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PM hails parental leave to Labor faithful

Australian families will get an extra six weeks of paid parental leave under a policy designed to improve gender equity and help with the rising cost of living.

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Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

The federal government announces a plan to gradually increase paid parental leave entitlements until parents have six months of paid leave per family by 2026.

ABC News

Federal government to extend paid parental leave to six months

The federal government will boost paid parental leave for families by an additional six weeks, taking it to a total of six months.

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Paid parental leave extended to 26 weeks by 2026, with pressure on dads to share more early caring

Government-funded paid parental leave will be extended, and more pressure placed on fathers to share caring for babies, under an initiative to be unveiled by Anthony Albanese on Saturday.

The Conversation

‘If not now, when?’: PM addresses first meeting of volunteers to educate Australians about voice referendum

Sydney’s Inner West council aims to train 1,000 people for a civic education program that could become a model for other jurisdictions

The Guardian - AU

PM drops hint on extra paid parental leave

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has offered a huge pre-budget clue about a policy to extend paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks.

AAP

Govt dismisses Warragamba funding report

The federal government has dismissed a claim it will not pitch in for a $1.6 billion project to raise the wall of the Warragamba Dam on Sydney's outskirts.

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Mandatory COVID-19 isolation is over. Here are the rules now

Rules around mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods have changed. Here's what you need to know.

The Canberra Times

‘Now is the time’: Richard Marles has met NRL to push for Papua New Guinea team

On visit to Port Moresby, defence minister says ‘it would be so meaningful’ for PNG to become National Rugby League’s 18th team

The Guardian - AU

Perth religious leaders take public stance against new coal and gas projects

A church service at St Mary's Cathedral in Perth was one of several held across Australia to demand a greater commitment to climate change from the Australian government.

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Victorian towns told to evacuate or shelter as major flooding hits – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The Loop: It's 20 years since the Bali bombings, states are bracing for more heavy rain, and the Fat Bear Week champion has been crowned

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Australia may provide military training to Ukraine forces: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is considering a request from Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy.

Al Jazeera

20 years after Bali bombings, 'the ache does not dim'

People affected by the 2002 Bali bombings gathered on the Indonesian resort island to commemorate 20 years since the blasts that killed 202 people

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Federal Labor's honeymoon continues in Resolve poll; can the Liberals regain office without those 'lefties'?

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted October 5-9 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 39% of the primary vote (steady since September), the Coalition 30% (down two), the Greens 12% (up two), One Nation 5% (down one), the UAP 3% (up one), independents 9% (up one) and…

The Guardian - AU

Australia is considering offering training to Ukraine troops, Anthony Albanese says

PM conveys condolences for Russia’s ‘horrific’ targeting of civilians in call to Volodymyr Zelenskiy

ABC News

Bali bombing victims remembered at parliament and local memorials

Anthony Albanese joins Australians in remembering the victims of the Bali bombings on the 20th anniversary of the explosions that claimed 202 lives.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks Australia to train Ukrainian soldiers, during phone call with Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese says he will consider a request from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to help train soldiers in Europe. The request came during a call between the two leaders last night.

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The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe to lodge press council complaint over voice report; attorney general says pursuit of Assange has ‘gone on long enough’ – as it happened

Mark Dreyfus says most anti-corruption hearings will be private and only public in exceptional circumstances. This blog is now closed

ABC News

Sydney news: Prime Minister to attend Coogee dove tribute to Bali bombing victims today

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the Sydney commemoration of the Bali Bombing in Coogee this morning to honour those killed in the attack.

The Guardian - AU

Bali bombings: Albanese to pay tribute to victims of act of ‘calculated depravity’

Memorial services to be held across Australia including at Parliament House and in Perth, where many victims were sent for treatment

The Conversation

Chalmers flags gas action, with escalating power prices a cost-of-living nightmare for government

High and rising power prices will become a bigger part of Australia’s inflation problem over time, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned, as he foreshadowed more government action to combat high gas prices.

The New Daily

Stage-three tax cuts spark bigger question about trust in government

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is bracing for grim news this week in Washington DC from the world’s pre-eminent financial movers and shakers.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay

Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget

AAP

Facts and fluff from Albo's FM radio blitz

He hasn't held many press conferences over the past week but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fielded some curly questions on commercial radio.

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