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Generational crimes are being committed thick and fast. No wonder Australian kids don’t vote conservative

No one should be surprised that young people reject a status quo so manifestly stacked against them

The Guardian - AU

If Labor bulldozes ahead with NDIS cuts that hurt disabled people, we will fight against it

The disability community feels blindsided by the government’s announcement of a growth cap on the scheme. We need to be included in decisions that affect us

The Guardian - AU

Expectations of Hunter ministers are high

The wait for big ideas to turn into big-ticket items begins.

Newcastle Herald

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Morning Mail: Student loan ‘scam’ targeted ‘poor kids’, Sudan fighting spreads, coronation oath row

Graduates say they’re still struggling to pay off debts racked up under a controversial 1990s scheme; food prices rise again

The Guardian - AU

The Liberals are the fifth iteration of our main centre-right party. Could The Voice hasten a sixth?

Peter Dutton’s defensive posture of just appealing to "the base’" and trying to hold the Liberals together may prove the losing gambit.

The New Daily

Labor to review $120 billion infrastructure fund after massive blowout

Labor will order a review of road and rail projects promised in a $120 billion infrastructure program that has blown out under successive Coalition

The New Daily

The Liberals are the fifth iteration of Australia's main centre-right party. Could the Voice campaign hasten a sixth?

Party stability on the progressive side of politics, and repeated party reconfiguration on the conservative side of politics, is a marked contrast in the history of Australia’s two-party political system.

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'Heartbreaking': Davidson hits out at NDIS spending caps

Minister says people with disability won't get their needs met.

The Canberra Times

There are 11 First Nations MPs and senators. Here's what they think of a Voice to Parliament

The 2022 federal election delivered record results for First Nations representation in parliament. Ahead of the referendum, the ABC contacted the 11 politicians to hear directly from them what they think about a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

Hunter unions back Voice and energy transition authority

May Day celebrations coincide with the Labor's federal and state election victories

Newcastle Herald

How Canberra became a progressive paradise – and a housing hell

Part of what makes the ACT so ahead of the legislative curve is also partly why the government is stuck in development paralysis

The Guardian - AU

Greens announce plans to introduce bill to federal parliament to freeze rents and interest rates before budget announcement

Their proposal would see the federal government work with states and territories to freeze rent increases nationwide.

ABC News

'Cruel and punitive': Widowed father of five calls for JobSeeker changes

'JobSeeker is a cheap place where the government can dump people.'

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s instinct is to indulge what it thinks middle Australia wants. It could try simply doing what works

In areas such as migration and jobseeker the government’s rhetoric is timid, when it could boldly go bigger on both

The Guardian - AU

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House GOP tops list of earmark seekers under new regime - Roll Call

Earmarking federal funds for their home districts continues to grow in popularity among House Republicans.

ABC News

PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

ABC News

A new study on masks is being used to claim they are harmful to human health. But experts say the proof isn't there

A recently released study has been circulating online, which some are using to claim as proof masks are harmful to humans. What do the experts say?

ABC News

Ban on credit card use in online gambling to be introduced by federal government

Labor announces it will begin to take steps to make it illegal for betting companies to allow people to use credit cards when gambling online.

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The Guardian - AU

‘The rate is too low’: pressure builds within Labor ranks to raise jobseeker

At least 11 MPs have publicly voiced support for payment increase or other relief, with more privately saying they want it raised

ABC News

Hawthorn captain James Sicily 'couldn't imagine' living in Tasmania, but AFL icons warn a state team needs to grow at home

Current and former AFL players and coaches have come to the defence of Tasmania as a destination for players, following comments from Hawthorn captain James Sicily that he "couldn't imagine" living there.

The Conversation

Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn't always so

In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage.

ABC News

Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

Newcastle Herald

Buy local, regional newspapers urge Albanese government

The message is appearing in 330 newspapers this week

The Guardian - AU

Premier targets healthcare ahead of national cabinet – as it happened

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ABC News

More Australians forced out of homes as rental housing affordability crisis rages on, Anglicare report shows

At 58, Dawn Dowling has been forced to move in with a friend, as an annual snapshot from Anglicare of rental affordability in Australia paints a grim picture.

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