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The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America

This year’s ALP national conference, beginning August 17, promises to be somewhat feistier than its recent COVID-affected (and boring) predecessors.

The Conversation

One doorknock at a time: inside the yes campaign’s bid to win hearts and minds

With some suspicious and others not even aware the voice referendum is taking place, volunteers face an uphill battle in the suburbs of Melbourne

The Guardian - AU

There’s Labor dissent over Aukus but it’s unlikely to spill into a rebellion at the ALP national conference

Concerns in some quarters of the party base and congressional jitters will require deft political management but are unlikely to sink the deal

The Guardian - AU

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Terriers on the train: why do we discriminate against dogs?

Australia is a land of dog lovers.

Newcastle Herald

Labor push for publicly owned plantations to end native forest logging

Party’s environment lobby group wants forestry policy focused on restoring native forests, arguing they have more value as a carbon and biodiversity sink

The Guardian - AU

Mass stranding in WA – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

There's a fraction too much faction in Labor: minister

Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh says Labor needs to be more accommodating to members who do not want to be aligned to well-entrenched factions.

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Dozens of firefighters tackle huge blaze at disused building in Newcastle city centre

Eight fire appliances and two Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) vehicles were called to the scene to help bring the fire under control

Chronicle Live

Push to stop ‘arms race’ in federal election spending

Addressing record high election spending, donor transparency and introducing donation caps are among a wishlist of reforms to improve integrity in politics.

The New Daily

Push to stop 'arms race' in federal election spending

Addressing record high election spending, donor transparency and introducing donation caps are among a wishlist of reforms to improve integrity in politics.

AAP

Newcastle's 'barn' won't sway Bublé and others to return at any stage

He was less than complimentary of Newcastle Entertainment Centre.

Newcastle Herald

Labor Is Backtracking On Promises To Protect LGBTQIA+ Ppl & Remind Me Why Albo Marched At Pride

And when the world needed Labor most, they vanished.

Pedestrian.tv

Victorian state Liberal MP Ryan Smith resigns, sparking by-election in Melbourne's north-east

Voters in Melbourne's north-east will head to the polls for the third time in just over a year, after Liberal MP Ryan Smith — a critic of leader John Pesutto — called time on his Victorian political career.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: We urgently need a real national security review

For all the effort of current Labor and LNP politicians to talk tough, they don’t even have a national security strategy.

The New Daily

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The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Labor's national conference looms but the party's rank and file has lost its bite

Stuart Robert, one of the ministers involved in the notorious Robodebt scheme, can anticipate some sharp criticism when the royal commission’s findings come. Robert won’t be able to avoid the flak, but he has made sure he is out of parliament before it lands.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The ‘A’ in ALP stands for Albanese

Something rather important has been overlooked in the first anniversary of the election – Anthony Albanese’s takeover of the Labor Party.

The New Daily

Qld premier meets with ministers for imminent reshuffle

Queensland's health minister is expected to be removed from the troubled portfolio with the premier on the eve of a major cabinet shake-up.

The New Daily

Labor to tackle negative gearing in debate about party’s past and future

Labor policy limiting negative gearing only to new homes was seized upon leading up to the party’s 2019 election loss.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor faces internal pressure to crack down on negative gearing with cap of one property

The ALP’s first national conference under the Albanese government will also debate union proposal for an export tariff on unprocessed critical minerals

Newcastle Herald

Expectations of Hunter ministers are high

The wait for big ideas to turn into big-ticket items begins.

Chronicle Live

New £50,000 Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service machine will be a 'game-changer'

It comes after there was difficulty obtaining a similar appliance during a blaze in Haltwhistle

ABC News

Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

The Guardian - AU

The stage-three tax cuts are bad economic policy – and a dumb political strategy, too

Does Labor think they will get credit for ‘fiscal responsibility’ from a shameless opposition that implemented the cuts in the first place?

ABC News

Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit rural Australia the least, analysis shows

Country Australians will benefit the least from the stage 3 tax cuts, a new analysis based on tax data shows.

Newcastle Herald

Expectations of the Hunter as a new Labor government takes office

A new era as Minns gets Labor home

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