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Labor plans to boost nightlife economy across the ACT

Plans to reduce liquor licences and open more public spaces.

The Canberra Times

Three stations ready, hospital dramas and more budget blowouts: is Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel still on track?

The Victorian government has blamed increased building costs for the additional $837m spend, with the project now more than $3bn over its initial budget

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: France and US lead ceasefire push; ‘no plans’ for negative gearing changes; and a three-eyed reptile

Australia among the countries that have endorsed call for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

The Guardian - AU

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Anti-coal activists bailed after spending the night in custody

Rising Tide activists released on bail in Newcastle court.

Newcastle Herald

Labor TikTok video labelled a 'strange' personal attack

A TikTok video posted by an account authorised by Queensland's Labor Party has garnered criticism as a "strange" personal attack.

AAP

No negative gearing reform on cards for election: PM

The prime minister has hosed down suggestions Labor will take changes to negative gearing to the election, amid warnings it could hike up rents.

AAP

Opposition leader calls for university’s leaders to quit – as it happened

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Odds on to ban gambling ads before punters hit polls

Those calling for reform are wondering if Labor will roll the dice and attempt a crack down on gambling advertising with the federal election looming.

AAP

Stuck on repeat: why Peter Dutton’s ‘greatest hits’ on nuclear power are worse than a broken record

So far there are no costings and no details on what type of reactors there would be, their size or who would build them

The Guardian - AU

Several Labor MPs ‘open’ to reforms to negative gearing to address housing crisis

Some politicians welcome a fresh and bold response to address affordability, while others wary of resurrecting a debate lost at the 2019 election

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s coalmine expansion approvals undermine its credibility on the climate crisis

How does a massive coal expansion lasting decades line up with what it has pledged? Leaders of low-lying Pacific nations might appreciate some answers

The Guardian - AU

Full list of 2024 ACT election candidates revealed

See the full list of candidates running in the ACT election.

The Canberra Times

What’s Actually Going On With Negative Gearing & Capital Gains Tax? Your 3-Min Explainer

Sometimes you just need a non-finance bro to break it down so you ~actually~ get it.

Pedestrian.tv

Why is the Reserve Bank independent from government, and why does it matter?

Negotiations over reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia this week took an unprecedented turn when the Greens demanded the government use its reserve powers to immediately cut interest rates.

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AAP

Advice on negative gearing 'not unusual': Treasurer

While the government has downplayed speculation it's contemplating changes to negative gearing, it's also not ruling it out.

The Conversation

Dutton’s nuclear plan would mean propping up coal for at least 12 more years – and we don’t know what it would cost

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan relies on many of Australia’s coal-fired power stations running for at least another 12 years – far beyond the time frame officials expect the ageing facilities to last.

The Canberra Times

Liberals target 70,000 surgeries through partnering with private provider

The surgeries would be delivered in the next term.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Israeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon, voters back Labor’s housing bills, Cripps takes Brownlow

Hundreds killed after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets across the border; our latest poll shows popular support for the government’s reforms

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The Guardian - AU

Man dies at Sydney recycling facility – as it happened

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The Canberra Times

Liberals will give $100k towards HECS for GPs who commit to working in ACT

GPs would also work at walk-in centres if the party is elected.

The Canberra Times

Labor promises to double hours for free three-year-old preschool

Children would have up to 600 hours of free 3-year-old preschool.

AAP

Nurses force premier to reckon with 'hollow promises'

Thousands of nurses and midwives are striking as part of an ongoing stoush with the state government over a pay rise the premier says NSW can't afford.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s truth-sounding nuclear power arguments are for generating impressions, not information

The opposition leader keeps bypassing questions over the cost of his plan – while leaning on little more than fuzzy assurances

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: Twice as many voters back Labor’s housing bills as oppose them

Just 20% of Greens voters supported blocking the government’s Build to Rent and Help to Buy legislation

The Conversation

View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?

When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.

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