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Budget cuts and Morrison’s pledges: where are the biggest savings coming from?

At least $9bn of regional, environmental and infrastructure spending has been slashed in Labor’s October budget – here are the projects that will miss out

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Sports rorts legal challenge dropped after tennis club given alternative funding

Beechworth Lawn Tennis Club pulls federal court challenge claiming Sport Australia ‘acted unlawfully’ in refusing grant

The Guardian - AU

Key infrastructure projects could be axed

The government is looking to trim the inflated infrastructure pipeline in a bid to rein in budgetary spending.

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Morrison apologises to Andrews for usurping ministerial portfolio

Scott Morrison has belatedly apologised to former home affairs minister Karen Andrews for secretly taking over her portfolio.

The New Daily

Scott Morrison apologises to Karen Andrews as senior National accuses former PM of breaching Coalition agreement

Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie says Scott Morrison's explanation made no sense, as the former PM apologises to Karen Andrews.

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Albanese says former PM owes apology to Australian people – as it happened

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ABC on Voice 'deeply troubling': Price

The ABC will only provide a one-sided case of the Indigenous voice to parliament, senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has told a federal Nationals meeting.

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Flood inquiry finds serious failures by agencies and calls for Resilience NSW to be scrapped

NSW upper house inquiry identifies problems with the SES and says grant processes were ‘confusing’

The Guardian - AU

Murray-Darling Basin Plan ‘cannot achieve’ environmental water savings target, report finds

Findings will increase calls for voluntary buybacks, which could provide the water quickly but would require legislation

The Guardian - AU

Govt foot and mouth response 'flat-footed'

The federal opposition has again criticised the government's response to the threat of foot and mouth disease entering Australia after an outbreak in Indonesia.

AAP

Anthony Albanese says his cabinet has the largest number of women in history. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his new cabinet has the largest number that have ever served in an Australian cabinet. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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A federal anti-corruption commission could investigate Morrison government grants

Labor plans to introduce a bill for an anti-corruption commission this year – and it could investigate billions of dollars in Morrison government grants.

The New Daily

Who is Sussan Ley? Who is Perin Davey? Here's a look at the Coalition's female deputy leaders

In the wake of the election, voices within Liberal and National ranks cried out for the parties to reconnect with women. Here are two women tasked with leading that charge.

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Telecommunications companies frustrated the Coalition is campaigning on projects they helped fund

Some of Australia's largest telecommunications companies are frustrated the Coalition is dragging them in to its re-election bid, with the government trumpeting 100 infrastructure investments during the campaign which are partly funded by private companies.

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Climate change heats up election focus

Labor and the Liberals will be judged by their response to multiple, devastating climate-fuelled natural disasters, and their approach to address the cause.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s ‘groupies’ taunt at independents will only turn off voters, Cathy McGowan warns

Government’s increasingly strident rhetoric is ‘sliding off’ independent candidates, former Indi MP says

ABC News

Mobile phone black spots to be fixed in regional SA, but remote north misses out

Living in a mobile black spot can have a devastating impact on locals trying to navigate an emergency situation, but new mobile towers in regional South Australia might fix that.

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie won’t say whether Nationals would block stronger climate targets in minority negotiations

Teal independents are pushing for more ambitious medium-term emissions reductions, but the Nationals are already ambivalent on existing pledges

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The Guardian - AU

Nicholls might be a safe Coalition seat but alternatives will test the Barnaby Line

Voters have first-hand experience of a state independent MP who is closely aligned to federal candidate Rob Priestly

The Guardian - AU

Business backs government climate policy that Morrison says is a ‘carbon tax’ when attacking Labor

Business Council of Australia says safeguard mechanism ‘is already in place alongside a suite of other measures to reduce emissions’

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Nationals' McKenzie stands by integrity

Nationals minister Bridget McKenzie has defended her response amid the sports rorts controversy, saying she would "love" to see an integrity commission.

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Carrier pigeons sending mobile black spot message to Canberra ahead of federal election

Carrier pigeons are dispatched en masse from a mobile black spot in rural Victoria to demonstrate its poor telecommunications coverage as businesses remain without eftpos capabilities.

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NSW Premier concedes it's 'not good enough' with nine out of 10 flood victims still waiting to receive grants

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet blames the federal government for a backlog of grant applications, saying a lack of flexibility has led to delays.

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CLP responds to NT senator Sam McMahon's allegations of 'abuse' by former staffer

Outgoing senator Sam McMahon last week used parliamentary privilege to accuse a former staffer of 'abuse'. The Country Liberal Party's president Fiona Darcy says "it's not a CLP issue".

The Guardian - AU

Budget reveals flood recovery spend to top $6bn in four years after NSW and Queensland disasters

Coalition to again spend maximum $150m allocation from Emergency Response Fund to ‘fast track’ recovery and resilience

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