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The budget includes $7.3 million to get more young people out of aged care homes. Is it enough?

Just over three years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal government would finally solve the issue of young people with disability having to live in nursing homes. The government developed a strategy and committed to getting all young people out of aged care facilities by 2025.

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Opposition will ‘use every tactic’ to block bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Jobseeker must be substantially raised in the budget – and there’s a simple way to pay for it

If the stage-three tax cuts were only temporary, there would be no need to delay lifting support for those who need it most

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Budget to contain $14.6bn in cost-of-living relief amid hopes of broader jobseeker rise

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says support won’t be limited by age, as reports suggest a small jump in jobseeker base rate

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert: One of public life’s weirdest characters and the mystery of what made him tick

Stuart Robert had his feet planted in the middle of two horrible obscenities perpetrated in Australian politics.

The New Daily

Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert's and Morrison's seats; support for rise in JobSeeker

On Saturday former Liberal minister Stuart Robert announced that he would soon retire from politics, setting up a byelection in his Queensland seat of Fadden.

The Conversation

Stuart Robert: former minister and ally of Scott Morrison to retire, sparking byelection

Robert’s retirement means a second byelection test for Peter Dutton’s opposition, this time in the Queensland seat of Fadden

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Port Kembla rally to demand NSW site be ruled out as Aukus nuclear submarine base

March organisers say delaying a decision on the location – one of three flagged as possible – will deter renewable energy investment

The Guardian - AU

Crown duel: Monarchists accuse ABC of coronation panel ‘blatantly stacked’ with republicans

Coverage a scaled back affair after criticism of reverential tone for Queen’s funeral. Plus: Bell Shakespeare complains about ‘cruel and unfair’ review

The Guardian - AU

The Bloke Who Started The Scomo Engadine Macca’s Myth Has Finally Spilled His Guts On The Truth

Holy shit.

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Madonna King: Who is Anthony Albanese, and what does he stand for?

Perhaps Anthony Albanese is simply trying to appeal to everyone. Or even embarking on a bit of mid-term fun.

The New Daily

What next for Scott Morrison? His latest move revealed

The decision comes amid mounting speculation about Scott Morrison’s imminent departure, including a mooted role for a defence company.

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese GET UP! Get OFF That Chair What Are You DOING?

Stop it babe, this isn't like you.

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Scott Morrison’s reported links to UK defence job shows lobbying reforms needed, integrity experts say

The situation posed by the former prime minister’s potential Aukus-related job has reignited discussion over what some experts call effectively ‘toothless tiger’ codes

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The Conversation

With the COVID crisis easing, is the National Cabinet still fit for purpose?

Australian political leaders are good crisis managers. The establishment of the National Cabinet in March 2020, which brought together the prime minister, state premiers and territory chief ministers to coordinate the national response to the COVID pandemic, played into this strength.

The Guardian - AU

Coroner ends investigation into Christian Porter accuser’s death but decides against full inquest

Decision closes off what was considered the last possible avenue of inquiry for sexual assault allegations, which Porter denies

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Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn't always so

In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.

The Conversation

Will a preoccupation with party unity destroy the Liberal Party?

Such has been the turmoil over the Liberal Party’s recent decision to join the National Party in campaigning against the forthcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament that even some of the most reliable supporters in the media have remarked on the internal division.

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Evening Standard

President of the United States and king of gaffes: the best and worst moments from Joe Biden

Falling asleep, tripping over and getting lost on stage – there is no PR moment the outgoing president’s behaviour can’t ruin. As he prepares to step down, Maddy Mussen rounds up his worst clangers and best moments

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The defence review written before it was started

The National Defence Statement 2023 is nothing if not predictable, quickly rubber stamping the nuclear-powered submarines.

The Conversation

'A combination of deficiencies': the 'disastrous' Morrison government dissected

Almost a year after the victory of the Albanese government, the defects of its predecessors are increasingly obvious. The competence and teamwork of the current government underline the weaknesses of the Morrison regime. The contrast between the two styles of leadership reminds us that bullying is no substitute for collaboration…

The Guardian - AU

The stage-three tax cuts are bad economic policy – and a dumb political strategy, too

Does Labor think they will get credit for ‘fiscal responsibility’ from a shameless opposition that implemented the cuts in the first place?

The New Daily

Raising dire JobSeeker rates looms as a character test for Albanese government

Government faced with growing warnings that not substantially lifting welfare payments in the budget will be to fail a test of its character.

The Guardian - AU

Greens blasts ‘centre-right’ Albanese government after Labor rules out substantial jobseeker boost

Adam Bandt says ALP not progressive and is ‘making economic decisions Scott Morrison would have been proud of’

The New Daily

Katherine Deves is making a comeback … do the Liberals have room?

But depending on what message Liberal voters send it could mean Katherine Deves' time as a serious candidate is in the past.

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