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Questions over ALP's detainee 'deportation or jail' law

The Greens are again arguing against Labor's plan for laws aimed at forcing detainees determined not to be refugees back to their home countries.

AAP

The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

The Guardian - AU

City limits? Taller buildings? More suburbs? Canberra's heated planning debate

Planning will be a heated topic at this year's ACT election.

The Canberra Times

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Refugees risk being stripped of protection under ‘draconian’ Labor deportation bill, opponents say

Greens immigration spokesperson says bill expands ministerial power to reverse protection findings and deport people previously granted asylum

The Guardian - AU

Premier bullish on stadium despite unclear parliament

Tasmania's premier is confident stadium plans attached to the state's AFL licence can progress despite an election delivering a hung parliament.

AAP

Labor pushed to explain rush on new deportation powers

A push to coerce people who refuse to co-operate with their deportation from Australia has been stalled as politicians ask why Labor is trying to rush new laws.

AAP

Senator quits party to sit as independent – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Morning Mail: deportation bill blacklist fears, youth justice looms large in Queensland, Ross River virus warnings

Legislation ‘appalling’, refugee groups say; Labor MPs eye up hardline LNP policy; Easter holidaymakers urged to avoid mosquito bites

The Guardian - AU

Rattenbury challenged to explain preference for 'dud' pokies policy

Marisa Paterson challenged the Gaming Minister's position.

The Canberra Times

Fears grow Meta will block news on Facebook and Instagram as Australian government faces pressure to act

Publishers and politicians are siding against Meta and urging Labor to force the company to pay for news

The Guardian - AU

NSW may be forced to pay $150m a year to extend life of coal-fired plant, energy expert predicts

‘If ever there was a perfect case-study of the negative impacts on taxpayers of privatisation of strategic public assets, Eraring is it,’ Tim Buckley says

The Guardian - AU

Youth justice on the line as LNP and Labor weigh up community fears about safety

Some Labor MPs are eyeing LNP’s tough policy on detention in bid to sway anxious voters in October election

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Youth curfew in Alice Springs; Labor’s ‘urgent’ immigration bill delayed; and the veggie chip taste test

Curfew on young people comes after violent unrest descended on the town CBD on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

Awaba House cost blowout forces council to dip into its coffers

The project cost is $2.6m higher than expected.

Newcastle Herald

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Winner confirmed in key by-election after late drama

Late counting has given Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon a small but insurmountable lead in the South Australian seat of Dunstan after a tight contest.

Newcastle Herald

Council takes steps to make busy pedestrian crossing safer

The busy crossing to Bar Beach is set for an upgrade.

The Guardian - AU

Labor mayor and Indigenous groups to challenge NSW bail laws for children at party conference

Inner West mayor Darcy Byrne set to move motion to repeal changes that make it harder for teenagers to get bail

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s deportation bill fails to pass Senate in ‘almighty backfire’ as Coalition and Greens team up

Opposition says bill needs ‘proper inquiry’ to guard against possible ‘unintended consequences’ despite voting with government in lower house

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Car prices won't spike under new efficiency standards

Australians won't be stung with higher car prices as a result of new fuel efficiency standards put forward by the Albanese government.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: six missing in US bridge collapse, welfare funds diverted to gas giant, Assange wins short reprieve

Cargo vessel may have lost power before ramming into bridge in Baltimore; AGL received thousands of dollars from former customers

Newcastle Herald

Hunter losing political clout amid Labor MPs' troubled reign

After 12 years in exile, Labor is not doing the Hunter any favours.

The Guardian - AU

Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension

Former Labor leader joins other ex-ALP leaders, Indigenous elders and scientists in calling for protection of Indigenous rock art on WA’s Burrup peninsula

Newcastle Herald

'Not good enough': council hits out at controversial Minmi estate

Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said it 'should never have been approved'.

The Guardian - AU

Rushed bill forcing hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate own deportation passes lower house

Human Rights Law Centre says bill ‘deliberately separates families’ and risks non-compliance with obligations under refugee convention

AAP

'No certainty' for refugees caught in visa limbo

A 'criminal' system formed by a previous government to address the asylum seeker population leaves thousands of refugees stuck in limbo a decade later.

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