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Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

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John Swinney to call for 'consensus' in speech ahead of tricky Budget vote

JOHN Swinney has pledged “government from the ground up” in a speech outlining the vision of his administration.

The National (Scotland)

Debate over indy spending in the Scottish Budget is prime example of half-baked drama

THERE are moments when what we might call the “theatre of politics” becomes especially jarring ...

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Coalition boasts it’s ‘running the immigration system’ after deal to pass all three of Labor’s migration bills

The bills enable government to pay third countries to receive non-citizens and prosecute those who refuse to cooperate with deportation

The Guardian - AU

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

A wage increase for early childhood educators has been lauded as a first step towards universal childcare that will benefit the sector and Australian families.

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Anthony Albanese pressing hard for a majority at the next election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pushing through as much as he can in the last few sitting days as he strives for another electoral majority, and Jim Chalmers wants everyone to calm down about a Trump economy despite dire predictions.

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Alba set out terms for supporting Scottish Budget

THE Alba Party have said the introduction of universal free school meals will be part of their terms for supporting the Scottish Budget.

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The Senate has passed the Help to Buy housing scheme. It will help, but not much

Having finally stared down Greens resistance in the final sitting week of the year, the Albanese government looks set to tick off the last of its 2022 housing commitments in need of parliamentary approval.

The Conversation

Labor to sit out Prahran byelection as ex-Greens MP Sam Hibbins departs amid controversy

Exclusive: Victorian Greens confident of retaining inner Melbourne seat as former MP ‘absolutely disputes’ claims by intern

The Guardian - AU

The donations ‘reforms’ are a hoax and the major parties are in bed together

‘How much longer do we have to listen to sanctimonious lies from poker-faced politicians about getting big money out of politics?’

Crikey

Greens declare victory on housing and go home, mission accomplished

The Greens have done what they needed to do to prevent Labor from claiming success on housing. But will this redound to Peter Dutton’s benefit?

Crikey

$Greens concede on Labor’s housing bills$

Greens concede on Labor’s housing bills

The Greens have agreed to help Labor pass its housing bills after a protracted fight, and RBA analysis predicts ‘strong negative impacts’ if Trump’s extreme economic agenda comes to pass.

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General Election petition boosted by 'fascist cranks', warn Greens

A PETITION calling on Keir Starmer to call another General Election is being promoted by “far-right conspiracy theorists, racists and people like…

The National (Scotland)

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit.

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Albanese hands Chandler-Mather a political power lesson as Greens exhibit internal jitters

The Greens are trying to hold on to their older base while positioning themselves as the party of renters – and the balancing act is proving difficult

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Greens call for bus fare cap to be introduced ahead of Budget

THE Scottish Greens have called for bus fares to be capped at £2 ahead of next week’s Budget ...

The Conversation

Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills

The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation, with the minor party announcing late Monday it will “wave through” the legislation in the Senate this week.

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Greens Agree To Pass Labor’s ‘Help To Buy’ Housing Bill Despite Previously Calling It A ‘Lottery’

The Greens have agreed to pass Labor's Help To Buy housing policy, after blocking it for months, and trying to improve the bill.

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Housing policies at lock-up stage with Greens support

Labor has had a breakthrough on its stalled housing agenda after securing Greens support for a federal shared-equity scheme and build-to-rent policies.

The Guardian - AU

Greens back Albanese government’s Help to Buy housing bill after failing to win concessions

Minor party says it is waving bills through after accepting government ‘doesn’t care enough about renters to do anything meaningful for them’

The Guardian - AU

Greens and One Nation accuse Albanese of trying to ‘ram’ social media ban through parliament

Sarah Hanson-Young says online safety review ‘kept secret from public’ as Senate committee given just four hours to hear expert evidence

The Guardian - AU

Labor and the Coalition are closing in on a deal to pass a trio of controversial migration bills. What is in them?

Government accused of enabling a form of ‘human trafficking’ by the campaign group Labor for Refugees NSW

Crikey

Labor gave the public one day to weigh in on teen social media ban. It got 15,000 responses

Elon Musk helped boost interest in the inquiry by making a viral post on X. Then the submissions started flooding in.

The Guardian - AU

Musk argues social media bill may not be lawful – as it happened

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Crikey

Thirty bills still before Parliament in final sitting week

The government is scrambling to pass, scrap or delay dozens of bills in the last sitting week of the year, and developing countries are incensed by the ‘bad faith’ climate deal struck at COP29.

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