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Any minute now, Dutton is absolutely, totally, definitely going to release costings for his nuclear policy

The Coalition has been talking about its nuclear energy plans for more than two years. And for more than two years, we’ve been told the details are right around the corner.

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Peter Dutton accused of ‘disgusting’ political point-scoring after synagogue fire – then attacks Jewish Labor MP

Josh Burns says he has been standing up for his Melbourne community ‘every day’ as Chris Bowen calls for national unity

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Policy bum Dutton has two big ideas. They’re both in bad trouble

Peter Dutton has two big ideas: cut migration and build nuclear power plants. He’s now abandoned one, and we know the other will be a disaster.

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Newspoll returns to a tie after Coalition leads, but Labor has worst result this term in Resolve

A national Newspoll, conducted December 2–6 from a sample of 1,258, had a 50–50 tie, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll in early November. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (down one), 33% Labor (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (up two) and 10% for all Others…

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Assad flees to Moscow as Syria falls to rebels

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been granted asylum in Russia after being forced from government by rebels over the weekend, and counterterrorism units are investigating the arson attack at Melbourne’s Addas Israel Synagogue.

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Morning Mail: Bashar al-Assad flees Syria, CSIRO refutes Coalition’s nuclear costing claim, gambling ads on Snapchat filters

Syrian rebels seize Damascus as Assad regime falls; Coalition’s nuclear claims undermined; children viewing gambling ads through Snapchat filters

The Guardian - AU

Congress of cheesed-off unions could leave Labor scrambling for crumbs

‘Potentially historic’ moment looms at the ACTU meeting, as aggrieved unions threaten to direct support elsewhere

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CSIRO refutes Coalition case nuclear is cheaper than renewable energy due to operating life

National science agency dismisses argument nuclear’s economics have not been adequately considered in new draft report

The Guardian - AU

Five Eyes countries warn of youth radicalisation

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess said every Australian terrorist attack, disruption and suspected terrorist incident in 2024 was perpetrated by a young person, and Albo is off to pitch clean energy to WA.

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Grattan on Friday: frustrated government can only bite its tongue as it waits on Michele Bullock

As she reads the economic commentators, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might, in moments of doubt, wonder whether she’s making a similar misjudgement to her predecessor Philip Lowe.

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Australia’s net migration still 82,000 people short of pre-pandemic levels, study finds

Country has shortfall over more than five years of pandemic disruption, according to ANU report, contrary to claims of record-high migration

The Guardian - AU

Didn’t they realise there was a war going on? Inside robodebt disaster’s slow media storm

In his new book Mean Streak, Rick Morton explores a moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a multibillion-dollar government shake-down.

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Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election

Survey finds 25 percentage point gender gap across all age brackets on whether nuclear power would be positive for the country, with majority of men saying it would

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on Liberal moderates, regrets, and Donald Trump

Opposition Senate leader and former senior minister in the Coalition government Simon Birmingham has announced he will quit parliament. Birmingham, one of the few remaining moderates in the Liberals’ ranks, is shadow foreign minister. Now , aged 50, he’s defecting to a (yet to be announced) commercial job.

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Albanese government gets an ‘F’ from voters on housing, wages

New polling shows voters are scathing of the government’s attempts to address the cost of housing and wage growth, and a new register will be set up requiring telcos to recognise and block scam texts.

The Guardian - AU

Ad campaign comparing Peter Dutton to Donald Trump sees Climate 200’s donations surge by $380,000

Organisation asked supporters if they ‘want to feel different on our election night’ in an ad with half of Trump’s face and half of Dutton’s

The Guardian - AU

‘Living next door to radioactive waste’: Latrobe Valley residents to rally against Coalition’s nuclear plan

In the lead-up to public hearings, a community organiser says ‘risky scheme’ is being pushed for region with no details or consultation

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Under-16 social media ban supported by 77% as economic sentiment lifts

A national YouGov poll, conducted November 15–21 from a sample of 1,515, had a 50–50 tie, unchanged from the previous YouGov poll in September. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (down one), 30% Labor (steady), 13% Greens (down one), 9% One Nation (up two) and 10% for all Others (steady).

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'A Bloody Disgrace': Australia's Senate Rejects Bill To Legalize Cannabis

The Greens, Australia’s third-largest political party, announced Wednesday that its Legalizing Cannabis Bill 2023 was voted down in the Senate by a margin of 13 to 24 votes, marking a setback in its push for reform.

The Guardian - AU

‘Getting things done’ a fitting mantra for the tidal wave of laws the government pushed through in one week

Frustrated that his agenda was stuck in the Senate, the prime minister decided it was time for recalcitrants to be forced to the table – and it worked

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s immigration regime is violent and cruel. Labor’s rushed bills will devastate traumatised people

Many families have endured years of separation while in prison camps – and children are the main victims

The Guardian - AU

Albanese denies parliament’s bill rush means Labor is preparing for early election

PM trumpets social media ban for under-16s, housing package and Future Made in Australia bill, saying government is ‘getting things done’

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The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant

On Thursday night, after a whirlwind day in Canberra, the Senate finally passed the federal government’s long-delayed amendments to the Reserve Bank Act.

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Labor ends the year with a flurry of legislation good, bad and indifferent

The end-of-year flood of legislation is a mixed bag of good and bad policy, but Labor delivered much of its agenda.

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Birmingham was a failed moderate who leaves a legacy of rolling over and letting the right win

Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham was a leading moderate, or so we were repeatedly told. But what does he have to show for it?

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