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Electoral commission wrongly accused Advance Australia of breaching law during ACT Senate election campaign

Advance Australia has lashed out at the electoral commission after it acknowledged that the robocalls it criticised during the election campaign had not existed.

ABC News

Electoral commission backflips on Advance Australia robocalls

David Pocock is "perplexed and disappointed" by the AEC's robocall backflip.

The Canberra Times

Proposed workplace changes could be split

Independent senator David Pocock is calling for the government to split its workplace law amendments, saying there's not enough time to consult on big changes.

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More time needed to examine Labor’s IR bill, say crossbench senators and employer groups

Workplace relations minister says Australians have ‘waited long enough’ for changes but has left door open to amendments

The Guardian - AU

Fossil fuel companies sponsor Australian sports to the tune of $14m-$18m a year, researchers find

The ‘good news’ is this money could be replaced over time as it represents just 3.5% of sponsorship, expert says

The Guardian - AU

CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

ABC News

Netball Australia faces funding crisis after Hancock Prospecting withdrawal as other sports warn of damage from saga

The decision of Hancock Prospecting to withdraw sponsorship presents a financial crisis for Netball Australia, as the sport's authorities take criticism for their handling of the issue and failure to listen to players' concerns, writes Tracey Holmes.

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Labor faces employer revolt over changes to multi-employer pay deals in IR bill

Adding to pressure on Albanese government, unions are warning of risk to manufacturing jobs from sky-rocketing gas prices

The Guardian - AU

In sport, it's all about the money — but accepting it is not always so easy

In the messy world of sport sponsorships, players are often stuck between their personal beliefs and the greater good of their code. It takes a courageous athlete to bite the hand that feeds, writes David Mark.

ABC News

Reckoning beckons as athlete voices grow louder over sportswashing sponsors

It may prove to be a blip from business as usual but recent resistance in Australian sport has been encouraging

The Guardian - AU

Sponsorships questioned by leading Australian athletes

Athletes in two of Australia’s most popular sports — cricket and netball — are criticizing millions of dollars in sponsorship deals between their federations and mining and energy companies

The Independent UK

Man dies in Victorian town of Rochester and Shepparton told to evacuate – as it happened

More than 500 Victorian homes damaged and 500 others cut off in flooding. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Gas boom could see tax take triple

The gas industry is predicting a tripling in its bill for tax and royalties after windfall profits brought on by high prices prompted by the war in Ukraine.

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The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart’s foray into Australian netball an exercise in climate exchange

Hancock Prospecting is buying the right to stay relevant in a society increasingly concerned with the role of mining companies in environmental destruction

The Guardian - AU

Dutton says ‘balance is right’ on Labor’s anti-corruption laws, clearing path for bill to pass

Liberal leader urges government to ignore criticism on threshold test for public hearings and says there is ‘no place for corrupt behaviour in public life’

AAP

Controversial cashless welfare card dumped

People in some remote communities will be able to transition off the cashless welfare card from next week after the government's repeal bill passed parliament.

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Territories' rights vote by end of year

A vote on a bill to remove the ban on territories from legislating for voluntary euthanasia is expected by the end of the year, the Senate has heard.

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Budget relief for 'humiliated' recipients

The welfare lobby and independent Senator David Pocock have called on the federal government to include budget relief for Australia's most vulnerable.

AAP

Pocock laments lost Senate sitting day

Independent senator David Pocock has called on the government to find extra sitting days to ensure important legislation can be passed.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton confirms Coalition in talks to pass Labor’s anti-corruption commission bill

Opposition leader warns against powers so extensive they result in ‘show trials’ as ‘good faith’ talks on bill continue

ABC News

Crossbench concerns over narrow scope of national anti-corruption body

Federal parliament will resume next week and the government will use the sitting period to introduce the long-promised integrity commission legislation.

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces electric vehicle roadblock over inclusion of hybrid cars

Greens and David Pocock say government bill amounts to a fossil fuel subsidy and will slow uptake of zero emission vehicles

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese asks all Australians to observe a minute’s silence for Queen on public holiday

Elizabeth II ‘had a deep affection with Australia and Australians have remembered her fondly since her passing’, the prime minister says

The Canberra Times

Canberra Liberals accuse Pocock of 'politicising' ACT public school

ACT opposition education spokesman says it was "inappropriate and disappointing" that Senator Pocock hosted a town hall meeting at Lanyon High School.

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