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The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

Labor accuses no campaign of a ‘flat out lie’ after volunteer phone scripts revealed

Guide suggests callers identify themselves as representing Fair Australia rather than the no campaign against the Indigenous voice to parliament

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

Karen Andrews says male MP used to ‘breathe on the back of my neck’ in parliament

Minister in former Coalition government alleges colleague also subjected her to ‘thrusting’ innuendo during question time

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023

Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens strike housing deal; NSW police ready to assist on Luis Rubiales; and three stars for Neighbours return

Greens agree to support Labor legislation after securing an additional $3bn in immediate funding for public and community housing

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023

Government provides another $1 billion to finally win Greens' support for long-delayed housing bill

The government has provided another $1 billion for public and community housing to secure a deal with the Greens to finally pass the Housing Australia Future Fund.

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023

Greens agree to support Labor’s $10bn housing fund, breaking months-long impasse

Greens leader Adam Bandt and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather say minor party will now support Housing Australia Future Fund

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023

Voice support and Albanese's ratings continue to tumble in Resolve and other polls

The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on October 14. A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 6–9 from a sample of 1,604, gave “no” to the Voice a 57–43 lead in a forced choice, out from a 54–46 “no” lead in August. Initial…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023

Coalition accused of sitting on warnings that immigration detention may have breached duty of care

Andrew Giles says Morrison government’s ‘limited work’ to find alternatives to immigration detention is concerning

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023

Labor gives parliament only limited powers to examine unlawful spying after Timor-Leste scandal

ALP had pledged to give parliamentary intelligence committee certain powers to enable an investigation of Timor-Leste bugging scandal

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023

Housing deal struck – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2023