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Victorian Greens to push for raising criminal age to 14, banning solitary confinement for children

At first sitting of state’s new parliament on Tuesday, the party will seek to capitalise on increased presence to pursue justice reform

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: glorious Christmas weather ahead; dingo attacks child in Queensland; and Australia’s first offshore windfarm

Forecasts for the major capitals show summery weather across Australia

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s delay on public schools funding deal a ‘betrayal’ of disadvantaged students, advocates say

Australia’s education minister Jason Clare says government still committed to schools getting 100% ‘fair funding’

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Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead

The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of 1,000, had a 50-50 tie, unchanged since June. Primary votes were 38% LNP (steady), 34% Labor (steady), 13% Greens (down one), 11% One Nation (up…

The Conversation

Greens lambast Labor for failing to offer extra funding for global nature deal at Cop15

While other countries have made additional pledges, Australia criticised for failing to offer more than its budget commitments

The Guardian - AU

'He played his ukulele as the ship went down': Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was

Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier muddled the vaccine program, the federal government failed to secure sufficient access to rapid antigen test (RAT) kits. The removal from the country…

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Greens to tax homes of 'obscenely' wealthy

The NSW Greens have released a plan to tax the homes and investment properties of the 'mega-rich' in order to fund affordable housing.

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‘People deserve to have certainty’: the growing push for ‘roster justice’

Unions and some politicians are getting behind the idea of guaranteeing workers predictable rosters. But what does it mean and who does it impact?

The Guardian - AU

Is this the ACT government's most contentious bill?

The planning committee is expected to hand down a report into the bill this week.

The Canberra Times

Leo Varadkar to be officially reappointed Taoiseach today

The Fine Gael leader will serve as Taoiseach for about another two years as part of the historic deal

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Election of micro parties on preferences renews calls to change Victoria's 'broken' upper-house voting system

Micro party MPs with less than 3 per cent of the primary vote have been elected once again in Victoria's upper house, prompting renewed calls for the unique system to be scrapped.

ABC News

Google lifts ban on Aussie abortion ads

The Greens will push for Google to front an inquiry after the telco stopped ads for abortion services appearing on the platform, before reversing the decision.

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The pandemic entered a new phase in 2022, but vaccines were still the major magnet for misinformation

A federal election and a pandemic groaning into its third year saw misinformation continue to spread apace in 2022. But one topic was particularly bad.

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Minister blasts gas giant 'Putin profits'

The federal government has laughed off criticism of its new energy laws as "Soviet-style", saying gas giants just want to keep hold of their record profits.

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The Guardian - AU

Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy

Labor revokes Abbott government move which allowed energy from burning wood waste to be counted with solar and wind

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Morrison endures the witness box, while Albanese enjoys being in the box seat with the Senate

Scott Morrison will forever be known as “the bulldozer”, and he lived up to his self-description at the Robodebt royal commission this week.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia to impose coal and gas price limits; NSW blocks Byron Bay short-term housing cap; and UK airports ease liquids rule

Labor’s energy bill passes parliament including price caps

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton’s naked politicking over power prices is as cynical as it is calculating

The opposition leader is determined to reheat the climate wars, via whatever means and whatever the costs to Australia

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All options open for electric plan: Bandt

Greens leader Adam Bandt says all options are on the table for negotiations with the government on a plan to help households transition away from gas.

The Canberra Times

ACT should have hired more drivers to avoid bus service cuts: Greens

The Greens' Jo Clay says the ACT should have done more to avoid cuts to weekday bus services.

ABC News

Parliament passes federal government's energy relief package — as it happened

An energy relief package agreed to by national cabinet has been passed after parliament was recalled to deal with the legislation ahead of Christmas.

ABC News

Government imposes one-year price cap on gas, but Australians still face hundreds in energy bill rises

An extraordinary move to temporarily cap gas prices will slow runaway electricity costs, but Australians should still expect to see their bills increase next year.

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Power relief plan heads to the Senate

An energy relief package for households and businesses is nearing completion after clearing a major parliamentary hurdle, despite opposition from the coalition.

The Guardian - AU

Live exports: just five of 38 eligible ships had Australian animal welfare observers

No reports have been published from observers on the five ships since independent monitoring program resumed in May

The Guardian - AU

Gas industry attempts to block price caps on fossil fuels shrugged off by Australian government

Crossbenchers express surprise at lack of direct lobbying from resource companies who may have been blindsided by ‘reasonable pricing’ test

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