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Locals urged to prepare as Hunter heads into potentially deadly summer

The Hunter faces a heightened risk of heatwaves, fires and floods.

Newcastle Herald

Labor bid to raise the status of teachers must be backed by better working conditions, experts say

Plateauing salary structures and high workloads cited as two key reasons teachers may be driven from the profession

The Guardian - AU

Queensland youth crime reform inquiry now 'unavoidable'

A victims of youth crime advocacy group says a royal commission into justice reform in Queensland appears inevitable after "decades of poor management".

AAP

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Almost 200 asylum seekers returned by Albanese government since May 2022

Seven vessels have been turned back or returned to their place of origin as Labor quietly continues Coalition policy of Operation Sovereign Borders

The Guardian - AU

Big four consultancy firm partners could be banned from being on board of regulator after PwC scandal

Greens say Labor has agreed to stop senior executives or partners at firms from becoming board members of Tax Practitioners Board

The Guardian - AU

Scrap stage-three tax cuts to fight inflation rather than cut infrastructure funding, Queensland says

Deputy premier Steven Miles says it’s ‘too late’ to cancel projects and any effect on demand is likely to be years away

The Guardian - AU

Fresh staffing scandal linked to NSW transport minister

The office of NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen unlawfully directed a department to appoint a specific person to a new position, the opposition says.

AAP

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Majority of Australians struggling financially, Essential poll finds

Almost a quarter of households say interest rate rises are having a ‘very negative’ impact, as the RBA considers a 13th rate rise this cycle

The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Wong evoke Whitlam in bid to defrost China relations

Labor duo shrug off Arctic weather in Beijing to use re-enactment of their hero’s famous 1973 photo op to plot a new course out of the cold

The Guardian - AU

Greens’ proposal to slap Brisbane landlords who hike rents with big tax bills faces backlash

Policy touted by Greens as effective rent freeze criticised by economists, real estate body and political opponents

The Guardian - AU

Greens stage Senate walkout over Labor’s Israel-Hamas war response

Mehreen Faruqi leads boycott of question time to protest against claimed Albanese government inaction over conflict in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Lee looks to suburban heartland in early 2024 election pitch

The Canberra Liberals would overturn a series of forthcoming bans.

The Canberra Times

Minns hasn't queried under-fire minister's knowledge

NSW Premier Chris Minns is standing by the state's transport minister despite a staffing scandal within her department.

AAP

Infrastructure projects face axe amid $33bn in cost blowouts, Catherine King says

Investment pipeline ‘has been left in an absolute mess’, minister says as spending boom fuels inflation

The Guardian - AU

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Albanese and Labor slump to worst position in Newspoll since 2022 election

A national Newspoll, conducted October 30 to November 3 from a sample of 1,220 people, gave Labor a 52–48% lead over the Coalition, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the final Newspoll before the October 14 Voice referendum. This is Labor’s narrowest lead in Newspoll since the 2022 federal…

The Guardian - AU

Morrison says world should not get ‘suckered into’ Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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The Canberra Times

Suburbs to share in $100m cash splash if Liberals win election

Every suburb will receive a slice of the pie.

AAP

Thousands of scholarships on offer to teaching students

The federal government is offering 5000 scholarships worth up to $10,000 a year to education students who commit to the profession after they graduate.

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AAP

Albanese, Labor take Newspoll hit after voice defeat

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's approval rating has suffered a sharp fall in the latest Newspoll as the opposition targets Labor's handling of cost of living.

The Guardian - AU

The AEC is shifting electorate boundaries, but should parliament be adding seats?

The political parties have the same idea on redrawing the electoral map: eliminating their opponents with surgical precision. Thank goodness for the AEC

Al Jazeera

Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement

Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties.

AAP

Opposition fights history in battle for Qld election

Queensland Opposition leader David Crisafulli is hoping history does not repeat itself when voters go to the polls in the 2024 state election.

The Guardian - AU

Can Anthony Albanese catch the dragon’s tail to defrost and reboot Australia-China relations?

In an international landscape that is fluid and dangerous, the PM knows relationship-building could be the key to global stability

The Independent UK

No police investigation for husband of Norway's ex-prime minister over stock trades

Norwegian police say the husband of the former prime minister, Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in office

AAP

Boss resigns after public servant's political work

The coalition wants NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to follow her chief-of-staff out the door after a scandal in her office.

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