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Morning Mail: Labor’s workplace reforms pass through parliament; tragedies of the youth vaping crisis

In today’s newsletter: the parliamentary year ends with a late Senate vote on IR and euthanasia rights for the territories; plus, the shocking scale of Australia’s vaping crisis

The Guardian - AU

Poll finds 62% back Labour's plan to scrap tax breaks for private schools

Labour leader Keir Starmer wants to remove the charitable status of private schools that means parents don’t pay VAT on fees, but Rishi Sunak has rejected the idea

Daily Mirror

Every payment to help with the cost of living crisis due in December

Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills

The Independent UK

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Matt Hancock says he opposed 'bonkers' Covid plan to release 'thousands' of prisoners

The ex-Health Secretary who has just emerged from the I'm A Celebrity Jungle said officials 'insisted' on releasing inmates to ease pressure on the system during the first nationwide lockdown

Daily Mirror

Airport strike planned for next Friday called off – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

50 years ago today, Gough Whitlam was elected. There are some lessons for Albanese in what came next

On December 2 1972, after 23 years in opposition, Gough Whitlam led the Labor party back to government. What followed was three tumultuous years of crisis and transformation, after which Australia would never be the same again.

The Conversation

The decline and fall of the established church

Letters: Dr Douglas Board, Rev Dr Lisa Curtice, Rt Rev Gregory K Cameron and Jackie Robertson on implications of the census showing that less than half of people in England and Wales now identify themselves as Christians

The Guardian - UK

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My hands are frozen as I type – we are existing, not living

Letter: Helena Parker has been a staunch Tory voter all her life, but can no longer support a party that does not think of people’s needs, only how to balance the books

The Guardian - UK

Fianna Fail TD James O'Connor calls for Jack Chambers to be promoted to senior cabinet position to 'send a signal to young people'

'I think it is very, very important that Fianna Fáil sends a signal that we’re interested in young people'

Irish Mirror

The inside story of Ian Blackford's resignation

The National understands that Stephen Flynn is the front runner to take over the top SNP Westminster job from Blackford

The National (Scotland)

Who is Ian Blackford? Former SNP Westminster leader to stand down at next election

Blackford said on Tuesday he had been “privileged and humbled” to serve as an MP for eight years

Evening Standard

Commentary: Hey, Congress: No last-minute shopping at taxpayer expense

It’s happened to all of us: The holidays are here before you know it, and you’re scrambling for that last-minute gift. Maybe you procrastinated, but at least you are spending your own money on someone else. Conversely, the politicians in Congress are preparing to spend YOUR money on THEMSELVES and…

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson confirms he WILL run again at the next general election

The ousted Prime Minister could cause trouble for his Tory successor Rishi Sunak from the backbenches after he hinted he could 'rise again' earlier this week

Daily Mirror

Israel's Netanyahu reaches coalition deal with far-right Religious Zionism party

Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu reached a coalition deal with the far-right Religious Zionism party, bringing him closer to securing a new government after an election last month, Netanyahu's Likud party said on Thursday.

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AAP

Prosecution drops Bruce Lehrmann rape case

The man accused of raping Brittany Higgins will not face a retrial because of the impacts renewed proceedings would have on her mental health.

AAP

Workplace rule changes become law

The federal government's workplace relations changes, which will introduce multi-employer bargaining, have been waved through parliament.

Chronicle Live

Council reveals major worries over forcing voters to show photo ID at 2023 elections

Next May’s local elections will be the first time that people in England will have to bring an approved form of photographic identification in order to cast their vote

The National (Scotland)

Speaker cuts off SNP MP for raising Buckingham Palace racism complaint

AN SNP MP was cut off from raising the “appalling” treatment of a black domestic abuse campaigner at Buckingham Palace during a House of Commons…

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Daily Record

Ian Blackford never recovered from the Patrick Grady sexual harassment scandal

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Blackford's departure was inevitable after a disastrous 12 months.

Irish Mirror

People Before Profit calls on Taoiseach Micheal Martin to explain why he deleted tweet video of him calling party's TDs 'puppets for Putin'

It came several hours after Mr Martin said in the Dáil that he would not take the comments back

The National (Scotland)

Kirsty Strickland: Sturgeon and Sarwar clash over cancer services in punchy FMQs

JUST before FMQs on Thursday, we learnt that Ian Blackford plans to stand down as SNP group leader at Westminster.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to stand again in 2024 general election

Decision to fight Uxbridge seat for fourth time fuels speculation over leadership bid

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson will stand again at the next General Election

Boris could be back with a bang with the Tories in 2024.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon: Pay offer to teachers was fair and on par with other council workers

NICOLA Sturgeon has defended the “fair pay offer” made to teachers as school staff prepare for more walkouts over the dispute.

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon rejects UN concerns about reform of Scotland’s gender law

First minister says special rapporteur’s disquiet about changes to how people change their legal sex ‘not well founded’

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