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Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

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Rushed deportation bill faces Senate headwinds

A contentious bill that allows Australia to pay countries to accept deportees is up for debate in the Senate after being slammed by politicians and advocates.

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Coalition assurances on abortion mean nothing: History shows how women could be targeted

Peter Dutton’s assurances there would be no change to abortion laws under his government are belied by the history of the Liberal party, which has traded parliamentary votes for abortion restrictions.

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Simon Holmes à Court on Climate 200, donation reforms and why Kerry Stokes wields more power than he does

Labor’s electoral reforms are framed around diluting the influence of Simon Holmes à Court. But the Climate 200 founder says this will only cut the legs out from under independent challengers.

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Future Fund to focus on housing, climate

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund will have a mandate to consider national priorities under a new statement of expectations made by Labor, and UK-made missiles have been fired by Ukraine into Russia.

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Peter Dutton wants you to hate foreign students

Peter Dutton has dug into his book of racist smears to launch a campaign of demonisation against foreign students.

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Why does Dutton say Labor’s international student cap is ‘a dog’s breakfast’ – and what do universities think?

Both major parties want to reduce immigration – particularly by international students. So why the Coalition backflip on Labor’s bill?

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Labor set to work with Coalition on passing electoral reform bill that critics say has ‘major loopholes’

Bill contains spending caps of $90m for a federal political campaign and $800,000 for an individual electorate campaign

The Guardian - AU

Greens to ask Senate to vote to jettison anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issue

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizens

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

The Guardian - AU

Albo and Xi patch up the past

Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the G20 summit with both countries committing to stability, and the Coalition has voted against Labor’s cap on international student numbers.

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Guardian Essential poll: almost half of Australian voters want Aukus reviewed after Donald Trump’s election win

Survey also reveals concern about Trump’s effect on economy and climate crisis – although 48% think hotter summers caused by ‘normal fluctuations’

The Guardian - AU

Australian parliamentary inquiry stops short of backing social media ban for under-16s

Joint committee supports giving users the power to alter, reset or turn off algorithms but hedges on key question of age bar

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students

In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap on foreign students”.

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Some Nationals disgruntled by Labor’s electoral spending caps as crossbench fury grows

Labor shuts down a bid by independent MP Kate Chaney to send proposed reforms to an inquiry

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Labor pushes flurry of legislation in last two sitting weeks

Parliament is set to consider up to 30 pieces of legislation in the final two sitting weeks of the year — if it can find time between the valedictory speeches of retiring politicians…

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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says

ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer

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South Australian Labor gains Black at byelection with big swing

A byelection occurred on Saturday in the South Australian Liberal-held state seat of Black. With all election day votes counted, Labor gained Black by a 60.6–39.4 margin over the Liberals, a 13.3% swing to Labor since the 2022 state election. Primary votes were 46.5% Labor (up 8.4%), 32.3% Liberals (down…

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Labor is stuck in a Senate quagmire. It has two weeks to find a way out

There are more than 30 pieces of legislation scheduled to be considered in the November sitting fortnight – as well as the electoral reform proposals

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Labor and Liberals could each get $19m more from the public under electoral law reform. What else would it do?

The government’s plan also affects campaign spending, donation disclosures and truth in advertising – and has upset Clive Palmer and teal independents

The Guardian - AU

Labor and Coalition accused of cooking up ‘secret deal’ on electoral rules as Clive Palmer signals court challenge

Independent senator David Pocock ‘deeply concerned’ legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independents

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The Coalition should avoid Don’s donations deal like the plague

Labor’s Don Farrell has put together a tempting offer for the Coalition — use campaign finance laws to kill off the teals, as well as Clive Palmer.

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Morning Mail: Labor pushes for donations cap, Australia backs Palestine in UN vote, why e-bikes keep exploding

The Albanese government hopes bill could become law in next fortnight

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Labor moves to cap huge political donations

The government is hoping to pass legislation that would prevent Clive Palmer-style campaign spending, and Australia has voted for a UN resolution recognising Palestine’s ‘permanent sovereignty’ over its resources.

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer-scale political donations to be blocked under new electoral spending caps

Candidates to receive $5 per vote from public funding, while parties and independents will receive $30,000 per MP and $15,000 per senator each

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