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‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits

Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back

The Guardian - AU

Albanese urged to help Australians struggling with fuel crisis, as NZ offers first-of-its-kind cash relief

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling Australians

The Guardian - AU

Gas giants warn against windfall gains tax as Pocock says ‘wartime profits’ should go to struggling Australians

Government faces political fight as industry says mooted 25% levy on exports would hurt Australia’s economy and energy security

The Guardian - AU

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Coach injured by shattered glass at Canberra Stadium

Cameron Ciraldo has suffered a gashed hand after glass shattered in the Canterbury coach's box as Ricky Stuart slammed the state of Canberra's GIO Stadium.

AAP

Never waste a fuel crisis: the Albanese government must seize the moment and start taxing gas companies

A failure to respond to soaring energy prices and act in the May budget could make voters turn their anger toward the federal government

The Guardian - AU

Capital gains tax discount ‘skewed’ housing towards investors: Senate inquiry

A Senate inquiry has provided Treasurer Jim Chalmers with ammunition for his plan to pare back the capital gains tax discount in the May 12 budget.

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Australian soldiers’ bodies ‘very likely’ disturbed by Israeli bulldozing at Gaza cemetery, senator says

David Pocock’s comments come as new photos show scale of damage and government official says its ‘quite possible’ bodies disturbed

The Guardian - AU

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Labor’s shift away from Coalition-era outsourcing is welcome, but the public service needs more than symbolic savings

As the APS rebuilds after decades of erosion, the real test will be whether Australia can move beyond the politics and develop lasting expertise

The Guardian - AU

Isaac Herzog held secret meeting with Asio boss during Australia trip, intelligence agency confirms

Granting a foreign head of state such as the Israeli president access to domestic intelligence agency ‘unprecedented’, senator David Pocock claims

The Guardian - AU

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Crossbenchers are demanding more accountability and transparency as important reports into significant issues of concern gather dust on ministers' desks.

AAP

Pressure to fix gas tax raising less revenue than beer

Senator David Pocock will ramp up pressure on the government to re-examine a fossil fuels tax that raises less money than beer thanks to a "fatal mistake".

AAP

Police return art posters of Trump and Netanyahu in Nazi uniforms to Canberra venue after no charges laid

Criminal proceedings will not follow as posters ‘satisfied certain aspects’ of the hate symbol legislation but not others

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says One Nation doesn’t ‘represent working people’ and claims Pocock ‘seeks to promote grievance’

Prime minister discusses range of issues in hour-long YouTube interview with Karl Stefanovic

The Guardian - AU

Nearly 20% fewer lower socioeconomic students studying law as Pocock calls to scrap Morrison-era job-ready scheme

Experts say the Morrison-era Job-ready Graduates scheme has instead had a ‘devastating impact’ on the very people higher education needs to serve

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‘Inhaled with my groin’: The Australian’s Wuthering Heights review makes a splash

Reviewer Nikki Gemmell gives an enthusiastic five stars, meanwhile job cuts at the Oz are starting to show. Plus: Asio’s email fail

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese raises bulldozed Australian war graves with Israeli president

Prime minister stresses importance of repairs to graves in Gaza being conducted as soon as possible in meeting with Isaac Herzog

The Guardian - AU

Concerns ‘AI slop’ used by University of Sydney-based institute to lobby for $20m gambling education funding

‘Evidence review’ sent by OurFutures Institute to David Pocock and other politicians references studies that do not exist or make opposing findings

AAP

Calls to end climate security secrecy as UK fesses up

The Australian government has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling UK assessment.

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You spin some, you lose more: how Albanese’s gambling rhetoric falls short

As a new parliamentary year resumes, politicians such as the ACT’s David Pocock have renewed their calls for legislation to tackle Australia’s gambling losses, which are the worst in the world per capita.

The Guardian - AU

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be released

The Guardian - AU

Future Fund spent $20,000 to send CEO’s executive assistant on business class trip to scope hotels in US

Government also reveals it spent nearly $100,000 sending minister Anika Wells and two others to US during UN general assembly

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’

Julie Inman Grant says Australia’s Online Safety Act ‘does not impinge upon Americans’ freedom of speech’

The Guardian - AU

Gallagher says public service ‘roughly the right size’ – as it happened

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'I own my face': AI deepfake victims may be able to sue

Proposed laws would ban the use of digitally altered or AI-generated audio or visual content that depicts a person's face or voice without their consent.

AAP

D-day looms for nature overhaul but final deal elusive

The environment minister has urged the coalition and Greens to come to the table and do a deal on big reforms to Australia's nature protections.

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