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Andrew Hastie knew taking on Pauline Hanson would cost him. Liberals are divided over the price of following suit

While supporters and rivals of Hastie back his stance on One Nation, some are asking why the party isn’t doing more

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The ‘core’ of One Nation’s super proposal is sound, says former Grattan Institute chief John Daley

Former head of the Grattan Institute John Daley has backed “the core” of One Nation’s controversial superannuation plan to allow people to withdraw part of their future contributions.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super

Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad for people’s retirement.

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'Rush to conclusions': calls for calm on house prices

Labor is calling for calm as it shuts down suggestions Treasury modelling of house prices underestimated the impact of tax changes and misled the public.

AAP

Labor unhurried on migration policy over ramifications

The home affairs minister has not given an indication when an overhaul of Australia's migration policy will be unveiled, citing possible unintended concerns.

AAP

Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen

Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy

The Guardian - AU

Rightwing critics argue we might as well scrap super. Here’s why that could spell disaster for Australia’s finances

Spending on aged pension will be stable for decades to come, experts argue, despite claims by Bragg and Hanson

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Visa slowdown for backpackers amid migration backlash

Labor has confirmed it is slowing down working visa applications as work continues behind the scenes to settle on a restricted migration scheme.

AAP

Anger over One Nation plan to 'end compulsory super'

One Nation has been criticised after leader Pauline Hanson suggested many people would be better off with money in their pockets rather than in superannuation.

AAP

Coalition split on Andrew Bragg speech as South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan urges colleagues to ‘follow his lead’

Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’

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Albanese doesn't believe in admitting he's stuffed up, and it costs him

The PM places pride over pragmatism.

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Albanese doesn’t believe in admitting he’s stuffed up, and it costs him

How unfortunate that Peter Malinauskas says he is not interested in running for federal politics. This week once again showed the South Australian premier’s class on the policy front when, after a fact-finding visit to the United States, he announced a state royal commission into Artificial Intelligence.

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Afternoon Update: students ditch school to protest Hanson, Rio Tinto gets $2.5bn bailout, and Travis Kelce’s ‘best night’

High schoolers join university walkouts, with ‘Say No to Pauline Hanson’ and ‘fight against racism’ flyers seen at demonstrations

The Guardian - AU

Bragg says lower-income earners should accept substandard housing as colleagues rebuke his migration target

Angus Taylor cautions NSW senator for diverging from policy in National Press Club speech as Nationals warn against changes to working holiday visas

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Liberal senator rebuked for personal policy 'Odyssey'

The coalition's housing spokesman has come under fire for comments suggesting those on lower incomes should accept living in poorly built homes.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plan to scrap energy rules for new houses condemned as ‘cost-of-living timebomb’

Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics say

The Guardian - AU

Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in

Liberal colleagues decline to publicly back shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s

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Coalition would set Net Overseas Migration under 180,000 – Bragg

Liberal housing spokesman Andrew Bragg has nominated under 180,000 as the size of Net Overseas Migration under a Coalition government.

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O’Neil condemns Bragg’s ‘crazed’ press club speech – as it happened

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'Stop the madness': Liberal eyes big tech, party policy

A Liberal frontbencher has called on his party to slash the construction code, cut migration, tax big tech more and freeze the NDIS to fix Australia's malaise.

AAP

Top Liberal bats away proposal for One Nation coalition

After a senior frontbencher left the door open for a partnership with One Nation, his party's leader quickly tried to shut the idea down.

AAP

Less than four per cent of social housing target built

There is "considerable uncertainty" the government's signature social housing program will deliver as many homes as promised by the end of the decade.

AAP

Energy red tape could 'stall AI data centre boom'

Australia can rekindle the strong productivity growth of previous decades if it speeds up the adoption of AI, tech giant Anthropic says.

AAP

Officials bank on economic slump helping tame inflation

Australia is not experiencing stagflation but higher interest rates will help cool the economy and inflation, the nation's top bank official says.

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Investor tax cut call as opponents fight Labor plan

A Labor plan to reduce investor incentives has been branded a "productivity tax" as opponents call for lower taxes for those with money to put aside.

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