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Labor promises to fund study exploring options for new home for Canberra Capitals

The University of Canberra Capitals welcome news a scoping study is set to be conducted into constructing a long-awaited facility for the team to call home.

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Julia Gillard endorses ACT Labor senator Katy Gallagher, saying parliament needs more 'strong, experienced women'

Former prime minister Julia Gillard has taken the rare step of endorsing a candidate for an ACT Senate seat, backing Labor's Katy Gallagher. The endorsement comes as the race for the ACT's two Senate seats tightens.

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Julia Gillard makes rare appearance to back Katy Gallagher as Labor fears David Pocock upset

Labor strategists are concerned that former Wallaby, who is running as an independent in the ACT, could split the progressive vote

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Labor, Liberals fight over policy costings

Labor has hit back at government claims it is failing to fund its election policies, dismissing the accusation as a scare campaign.

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Federal Labor and Liberal parties pledge additional funding for CIT accommodation, Canberra's Home of Football

If successful in the upcoming election, federal Labor promises $10 million for housing at-risk students and the federal Coalition pledges $4.5 million towards a dedicated Capital Football facility.

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Anthony Albanese says debt and deficit have never been higher. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says that debt and deficit in Australia have never been higher. RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look at the history books.

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Independent Boothby federal election candidate Jo Dyer 'seeking urgent advice' about dual citizenship

Boothby candidate Jo Dyer — a so-called "teal independent" — may be a dual British-Australian citizen, which would make her ineligible to take up the seat if she wins it from the Liberal Party.

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View from The Hill: 'The bug' gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself

“Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed.

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Scott Morrison apologises for offence from comment about being 'blessed' not to have children with disability

Scott Morrison says he is "deeply sorry" that a comment he made during last night's leaders' debate that he was "blessed" not to have a child with disability caused offence, saying he did not intend it that way.

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Albanese 'keeps it real' on campaign trail

Anthony Albanese is determined to have "real interaction" while the coalition sticks with stage-managed events, Labor campaign spokeswoman Katy Gallagher says.

AAP

Factcheck: are Coalition claims Labor’s pandemic policies would have cost an extra $81bn accurate?

Scott Morrison has backed up Covid claim first made by Simon Birmingham, but shadow finance minister dismisses numbers as ‘dodgy’

The Guardian - AU

Boosters approved for 12 to 15-year-olds

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has given approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be given as a COVID-19 booster to 12 to 15-year-olds.

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Australia’s Covid response should be examined by royal commission, Senate inquiry recommends

Report by Labor-chaired committee found Australia fared better than other countries, but there were ‘significant failures’ on quarantine and vaccine supply

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Factcheck: Does the federal 2022-23 budget contain $3bn of secret cuts?

Labor is accusing the Coalition of hiding billions in cuts, but Simon Birmingham says they are decisions taken but not announced

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Concetta Fierravanti-Wells criticises ‘Liberal sisterhood’ for staying quiet on toxic culture in parliament

Senator shares tribute to Kimberley Kitching in upper house, saying she believes Labor factional in-fighting contributed to her death

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Kimberley Kitching farewelled by Senate

The late Kimberley Kitching is being farewelled by parliamentary colleagues in a special sitting of the Senate on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Kim Carr bows out after three decades as Labor senator for Victoria

Veteran cites death of Kimberley Kitching and ‘determined urgings’ from his children as reasons for his decision to step down

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s Katy Gallagher says ‘mean girls’ label ‘diminishes women’; 11 virus deaths – as it happened

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Frydenberg presented with 'strong case' for Viking Park upgrade

The treasurer has hinted there may be federal funding allocated for a Viking Park upgrade.

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Labor senators Penny Wong, Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher make joint statement about Kimberley Kitching bullying allegations

Senior Labor frontbencher Penny Wong reveals she apologised to the late Senator Kimberley Kitching for making a hurtful comment during a meeting in 2019 but has rejected bullying accusations levelled at her and colleagues Kristina Keneally and Katy Gallagher.

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‘Extraordinarily disrespectful’: Albanese hits back after Labor senators dubbed ‘mean girls’

Rebuke followed story in The Australian about alleged disagreements between Kimberley Kitching and a group of female Labor senators

AAP

Labor denies pork-barrelling accusations

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the federal opposition is misusing grants funding to target seats ahead of the election.

The Guardian - AU

Public servants accused in Senate estimates of misleading parliament over $1.7m contract for welfare research

Guardian Australia sought the research from the Department of Social Services under FOI laws but it mostly remains secret

AAP

Labor queries disability contract evidence

Labor senator Katy Gallagher says the Social Service department misled the Senate regarding a $1.76 million contract to research disability employment services.

The Canberra Times

'We're the government': Audit into safety grants shows Coalition skew

The Finance Minister has dismissed Labor's concerns it will use unallocated "war chest" of funds to deliver federal election promises.

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