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PM gives Greens' super demands short shrift, says Labor's 'got the balance right'

The prime minister quickly dismisses calls from the Greens to expand the scope of the government's changes to superannuation tax concessions.

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Greens want super changes on accounts over $1.9 million

The balance-of-power wielding Greens are demanding the government impose a higher tax rate on superannuation accounts above $1.9 million to secure their vote.

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Labor accused of ‘fiddling at the margins’ on super as Greens urge greater crackdown on tax concessions

Nick McKim says Albanese government proceeding with stage-three tax cuts means a ‘money-go-round scheme for the rich’

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Labor condemned for ‘abhorrently cruel’ decision to put 100 people back in immigration detention

Group released around Christmas will be re-detained due to retrospective bill imposing a stricter interpretation of the character test

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock blasts Albanese government as it reauthorises Nauru offshore immigration detention

Labor also seeks to overturn court decision that forced it to release 100 people from onshore detention despite character concerns

The Guardian - AU

Manus Island refugee's blunt put down for Dutton

A refugee who spent years locked up in an offshore detention centre has urged the Albanese government to set up a royal commission.

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Greens push for immediate release of asylum seekers

The Greens have introduced a bill to federal parliament offering immediate evacuation to asylum seekers and refugees who remain in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

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Greens push for immediate evacuation of remaining asylum seekers in Nauru and Papua New Guinea

The Greens will introduce a bill proposing an end to offshore detention for remaining asylum seekers, without forcing Labor to compromise on its immigration policy.

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'Obscene amount' for Nauru contract

The federal government has awarded a $422 million contract for a prison company under investigation in the US to manage offshore detention.

The Canberra Times

US operator accused of ‘gross negligence’ wins $420m contract to manage Australia’s asylum processing on Nauru

Scandal-plagued US firm MTC will be responsible for ‘garrison and welfare’ of around 70 asylum seekers on Pacific island

The Guardian - AU

RBA governor 'sorry if people listened' to interest rate advice

"I'm certainly sorry if people listened to what we said and they acted on what we had said and now regret what they had done. So that's regrettable. I'm sorry that happened."

Newcastle Herald

RBA governor 'sorry people listened' to interest rate advice

Greens senator Nick McKim accused the governor of "inducing many Australians to take out mortgages in the belief that interest rates wouldn't rise until 2024".

The Canberra Times

Minister rebuked for saying letters telling asylum seekers to leave Australia were sent ‘accidentally’

Greens senator labels letters ‘disgraceful’ as Liberal MP accuses Clare O’Neil of ‘throwing her department under the bus’

The Guardian - AU

The Ferguson Report: Oil industry surrenders to white middle-class activism

The world's largest oil corporations have shut down due to a National Art Gallery protest described as "very, very Canberra".

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Launceston community rallies to save Colombian family from being forced to leave

A Colombian family that settled in Launceston five years ago now only has days left in Australia after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal refused their application for permanent residency last month.

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The Australian Greens say the Reserve Bank needs to be more democratically accountable

The Australian Greens say the federal government's review of the Reserve Bank should re-imagine how monetary policy should work for the 21st century.

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RBA decision risks higher cash rate peak

The central bank has shifted gears and moderated its rate hikes, with some economists concerned this could prolong the rate hiking cycle.

The Guardian - AU

Jacqui Lambie walks back support for Pauline Hanson tweet as race row continues

After initially applauding Hanson’s attack on Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Tasmanian senator has qualified her stance

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Finance Minister warns government must 'make room' to pay for aged care, defence and disability spending

The Finance Minister says the government will need to include "difficult" savings measures in its October budget, as cost of living pressures prompt some senators to call for the Reserve Bank boss to go.

The Guardian - AU

Former Reserve Bank economist suggests Greens push for interest rate freeze is nonsensical

Greens senator Nick McKim says homeowners took on massive debt believing rates wouldn’t rise before 2024 and are now getting ‘smashed’

The Guardian - AU

Power to ban citizens from re-entering Australia questioned after high court decision on dual nationals

Green senator says argument court used to overturn power to strip citizenship could also apply to temporary exclusion order regime

ABC News

More than 100 million people displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

The UN refugee agency says the world has reached a "dramatic milestone", with more than 100 million people around the world now forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war and human rights violations.

The Guardian - AU

Ministers to allow energy market operator to procure and store gas – as it happened

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Labor Has Already Turned Back 15 Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers So Much For ‘Change’

"Australians voted for change and deserve so much better than a shameful continuation of Scott Morrison‘s brutal policy."

The Guardian - AU

Australian Greens party Grindr election ad: a gifted strategy or just grating?

Each week we ask experts to break down a political advertisement: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

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