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Education minister open to changes on how indexation applies to HECS-HELP debt

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has left the door open for changes to how HECS-HELP debts are paid back, including how indexation is applied to the original debt.

ABC News

WA Premier McGowan looking forward to ‘ordinary life’

Mark McGowan says he has no regrets about stepping down as premier and is looking forward to being "ordinary" as he arrived at work for his last day in the job.

The New Daily

Labor Is Backtracking On Promises To Protect LGBTQIA+ Ppl & Remind Me Why Albo Marched At Pride

And when the world needed Labor most, they vanished.

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Regional trainee, apprentice travel pass under review after Labor finds $250 card comes with $900 price tag

A travel card designed to ease cost-of-living burdens in regional NSW could be scrapped as a Labor minister says the money may be better allocated to road repairs.

ABC News

Ministers confirm Stockton Centre inspection in hunt for housing fix

The Stockton Centre closed as a residential disability centre in 2020 and has been dormant ever since.

Newcastle Herald

On his last day as WA premier, what decisions have shaped Mark McGowan's legacy?

The WA premier's handling of the pandemic inspired tattoos and even a cereal brand, but what else will people remember him for, and what issues remain unresolved?

ABC News

Australia’s online gambling regulation far behind global pack, advocates find

Exclusive: Analysis comes as parliamentary inquiry examines the harm caused by wagering

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Labor criticised for apparent ‘backtrack’ on stronger LGBTQ+ legal protections

Draft changes to party’s platform replace commitment to strengthen laws with ‘almost meaningless’ clause to ‘develop policy’, advocates say

The Guardian - AU

On the climb back: Don’t count this leader out just yet

Is Queensland’s Annastacia Palaszczuk another premier who occupies a proud place in the gallery of those who must be damned and doomed?

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: the PwC scandal should be ripe for the National Anti-Corruption Commission's attention

By coincidence, the furore around the consultancy firm PwC is raging just as the National Anti-Corruption Commission is gearing up for its start of business on July 1.

The Conversation

'Cat meow': Labor's Jenny Aitchison says she heard sound from opposition bench

No MP has owned up to making the sound.

Newcastle Herald

Pressure grows on Albanese government to end native forest logging

Exclusive: Labor facing calls from 15 crossbenchers, as well as party insiders, to transition to plantation timber as part of reform to environmental laws

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto served fresh defamation notice by Moira Deeming

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has been served with a fresh defamation threat by ousted MP Moira Deeming.

The New Daily

Victorian Liberals gear up for byelection following the resignation of Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith

Potential candidates include opposition party’s federal vice-president and upper house MP Matt Bach as Labor considers whether to contest electorate

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After 24 hours of drama, Roger Cook becomes the next premier of Western Australia

With the withdrawal of his principal challengers and the implicit endorsement from key factions within the Labor party, Roger Cook will become Western Australia’s 31st premier. We can expect final endorsement from the Labor caucus and a formal swearing-in from the WA governor in the coming days.

Reuters

Resource-rich Western Australia set to elect deputy premier as new leader

Australia's largest state by land area, resource-rich Western Australia, is set to elect deputy premier Roger Cook as its new leader after he secured the support of most legislators from his party.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition staffers took classified documents after election loss, Labor claims in Senate estimates

Labor’s Anne Urquhart tells estimates Services Australia investigated two staff in Linda Reynolds’ office for transferring data off government network

Newcastle Herald

John Hunter Hospital staff call for 6 per cent wage rise

Labor has been in power for two months now and 'nothing's been done'.

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter Water a step closer to a new protection from privatisation

Parliament could be required to sign off on a sale.

ABC News

Roger Cook to be Western Australia's next premier, replacing Mark McGowan

After spending the morning meeting with a key WA Labor faction, it is confirmed Roger Cook will be the state's new premier.

ABC News

Victorian state Liberal MP Ryan Smith resigns, sparking by-election in Melbourne's north-east

Voters in Melbourne's north-east will head to the polls for the third time in just over a year, after Liberal MP Ryan Smith — a critic of leader John Pesutto — called time on his Victorian political career.

ABC News

Roger Cook to hit the ground running as new WA premier, as opposition slams union influence

Roger Cook has hit the ground running, gaining the approval of Labor's right faction today to confirm his endorsement as WA's next premier.

The New Daily

Labor not giving ‘sweetheart deals’ to energy giants

Labor has rejected a claim that it has cut a special deal with an energy giant to exempt it from paying additional taxes under a proposal change.

The New Daily

SA govt passes controversial protest law after marathon debate

The South Australian government has passed legislation to lift protest fines after a marathon debate 14-hour debate.

The New Daily

Health workers walk off job over 6.5 per cent pay push

Hundreds of paramedics and allied health workers will walk off the job at some NSW hospitals as they pursue a 6.5 per cent pay rise.

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