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MPs defend conduct over Higgins’ rape allegations

Members of both sides of parliament have sought to defend their handling of Brittany Higgins' rape allegations while accusing each other of playing politics.

The New Daily

Can the new High Speed Rail Authority deliver after 4 decades of costly studies?

Australia’s new High Speed Rail Authority comes into being today. Created by the Albanese government, the authority and its newly named board have been set a challenging task: “bring high-speed rail to reality”.

The Conversation

Greens knock back Labor’s proposed housing fund tweaks

The government is proposing key changes to its $10 billion housing fund but the Greens say Labor is still not moving on its two key demands.

The New Daily

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PM blasts claim Gallagher misled parliament as ‘absurd’

Senior Labor members have lined up to defend Finance Minister Katy Gallagher in the wake of allegations she misled parliament.

The New Daily

Morrison addresses Higgins discrepancy; PM says bus crash a ‘tragedy beyond comprehension’ – as it happened

Katy Gallagher hits back at Coalition attacks, saying she conducted herself with ‘highest levels of integrity’. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Hunter Valley faces bus tragedy, poll boost for Albanese, Berlusconi dies

Residents grieve after wedding bus crash tragedy; Essential poll shows voters still trust Labor to handle the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: Liberals embark on political kamikaze mission over Higgins allegations

Reynolds was forced to apologise and pay compensation to Higgins for calling her “a lying cow”.

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Labor guarantees minimum $500m each year for housing in bid to win Greens support

Housing minister says work for social and affordable homes can begin as soon as future fund is established but Greens say it should begin now

The Guardian - AU

Australians’ support for Indigenous voice steady with 60% in favour, Essential poll finds

Guardian Essential poll finds high level of backing for voice to parliament, despite other polls showing support flagging

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s wounded feelings over Brittany Higgins will sink debate to new lows

The opposition is out for vengeance over what it sees as ‘collusion’ and ‘weaponisation’ but Labor will no doubt push back

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: voters trust Labor over Coalition to manage cost of living and inflation

Poll also shows support for government initiatives to regulate artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU

A question of trust? Brittany Higgins leaks bathe Canberra in a new light

The asking of the old question will hang over Parliament as old details in the Brittany Higgins case take on new political importance.

The New Daily

View from The Hill: Brittany Higgins story continues its damaging trail, with no end in sight

The Brittany Higgins saga has damaged almost everyone it has touched, or who’s touched it.

The Conversation

Greens refine demands on $10 billion housing fund

Negotiations over the federal housing fund continue, with the Greens urging Labor to meet them halfway to secure the party's support.

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The Guardian - AU

Queensland youth justice minister denounced policies now spruiked as ‘toughest in the nation’

Di Farmer told state parliament in 2019 the sorts of measures now championed by Labor would almost guarantee children would reoffend

The New Daily

Greens and Labor still deadlocked on scheme to solve housing crisis

Renters ould have longer to wait for action on the housing crisis as the Greens and Labor remain at loggerheads over size, cost and scale

The Guardian - AU

Michaelia Cash accuses Labor of ‘weaponising’ Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation

Shadow attorney general says Katy Gallagher has questions to answer about her knowledge of the claim before it became public

The Guardian - AU

Labor talks up possible aged care levy as minister says Australians willing to pay for more ‘choice’

Anika Wells says taskforce will include consideration of levies but government ‘still not advocating any particular proposal’

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Opposition stepping up ‘Brittanygate’ attacks on Gallagher and Labor

The opposition has sharpened its attack on Katy Gallagher as she insists Labor did not leverage Brittany Higgins' rape claims

The Guardian - AU

Quietest auction week since Easter – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

The devils and the detail of the $715m AFL stadium dividing Tasmania

A plan to build a new ground during a housing crisis has split the community – and could cost the state a football team

The Canberra Times

Greens 'disappointed' no alternatives found to removing Narrabundah trees

The 27 trees will be removed from a park in Sprent Street.

The New Daily

Gallagher vehemently denies ‘weaponising’ advance details of Brittany Higgins’ rape complaint

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has denied both misleading parliament over the Brittany Higgins case and politically 'weaponising' the issue

The Guardian - AU

On Higgins and grants, Labor must earn a reputation for transparency – not just declare it

The ghosts of parliaments past haunt this new era of politics. True renewal can’t take place until they’re gone

The New Daily

Labor sees ‘political profit’ in Higgins: Coalition

Labor and the coalition are locked in a war of words over the handling of the Brittany Higgins allegations.

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