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Labor on cusp of second-term majority: poll

Labor has had a reversal of fortune as the election campaign gets underway, with the latest polling showing working voters shifting away from the coalition.

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Climate 200 puts Coalition in crosshairs, with only one Labor seat on election hitlist

Exclusive: Fundraising body backing candidates in suburbs and regions, particularly in Victoria and south-east Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Coalition boasts it’s ‘running the immigration system’ after deal to pass all three of Labor’s migration bills

The bills enable government to pay third countries to receive non-citizens and prosecute those who refuse to cooperate with deportation

The Guardian - AU

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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

Melbourne rail loop funding scrap sets up poll showdown

The Liberal party still appears to be against Labor handing out more federal funding for a contentious Victorian rail project, ahead of the federal election.

AAP

The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks

Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats

The Guardian - AU

Immigration brouhaha rumbles on as Dutton hits out

With the Labor government poised to update a controversial immigration direction, Peter Dutton has deflected attacks on his record as immigration minister.

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If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

The Coalition’s energy policy is leveraged on regional discontent about renewables. But many farmers don’t want nuclear in their back yard either

The Guardian - AU

ABC boss hits out at ‘vicious attacks’ on Tingle – as it happened

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Minister vows to appeal tribunal's visa decisions

The immigration minister has faced repeated questioning over a ministerial direction that allowed foreign nationals who have committed crimes to keep visas.

AAP

Change in visa rules was to apply in absence of ‘serious offending or family violence’, Andrew Giles was told

Labor is standing by ‘ministerial direction 99’ despite cases that appear at odds with advice given in early 2023

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash calls for focus on antisemitism in Labor’s new hate speech law

The shadow attorney-general asked if using the phrase ‘from the river to the sea’ would be an offence under Labor’s bill

The Guardian - AU

Calls to scrap immigration order after tribunal case

A direction taking into account a foreign national's ties to Australia when determining if their visa should be cancelled will be axed under the coalition.

AAP

Migration rose by one-third last year to lift Australia’s population by a record 659,000

The net annual rise was revealed as Labor signalled moves to reduce migration arrivals

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Calls for more transparency on immigration detainees

Labor is under increasing pressure as a further 150 asylum seekers could be released from immigration detention if a High Court challenge is successful.

The Guardian - AU

Dan Tehan condemns ‘big Australia’ policy but won’t reveal Coalition’s immigration plan

Shadow immigration minister wants ‘better Australia’ but refuses to say what level of migration Coalition would pursue in government

AAP

Libs eye slash to immigration, foreign student intake

The opposition is working on a policy to cut Australia's migration intake, with immigration spokesman Dan Tehan saying 1.5 million over four years is too high.

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PM says Dutton’s team ‘dominated by blokes’ – as it happened

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Australia Trade Minister Seeks China's Support Amid Trade Barriers

In an effort to address trade barriers, Australia's trade minister plans to engage with China and question the recent sentencing of Australian journalist, ...

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: how conservatives stoke Australia Day row, ABC strike threat, thrillers at the tennis

Liberal MPs pay out for campaign claiming national day is ‘under siege’ while Antoinette Lattouf row is escalating at broadcaster

The Guardian - AU

Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds

Several Liberal MPs share advertisements on Facebook lobbying against changing the date after Woolworths’ decision to pull national merchandise

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie council scraps its Australia Day citizenship ceremony

The move is believed to be a first for the city.

The Guardian - AU

Clare O’Neil won’t rule out international student cap as part of visa crackdown

Home affairs minister insists forecasts showing 185,000 fewer people will migrate to Australia are an estimate, not a ‘target’

The Guardian - AU

Fifth immigration detainee arrested after release due to high court ruling

Parliament told man arrested in connection with an outstanding warrant

The Independent UK

Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants

The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants who have been freed since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional

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