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Queensland Labor’s lurch to the right on youth justice shows a government that’s lost principles and perspective

Premier Steven Miles’ erasure of the human rights principle of ‘detention as a last resort’ for children defies logic

The Guardian - AU

Bulldozers in Darwin begin destroying habitat of hundreds of bird species as Lee Point/Binybara construction begins

Crossbench MPs and conservationists say clearing exemplifies failed environmental reform as endangered species like Gouldian finch face habitat destruction

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to campaign on balancing housing construction and migration, says Andrew Bragg

Senator says addressing the issue ‘will be at the core of our offering at the upcoming election’

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: Bonza grounded; teenager charged with murdering sister; and Plato’s final hours

Airline’s chief executive, Tim Jordan, acknowledged to staff that the airline’s fleet was repossessed by AIP Capitol, the effective lessor of the aircraft

The Guardian - AU

‘Where will the goths go?’: the fight to save Adelaide’s beloved ‘Cranker’ pub from high-rise plans

Thousands hit the streets on Sunday to protest plans to turn the 171-year-old Crown and Anchor, a pub and live music venue, into 19 storeys of student accommodation

The Guardian - AU

Help to Buy: Labor promises to ‘open the door of home ownership’ – but does the contentious scheme stack up?

The Albanese government faces a political fight as the Greens and Coalition have already shared their distaste for the idea – for different reasons

The Guardian - AU

Greens want free IVF, label Liberals policy 'conservative and exclusionary'

The three parties are working on assisted reproductive policies.

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Operation Zufolo: Australia deployed a ‘charade’ to sustain indefinite immigration detention – it failed

Exclusive: The federal government set out to show it was trying to deport non-citizens, knowing there was a risk a key high court ruling could be overturned. But an insider says it was purely symbolic

The Guardian - AU

New Labor Department Rule Strengthens Protections For Farmworkers

New Labor Department rule enhances legal protections for temporary farmworkers under H-2A program, addressing abuse, unsafe conditions, and illegal recruit...

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Crisafulli coy on poll numbers as LNP extends Qld lead

The Liberal National Party opposition is on track for a huge Queensland election victory in October based on the latest YouGov polling.

AAP

Why not build the basketball courts over the footy stadium car park?

Letters: 'We need solutions outside the park.'

Newcastle Herald

New Biden administration rule to make millions more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay

The Labor Department announced a new rule that will extend overtime pay to salaried workers who earn less than $43,888 annually. It will go into effect July 1

Latin Times

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule To Expand Overtime Pay To Millions Of Salaried Workers

The US Department of Labor announced a final rule that will extend overtime pay eligibility to around 4 million salaried workers, surpassing previous regulations.

International Business Times

Hecs/Help debt to rise by 4.8% in June as indexation lifts average loan by more than $1,200

Greens criticise Albanese government’s ‘abysmal lack of action’ as CPI figures show education costs driving up inflation

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Senators want property tax reforms back on the agenda

Modest tax changes could save the budget billions and help "turn the ship around" for first-home buyers, senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie say.

The Canberra Times

How the Greens would distribute public housing across Canberra

Party plans to 'fundamentally reshape Canberra's housing market'.

The Guardian - AU

If Australia has reached ‘peak milk’, what does that mean for our food security?

Consumers assume Australia has milk production covered – but the national dairy herd is declining and imports are at record highs

The Guardian - AU

Changes to Australia’s property tax concessions could net $60bn over decade, crossbench senators say

David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie point to PBO modelling showing budget savings even while continuing existing owners’ capital gains tax discount

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The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: voters back Labor’s Future Made in Australia plan while overestimating cost of renewables

Results highlight the difficulties government faces in selling energy transition to sceptical public

The Guardian - AU

ACTU calls for sanctions on Israel over Gaza war – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Boost drug search powers, make immigration detention ‘last resort’, watchdog says

Watchdog argues drug search powers should be boosted to fix system that is ‘not fit for purpose’ as home affairs department rejects multiple recommendations

Newcastle Herald

Legal battle loomed behind closed doors over sand on Stockton Beach

Documents reveal how ongoing ownership stoush put project at risk

AAP

Cost of living focus as Labor vote drops in new poll

New polls show little between Labor and the coalition on a two-party-preferred vote but Anthony Albanese remains the preferred prime minister over Peter Dutton.

The Guardian - AU

Hecs help is on the way – but is it too little, too late to help struggling students?

Labor’s solution to spiralling debts would’ve worked a treat if it had been in place for the past two years. Now it may make no difference

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton backs laws to crack down on ‘above the law’ social media companies over misinformation

Coalition was previously fiercely critical of Labor’s misinformation legislation, having campaigned to ‘bin the bill’

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