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Israel can only be free when Palestine is: Bowen

Australia has welcomed the release of hostages under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, as more rallies take place across the country.

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View from The Hill: as war rages in the Middle East, Australian parliamentarians try to promote understanding

In federal parliament, there are “friendship” groups for almost everything, from AUKUS to arthritis, and for many countries.

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Afternoon Update: Australia welcomes Xi-Biden meeting; young Australians cancel streaming; and McDonald’s loses ‘Big Jack’ fight

The world’s most powerful leaders hold talks in San Francisco in a bid to stabilise US-China relations

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Teal MPs call for national road-user charges after high court shuts down Victoria’s EV tax

‘We need … to maintain our roads in a way that’s fair, and aimed at helping, not hindering, electrification of transport’, says Monique Ryan

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Energy consumer lobby calls for Australia-wide ban on gas connections in new homes

The group also wants governments to develop a plan to electrify all existing properties

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s bunkum’: former Liberal party director and John Howard chief of staff dismisses no campaign arguments

Tony Nutt says the voice to parliament is just, practical and constitutionally safe, a view at odds with the former leader he served for a decade

The Guardian - AU

‘Hi it’s Jacinta Price’: Liberal anti-voice mass text campaign branded ‘deceptive’ by teals

Australian Electoral Commission says texts purporting to be from no campaign leader are legal, but MPs say they are ‘predatory’

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The teals want sweeping tax reform. What might it cost them?

Teal independents represent some of the richest electorates in the country. How might their constituents react to their proposed tax reforms?

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Victorian Liberals claim safe seat – as it happened

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Noel Pearson urges voters to ‘let go of your political party affiliations’ and vote yes for Indigenous voice

Yes campaigners will target Liberal, National and teal voters ahead of the referendum

The Guardian - AU

NSW MP Alex Greenwich warns voice supporters against complacency in call to ‘actively participate’

Independent says voter turnout must be high ahead of Sunday forum including Noel Pearson and MPs Allegra Spender and Felicity Wilson in Bondi

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Teal MPs criticise Greens’ ‘short-sighted’ opposition to Labor’s planned nature repair market

Kylea Tink says the Greens are ‘cutting off their nose to spite their face’, but Sarah Hanson-Young says ‘Green Wall Street is not what nature needs’

The Guardian - AU

Electrifying call for national ban on gas to new homes

Ban gas connections to new homes and set a date for ending residential gas use instead of "enthusiastic inaction" on transition, critics are urging Labor.

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'Slow motion car crash': MPs call for housing summit

A citizens' assembly could end a decades-long impasse on housing affordability policy, federal crossbenchers say.

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Will Albanese live up to his own promises to end pork-barrelling? There is a sliver of hope

Like Kevin Rudd before him, Anthony Albanese is taking an odd approach to evidence.

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Australia's budget is a 'hell of a mess'. The government is not collecting enough, and you are paying too much

The government is not collecting enough money, and you are paying too much, says the former Treasury boss.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s $50 jobseeker rise more generous than Labor’s proposal, Pocock says

Albanese government risks being unfavourably compared to the Morrison government if it does not raise the payment for all, the key independent says

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Expert warns of growing tax burden ahead of budget

Former Treasury boss Ken Henry warns inadequate tax settings are worsening intergenerational inequality as the treasurer prepares for his second budget.

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Grattan on Friday: We need more tax revenue, but don't ask the major parties how we'll get it

Teal candidates again fell short in the NSW election. Only one who was so labelled was successful, and she rejects the terminology. This followed the Victorian state election in which no teal won.

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Tax experts to gather for independent summit

Independent federal MP Allegra Spender is bringing together some of Australia's top tax experts for a summit to kickstart a national debate on tax reform.

The Guardian - AU

Labor and Greens could agree to compromise on non-fossil fuel industries in safeguard mechanism

Greens in internal negotiations over backing down on demand for ban on new coal and gas projects in Labor’s climate policy

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench push Albanese government for ‘absolute cap’ on carbon emissions

MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall and balance of power senator David Pocock call on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ‘Worst of inflation behind us’; China angry over TikTok bans; and why you should walk 11 minutes a day

Australia’s economy loses steam as interest rates bite

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Voice referendum: who’s behind the yes and no campaigns and how do they plan to convince Australia?

The yes campaign is being driven by three collectives with a shared history, while the no side has been more reluctant to share its plans

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It’s not easy being teal — and in NSW it’s not cheap either

Tight spending caps mean that it’s not a level playing field for independent candidates in next month’s state election.

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