urged the Labor Party to review its poor election result in Queensland.

ABC News

ABC projects Labor will score a 77th seat and evade deals with independents to find a speaker

Labor is set to gain a 77th seat, enough for Anthony Albanese to form a majority government and evade making deals with the crossbench to find a speaker.

The Canberra Times

'Don't take this for granted': PM before unveiling frontbench

Eden-Monaro MP Kristy McBain as well as Anne Aly and Anika Wells are poised to be elevated to Mr Albanese's frontbench

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Newcastle Herald

'Nigh on impossible': rare photo captures Eraring ray in full flight

Topics: A spotted eagle ray, fantastic fungi, snail mail and savings.

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Labor Will Form A Majority Government So Here’s A 2-Min Explainer On What That Actually Means

Anthony Albanese and Labor will form a majority government after winning the required 76 out of 151 seats in the House of Representatives (the lower house).As of Monday evening only three seats remained in doubt while Labor held 75, the Coalition 57 and 16 were won by independent or minor…

The Guardian - AU

PM says ministry has more women than any other in history – as it happened

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The Loop: Labor to form majority government, WHO speaks on monkeypox, and Mona Lisa vandalised

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Australians embrace crossbench, redress scheme delays, best photos from May

Tuesday: Two-thirds of voters believe the increased number of independents in parliament will be positive and represent diverse views. Plus: how to organise your wardrobe

ABC News

What do Labor's climate policies mean for the gas-led recovery and the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin?

We answer your questions by looking at where Scott Morrison's gas-fired recovery was supposed to start, in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

The Conversation

Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work?

The 2022 federal election was a win for women candidates, and a historic moment in Australia’s journey towards a parliament that truly endorses and promotes gender equality in all its work.

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