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Push to 'clean up' and reform political donations

A fresh bid to "clean up politics" would cap mega donations under a crossbench plan for electoral reform before the next election.

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Independents move to ban mega donations in far-reaching political transparency overhaul

Crossbenchers including the Greens and the Jacqui Lambie Network back proposal that would ban $1.5m-plus donations and tighten the definition of gifts but does not include spending caps

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Question time interrupted by Gaza protesters – as it happened

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Extra paid parental leave welcomed but unions want more

An increase in paid parental leave to 26 weeks from mid-2026 has been welcomed but there are calls to further reform the scheme.

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David Pocock fears Labor trying to work around First Nations consultation on offshore gas projects

Independent senator shares Tiwi Islanders’ concern over changes they argue would allow companies to ‘ignore’ their views

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Join investigation into sexual violence in Gaza: Pocock

An independent senator has called on Australia to support investigations into sexual violence committed by both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Israel 'will lose war support' if innocent deaths mount

Israel will lose support for its war against Hamas in Gaza if it doesn't change its course as civilian casualties continue to mount, the foreign minister says.

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Independent party director takes medical leave ahead of ACT election

Party director cites health reasons for leave.

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British American Tobacco makes first donation to Nationals in over a decade amid vaping crackdown

The $55,000 donation grants access to National party politicians via a policy forum membership scheme

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The Pocock support for a Babet move that has raised eyebrows

It is over an inquiry into 'excessive deaths' during the pandemic.

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Rallies mark second anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Hundreds of Australians have taken part in rallies to mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine as calls for more military support grow.

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Taylor urged to fight for the swifties of the sky

A federal senator has urged Taylor Swift to join the life-and-death fight for swifties of the feathered kind.

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'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

Medical professionals, young people and scientists have backed a push to legislate a duty of care for children when considering climate-related decisions.

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'No one knows': passes to halls of power under scrutiny

An unknown number of lobbyists roam parliament every day with no public register of who they are, leading to calls for transparency.

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Prominent Ngunnawal elder considers independent tilt for Assembly

Aunty Violet Sheridan is weighing up a run in Yerrabi.

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Right to disconnect bill passes Senate but needs urgent fix to remove criminal penalties for employers

Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation after Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue

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Closing loopholes bill: the right to disconnect and five other changes coming to Australian workplaces

Laws agreed by Labor, Greens and David Pocock allows casuals to more easily apply to become permanent and may increase pay in gig economy

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Right to disconnect from work laws set to pass Australian parliament after deals with crossbench

Adam Bandt says changes to industrial relations bill mean ‘when you clock off, you’ll be able to switch off’

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NSW Liberals propose weakening unfair-dismissal protections under new industrial relations platform

The policy platform, to be considered later this month, also seeks to abandon annual wage rises for middle and high income earners on award safety nets

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One-third of outsourced Australian aged care home inspections rejected as substandard

Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission accused of ‘unacceptable ignorance’ about standard of audits carried out by consultants

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PM says ‘protections’ needed before funding can resume – as it happened

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'To shift the balance': Carnell and Emerson launch ACT independents party

The game just changed for the 2024 territory election.

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What do they want? Independents. Who do they want? Um, about that.

The independent project is over before it starts without deep community backing.

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours

Independent senator says depiction of Australia as part of ‘Pacific family’ is inconsistent with issuing approvals for new coal and gas projects

The Guardian - AU

Pocock wants to boost Centrelink payments using savings from stage-three tax cuts overhaul

Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases to jobseeker and other payments

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