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Parcels being checked for foot-and-mouth disease but Australian government says border should not shut

Coalition offers conflicting messages on if Indonesia border should be closed despite industry advice it would ‘do more harm than good’

The Guardian - AU

Alan Kohler: Small government and free markets – ideology or greed?

A desire to pay less tax is part of the conservative mindset, which will make it more persistent even if Professor Stiglitz is right about government.

The New Daily

The 47th parliament is the most diverse ever – but still doesn’t reflect Australia

While women have made the biggest gains, parliament still has a long way to go to truly reflect multicultural Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Government pulls teeth of Australian Building and Construction Commission

The government this week will take the first step in killing off the controversial Australian Building and Construction Commission by stripping back its powers “to the bare legal minimum”.

The Conversation

A flurry of bills, with climate first cab off the rank: what’s on the agenda for the Albanese government?

While the new PM has vowed not to ‘waste a day in government’, budget restraint will be a key theme – and he doesn’t intend to ruffle too many feathers

The Guardian - AU

Coalition ‘subverted democracy’ with election-day statement on asylum boat, Labor says

Home affairs minister Clare O’Neil says former government’s pressuring of public servants to reveal boat arrival was ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU

Sexism, the Canberra bubble and climate: the battlegrounds for Zoe Daniel

After riding the ‘teal’ wave into a seat in parliament, the Goldstein MP outlines her priorities

The Guardian - AU

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‘Disgraceful’: report reveals Morrison government pressured border force to promote election day boat arrival

Labor says action by former government ‘sabotaged’ protocols for political gain and was ‘without precedent’ in Australian history

The Guardian - AU

Advocates for homeless pressure Council members Ervin, Waguespack to support ballot question to fund housing

Advocates with the Bring Chicago Home Coalition protested outside the offices of City Council members Jason Ervin (28th) and Scott Waguespack (32nd) this week to push for their support to add a question on the November ballot asking voters to create a dedicated revenue stream to house people…

Chicago Sun-Times

Former carbon pricing mastermind Greg Combet backs proposed fix for Australia's energy crisis

Former federal climate change minister backs proposed fix for crisis-riddled national electricity market, calling for ideology to be taken out of debate.

ABC News

Labor won't overhaul environment laws until next year. Here are 5 easy wins it could aim for now

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week acknowledged the grave state of Australia’s environment and pledged new laws to go before parliament next year.

The Conversation

Coalition changes allowing renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuel projects to be scrapped

Climate change minister Chris Bowen says Arena will have mandate to accelerate electrification and focus on renewable technology

The Guardian - AU

Labor cleans out Infrastructure Australia board amid concerns over ‘partisan appointments’

Federal infrastructure minister Catherine King appoints experts to review body’s mandate and composition to ‘get it back on track’

The Guardian - AU

Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

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Crossbench MP predicts ‘welcome’ car emissions change as climate negotiations continue

Independent MP Kylea Tink says negotiations for legislation on a 43 per cent emissions reduction target have already been fruitful.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: child Covid fine revelations in NSW, final two in Tory leadership contest, polenta aplenty

Thursday: investigation reveals NSW government suggested children as young as 10 could work off fines of about $1,000. Plus: Novak Djokovic likely to be barred from US Open

ABC News

Fracking watchdog says NT still lacking federal government commitment on Beetaloo Basin emissions promise

An independent watchdog says the NT government’s promise to offset all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking the Beetaloo Basin is in doubt, as the project looks set to be a sticking point in negotiations on the Greens’ support for Labor’s climate targets.

The Guardian - AU

The NSW government falls uncomfortably silent as the spotlight shifts to its own woes

Analysis: After 12 years and a roll call of Icac scalps, the Coalition’s lines about the ‘bad old days’ of Labor don’t hit the way they used to

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Water Minister Tanya Plibersek 'gobsmacked' by how badly Australia has been doing on Murray-Darling Basin Plan target

Tanya Plibersek said she was shocked at how much water was still to be recovered for the environment before the plan's 2024 deadline.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek pledges new environment laws to end years of ‘wilful neglect’ by Coalition

Minister says legislation will go before parliament next year and confirms bid to protect 30% of land by 2030 as she launches state of the environment report

The New Daily

Tanya Plibersek blames Coalition for $1 billion of environmental damage

Tanya Plibersek has blamed the former Coalition government for environmental damage that will cost $1 billion a year to contain and repair.

The Conversation

'Wellbeing'. It's why Labor's first budget will have more rigour than any before it

What if the most important thing in Jim Chalmers’ first budget is the thing his critics are writing off as a gimmick?

Al Jazeera

Australia report reveals ‘shocking’ decline in environment

The long-awaited 2021 State of the Environment Report finds problems from biodiversity and habitat loss to pollution.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek delivers State of the Environment address following 'shocking' climate report — as it happened

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has addressed National Press Club following a five-yearly report into Australia's climate, which she has described as "shocking" — as it happened.

ABC News

The Loop: Australia's environment in bad shape, former MPs charged, and a 'universal' COVID vaccine?

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