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Anthony Albanese a slow-moving target for Peter Dutton’s one-man insurgency

The government has hit major headwinds and it’s unclear who might provide the motivation for a change in direction

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: We can't prepare for a future pandemic without fully looking at state governments' decisions in the last one

Nearly a year ago, a privately financed inquiry, led by Peter Shergold, a former head of the prime minister’s department, finished a review of Australia’s handling of the COVID pandemic.

The Conversation

COVID royal commission backer says things have changed

The Albanese government has been forced to defend its decision not to set up a royal commission but rather a three-expert inquiry into the pandemic.

AAP

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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Rupert Murdoch’s ‘anger-tainment’ damaged the democratic world

Longstanding Murdoch critic says mogul leaves ‘hell of a legacy’, as minister suggests he will still play ‘very big role’

The Guardian - AU

Region should start swinging to another tune

Once again the Labor haven of Hunter gets crumbs in the budget.

Newcastle Herald

One in six chance of a ‘species-ending event’ in next century, Labor MP Andrew Leigh warns

Exclusive: Former economics professor says biggest dangers humans face are ‘the ones that our technologies’ have wreaked

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese government faces an uphill road and angry locals as it drives change to renewables

Fire fear is gripping many Australians, with extremely high temperatures for September.

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Steel says it's 'very difficult' to lower the voting age

The Greens' bill was voted down on Thursday afternoon.

The Canberra Times

Peak medical body labels Covid-19 review ‘half an inquiry’ after Albanese government excludes states

AMA joins human rights commissioner, legal and health experts in criticising narrow terms of reference announced by federal Labor

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: UN warns climate inaction has ‘opened gates to hell’; Frydenberg won’t contest election; and a new review website for subpar rentals

Meanwhile, Twitter has been ranked the worst of five major tech platforms for spreading climate change misinformation

The Guardian - AU

'No vision': Libs lash first NSW Labor budget in decade

The NSW opposition has delivered a scathing reply to the state budget, as the government faces questions over a missing drug reform summit.

AAP

Out of the classroom and into Hansard: Maitland students witness historic budget speech

A quick schedule shuffle and the Year 10 Commerce class were suddenly witnessing history.

Newcastle Herald

Australian MPs lobby US for Julian Assange to come home

Members of the Greens, Liberals, Labor, the Nationals and independents have joined forces to urge the US to end persecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

AAP

NSW taxpayers dealt double power punch

Both Labor and Coalition governments are responsible for the state's current electricity woes.

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

Labor urged to include news outlets in social media crackdown to curb ‘dangerous’ misinformation

Exclusive: Greens and independents say the exemption in disinformation bill will allow falsehoods to spread

AAP

PM set to announce COVID-19 inquiry: report

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could be poised to announce the details of a special commission of inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Public sector reforms may spell budget blues for NSW

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey's budget figures could be in jeopardy, with interest rate rises impacting inflation in the year ahead.

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Centrelink Payments Are Going Up Starting From Today But Don’t Get Too Excited

Ah yes, I love the taste of crumbs.

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The Conversation

What history can tell us about the success (or failure) of referendums in Australia

The Australian nation came into being following a series of referendums in the 1890s, and they have been a regular feature of Australian democracy ever since. In every decade of the 20th century, there was at least one referendum. However, the 2023 referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

The Guardian - AU

‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels

Prof Lesley Hughes says there is ‘cognitive dissonance’ between Labor’s stated commitment to the climate crisis and its policies

The Guardian - AU

The Australia-US alliance has long gone unchallenged. The delegation to free Julian Assange changes that

The Australian politicians pushing for Assange’s release represents a rare crack in the wall of bipartisan support for the sacrosanct alliance

The Guardian - AU

Qantas an aggressive player with ‘strong presence’ in Canberra, Senate inquiry told

Sydney Airport submission says airline used ‘slot hoarding’ to hold flight slots despite not necessarily intending to use them

The Guardian - AU

NSW budget 2023: the winners and losers

Teachers, parents of toddlers and the Star casino are better off – but renters, fast rail fans and would-be EV owners may be lamenting

Newcastle Herald

What the NSW budget means for Hunter residents

Spending in Sydney continues to dwarf the rest of the state.

AAP

NSW budget readies for rainy day with surplus surprise

A surplus will bring little comfort to many people who are not eligible for cost-of-living relief as the NSW government insists on prudent principles.

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