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Afternoon Update: PM pledges billions for healthcare overhaul; Lehrmann free to pursue defamation; and a Cleopatra controversy

National cabinet agrees to measures including Medicare changes and plans to address rental crisis

The Guardian - AU

Budget billions promised to reform Medicare, rental markets and rein in NDIS

Health and housing main national cabinet priorities this year.

The Canberra Times

Health and housing measures announced ahead of budget, and NDIS costs in first ministers' sights

The May 9 budget will include a $2.2 billion suite of measures to seek to ease pressures in primary health care and hospitals, as well as containing initiatives directed towards the crisis in the rental market.

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Sam Kerr to lead party of prominent Australians as flag bearer at King Charles’s coronation

Matildas captain will join delegation including Anthony Albanese, Nick Cave and Adam Hills at London ceremony next week

The Guardian - AU

Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS 'growth target'

Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.

ABC News

PM unveils $2bn federal budget boost for healthcare

Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.2 billion healthcare package to support workers, boost nurse numbers and improved after-hours care.

The New Daily

PM defends plans to attend shock-jock Sandilands’ wedding

PM Anthony Albanese will be a guest at Kyle Sandilands' lavish wedding on Saturday, despite the radio host also inviting colourful guests.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defends plans to attend Kyle Sandilands's wedding alongside 'underworld' figure

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the wedding of Kyle Sandilands, whose bridal party includes former nightclub owner John Ibrahim, described by his publishers as Australia "most notorious underworld figure".

ABC News

Renters’ rights boosted, more housing supply: PM

Plans will be developed to increase Australia's housing supply to address the affordability crisis, in addition to strengthening renter's rights.

The New Daily

Sam Kerr named flag-bearer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to have key role in King Charles III's coronation

Football star Sam Kerr has been announced as Australia's flag-bearer for the coronation of King Charles III, leading a contingent of Australian representatives including the prime minister and governor-general.

ABC News

National cabinet updates: State and territory leaders meet to discuss health reform and housing crisis - as it happened

State and territory leaders have met with Anthony Albanese in Brisbane for national cabinet. Look back on Friday's updates.

ABC News

Boost to health measures agreed at national cabinet

State and territory leaders have agreed on changes to health systems, the NDIS and other areas at the latest national cabinet meeting.

The New Daily

Woodside chair claims investments at risk; food delivery service Providoor collapses – as it happened

Gourmet food delivery service placed into liquidation

The Guardian - AU

Defence reveals 50 per cent 'contingency' for cost overruns inside $368 billion AUKUS project

An almost $123 billion "contingency" has been set aside for Australia's largest ever defence project, according to a new analysis of the AUKUS nuclear submarine program prepared by the Parliamentary Budget Office.

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The New Daily

‘Can’t be racist to white people’: Lidia Thorpe breaks silence on strip club fracas

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has broken her silence after a video emerged of her with patrons outside a Melbourne gentleman’s club.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Albanese runs a highly controlled government using gossamer threads

Anthony Albanese’s first year as prime minister will, as it happens, be bookended by meetings of the Quad – the gathering of the leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia.

The Guardian - AU

‘The rate is too low’: pressure builds within Labor ranks to raise jobseeker

At least 11 MPs have publicly voiced support for payment increase or other relief, with more privately saying they want it raised

The New Daily

Housing, health to fore at new-look national cabinet

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put housing and health on the agenda as he prepares to host a national cabinet meeting with a difference.

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The Guardian - AU

Albanese government to radically streamline migration with three-tiered system for skilled workers

Australian home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, announces reforms designed to cut red tape and reduce delays to permanent residency

The New Daily

More than 100 Australians in Sudan during conflict: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says officials were providing consular support to more than 100 citizens caught up in conflict in Sudan.

The Guardian - AU

Labor should use its ‘power for the people’ and lift jobseeker, former RBA governor says

Bernie Fraser has joined the chorus of calls to raise rates as Labor MP warns ‘we may not get a second chance’

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers promises cost-of-living relief in budget but won’t commit to raising jobseeker

Treasurer says government’s focus remains on jobs, as CEO of Acoss says increasing unemployment benefit still a ‘live debate’

The New Daily

Fight over affordable housing puts renters in focus

Greens leader Adam Bandt is calling for a rent freeze and more investment in affordable housing but the prime minister says his proposed fund goes far enough.

The Hindu

Albanese to host Biden, Kishida, Modi at Quad summit in May

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden for a Quad security summit on May 24

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Greens vow to sink federal government's $10b housing fund, threatening first major defeat for Albanese

The federal government wants to establish a $10 billion housing fund to increase affordable supply, but Greens leader Adam Bandt says his party will sink it in the Senate unless the government does more for renters and ends tax discounts for some investment properties.

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