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View from The Hill: April 1 Aston byelection will be an all-female battle

You can bet on one thing in the Aston byelection, which is to be held on April 1. The winner will be a woman.

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Aston voters will head to polls on April Fools' Day

House of Representatives Speaker Milton Dick has chosen April 1 as the date for the Aston by-election to replace outgoing Liberal MP Alan Tudge.

AAP

NSW Liberals scramble to fill election ticket vacancy

Weeks ahead of the NSW election, the Liberal Party is racing to fill a vacancy on its upper house ticket with pressure to secure a woman candidate.

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Advocates condemn ‘disgusting’ new criminal offence – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Labor overruled Defence advice on patrol boats, fallout from flood disasters

The Australian government was warned against publicising problems with Pacific vessels; yes campaign for voice begins national week of action

The Guardian - AU

Retiring MP David Elliott vies for spot on NSW Liberals upper house ticket as premier plays down turmoil

Premier Dominic Perrottet says the jostling among candidates to secure the vacancy doesn't bother him, as a win for retiring MP David Elliott could resurrect his political career.

ABC News

Alan Kohler: RBA defence of interest-rate mallet highlights the truth about inequality

The first thing is that inequality is worsened by the responses to both low inflation and high inflation; it’s a lose/lose.

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'McDonald's go up faster than schools': The families struggling with life in suburbia

These families moved to Sydney's fringes hoping it might provide a brighter future for their children. This is why some are reconsidering the decision.

ABC News

How does the NSW government’s renewable energy plan stack up against Labor’s? We asked the experts

The NSW Coalition and the state opposition are putting major funding on the table for clean energy – with both sides recognising action is needed

The Guardian - AU

Labor overruled Defence advice not to publicise problems with Pacific patrol boats, documents show

Exclusive: Government was warned that publicising issues could harm regional relationships or be exploited by criminals or bad actors

The Guardian - AU

Voice referendum: who’s behind the yes and no campaigns and how do they plan to convince Australia?

The yes campaign is being driven by three collectives with a shared history, while the no side has been more reluctant to share its plans

The Guardian - AU

Rank-and-file of NT's Country Liberal Party support motions backing No campaign of Voice to Parliament

The rebuke presents a challenge to the party's leader in the NT Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, who last week said she supported the concept of the Voice but wanted more detail from Canberra.

ABC News

Greens leader Adam Bandt flags party is likely to work with government on safeguard mechanism

Adam Bandt says the party is open to negotiating on the government's key climate change policy, but believes voters can see they are fighting to stop new coal and gas projects from being approved.

ABC News

Long-awaited heart hospital to open in Australian first

Premier Daniel Andrews has toured Victoria's new $577 million dedicated heart hospital, defending the cost as an investment in the best research and treatment.

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"A major challenge": Support for Labor's energy policy

The Hunter Jobs Alliance has welcomed Labor's plan to create a $1 billion publicly-owned corporation to keep the lights on as the state makes the transition to clean energy.

The Guardian - AU

Back safeguard mechanism to ‘put climate wars behind us’, Labor urges Coalition and Greens – as it happened

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NSW Labor pledges $1bn state-owned investment company for renewable projects if elected

‘Privatisation does not work. It has been a disaster for New South Wales and under Labor it stops,’ leader Chris Minns says

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Barred from parliament but running for office: Gareth Ward’s campaign might be NSW election’s strangest

The suspended Kiama MP has been kicked out of the Liberal party and faces criminal charges – yet is ahead in the polls

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A bronze North Face jacket? Daniel Andrews sized up for statue after 3,000 days as premier

Andrews insists he hasn’t given any thought to the milestone, which was dreamed up by Jeff Kennett. But he would be just the fifth Victorian leader to reach it

ABC News

NSW Labor pledges $1 billion for new state-owned energy body if elected in March

The New South Wales opposition says the Energy Security Corporation would drive investment into renewables to ensure services "when the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn't blow".

AAP

Perrottet deflects campaign woes, empowers pharmacists

Premier Dominic Perrottet says the mounting scandals engulfing his party are a matter for the organisation and he's focused on leading NSW to another term.

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NSW Labor launches $1 billion renewable energy plan

NSW Labor say a new state-owned corporation will be charged with keeping the lights on as the state transitions towards a clean energy future.

ABC News

Territory Labor, CLP announce Tiwi Islands candidates for NT's Arafura by-election after former member's sudden death

Labor is pushing to retain a seat in NT Parliament as the race for the huge remote electorate of Arafura gets underway ahead of the former member's funeral.

Newcastle Herald

'Never in the Hunter': Greens declare Newcastle off-limits to PEP-11 and demand other parties make their position clear

It appears PEP-11 is "no from the word 'go'", but the NSW Greens fear this 'zombie project' could rise again.

The Guardian - AU

Brittany Higgins wants inquiry to look into diary leak as Linda Reynolds makes ‘political hit job’ claim

Former Liberal staffer’s personal diary pages reported in the Australian, which also published fresh interview with Higgins’s former boss

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