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Will Labor’s super changes force people to sell assets to pay their tax? Here’s what the experts say

Fears that asset rich but cash poor Australians will be hurt by the new regime are overblown, economists argue

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of ‘fiddling at the margins’ on super as Greens urge greater crackdown on tax concessions

Nick McKim says Albanese government proceeding with stage-three tax cuts means a ‘money-go-round scheme for the rich’

The Guardian - AU

NSW government called out on net zero goal as own data projects coal and gas emissions until 2050

Data also shows land sector will absorb more carbon than it emits from 2015 despite passage of laws that make land clearing easier

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Hundreds of Sydney real estate agents on notice for breaching new rent bidding rules

Fair Trading officials will start attending open house inspections after hundreds of real estate agents were issued with warnings for breaching new rent bidding rules.

ABC News

Australia to phase out live sheep export amid opposition from peak farmers body

Consultation begins on timeframe as National Farmers’ Federation says ‘wiping out an entire industry is not the answer’

The Guardian - AU

Mayor says Labor's plan to ditch local road handover will cripple councils in the long run

Maitland mayor Philip Penfold says NSW Labor's plan to ditch the government's road reclassification program, which would see the state take back responsibility of local roads, in favour of a $670 million emergency road repair fund will cripple local councils in the long run.

Newcastle Herald

WA industry to consider 'legal avenues' if federal government's live sheep export ban goes ahead

Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says it is up to sheep producers to decide if they want to fight the government through legal avenues, or work with it to put an end to live sheep exports.

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NSW Is Set To Ban No Grounds Evictions (Yay!) But Not For All Renters (Boo)

Make it for all tenants you cowards!!!!!

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Sydney-Newcastle high-speed rail plan looks like it’s been shunted aside

Reports the NSW government will dump plans for a fast train from Sydney to Newcastle haven't exactly been denied by Premier Perrottet.

The New Daily

Tasmanian Liberal John Tucker accepts apology from Labor after being mocked for speech stumble

A Liberal politician who stumbled while asking a question in parliament was heckled by Tasmania's Labor leader, who joked "an edu-ma-cation's a good start" — a barb she has since apologised for after learning he has "a bit of a speech impediment".

ABC News

Dominic Perrottet’s surprise ‘occasional’ vaping revelation

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has made a surprising admission about his use of a controversial controlled substance.

The New Daily

Greens in fresh push for Murdoch media inquiry

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will introduce legislation to establish a federal commission of inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.

The New Daily

The Australian finds super ‘victims’ among Sydney’s well-heeled – or is it satire?

The paper has a case study of the pain to be inflicted by Labor’s higher tax rate on superannuation above $3m, but so does the Shovel. Plus: the ABC’s Mardi Gras ‘indulgence’

The Guardian - AU

No real estate agents fined for breaking NSW rent bidding rules, despite hundreds of warnings

Fair Trading says it is taking ‘an educative approach’ to new laws and planning for future audits and enforcement action

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Does Labor plan to use your super as a 'piggy bank' to fund its pet projects?

The Coalition says Labor plans to use your super as a 'piggy bank' to fund its pet projects. What are the facts?

Newcastle Herald

Retreat on Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail 'a joke'

Key Hunter lobby groups have called on the NSW government to clarify whether it has abandoned its plans for fast rail between Newcastle and Sydney.

AAP

NAB bank head backs in Labor superannuation plan

Labor has received support for its superannuation plan from an interesting quarter - the chief executive of NAB.

ABC News

NSW Labor vows to repair roads with funds diverted from Great Western Highway tunnel project

The party promises to reallocate money from the controversial Great Western Highway upgrade to spend on roads across western Sydney and regional NSW if it wins this month's state election.

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The New Daily

Aussie live sheep export trade on the chopping block

The Labor government is pushing ahead with its election promise to phase out the live sheep export trade by setting up a panel to work out how to proceed.

Newcastle Herald

'We paid jobless too much during COVID': NSW minister

Newcastle MP and Labor's skills spokesman Tim Crakanthorp said the minister failed to acknowledge his government's "systemic dismantling" of the TAFE system.

The New Daily

‘We paid jobless too much during COVID’: NSW minister

The NSW hospitality minister has linked higher unemployment payments during the pandemic to the state's current skills shortage, drawing Labor criticism.

AAP

Sheep exporters 'disgusted' by push to ban live trade

Farmers WA says the federal government should review its promise to ban live sheep exports by sea, branding it a "dumb" commitment that will impact 3000 people.

ABC News

Former RSPCA boss to advise government on when, how to end $85 million live sheep trade

A former animal rights campaigner, retired Labor MP and a Western Australian farmer will advise the federal government about how to shut down the export of live sheep, as farmers appeal the ban.

Tribune News Service

Earmark ban another wrinkle for labor, health, education bill

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ new restrictions on earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill could further imperil passage of an already difficult bill.

The Guardian - AU

David Pocock wants urgent action on carbon credits before vote on key climate policy

Crossbench senator’s support is crucial if government is to introduce planned revamp of safeguard mechanism

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