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Maeve Bannister

Parliament returns for spring session

Dai Le wore a traditional Vietnamese dress emblazoned with the Australian flag for her first speech. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Costs of living and the changing climate are back in focus as federal parliament meets for its spring session.

The two-week sitting period kicked off in Canberra on Monday and will be the last time parliament meets before the Labor government delivers its first budget on October 25.

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