Teals and other NSW independents seek to kill controversial Pep-11 gas permit Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bans The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
‘We have to come together’: alcohol bans alone won’t fix Alice Springs’ problems Restrictions have had success but an Aboriginal health group warns the ‘underlying drivers of destructive drinking’ must be dealt with The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
Medicare review: what changes can we expect to see - and what’s still missing? Health sector welcomes the broad vision of taskforce report, but worries it’s short on details, a timeline and money The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
Fury over Chalmers’ essay is a reminder to Labor: change won’t get an easy ride The government has an enormous agenda this year but the reaction to the treasurer’s ideas signals the obstacles it faces The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
PM flags overhaul of Australia’s counter-terror laws to combat ‘real threat’ of rightwing extremism Recent murders of police officers at Wieambilla highlight need for action to protect community safety, Anthony Albanese says The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
The Voice referendum: how did we get here and where are we going? Here's what we know Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that sometime between August and November this year, the Australian people will go to a referendum for the first time since 1999. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023
Medicare overhaul targets doctor quality and affordability GPs will receive government funding for longer appointments and more affordable care under a huge overhaul of Australia's Medicare system. The New Daily · Feb 3, 2023
'Taking action now' on health reform, a national firearms register and an Adelaide burn — here's what happened at national cabinet From tackling a struggling healthcare system, to a potential national firearms register, to a cheeky exchange between two premiers, here are the key moments from national cabinet. ABC News · Feb 3, 2023
Britain ‘relaxed’ about Australia omitting King Charles from new $5 banknote, high commissioner says ‘It is for Australia to decide what it wants on its coins, and on its notes,’ Vicki Treadell says The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023
Energy relief plan won't be 'one size fits all': PM Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says energy relief isn't a "one size fits all" plan, as the nation braces for skyrocketing electricity and gas prices. AAP · Feb 3, 2023
No firm movement on health funding as national cabinet briefed by ASIO on sovereign citizens — as it happened Doctors are criticising recommended changes to the healthcare system after national cabinet announces it will wait until April to decide how to address issues in the sector — as it happened. ABC News · Feb 3, 2023
Barnaby Joyce says Labor hasn't released the wording to enshrine the Voice to Parliament in the constitution. Is that correct? Barnaby Joyce says Labor has not released the detail of the wording change to the constitution for the Voice to Parliament. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates. ABC News · Feb 2, 2023
PM secures state and territory support on referendum All state and territory leaders have signed a statement of intent to support the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament. AAP · Feb 2, 2023
Morning Mail: Albanese’s voice pledge, Turnbull raises Aukus sovereignty risk, Shell profits double The prime minister will go ahead with the referendum even without bipartisan support, he tells us The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023
AAP · Feb 2, 2023 Leaders hunt for national solutions to health care woes State and territory leaders hope innovative, national solutions to solve issues in health care will come out of a meeting with the prime minister.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023 ‘Relatively common’: WA’s lost-and-found radioactive capsule not the only missing material around The tiny capsule that fell out of a Perth-bound truck captured the world’s attention, but experts say hundreds of radioactive sources go missing each year
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023 Albanese says voice referendum will go ahead even if political dissent presents risk of failure Exclusive: Prime minister says there are many obstacles but it is an important opportunity for First Nations recognition that should not be wasted
The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023 Grattan on Friday: Chalmers attracts some flak for blue sky ideas but the government has bigger problems Jim Chalmers likes to say we need national “conversations” about the economic issues facing the country. Now, just as the new parliamentary year is set to begin on Monday, Chalmers has bought himself a doozy of a conversation, with his essay advocating we embrace “values-based capitalism”.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023 Malcolm Turnbull says Labor has failed to answer if Aukus deal compromises Australian sovereignty Former PM says if operation of nuclear subs depends on US then that is ‘a momentous change which has not been acknowledged’
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 Indigenous people to be explicitly recognised as 'First Peoples of Australia' in proposed constitutional change A fourth sentence explicitly recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional owners of Australia could be added to the constitution if a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament succeeds.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 Australia prepares to unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans in the United States Anthony Albanese is expected to detail Australia's preferred nuclear submarine option on American soil next month, alongside US President Joe Biden and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak – raising the prospect of a potential new boat design involving all three allies.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 No immediate action on Alice Springs alcohol bans, Prime Minister says governments will listen to community It could be up to a week before a decision is made on whether Intervention-era alcohol bans are reinstated in central Australia in a bid to arrest a spike in crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2023 Peter Dutton commits to continue to meet with Voice referendum working group The opposition leader vows to continue to meet with Indigenous leaders helping to shape the looming Voice to Parliament referendum, after talking with the group for the first time.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023 Report into Alice Springs unrest recommends urgent alcohol ban in central Australian communities NT chief minister met with prime minister on Thursday afternoon to discuss report, which will be released after it is considered by cabinet next week
ABC News · Feb 1, 2023 Pat Turner urges government not to sit on Dorrelle Anderson's report examining crime and alcohol in Alice Springs Leading Indigenous administrator — and co-chair of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap — Pat Turner is calling for the immediate release of Dorrelle Anderson's report on alcohol restrictions in the Northern Territory.