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'A tale of power, control and consequences': Why Greens and Libs have formed unlikely alliance

Parties vote together to support a call for an independent inquiry into the ACT club industry.

The Canberra Times

'Divisive grab': political chaos as council election race heats up

Candidates trade barbs over preferences.

Newcastle Herald

NSW minister admits child protection system will continue using motels hours after suggesting ban

Kate Washington tells hearing ‘accredited providers’ will continue with hotel and motel placements for children removed from families

The Guardian - AU

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View from The Hill: ASIO chief seeks to dig out of the hole he’d made for himself

Mike Burgess is highly respected by both Labor and Liberal politicians. When they talk about him, they nearly always throw in praise, sometimes fulsome.

The Conversation

Landmark move by NT Labor after crushing defeat

NT Labor has appointed the first Aboriginal woman to lead a major political party in the nation's history as it regroups after a devastating election loss.

AAP

We'll see a feeding frenzy long before Newcastle trains get any faster

'What bunnies we are to swallow this.'

Newcastle Herald

Former CFMEU official launches high court challenge over Albanese government law

Jade Ingham accuses state and federal Labor governments of ‘active treachery and class warfare’

The Guardian - AU

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Morning Mail: more Palestinians seek Australian visas, Biden chides Netanyahu, try our CEO pay quiz

New statistics could spell more trouble for Albanese government

The Guardian - AU

Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

The Conversation

Rise in Palestinian applications for onshore protection visas as pressure grows on Albanese government

More than 300 Palestinians applied for onshore protection visas over June and July, home affairs department figures show

The Guardian - AU

Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill

The Guardian - AU

John Howard ‘left of Albanese’ on gambling reform, Costello declares as Labor ditches watchdog

Chief advocate of the Alliance for Gambling Reform says government failed to deliver the late Peta Murphy’s three most important recommendations

The Guardian - AU

Muslim groups to campaign on gambling and domestic violence in lead-up to Australian election

Candidates will be assessed on eight-point criteria that includes their stance on the war in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps

A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is the first time this term there have been two successive ties in Newspoll.

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Newcastle Herald

Questions over club upgrade: football president discovered on councillor's ticket

The proposal is about upgrades of Lake Macquarie City Football Club.

The Canberra Times

Greens want Labor to make $6m anti-gambling donation as stoush escalates

The Greens have abandoned a planned legislative amendment.

Newcastle Herald

Teams miss out as basketball demand outstrips stadium space

The wait-list hit 70 teams before more times were opened.

AAP

Albanese's approval rating slides in Newspoll

Newspoll puts Labor and the coalition neck-and-neck on a two-party-preferred basis while the prime minister's personal approval rating has slipped.

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The Guardian - AU

Greens appeal to renters with regulator that could fine real estate agencies

Creating a national renters protection authority is one of several policies party is taking to election as possible kingmakers in a hung parliament

The Guardian - AU

‘Less money for health and education’: Albanese slams Coalition threat to cut GST unless states build housing

The opposition is yet to announce a policy that would create more housing supply, while the Greens put Airbnb in their sights

AAP

Wooing the west: Nationals look to hoodwink Bullwinkel

Both sides of politics are working to shore up support in Western Australia after it was seen as a crucial factor in Labor winning a majority government.

AAP

Victorians could bankroll Scotland's Commonwealth Games

Victoria's hefty compensation bill for abandoning the 2026 Commonwealth Games is being touted by the likely new host as enough to largely cover the event.

The Guardian - AU

Questions on gender and sex variations ‘too complex’ for census, social services minister Amanda Rishworth says

It’s the third explanation government ministers have given since last Sunday, while Coalition senator Andrew Bragg says questions are ‘reasonable’

AAP

Fight for gender question as Labor wants 'clear' census

LGBTQI groups are fighting for a gender identity census question to better capture their community but Labor has only committed to one on sexuality.

Newcastle Herald

'Lipstick on a pig': Labor's backflip on bullying inquiry 'ignores' own policy, members say

Amid divide, one party member says people should stop bickering and focus on election.

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