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Politicians dress up for Canberra’s night of nights – as it happened

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Dutton’s climate ‘stunt’ sacrifices tax cut promise: Labor

The Coalition risks sacrificing an election promise on small business tax cuts to pull a political stunt on climate change, Labor claims.

The New Daily

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election

The next federal election could be conducted under dramatically reformed electoral laws, with caps on spending and donations, and a much lower disclosure threshold for the disclosure of donations.

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Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade – but like cheques, who'll miss it?

Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week. Of the 13,000 payments, only 17 were with cheques.

The Conversation

Labor’s plan for ‘green Wall Street’ in danger as Coalition backflips to oppose bill

Opposition shift sets up battle between government and the Greens, who say proposed nature repair market is ‘irreparable’

The Guardian - AU

Proposed spending and donations caps may at last bring genuine reform to national election rules

Money in electoral politics is like salt in the human body. Essential for activity – but too much imperils the heart.

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Paul Bongiorno: Business as usual in Canberra – so much for a kinder, gentler politics

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

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Australia’s shadow economy leeches $12.4bn from tax revenue amid Treasury’s failure to crack down

Auditor general’s report says bid to tackle cash-in-hand work and tax avoidance measures haven’t worked

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Tensions arise as Lidia Thorpe and Pauline Hanson vie to contribute to voice pamphlet

Representatives for opposing sides must collaborate on essays outlining their stands on Indigenous voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU

Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee

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Labor poised to cap donations and spending after key report released

Government says electoral reforms are needed for transparency, but Coalition has vowed to resist ‘tooth and nail’

The Guardian - AU

Government's housing fund legislation delayed by Greens-Coalition alliance

The Greens and the Coalition have teamed up again to present a vote being taken on the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.

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Afternoon Update: Labor furious after housing bill delayed; Leigh Sales nominated for Gold Logie; and snow hits the Alps

Greens and government descend into an angry war of words over housing policy

The Guardian - AU

How Queensland booked better ticket on coal gravy train

Coal royalty rates didn't move in NSW.

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MP issues double dissolution warning – as it happened

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Revealed: documents detail key players behind vast Australian fossil fuel expansion

Former politicians and executives have propelled the Northern Territory’s Middle Arm hub from dream to likely realisation

The New Daily

Senator David Van rides out pressure to quit after assault allegations

Senator David Van is riding out mounting pressure to quit politics after bombshell sexual assault allegations were levelled against him.

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Coalition has no intention of taking focus off Katy Gallagher and Higgins settlement

National Bridget McKenzie says Katy Gallagher still has questions to answer on her knowledge of rape allegations made by Brittany Higgins

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$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

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‘We will come back’: Dutton tries to rally battered Libs as third ‘groping victim’ names banished senator

Dutton has issued a rallying cry to Liberal Party faithful as allegations of misconduct against one of their own rock federal parliament.

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s women problem is writ large in a here-we-go-again moment that returns parliament to its darkest days

Talking up the grossness of politics is a losing strategy, and one that has already backfired for the opposition

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Woeful Victorian poll for state Coalition; Victoria and NSW to lose federal seats as WA gains

A Victorian state Resolve poll for The Age, conducted with the federal May and June Resolve polls from a sample of about 1,000, gave Labor 41% of the primary vote (down one since April), the Coalition just 26% (down four), the Greens 15% (up five), independents 12% (steady) and others…

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Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

The New Daily

Fresh allegation on Senator Van ends Parliament’s ‘abomination’ of a week

Senator Van denied the allegation, but said he had moved his parliamentary office away from Senator Thorpe’s in 2021.

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Australian government passes law cancelling lease on new Russian embassy site over security concerns

Anthony Albanese says he has briefed opposition on move in response to ‘clear security advice’ about risk of premises so close to parliament

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