‘Not good enough’: Perrottet vows to increase number of women preselected for Liberals in lower house Just a third of candidates are women and NSW premier says he is open to all ideas, including quotas The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023
‘Dig up dirt’ on Ibac: Victorian government under pressure over leaked letter Document sent to parliament’s presiding officers included claim that government MPs sought to undermine integrity watchdog The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023
Afternoon Update: Labor, Greens strike deal in ‘big win for the climate’; Oscar nominees get piece of Queensland; and is Twitter falling apart? Government agrees to Greens’ amendments in what the minor party leader Adam Bandt called a ‘constructive approach’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023
Labor and Greens senators back four-day work week Committee members support a suite of policies that would radically adjust Australians’ work-life balance The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2023
Labor meets Greens demand for ban on reconstruction fund investment in coal, gas and native logging Deal secures passage of NRF bill through lower house and provides likely pathway to pass it in Senate The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
Greens strike deal on Labor reconstruction fund The Greens will support the government's national reconstruction funding following a guarantee the $15 billion fund won't be used for coal and gas projects. The New Daily · Mar 8, 2023
Labor, Greens manufacture deal for reconstruction fund The $15b national reconstruction fund is a step closer after passing the lower house, following a deal to ensure it won't be used for coal and gas projects. AAP · Mar 8, 2023
David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
‘Not on the agenda’: NSW minister rules out state treaty with First Nations people Ben Franklin says Coalition has no plans for a formal pact despite backing federal voice to parliament The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
Afternoon Update: Labor votes with Coalition against asylum seeker bill; Musk mocks disabled employee; and full-fat milk’s comeback The bill would have seen asylum seekers brought to Australia as they await resettlement in third countries The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
The Greens aren't grandstanding on a new coal and gas ban – they're negotiating well This fortnight, Australia’s parliament is considering an amendment to the safeguard mechanism, which is the main way we’ve tried to cut emissions over the last nine years. As you may already know, it hasn’t done what it was meant to do. The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023
David Pocock says offshore asylum seekers ‘victims of our collective political failure’ as evacuation bill defeated Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
Victorian Greens secure stronger privacy protections for patients in medical records bill Amendments to bill that will centralise records across state health system aim to protect vulnerable people such as abuse survivors The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023
Greens say Ash Regan's claims they're 'excited' about her plans are 'false' THE co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said an SNP leadership candidate’s claims they were “excited” by her pitch were “false”. The National (Scotland) · Mar 7, 2023
Liverpool Echo · Mar 7, 2023 Anger as train services brought back to one station but not another in Wirral Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram however said Cllr Pat Cleary "made no efforts to contact me in the six months about the changes Merseyrail made"
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 Morning Mail: gender super gap revealed, Thorpe denies dating former bikie, UK to block asylum claims Study highlights glaring financial inequality as we mark on International Women’s Day; senator says she was made to say she was in a relationship
AAP · Mar 7, 2023 Debate to resume in parliament on safeguard mechanism Federal MPs will resume debate in parliament on the safeguard mechanism, despite the emissions reduction scheme yet to have the numbers to pass.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 Women earn $1m less than men over lifetime and retire with $136,000 less super, study finds Research released on International Women’s Day adds to growing calls to pay more parental leave and for superannuation on paid parental leave
ABC News · Mar 7, 2023 Senate probe clears Lidia Thorpe of contempt over undisclosed relationship A parliamentary investigation into senator Lidia Thorpe's undisclosed relationship with a former motorcycle gang leader has cleared her of contempt of parliament.
The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023 Government and Greens head for collision on climate laws That could be an insight into how negotiations between Labor and the Greens on critical climate legislation have been faring.
The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023 Senator Lidia Thorpe says Greens lawyers told her to say she dated bikie Lidia Thorpe says she was mauled by the media and forced to admit she had a relationship with a former bikie when the pair only shared a kiss.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 Coalition and Greens team up to force Labor to release emissions modelling Government must produce forecasts under safeguard mechanism as treasurer adds pressure to stalled cross-party talks on limits to new gas and coal projects
AAP · Mar 7, 2023 Greens lawyers told me to say I dated bikie: Thorpe Senator Lidia Thorpe says she only shared one kiss with a former bikie despite previously admitting the pair had been in a relationship.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023 SNP at a crossroads as leadership candidates gear up for first TV debate TV cameras will further expose the gulf between the competing visions of the main contenders
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 Afternoon Update: critics warn RBA risks ‘overshooting’ on rate hikes; Sally Rugg’s court loss; and Sphinx-like statue found in Egypt Australians with a mortgage have been hit with a record 10 consecutive interest rate rises as the Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate to 3.6%