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GPs will soon get extra incentives to bulk bill. So will your doctor be free?

A key commitment at May’s federal election was an A$8.5 billion promise to increase incentives for GPs to bulk bill patients. The government moved quickly after the election, with new arrangements to start on November 1.

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‘Shock and anger’ as Labor proposes giving states more power over fossil fuel projects

Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakened

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Budget-busting Labor casts tax-cut cost stone at rivals

A Labor government with a poor budget record has called attention to the cost of opposition tax policy promises in an unusually early pre-election ploy.

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NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals

Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing

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NZ Labour apes Albo's Labor with 'Medicard' policy

Australia's Medicare card would have a Kiwi equivalent if NZ Labour wins office, after a major policy play by Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins.

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'Don't go too far': MPs warn of environment concessions

Labor backbenchers want the environment minister to hold firm on controversial reforms to nature protections as negotiations drag on.

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Jane Hume renews push to lift nuclear energy ban – as it happened

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Coalition charges up energy talk as key meeting looms

The coalition is approaching a final position on energy and net zero emissions after debate on the issue sparked fractures within the opposition.

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Environment minister could approve projects at odds with nature laws under Labor overhaul

New ‘national interest’ provision revealed as extracts of legislation circulated to stakeholders before bill introduced to parliament later this week

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Labor has huge lead in a South Australian poll, 5 months from the election

Labor has a blowout lead in South Australia, with the election in March 2026. The federal party has also expanded its lead in a Morgan poll.

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'Get on board': minister's environment overhaul appeal

Negotiating the passage of major environment reforms through parliament is pulling the federal government in different directions.

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Liberal premier eyes minerals on election anniversary

A year from a bruising election, state Liberal and Labor leaders have painted vastly different pictures of how the government is performing.

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Battle ahead for Labor as details on nature bill emerge

Labor insists its long-awaited environmental reforms will be passed through the Senate despite objections from both the opposition and Greens.

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Liberals accuse Labor of secrecy for withholding PM’s letters to ministers – despite Coalition doing the same

Opposition senator’s FoI request rejected by Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on national security and cabinet solidarity grounds

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As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife?

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

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Bark stripped off Labor's landmark environmental reform

Landmark environmental reforms could be dead on arrival, having won no friends from climate activists or those who want mining projects fast-tracked.

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Albanese walks in Whitlam's footsteps half a century on

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lauded a titan of the Labor movement for significant reforms social and political reforms that changed Australia.

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Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

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Afternoon Update: Nature laws in doubt; 1970 cold case suspect named in parliament; and Sydney’s queer and kink subcultures

Coalition joins the Greens in criticising Labor’s proposed changes to federal environmental protection laws

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Nature reforms all at sea as Libs, Greens play hardball

Big changes to Australia's environment laws are coming under fierce criticism as the government tries to chart a pathway through parliament for the overhaul.

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Misinformation was rife during the 2025 election. New research shows many people were unable to identify it

Misinformation has become a routine part of daily life, shaping public discourse and distorting perceptions. A new report reveals that in the two weeks prior to the 2025 federal election, almost two-thirds (60%) of adults reported coming across election misinformation. Only 19% didn’t come across it and 21% were unsure.

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Most Australians agree there’s a housing crisis. But they differ on what’s causing it – and how to fix it

Housing was a key issue during the 2025 federal election. In a campaign fought on the cost of living, rising housing costs – rents, mortgage repayments and house prices – were issues that all parties had to address.

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Greens say Labor’s nature laws revamp ‘worse than status quo’ with climate impact of fossil fuel projects overlooked

Private briefings confirm how Labor intends to deal with some contentious elements of rewritten Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Former Triple J host got $2.2m in donations for third unsuccessful tilt against Liberal

AEC data shows $1.1m raised by Alex Dyson’s campaign was left unspent, which he says was an administrative error

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Ley reveals tax cuts, backflips on unpopular policies

The coalition has outlined priorities it will take to the next election, with leader Sussan Ley attempting to win back voters after a stinging defeat.

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