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Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader

Updated wording expands definition of ‘party political duties’ as Labor politicians come under scrutiny for spending

The Guardian - AU

Tighter travel rules may be on the way, after Albanese seeks advice from watchdog

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be starting to move towards some tightening of parliamentarians’ travel entitlements.

The Conversation

Labor asks watchdog to advise on overhauling travel perks for politicians as backlash grows

Sussan Ley offers bipartisan truce to work on reform as attorney general Michelle Rowland refers expenses for independent audit

The Guardian - AU

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Teenager charged with murder after 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in Sydney’s north-west

The victim was treated by NSW paramedics for wounds to his thigh but died at the scene

The Guardian - AU

17 Y.O. Teenager Stabbed To Death Behind School In Sydney’s North-West

A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death behind a school in Sydney's north-west. Police received reports of 2 people leaving the scene.

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Progress on safety reforms after alleged care abuse

Top officials have made progress on an overhaul of working with children check rules to better shield young people from predators in the care sector.

AAP

Australia's top court rejects Russia's challenge to embassy eviction

Australia’s highest court has rejected Russia's challenge to a law that evicted it on security grounds from a site where a new embassy was under construction

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Holes poked in government reasons for narrowing FoI

Justifications made by Australia's top legal officer for the need to tighten freedom of information laws have failed a fact-check by public integrity advocates.

AAP

Opposition wants ‘balanced outcome’ on environment protection reforms – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Labor's decision to rule out a controversial change to copyright laws that would allow AI models to scrape creative work for free has been widely supported.

AAP

Fate of ex-top gun up in air, three years after arrest

A picture of a father with his kids before school drop-off has become a treasured image three years on as he anxiously awaits a court's decision on his fate.

AAP

Controversial FoI changes sparked after staff complained getting emails every 5 minutes may ‘jam something’

Attorney general says online regulator received nearly 600 freedom of information requests in a short period of time from an ‘automated generator’ and ‘this is why the system is broken’

The Guardian - AU

Ex-marine Daniel Duggan appeals extradition to US over claims of training Chinese pilots

Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan has appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States

The Independent UK

Sportsbet dines with government minister at Labor fundraiser despite calls to reject lobbying from industry

Exclusive: Dinner occurred on the same day that four crossbench MPs held a press conference calling on government to ignore lobbying from gambling industry

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Grattan on Friday: Will the Liberals hold firm in the fight over freedom to find information?

A little under a year ago, Michelle Rowland, who was then communications minister, had to make a humiliating retreat.

AAP

Board to take politics out of federal parole decisions

Parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes would be decided by an independent body in a government move as more child abusers and terrorists seek freedom.

AAP

Nation's military forces to be listed as a terror group

Iran's Revolutionary Guard will be formally listed as a terror organisation, after the group allegedly organised attacks on Jewish sites in Australia.

AAP

Bots and bad actors cited in push for disclosure reform

A claim foreign agents and AI bots are abusing disclosure laws to access federal government information hasn't been backed up by top officials.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor’s proposed FoI clampdown ‘ripe’ for high court challenge, legal expert says

Move to further restrict access to documents prepared for government ministers may go against the right to political free speech

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer banks on Swiss strategy after court throws out $305bn mine compensation claim

Queensland mining magnate had been ordered to pay $13m after tribunal dismissed claim of being a ‘foreign investor’

AAP

Clive takes legal stoush with government to Switzerland

Clive Palmer plans to fight an international tribunal's ruling he pay more than $13 million to the Commonwealth after it dismissed his "foreign investor" claim.

AAP

Court says Clive not a foreign investor and must pay up

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay more than $13 million after an international tribunal dismissed claims he was a foreign investor.

AAP

Analysis recommends no price on freedom of information

Arguments for putting a charge on freedom of information applications to deter vexatious requests has been refuted by an independent analysis.

AAP

Lehrmann's claim after anti-corruption raid on home

Disgraced ex-political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is representing himself in a legal fight against the national anti-corruption watchdog after a raid on his house.

The Independent UK

Australia agrees record payout for victims of illegal Robodebt scheme

Hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly accused of owing welfare debts to share $475m compensation

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