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Labor targets Upper Hunter as key marginal seat

A boundary redraw has made Upper Hunter the third most marginal seat in NSW.

Newcastle Herald

Labor under renewed pressure to axe stage-three tax cuts as Australia’s budget woes mount

The party voted in support of tax cuts while in opposition and went to the election promising no changes to the policy

The Guardian - AU

The Albanese government has had a solid start. Now comes the hard part

Labor has grown in popularity since its election in May, and ticked off a number of campaign promises. But harder decisions await in 2023

The Guardian - AU

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The honeymoon is over, baby

Anthony Albanese has made progress during his political honeymoon, but in 2023 he will have to show Australians why he was worth their vote.

The New Daily

The 15 biggest stories of 2022, as decided by ABC News readers

From Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, 2022 was filled with attention-grabbing headlines. Here's your top 15.

ABC News

The Ferguson Report: Australia won’t start next cold war until the subs arrive

The final Ferguson Report of 2022 predicts the fake news headlines of 2023 ... GOVERNMENT FINALLY ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT The Albanese

The New Daily

Paid ticketing for Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks to end if Labor wins 2023 election

The New South Wales opposition is promising to overturn an unpopular decision to charge admission to watch the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks at some harbourside locations, arguing it's a "fundamental" experience that should be free.

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NSW ALP promises fee-free Sydney fireworks

NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns has big plans for future New Year's Eve celebrations if his Labor party wins the state election in March.

AAP

Will labor strife led by pilots become the airline industry’s next big obstacle?

The big challenges of 2022 — COVID and inflation — posed no obstacle to travelers, but finding enough pilots slowed down the travel recovery.

Tribune News Service

'Rebuilt from the ground up': Govt urged to bail out national institutions

Two key cultural institutions face an uncertain future as Labor stalls on funding

The Canberra Times

Young mother suffers miscarriage waiting 11 hours to access emergency department

Ambulances stuck waiting to unload patients as region's EDs struggle to cope.

Newcastle Herald

Ex-Test cricketer to take on Labor in NSW

The NSW Liberals have turned to former left-arm Test quick Nathan Bracken to bowl over a two-term MP in the upcoming state election.

AAP

Hobart AFL stadium business case released, seeking $240 million from federal government

The Tasmanian government reveals its business case it hopes will convince the federal government to shell out $240 million to help pay for a brand new stadium in Hobart, which will in part be modelled on a yet-to-be-finished project in New Zealand.

ABC News

Australia-China talks under way, but relationship remains fraught and ripe to ‘explode’

The Australian foreign minister's visit to China has reignited hopes the two countries are on the road to patching up their relationship.

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The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Liberal post-mortem urges party to address flight of female vote – but not by quotas

The Liberal Party’s review of its election rout has highlighted the party’s broad and deep problem with the female vote, but shied away from recommending quotas to elect more women.

Newcastle Herald

NSW Labor calls for action on Stockton $6.2m sand plan

'The way forward is there, everyone just needs to do their job,' says Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp.

ABC News

Liberals' election post-mortem blames COVID-19, scandals and faction warlords for loss

An internal Liberal Party review of the Coalition's devastating election defeat finds Scott Morrison was a decisive factor in the result, and recommends an overhaul of the party organisation to end factional infighting and improve candidate preselections.

The Canberra Times

Liberals must regain ground in cities, win back female and Chinese voters: review

The review of the Liberals' disastrous election defeat has been published

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The Conversation

In Voices of Us, Tim Dunlop considers the outsiders re-energising politics – and takes aim at dumbed-down media and do-nothing politicians

Did Bill Shorten lose the unlosable election in 2019 because he was too frank about franking credits? Was John Howard’s defeat in 2007 a voter reaction against WorkChoices?

AAP

Labor mayor slams NSW probe as 'pay back'

A potential NSW Labor MP has angrily criticised a committee investigating him for impropriety and called for a government frontbencher to be sacked.

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One Of 2022’s Great Failures Was That The Rate Of Indigenous Deaths In Custody Increased

The rate of Indigenous deaths in custody rose in 2022, more than 31 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Newcastle Herald

New beachfront kiosk opens on Bathers Way

Sunnyboy Kiosk is leased and operated by Tom and Nova Carias, who declared the kiosk as "the place to be this summer".

Newcastle Herald

Ex-Labor minister again found corrupt over Hunter Valley mining licences

The court on Tuesday found Macdonald had no reasonable cause or justification to grant two licences to Hunter Valley company Doyles Creek Mining in 2008.

AAP

Rudd role takes US ties to 'next level'

Former US ambassador Joe Hockey has welcomed Kevin Rudd's appointment to the position, saying it will elevate American and Australian ties.

AAP

NSW passes bill to help curb power prices

NSW parliament has passed laws empowering the Commonwealth's national energy plan, which will lead to lower power bills for Australian households.

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