What we learned, Thursday 15 September
And that’s where we’ll leave you this evening. Here’s what we learned:
Anthony Albanese said debates on an Indigenous voice to parliament and becoming a republic at same time was “not feasible”.
Australia’s jobless rate rose last month to 3.5%, as more people sought work and the economy added jobs even as rising interest rates squeezed finances for households and businesses.
The Bureau of Meteorology released an updated outlook that showed the easter half of Australia is facing a wetter than average summer.
After reports Albanese may not attend the next UN climate summit in Egypt in November, Greens leader, Adam Bandt, said the PM needs to go so he doesn’t repeat his predecessor’s mistakes
Independent MP Monique Ryan called for a renewed national conversation about Covid and even a national summit on the virus, backed by the Australian Medical Association.
Horse trainers Gai and Robbie Waterhouse are set to travel with Albanese to the Queen’s funeral.
The environment minister Tanya Plibersek “granted a full assessment of the impact of all industry in the Burrup peninsula on cultural heritage, under Section 10 of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.”
Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has called for Aboriginal actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles, who died earlier this week, to replace Queen Elizabeth II on the $5 note.
The Queensland police union president, Ian Leavers, was called to give evidence at the ongoing inquiry police response to domestic violence in Queensland.
Peter Dutton attacked Andrew Leigh for suggesting King Charles may not replace the Queen on the $5 note.
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Sarah Martin never misses, and her latest column, on Anthony Albanese’s deference to the throne, is a must read:
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