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Australia spends billions ‘failing to police’ cannabis that earns black market $25bn a year, Greens say

David Shoebridge says legalising the drug would bring in $28bn in tax revenue in first decade

The Guardian - AU

Dutton and Morrison take credit for AUKUS deal

As ‘defence hawks and chest-beating politicians’ celebrate AUKUS, the former prime minister wants some of the glory.

Crikey

Difficult budget decisions after $368 billion nuclear subs splurge

A plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear subs has been unveiled, but experts said the eye-watering price tag will force tough budget debates.

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A huckster’s dream or a visionary moment? Albo launches ScoMo-class subs

The $368 billion deal is a marketer’s dream, hatched in secret with no accountability and to hell with the cost.

Crikey

Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block

A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on private companies – causes alarm among Coalition and Greens

The Guardian - AU

'Chilling' gaps in online child exploitation protection

The taking down of online child exploitation material can take days and one social media giant has no Australian point of contact to handle complaints.

AAP

‘No way of knowing’ if Australian MPs were spied on using shoddy CCTV cameras

Government officials are removing Chinese-made cameras with critical security flaws from 88 federal electorate offices. But one MP has asked why it’s taken so long to act.

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Commonwealth spends more than $7.6 million in prosecuting whistleblowers including Bernard Collaery, David McBride and Richard Boyle

The Commonwealth has racked up more than $7.6 million in legal fees pursuing whistleblowers, with the bulk of that bill relating to a now-dumped prosecution.

ABC News

'Damning' AFP staff survey reveals lack of confidence in admin, innovation

A third of police officers and supporting staff also say the technology they deal with affects their work to a great - or very great - extent.

The Canberra Times

AFP commissioner questioned over 'violent arrest' of protester outside Iranian Embassy in Canberra

Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw said the police force's internal integrity unit was still in the process of investigating the claims, after it was referred to the internal integrity unit following media reports.

The Canberra Times

‘Violent’ arrest of Australian-Iranian protester prompts heated questioning of the AFP

Videos appear to show Hamid Sotounzadeh being tackled to the ground outside the Iranian embassy.

Crikey

Protester in hospital after Iran embassy police tackle

A video posted to social media shows a protester outside the Iranian embassy in Canberra being thrown to the ground by police after a verbal altercation.

AAP

Parliament to consider bid to strip entitlements of former Australian governors general for serious misconduct

Push comes as Peter Hollingworth is expected to appear at tribunal examining his handling of child abuse complaints as Anglican archbishop of Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

Legalising cannabis could earn Australia $28 billion, federal figures show

Australia could earn upwards of $30 billion over a decade by legalising and taxing cannabis, according to new PBO costings.

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Greens to reveal draft cannabis legislation within two months

Analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office says legal weed could bring in billions in revenue, as well as a tourism boost.

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower bill excluding sexual harassment complaints from protection goes too far, Greens senator says

David Shoebridge says employment-related complaints should also be protected as whistleblowers ‘too often lose their careers from speaking out’

Crikey

How secret trials became and remain possible in Australia

There may very well be secret prosecutions and secret jailings happening now, and they can and will continue until the law is reformed.

ABC News

Weapons export permits granted by Defence to send lethal technology to accused human rights violators

The Defence Department grants dozens of permits for weapons exports to nations accused of gross human rights violations and war crimes.

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Sydney resident with 352 guns is NSW’s biggest firearms owner

Greens Senator David Shoebridge collected data on enormous gun collections and says national action is needed.

The Guardian - AU

Greens push for federal ‘right to protest’ law after NSW jailing of Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco

Senator David Shoebridge hopes to ‘rebalance the scales of justice’ after states crack down on activists

AAP

Push for national protest protection laws

As state laws crack down on environmental protesters, the Greens will push for federal protections to override "unfair" laws.

Crikey

‘Trans people as a political football’: a Liberal Party senator is raising money to fight for ‘free speech’

Senator Claire Chandler has called on her constituents to help fund her campaign against ‘radical’ politicians and activists.

The Guardian - AU

‘Naccflip’: National anti-corruption commission bill passes Senate after Greens backdown

Minor party resolves to support a crossbench amendment instead of Coalition on key appointment

The Guardian - AU

Greens threaten to support Liberal amendment in move that could derail passage of key integrity bill

Labor and the Greens now engaged in a high-stakes game of brinkmanship in parliamentary debate on the signature bill

The New Daily

Who is David Pocock, who passed key workplace changes? Not what anyone expects

David Pocock, the Senate kingmaker, has confirmed he will vote for the most significant reform of industrial relations in three decades

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