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Former Victorian Labor powerbroker Adem Somyurek believes he may have enough support to pass a motion to launch a new probe into the party's red shirts scandal.

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Scott Morrison faces question time grilling over government response to Covid aged care crisis

Labor sharpens attack on Coalition’s handling of pandemic and again calls for aged care minister Richard Colbeck to be sacked

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MP to vote against religious discrimination bill that fails to protect transgender students

Bridget Archer tells parliament she is ‘horrified’ and draft legislation ‘may risk lives’ while Ian Thorpe says it amounts to ‘state-sanctioned discrimination’

The Guardian - AU

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Labor MP Stephen Jones calls for Religious Discrimination Bill to not be rushed through parliament

Paying tribute to his nephew Ollie, who recently took his own life, Shadow Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says the Religious Discrimination Bill in its current form is ill-designed.

ABC News

Coalition’s new ABC and SBS accountability measures could weaken independence, Labor warns

Opposition questions if the law allows Morrison government to demand statement of expectations from broadcasters

The Guardian - AU

Religious discrimination bill will not protect trans students from expulsion, Simon Birmingham confirms

Senate leader says the issue of discrimination on the basis of gender identity would be examined, but not included now

The Guardian - AU

NSW byelection, federal election path to better border relations: Barr

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr joined NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in Queanbeyan on Monday.

The Canberra Times

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Climate wars are yet to be won: Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull has warned voters are walking away because of federal government dysfunction on climate policy and says Labor's plan is politically sensible.

AAP

Biden task force releasing report to strengthen labor unions

A Biden administration task force is issuing a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers and contractors to unionize

The Independent UK

Morrison signals attempt to pass religious discrimination bill ‘in the near future’

Coalition faces fierce opposition to the legislation internally while Labor stalls on finalising a position

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on his ‘legacy’ – so far

Critics say Anthony Albanese is still an unknown quantity, but in this podcast the opposition leader insists he already has a “legacy” and connections with communities around the country.

The Conversation

People Reckon Morrison’s About To Be Knifed (Like He Did To Turnbull) So Wait, Is This Happening?

#Libspill has been trending on Twitter for a week, so here's a quick explainer on the reasons why.

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Snowy Hydro boss says lot more gas plants in pipeline

Green groups have slammed the government for pushing ahead with its new power station.

Newcastle Herald

‘Most to gain’: Bob Carr doubles down on Dutton text claims

Former Labor cabinet minister Bob Carr has doubled down on allegations that Peter Dutton is behind the leaking of explosive texts about the Prime Minister.

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Why the Australian Labor Party didn't adopt the spelling 'Labour'

A combination of Australian Labor's origin story, language history, and good old-fashioned politics lies behind the political party's spelling of "Labor" instead of "Labour".

ABC News

Federal anti-corruption commission ruled out before election as government refuses to introduce bill

A national anti-corruption commission will not be established before the next federal election, with the government refusing to introduce draft legislation to Parliament unless Labor supports it.

AAP

MP to cross floor on discrimination bill

Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer could cross the floor to vote against the federal government's long-awaited religious discrimination laws.

The Guardian - AU

ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened

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As parliament returns for 2022, the religious discrimination bill is still an unholy mess

The religious discrimination bill is due to be debated in parliament this week. This has been a long time coming – Prime Minister Scott Morrison first promised a religious discrimination bill before the last federal election, more than three years ago.

Newcastle Herald

Ley gives Kurri power plant the green light

Ms Ley and Energy Minister Angus Taylor will be at the plant site outside Kurri Kurri on Monday to announce the approval.

The Guardian - AU

Rapid Covid tests to be tax deductible but Frydenberg says pandemic supports must end

Josh Frydenberg tries to shift the narrative to economics as Labor calls government ‘smoking ruin of division’

ABC News

Greens set climate terms for backing Labor in the case of a hung parliament after 2022 election

Leader Adam Bandt wants to set the terms of potential negotiations, should the Greens hold the balance of power in either the House of Representatives or the Senate, with an election due before the end of May.

ABC News

Federal government ends ABC funding freeze, accused of trying to neutralise political headache

The federal government ends a contentious decision to freeze millions of dollars of ABC funding as it pours billions of dollars into the national broadcaster over the next three years.

Newcastle Herald

Greens will help Labor's climate plan, with a caveat

Greens leader Adam Bandt said he wants to improve - not block - Labor's climate agenda.

The New Daily

‘Reputation for telling lies’: Leaked Barnaby Joyce texts hit Scott Morrison where it hurts

Barnaby Joyce was not the first to call Scott Morrison a liar. Labor’s years-long effort to paint the PM as someone uneasy with the truth has stuck.

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