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Liberals accused of ‘dirty tactics’ over Indigenous voice pamphlet leading voters to site that harvests information

Party pointing voters to same website labelled ‘potentially misleading’ by AEC during 2022 election

The Guardian - AU

Family of Uber Eats rider who died after being hit by truck urges MPs to pass Labor’s gig worker changes

Union helps Burak Dogan’s family lodge workers’ compensation claim after company denied them $400,000 death benefit

The Guardian - AU

New Liberal senator Maria Kovacic calls for negative gearing changes to tackle housing crisis

The NSW moderate urges parliament to respond to the housing affordability crisis in her first Senate speech

The Guardian - AU

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Australian MPs to lobby US to drop Julian Assange prosecution or risk ‘very dangerous’ precedent for Russia and China

Cross-party delegation of Australian politicians to travel to US in attempt to build momentum against extraditing WikiLeaks founder

The Guardian - AU

Alan Joyce quits immediately as Qantas CEO following tough week for airline

Beleaguered airline chief executive brings forward retirement by two months stating ‘the company needs to move ahead with its renewal as a priority’

The Guardian - AU

Labor is promising to close ‘loopholes’ that hurt workers. What’s changing and how will it work?

Tony Burke says his industrial relations bill will address wage theft and issues in the gig economy. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU

4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?

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Queensland cabinet rallies behind premier Annastacia Palaszczuk amid leadership rumblings

Acting premier Steven Miles says Labor leader ‘is our best chance of winning’ following MPs’ discontent over suspension of Human Rights Act

The Guardian - AU

Gig economy workers to get $400m wage boost under Labor’s closing loopholes bill

Fair Work Commission to set minimum standards and hear termination disputes under new bill, prompting fierce reaction from employer groups

The Guardian - AU

NSW soon to decide on Eraring extension but former treasurer says it could cost billions

Matt Kean says previous Coalition government would have had to pay Origin Energy up to $3bn to keep half coal plant open for two years

The Guardian - AU

Liberal backbencher Zoe McKenzie says robodebt scheme caused ‘avoidable human suffering’

Victorian MP joins Bridget Archer and Keith Wolahan in criticising Coalition’s Centrelink debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU

Albanese records first net negative Newspoll approval as Voice support slumps further

The first federal Newspoll since mid-July, conducted August 28 to September 1 from a sample of 1,200, gave Labor a 53–47 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition. Primary votes were 37% Coalition (up three), 35% Labor (down one), 13% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (steady) and 8% for…

The Conversation

Uproar in parliament as pharmacists jeer ministers – as it happened

Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley is told to leave the chamber during chaotic question time

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Attempt to call off Nauru bribery case; Byron Airbnb cap delay; death at flooded Burning Man

Authorities accused of mishandling Nauru bribery investigation; NSW officials mull over proposed cap on Airbnbs in Byron

The Guardian - AU

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Modern prime ministers have typically left parliament soon after defeat. So why doesn't Scott Morrison?

With each passing month, Scott Morrison is developing into a post-prime-ministership peculiarity. Well over a year since voters cast him from power, he remains limpet-like in the House of Representatives, defying speculation that he is ready to quit parliament and trigger a byelection in his New South Wales seat of…

WEKU

Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike

With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.

The Guardian - AU

The cheapest reliable energy system to meet Australia’s climate targets? Solar and wind, no question

There has been a lot of commentary about how to measure the cost of renewables – but much of it misses the point

Newcastle Herald

Why Tudor Street is the wrong choice for a tram extension

Newcastle needs tram lines and extra road capacity. It can have both.

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Even if her leadership is now doomed, Annastacia Palaszczuk will still be a Labor legend in Queensland

Whatever fate awaits Annastacia Palaszczuk over the coming weeks, Queensland’s 39th – and only the second woman – premier will never lose her standing in the Australian Labor pantheon.

The Conversation

Labor’s new Murray-Darling Basin Plan deal entrenches water injustice for First Nations

The federal government has struck a new deal with most of the states in the nation’s largest river system. The agreement, announced last week, extends the $13 billion 2012 Murray-Darling Basin Plan to rebalance water allocated to the environment, irrigators and other uses.

The Canberra Times

Albanese govt approves Gregory Crinum coal mine expansion until 2073

It is the third coal mine approved this year.

The Canberra Times

Future pokie-free ACT worth discussing with gambling industry: Paterson

A future for the ACT without poker machines could be possible, the backbencher said.

The Guardian - AU

Alisha Aitken-Radburn on The Bachelor’s ‘villain edit’: ‘I thought I’d decimated my political prospects’

Aitken-Radburn’s ‘spicy’ remarks were an attempt to win more airtime on Australia’s 2018 season. But then the DMs started rolling in …

The Guardian - AU

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: It can be a battle to get information from the Albanese government

Thank goodness for Senate committees. This week, they’ve proved, yet again, to be worth their weight in accountability gold.

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