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Australia mulls a republic as Jubilee celebrations spread Down Under

The country appointed a new assistant minister for the republic on the eve of the Jubilee.

The Independent UK

Australia's new PM backs wage hike to ease inflation pain

Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consumer price inflation.

Reuters

Government engaging with Woodside over gas

The government is working with the energy sector to increase gas supply in the short term as international prices burgeon off the back of market pressures.

AAP

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PM says no live sheep export ban this term

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will consult widely on the future of the live sheep export trade, but no decision is expected this term.

AAP

Unions back minimum wage submission – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: conservation study, Queen to miss jubilee service, energy crisis explained

Friday: Major study finds almost half the planet’s land surface needs extra conservation protection. Plus: why does an iceberg lettuce cost $11.99?

The Guardian - AU

New govt backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

AAP

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Thirty years on, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign can draw inspiration from Mabo

A notable early similarity of the Albanese and Keating Labor governments is a key focus on Australia’s First Nations peoples

The Guardian - AU

It Looks Like The New Govt Will Shake Up The Arts Environment Sectors W/ Some Big ‘Ol Changes

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‘We stand as equals’: Anthony Albanese asserts Labor’s republican agenda in speech marking Queen’s platinum jubilee

Prime minister says while Australia holds Queen Elizabeth in the highest regard, the bond between the UK and Australia has changed

The Guardian - AU

Australia marks Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joked that his own birth was somewhat delayed by Queen Elizabeth II because his pregnant mother had insisted on driving past a tribute to the British monarch on her way to the hospital

The Independent UK

Here’s what’s on the agenda for Australia’s first-ever Assistant Minister for the Republic

Australia's new Assistant Minister for the Republic will wait to see if Labor wins a second term before putting this question to the Australian people.

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations

Tony Burke reads a poem aloud every day and has a piano lesson once a week.

The Conversation

Australia to break away from Queen and Royal Family as UK celebrates Platinum Jubilee

Australia says it's time to stand on its own two feet and bid farewell to the Queen in a shock move, citing its own identity and culture, as the UK celebrates the Monarch's Platinum Jubilee

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The Guardian - AU

Labor backbenchers urge Albanese to ‘stay true to his values’ on Julian Assange trial

New prime minister says ‘not all foreign affairs is best done with a loud hailer’ when asked if he will intervene on behalf of the WikiLeaks cofounder

ABC News

Albanese government restores abolished environment department but avoids major public service overhaul

The new government will also dilute the power of the massive Department of Home Affairs, but Anthony Albanese's initial shake-up is modest in scope.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: threatened species plans scrapped, Depp v Heard verdict, Sheryl Sandberg quits

Thursday: Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened animals, plants and habitat. Plus: jury finds in favour of Johnny Depp in defamation case

ABC News

Will the change of Australian government end the trade war with China?

The trade war between Beijing and Canberra is hurting both sides greatly, but will the change of Australian government bring it to an end?

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The Guardian - AU

From Billy Bragg to DJ Albo: what Anthony Albanese’s music taste says about him

If he wants to be true to the values of the music he most cherishes, Australia’s new PM needs to seize the sea of possibilities created by a more diverse parliament

The New Daily

The unexpected date on the calendar upended Anthony Albanese’s planned start to government

“You shouldn’t waste a day in government,” Anthony Albanese told the first meeting of the ALP caucus this week, smilingly. “We don’t intend to."

The New Daily

Newly installed federal government faces a tough test on gas prices

Long suffering energy consumers who have seen power prices spike now face rising gas prices from July 1, as shortages cause wholesale prices to spike.

The New Daily

Labor’s full cabinet has finally been sworn in. Here’s a who’s who of new ministers

Although Labor hasn't been in government since 2013, almost half of the new cabinet have past experience as government ministers.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese to create climate super-department in bureaucratic shake-up

Prime minister also plans to remove AFP from home affairs portfolio as he reshapes the public service

The Conversation

Australia has more women in cabinet than ever before: what difference will diversity make?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first cabinet is Australia’s most diverse ever. Not only do women comprise ten of 23 cabinet ministers (or about 43%), many have diverse race, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

AAP

Labor urged to scrap nuclear dump

Traditional owners have urged the federal Labor government to drop plans for a nuclear waste facility on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

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