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Dutton urges PM to put preventive detention on national cabinet agenda – as it happened

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Hope springs eternal for Sussan Ley

Sussan Ley says Australians have moved on from the Scott Morrison era and the Libs plan to win back every teal seat they lost, and undercover police officers were left out in the cold by the AFP, putting their lives at risk.

Crikey

‘Unacceptable risk’ test to determine if freed migrants go back to detention under proposed law

Labor hopes to push new laws through parliament this week to allow courts to order the re-detention of migrants or refugees freed after the landmark NZYQ high court ruling

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If Labor wants to break a high court losing streak, it must take the drafter’s pen off Peter Dutton

Being in the right is not worth much if the Albanese government allows the opposition to bully it into making laws that won’t stand up in court

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s new laws to re-detain migrants at risk of reoffending to be modelled on Coalition’s anti-terror orders

The draft laws allow the government to apply to a court to put migrants released after a landmark high court decision back in detention

The Guardian - AU

Murray-Darling Basin plan: what Labor’s new ‘breakthrough’ laws mean for the environment and communities

New legislation extends the timeframe of the plan for three years and removes a cap on water buy-backs to support the river system’s health. Here are the details

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: things get ugly on immigration detention with political blood spilled on both sides

Only one more joint sitting day to go in a brutal year, Ed Husic weighs in on theatre controversy and a hint of Christmas cheer

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‘Overreach from the start’: Security monitor drops a bomb on secrecy act

An independent review has savaged the legislation used to attempt to cover up the trial of Bernard Collaery and called for significant amendments.

Crikey

Peter V’Landys accuses politicians of ‘outright lies’ as plan to extend Racing NSW chair Russell Balding’s tenure fails

Racing body will need to scramble to replace chair after Coalition and crossbench team up to try to strengthen oversight

The Guardian - AU

22bn tonnes of CO2 emissions on the cards

If the Labor government approves the 30 coal and gas projects on the table it could put 22 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and Anthony Albanese has mocked the 15-strong Coalition group that attended the ‘cooker fest’ in London last month.

Crikey

Grattan on Friday: As Albanese's fortunes slide, people start to wonder what sort of PM Peter Dutton might make

Peter Dutton has his tail up, but he’s being careful to manage expectations. As the opposition celebrates its suddenly improved fortunes, Dutton told the party room this week that inevitably the government would recalibrate over the summer break.

The Conversation

Coalition plan to privatise visa processing to be subject of new inquiry

Announcement comes after revelation Infosys had 46 meetings with lobbyist Scott Briggs to discuss bid for IT work

The Guardian - AU

Net zero by 2050 and interim target of 70% emissions reduction by 2035 passed by NSW parliament

Greens and Coalition band together to force Labor to pass stronger greenhouse gas legislation than original policy

The Guardian - AU

Labor blames Peter Dutton’s decisions as immigration minister for ‘mess’ of indefinite detention

Opposition leader allowed a man referred to as NZYQ apply for a visa after being convicted of raping a child

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Ministers will no longer approve Australian Research Council grants under bid to stop ‘political interference’

Labor move follows review that found trust had been ‘dramatically eroded’ by controversial grant decisions made by former Coalition ministers

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Extra senators for ACT and NT will benefit left but increase malapportionment

The Poll Bludger has summarised the final report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) that was released Monday. The most contentious recommendation is that the number of senators for both the ACT and the Northern Territory be increased from two to four.

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‘Reflects the community’: Victoria achieves gender parity among MPs for the first time

Premier Jacinta Allan says the affect of female MPs’ voices can be seen throughout their work in parliament

Crikey

Boochani accuses Labor and Coalition of ‘competition of cruelty’

Behrouz Boochani, who spent six years imprisoned in an offshore camp, has called for a royal commission into immigrant detention.

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Children face ‘significant challenges’ accessing mental health support – charity

There has been a ‘perfect storm’ which meant that demand has outstripped capacity, experts said.

The Guardian - AU

How the Indigenous voice referendum could have passed with bipartisan support – in charts

Support among Coalition voters dropped after the Liberal party came out in opposition to the referendum in April, data reveals

The Conversation

Governments have been able to overrule the Reserve Bank for 80 years. Why stop now?

Pay close enough attention to parliament these next few days, and you’re likely to witness something truly remarkable: politicians from both sides of politics uniting to remove the power of politicians to overrule the Reserve Bank.

Crikey

Labor needs to heed the overseas warning signs and get control of immigration

The right isn’t very good at border control, but it’s great at convincing voters it is. That spells trouble for Labor as economic insecurity drives a backlash against migration.

Crikey

Fear and loathing for Peter Dutton as he stirs paranoia and threatens democracy

The opposition leader doesn’t have many fans among Crikey readers, and whipping up a frenzy over stateless people has entrenched the antipathy.

The Guardian - AU

Stephanie Foster appointed new home affairs secretary – as it happened

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‘De facto wages cap by stealth’: NSW Greens seek to change Labor’s workplace bill

New law would restore sweeping powers to the Industrial Relations Commission, including giving it the ability to act like a court

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