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‘Exactly what we need’: Indigenous bodies welcome creation of children’s commissioner

Commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people was announced in response to damning Closing the Gap report

The Guardian - AU

Tables turn on coalition over Red Sea military requests

Australia's refusal of a US request for military assistance in the Red Sea has faced sustained criticism but the Morrison government made a similar call.

AAP

Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

The police union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former Queensland officer, over his commitment to unwind the right to disconnect after work.

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Guardian Essential poll: any changes to negative gearing get lukewarm support

Voters approve of Labor’s rejigged income tax cuts but any broader reform would fail to win over majority, latest survey finds

The Guardian - AU

Minister orders EDO probe amid confected evidence claim

A taxpayer-funded legal unit that fights environmental cases faces a federal government review amid claims it confected evidence in litigation against Santos.

AAP

Australia paid companies linked to suspected drug and weapons smuggling to run offshore detention, review finds

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says review shows offshore processing ‘used as a slush fund by suspected criminals’

The Guardian - AU

Criminal charges unlikely over dodgy offshore contracts

Companies suspected of bribery, money laundering and drug smuggling were given lucrative contracts tied to Australia's offshore immigration detention regime.

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Linda Reynolds announces retirement – as it happened

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After time out, my return to teaching was an informative lesson

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Property investors won't lose tax deductions: Treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says property investors will continue to enjoy their tax breaks, while ruling out the prospect of changes to negative gearing.

AAP

Housing a crucial battleground in Dunkley byelection as ‘Great Wall of Frankston’ divides community

Proposals for multi-storey apartments become a focal point for issues of housing and growth in the Victorian electorate

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton looked like he was running on empty – then he refuelled on the Coalition’s latest culture wars

Sideshows on cars and windfarms are a helpful distraction from its stage-three backdown – and part of its plan to win back power via the regions

The Guardian - AU

Two-thirds polled in Dunkley back the stage-three tax cut changes despite cost-of-living attack ads

Byelection poll puts Labor ahead by a nose as rightwing campaign on Anthony Albanese’s ‘broken promises’ ramps up

The Guardian - AU

Coalition 'cannot be taken seriously' on tax, PM claims

The prime minister says the federal opposition cannot be taken seriously after agreeing to back in stage three tax cut changes following earlier criticism.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Coalition to back stage-three changes; boy charged with murder of Queensland grandmother; and man scales 55-storey Melbourne tower

Peter Dutton says the Coalition will not stand in the way of Labor’s stage-three tax cut changes

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton said Labor’s tax changes would bring down the government – now he’s voting for them

Labor has wedged the Coalition so successfully that Dutton will vote for the breach of promise he said would end Anthony Albanese

The Guardian - AU

Stage-three tax cuts: Labor’s changes to pass parliament with Coalition support

Peter Dutton says opposition won’t stand in the way of Labor plan, but Greens still in negotiations over $359bn package

The Guardian - AU

Littleproud says planned renewables rollout ‘pure insanity’; RBA governor quizzed – as it happened

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Church bells and protest chants as parliament returns

A church service offered a moment of quiet as federal politicians returned for 2024, before protests and tax debate brought sound and fury back to Canberra.

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Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Experts warn against defunding Australia's primary environmental litigation group after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.

The Guardian - AU

If Peter Dutton’s opposition are true defenders of the working class, support for Labor’s stage-three overhaul may be their ultimate test

Dutton warned messing with the stage-three tax cuts would end Albanese’s prime ministership. But the alternative has the opposition leader on the back foot

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Dutton signals support for Labor's changes to tax cuts

Australians in need of greater assistance are soon expected to get some relief, with signs the coalition is unlikely to oppose reworked tax cuts.

The Guardian - AU

Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding

Peter Dutton accuses Penny Wong of ignoring earlier warnings from Jewish leaders about risk of funding to UNRWA being misused

AAP

Home lending sinks but a stronger 2024 on the horizon

New home loan activity has dipped after a promising few months but improving economic conditions should pave the way for a better 2024.

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Tax talk turns negative as Labor gears for relief

Changes to tax cuts that increase the returns of lower to middle-income earners have spurred speculation about whether negative gearing changes are next.

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