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Chalmers offensive: crunch time as treasurer faces first federal budget

A volatile global economy looms as Jim Chalmers assembles the Albanese government’s inaugural budget, where he will be judged on delivering on election promises while exercising restraint

The Guardian - AU

Former PM Gillard to lead SA schools probe

Julia Gillard credits South Australia government schools with her history-making ascent to prime minister and will lead a royal commission to improve them.

AAP

Stage-three tax cuts spark bigger question about trust in government

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is bracing for grim news this week in Washington DC from the world’s pre-eminent financial movers and shakers.

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Australia’s high gas prices could be here to stay if threats don’t turn into action

The east coast faces a potential gas shortfall in 2023 amounting to 10% of demand and there are calls for exporters to fill the gap

The Guardian - AU

3 lessons from Australia's ‘climate wars’ and how we can finally achieve better climate policy

Last week, two influential environmental groups warned the Greens not to stymie progress on Australia’s climate policy. In an unusual intervention, Greenpeace and the Australian Conservation Foundation urged the Greens to “play a constructive role” with Labor or risk being blamed for holding climate policy back.

The Conversation

Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

The New Daily

Labor’s new ministerial code of conduct bans blind trusts like Christian Porter used

Changes come after Labor criticised Porter for not declaring who contributed to fund he used to pay for ABC defamation case

The Guardian - AU

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From ScoMo to Albo: how a new cast of characters poses a challenge for cartoonists

There are three, not entirely compatible, things to say about how cartoonists are coping with the recent change of government in Canberra.

The Conversation

Dfat head Kathryn Campbell set to be replaced as Albanese reshapes public service

Australia’s ambassador to Japan, Jan Adams, tipped to replace Campbell, who presided over the robodebt scheme while human services boss

The Guardian - AU

5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today's energy crisis

If you aren’t a long-term energy policy news junkie, you’d be forgiven for thinking today’s crisis arrived fairly suddenly.

The Conversation

It’s been called the worst job in politics. Can Peter Dutton buck the trend?

Like former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton found party stardom in the immigration portfolio. The two men’s contest for the leadership back in 2018 wasn’t the result of any huge demand for change among voters. It happened because they were popular within the Liberal Party’s base, or at least…

The Conversation

Why Libs think 'Dutts' is the right leader

What does Dutton bring to the Liberals' top job?

Newcastle Herald

It's great Albanese is in Indonesia, but Australia needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Here are 5 ways to start

A new Australian prime minister flying to Indonesia to “reset” relations is now so routine it would probably raise hackles in Jakarta if it didn’t happen.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Morrison was routed by combination of quiet Australians and noisy ones

The rout of Scott Morrison goes beyond the defeat of his government. It has left behind a Liberal party that is now a flightless bird.

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The Guardian - AU

Senate may have a progressive majority as Greens and David Pocock make election gains

If Saturday’s count points to the final result, Anthony Albanese’s government will not face a hostile upper house

ABC News

Michael Sukkar says Coalition policies have pushed first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. Is that correct?

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition is responsible for getting the level of first home buyers to its highest in 15 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

ABC News

Cutting through the accusations and acrimony to get to the facts of the second leaders' debate

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese presents as a leader who wasn’t born thinking he was owed the prime ministership

He didn’t try to dominate the room at Labor’s campaign launch, but modelled a style of leadership less familiar after a succession of power players in Canberra

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The Prime Minister's failure to establish a federal ICAC looks like a broken promise

The Prime Minister blamed a lack of "bipartisan support" for his government's failure to establish a federal anti-corruption body. But the evidence suggests it's a broken promise.

The Guardian - AU

Amid sharp questions in leaders’ debate, Morrison stayed relentlessly on message while Albanese showed he was listening

There were stumbles and a few bad moments as audience of swinging voters asked the most substantive questions of the campaign so far

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is Labor’s policy on asylum seekers and refugees any different to the Coalition’s?

Boat turnbacks, offshore detention and third-country resettlement have bipartisan support. Does Labor differ at all from the government?

Newcastle Herald

Not so fast ... we've all made the odd mistake

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

The Guardian - AU

From Lambie’s ‘loud girl’ to Ericmentum, Tasmania’s fierce Senate race is a taste of what’s to come

Weeks out from the 2022 federal election, it pays to remember the House contest determines who governs but the Senate always shapes what happens next

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