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Victoria’s new premier: who is Jacinta Allan and what can we expect from her leadership?

Allan, who succeeds Daniel Andrews after his resignation on Tuesday, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years

The Guardian - AU

Palaszczuk again vows to stay on after Andrews exit

The premier of Queensland has paid tribute to Daniel Andrews but says she has no intention of following the longer-serving Victorian leader into retirement.

AAP

'Stick with it': Biden makes history by joining striking auto workers on the picket line

President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organised labor by a modern president.

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Dally M awards 2023 red carpet – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: the fight to succeed Daniel Andrews, Football Australia’s secret privatisation plan, Albanese’s voice hopes

Prime minister tells Guardian Australia he’s still fighting for a positive vote, while Labor MPs contemplate the end of the Andrews era

The Guardian - AU

Why the Voice could be a bulwark against Trumpism gaining a stronger foothold in Australia

As former Labor minister Barry Jones has wisely noted, the Voice referendum feels like 2016 all over again.

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Jacinta Allan expected to be appointed Victorian premier amid Labor factional fight

Socialist left ally of Daniel Andrews is seen as his successor, but factional battles for deputy leader are expected on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

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Dan Andrews leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics - who drove conservatives to distraction

Daniel Andrews, who has announced he will step down after nearly nine years as premier, leaves office as a titan of Victorian politics. An activist premier, a gifted political communicator and a hard man of politics, he has been an enormously consequential leader and one of national significance. He is…

The Conversation

Daniel Andrews remoulded the state of Victoria – but the wheels were beginning to wobble

Time will tell if the premier’s legacy will be his huge infrastructure projects and social reforms or his exercise of power and debt burden

The Guardian - AU

'Time to step away': Labor on backfoot as Andrews walks

Labor MPs are preparing to quickly elect a new leader following Daniel Andrews' shock resignation as Victorian premier after almost a decade in the top job.

AAP

Progress, protests and pooches: the highs and lows of Daniel Andrews’ nine years as premier

Andrews’ hardline approach to the Covid pandemic made him a polarising figure – and controversy was never far away from his government

The Guardian - AU

Deputy and ally puts hand up to succeed premier

Victoria's deputy premier has nominated herself to succeed Daniel Andrews as leader with the Labor party preparing for a critical meeting.

AAP

Irrepressible rise of 'crash through' Labor strongman

Daniel Andrews stormed through Labor's ranks to become Victoria's premier with irrepressible ambition and he acknowledged that hard work as he stepped down.

AAP

Daniel Andrews resignation: Anthony Albanese ‘surprised’ by announcement

Prime minister says timing of Victorian premier’s departure was unexpected as political leaders react to news

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Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides

Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance where a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle council backs away from hosting Supercars next year

The council says a proposed one-year deal is 'inconsistent' with past consultation.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: 'Player' Mike Pezzullo undone by power play

Mike Pezzullo, one of Canberra’s most powerful and certainly most controversial public servants, cannot survive the revelation of the trove of text messages showing him blatantly inserting himself into the political process.

The Guardian - AU

Five key changes to welfare and work rules in Labor’s employment white paper

Pensioners and jobseekers will be able to work more without losing payments, while Tafe and apprenticeships will get a funding boost in Working Future reforms

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Labor and Albanese recover in Newspoll as Dutton falls, but the Voice's slump continues

A national Newspoll, conducted September 18–22 from a sample of 1,239, gave Labor a 54–46 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 36% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (down one), 11% Greens (down two), 6% One Nation (down one) and 11%…

The Guardian - AU

Home affairs department head Michael Pezzullo standing aside pending investigation over leaked texts

The home affairs minister Clare O’Neil said she was ‘aware’ of reporting by Nine of the texts, which include comments about political figures

Newcastle Herald

Hunter and the nation has a lot riding on transition body's success

CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP: Combet ready to set out body's purpose and path

The Guardian - AU

Job services must shift from merely clipping tickets to actually changing lives

Let’s hope Labor’s new model overcomes the barriers to work and ceases the endless churn of the unemployed

AAP

WA Liberals pledge to up the ante on tracking criminals

The WA Liberals are promising an extra 300 GPS tracking bracelets in a bid to reverse a spike in restraining order breaches by violent offenders.

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Why Is Rupert Murdoch The ‘Most Dangerous Man In The World’ And Why Does His Retirement Matter?

Rupert Murdoch has announced he is stepping down from his head roles at Fox and News Corp, but why does it matter so much to everyone?

The Guardian - AU

In 10 years Australia went from Abbott to Albanese – but how much has really changed?

In the decade since I began this Guardian column much about Australian politics has made me despair – and yet there are still reasons to hope

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