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Morrison government announces $1bn pledge for Great Barrier Reef over the next decade

Coalition investment includes funding for water quality projects, pest management and reef science

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: A royal commission into COVID's handling would serve us well for the future

This month about as many people have died with COVID in Australia – more than 1,000 – as die in the whole of a bad year from influenza.

The Conversation

Labor pledges bushfire zone emergency hub

Anthony Albanese made a pledge for an emergency operations centre during a visit to the NSW south coast on Thursday.

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No decision on ‘fully vaccinated’ definition as at least 72 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition senators join growing calls for inquiry into Australia’s Covid response

Nationals Matt Canavan and Sam McMahon and Liberal Gerard Rennick back push from the crossbench and Labor

The Guardian - AU

Minister's cricket trip 'arrogant': Labor

A decision by Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck to attend an Ashes test on the same day he declined a COVID committee hearing has been criticised.

AAP

Ben Waters says 'endless stress' of work for Labor MP Nat Cook led to 'escape' into child abuse material

A former SA Labor staffer who committed "repugnant" child abuse offences says his offending began amid "endless stress" and "exploitation" as an adviser for the opposition. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.

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Australian Labor ‘will always be better’ than Coalition on health, Anthony Albanese says

Opposition leader’s comments are a sign Labor will outbid Morrison government on health funding in lead-up to election

The Guardian - AU

Labor can end climate wars, Albanese says

Labor leader Anthony Albanese is optimistic he can put to bed Australia's long-running climate policy wars if he wins power at the looming election.

AAP

SA Labor moves to ban election donations

The South Australia opposition has proposed banning all election donations to political parties.

AAP

Australian opposition leader: China relations won't change

The opposition leader in Australia says its relationship with China will remain difficult even if his center-left Labor Party wins power at elections for the first time in almost a decade

The Independent UK

Paul Bongiorno: Australians deserve better than the best government money can buy

There is something grossly obscene when a billionaire can boast he is already running the most expensive political campaign in Australian history.

The New Daily

Education and health key to Labor pitch

Anthony Albanese's bid for taking Labor into government is focused on jobs, education, health and restoring trust in the political process.

AAP

Labor promises $440m to help students and teachers manage challenges of pandemic

Anthony Albanese says Coalition is ‘slackest government in living memory’ and that if elected, Labor will be a ‘force for good’

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Albanese pledges $440 million to help schools and children 'bounce back' and outlines aspirations for a 'legacy'

As attention turns to pupils’ return to the classroom, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Tuesday will promise a Labor government would spend $440 million on better ventilation in schools, building upgrades, and mental health support for children.

The Guardian - AU

Fury at backroom deal to usher former Young Liberal into federal seat of Hughes

Plan to avoid NSW preselection to parachute candidates such as Alex Dore into seat held by Craig Kelly shows ‘we are no better’ than Labor, some members say

ABC News

Another Gawler Line blow-out with city train network to close for Adelaide Fringe opening

The entire metropolitan train network will be closed for the Adelaide Fringe opening weekend as the completion date for the maligned Gawler Line electrification project is delayed again.

ABC News

Ex-Labor staffer Ben Waters denies becoming aroused at work looking at child abuse material

A man who used to work for a South Australian state MP viewed and became aroused by child exploitation material while he was at work, an Adelaide court hears. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.

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Security talks sought over WeChat hijack

Labor will seek a briefing from the federal government about potential national security implications following the takeover of the prime minister's WeChat.

The Conversation

There have always been arguments about who gets what: the surprising history of Australia's honours system

Australia Day honours will be announced this week, and, if recent announcements are any indication, they are likely to generate considerable public debate.

The Guardian - AU

NSW records 30 deaths, Victoria 20, Qld 10, SA three and Tasmania one – as it happened

Australia to scrap PCR test requirement for international arrivals; Triple J counts down Hottest 100. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Make no mistake – Labor and the Coalition have starkly different climate policies

Both sides have committed to net zero emissions but voters will hopefully reward the one that knows how to get there

AAP

Poll points to swing away from government

A new poll shows Labor with a clear lead over the coalition government ahead of the federal election but much interest in minor parties and independents.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Grants corruption rolls on, with bias in bowls too

Sure, $17.6 million is peanuts amid the Morrison government’s multibillion-dollar grants corruption, but let’s go bowling.

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