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Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens do nature laws deal; Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals; and cricket’s real-life Field of Dreams

Government agrees to prevent fast-tracking of coal and gas projects and subject native forest logging to national environment standards over 18 months

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby waves bye to Nats as he exits stage far-right

Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has quit the rural party, but his future remains unclear as he considers joining One Nation.

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Labor strikes deal with Greens on nature laws overhaul amid criticism ‘dirty deal’ being ‘rammed through’

Deal to rewrite the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act marks end to five-year struggle to fix broken system

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Pocock criticises lack of scrutiny for nature laws – as it happened

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Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day

If Labor cannot reach deal on Thursday, it will mark second time in 12 months that it has failed to secure planned EPBC Act reforms

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Former NSW Labor staffer gives secret evidence to MPs about 2014 phone call from Chris Minns querying fundraiser donations

Premier ‘absolutely rejects’ any suggestion of wrongdoing and says Icac has already investigated

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Indigenous public servant suspended after Gaza support

An Aboriginal public servant says it is incredibly disrespectful to be invited to play music in parliament, then be punted for expressing anti-genocide views.

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Premier denies decade-old election corruption links

A state premier says any suggestion he was involved in an illegal donation scandal is "completely wrong", accusing a committee of leaking against him.

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Horrific death of Kardell Lomas sparks urgent calls for new independent oversight of police

Federal government’s expert advisory panel on sexual violence says it repeatedly warned of chronic failure of police to adequately investigate violence

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Youth facility 'improved' despite rooftop stand-off

A youth detention centre where six inmates climbed onto a roof during a stand-off with authorities has improved in recent years, a government minister says.

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Afternoon Update: Hanson suspended for Senate burqa stunt; SMH editor resigns; and woman found alive in coffin

One Nation leader’s one-week suspension follows burqa stunt and is only the fifth of its length since federation

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s attempts to woo Greens and Coalition on nature laws revealed amid criticism of ‘coin toss’

Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground

The Guardian - AU

Joyce's defection decision looms after high-stakes meal

After months of speculation, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce is ready to play the wildcard and reveal if he's going to cross the Rubicon and join One Nation.

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Pauline Hanson suspended from Senate over burqa stunt as Mehreen Faruqi says parliament ‘drips in racism’

One Nation leader suspended for seven days after members of Labor, Greens and crossbench vote to censure

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'Phenomenal' rates of violence against Indigenous women

The 16 Days of Activism against gendered violence will focus on ending digital abuse, with those on the frontline saying access to new phones can save lives.

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Hanson defiant after Senate ban for 'despicable' stunt

Banned from parliament and facing condemnation after she wore a burqa in the Senate, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson claims she's been treated unfairly.

The Guardian - AU

Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries

In newly translated excerpts of a February interview, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not refugees

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Australian Senate suspended as far-right politician wears burqa sparking outrage

Pauline Hanson sparked outrage after wearing a burqa to Australia’s Parliament

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Australian far-right senator accused of ‘blatant racism’ after wearing burqa to parliament

Pauline Hanson’s stunt was condemned as ‘abhorrent and disrespectful’ by her Senate colleagues

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'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate after wearing a burqa into the chamber for the second time in her parliamentary career.

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Premier's post-election honeymoon over but no divorce

A government's post-election honeymoon is likely over, but a poll indicates voters would still choose to have them back in power if a new vote was called.

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'Be ambitious': new Liberal leader gets stuck in

A freshly installed Liberal leader has come out swinging against a "sluggish" government as she takes the reins of a battered opposition.

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Indigenous, African men endure rampant police profiling

First Nations people are 15 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police, according to a report highlighting racial profiling.

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Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has continued her yearly tradition of naming every woman who died from violence in Australia, on the eve of an international event.

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Labor faces major roadblocks in bid to pass nature laws

Labor is facing questions over its attempt to fast-track environmental reforms as the government tries to woo its opponents in the hopes of striking a deal.

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