What we learned, Sunday 15 March
That’s where we’ll leave you this Sunday. Here’s a snapshot from today:
Home affairs minister, Tony Burke, confirmed three more members of the Iranian women’s football squad have left Australia. The decision means just three squad members will remain in Australia on specially granted protection visas.
Households can expect significant additional cost-of-living pressures because of the war in the Middle East, with Jim Chalmers confirming that the government expects inflation to rise beyond 4.5% in Australia.
The NSW government will introduce new laws this week to force property sellers to publish a price guide on all advertising, and impose a fivefold increase to fines for underquoting real estate agents.
Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary have ended the first leg of their Australian visit with a sunrise trek to a famous Uluru watering hole.
The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has defended his government’s decision to ignore recommendations that the state’s new theatre named after the Aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
Crisafulli defended new laws banning the “from the river to the sea” protest slogan.
The Liberal party announced Albury councillor Raissa Butkowski as its candidate for the upcoming Farrer byelection.
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Albury councillor named as Liberal candidate for Farrer byelection
Albury city councillor Raissa Butkowski has won Liberal preselection for the Farrer byelection.
Butkowski won a ballot of Sunday against former Sussan Ley staffer Lachlan McIntyre and will fight One Nation’s David Farley, teal independent Michelle Milthrope and the Nationals’ Brad Robertson in the 9 May byelection.
Butkowski is a lawyer with experience representing community interests and disadvantaged people. She is an Albury local.
Ley sparked the byelection by resigning after losing the Liberal leadership to Angus Taylor. The byelection is a key test for Taylor and One Nation.
Taylor will visit the electorate this week to campaign with Butkowski.
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