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Albanese stands by Fatima Payman’s suspension over Palestine ‘stunt’

Greens motion that Labor senator crossed floor to support was designed to put her in a difficult position, PM says after her appearance on ABC Insiders

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View from The Hill: Albanese suspends rebel senator Payman from participating in caucus indefinitely after she says she’d cross the floor again

Anthony Albanese sprang into action after his recalcitrant senator, young Muslim woman Fatima Payman, gave a defiant Sunday morning interview on the ABC Insiders program in which she vowed to cross the floor again if similar circumstances arose.

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Defiant senator suspended from Labor over Palestine

Outspoken Labor senator Fatima Payman has been suspended from the Labor Party caucus after declaring she would cross the floor again on Palestinian statehood.

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Australia’s economy 2023 report: how it started v how it’s going

Stronger than expected population growth made inflation hardier than most experts predicted and property prices defied successive rate rises

The Guardian - AU

Ed Husic calls for government to ‘push for de-escalation’ in Middle East – as it happened

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Shane Drumgold resigns as ACT director of public prosecutions; Queensland man shot by police – as it happened

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Greens refer PwC to Nacc; yes campaign holds voice events across the country – as it happened

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Jim Chalmers refuses to rule out Coalition's proposal to increase JobSeeker income free threshold

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

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NT police minister says Peter Dutton, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price failed to report claims of child sexual abuse in Alice Springs

Northern Territory Police Minister Kate Worden says she has heard "crickets" from Peter Dutton and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price about their claims that Indigenous children in Alice Springs are being returned to their abusers.

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Treasurer says government's energy market intervention is already working to provide household relief

Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells ABC Insiders the federal government's intervention is putting downward pressure on electricity prices, and inflation remains the economy's greatest challenge.

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AFP foil plan to import $1.6bn of liquid meth in coconut water bottles – as it happened

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Too soon for talk of republic: Albanese

Anthony Albanese said now was not the time to have discussions on whether Australia should become a republic in the wake of the Queen's death.

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Barnaby Joyce: the most perplexing contradictions in his account of the Morrison ministry scandal

Repeated questioning of Nationals leader over when he knew about Morrison taking on resources portfolio provided confusing results

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s not wise to be rushed’: Linda Burney says government will consult extensively on Indigenous voice

Minister says Labor’s plan is ‘five years in the making’ as she seeks to clear up confusion about approach

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Jim Chalmers says inflation will go higher, but unions are right to push for higher wages

Treasurer says it is ‘uncontroversial’ for unions to note that wage rises are below inflation, and suggests there may be a place for workers’ representative on RBA board

The Guardian - AU

Josh Frydenberg opposes independents’ call for public hearings and tip-offs in proposed federal Icac

Treasurer says public hearings would see politicians ‘guilty until proved innocent’, but integrity experts say objections ‘ring hollow’

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Brendan O'Connor says defence spending under the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments was similar, on average. Is that correct?

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O'Connor says the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments both spend 1.7 to 1.8 per cent of GDP on defence. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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