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Compo 'overdue' for Vic care abuse victims

Victoria's push to set up a redress scheme and formally apologise to institutional care abuse victims is long overdue, Premier Daniel Andrews admits.

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Perrottet confident of stamp duty reform

The NSW premier is confident his bid to reform stamp duty for first home buyers is good policy and will pass the parliament before the end of the year.

AAP

National Rental Affordability Scheme's end prompting homelessness fears for single mother

As a federal rental subsidy program winds down and social housing applications triple, Melanie says she sees no option for her and her two children but to move into her car.

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Labor Department proposal could change gig worker and company rules

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.

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Businesses lobby for carbon tariffs as Labor says Australia is ‘back in the game’ on climate

Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers to attend meeting of Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action in Washington this week

The Guardian - AU

Stamp duty vs land tax: how to save money on five NSW properties

Proposed new state laws will give first home buyers a choice, with tens of thousands of dollars at stake

The Guardian - AU

Labor proposal could upend rules for gig workers, companies

The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees, potentially curtailing access to benefits and protections they rightfully deserve

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Downturn budget won’t ‘spray cash’ on bill relief despite $114b boost

The federal government's budget is awash with $114 billion in new revenue, but Australians won't see much in terms of cost-of-living relief.

The New Daily

MPs debate raising Warragamba Dam wall

NSW MPs have debated a proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall, with one saying it would protect people and homes, but another describing it as "reckless".

AAP

Treasurer says Australia likely to avoid recession but admits global economy is ‘dangerous’

Jim Chalmers says spiralling energy costs the most ‘problematic aspect of our inflation problem’ through to mid-2023

The Guardian - AU

Man shot dead by police in Brisbane – as it happened

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ACT government takes next step on sexual assault law reform

Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will also face renewed pressure on sentencing.

The Canberra Times

NSW parliament to debate stamp duty reform

Premier Dominic Perrottet's stamp duty reforms will be debated when NSW politicians return to Macquarie Street.

AAP

Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay

Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget

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Australia’s defence minister advises against giving parliament veto over military deployments

Richard Marles says current powers – which permit governments to commit Australia to war without parliamentary authorisation – should “not be disturbed

AAP

Vic Libs rebuff $2 train pledge criticism

Regional Victorian train services are excluded from a state election pledge but the Liberal Party insists it hasn't forgotten country people.

ABC News

Sydney news: Reprieve from rain for now but another dumping expected on Wednesday

MORNING BRIEFING: Authorities warn the reprieve from rain over the next few days will be short-lived, with another dumping due to hit the state from Wednesday.

The Conversation

The Liberal Party is in a dire state across Australia right now. That should worry us all

“The duty of an Opposition is to oppose” – attributed to Lord Randolph Churchill – is one of those quotations I remember seeing on exam papers in high school politics classes. It is true, but only half-true.

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Maitland nurses burnt out, overworked but refusing to give up the fight for ratios

They're burnt out, overworked and at the end of their tether - but Maitland nurses still have some fight in them yet.

AAP

PM insists 'no change' on income tax cuts

Senior ministers insist they're sticking to their election promise of keeping significant income tax cuts as the Greens warn the policy will restrict spending.

The Conversation

Albanese insists tax position 'hasn't changed', as the government targets defence delays

Anthony Albanese on Sunday insisted the government’s intention to deliver the Stage 3 tax cuts has not changed, while he reinforced the expectation of deep spending cuts in this month’s budget to attack “waste”.

The New Daily

‘Weaponised’: Calls for politicians to kick the habit costing taxpayers $50 million a year

Government urged to stop the abuse of taxpayer funded advertising, which has led to $50 million a year in public money being spent.

ABC News

NSW Labor vows to protect gig economy workers if elected in March following deaths in 2020

A portable leave entitlement scheme is among the promised changes announced by the Opposition ahead of the March state election in a bid to "modernise" industrial relations in NSW.

The Guardian - AU

Stage-three tax cuts: what are they, how do they work and why do they exist?

They’re the biggest debating point ahead of the Labor government’s October budget, but what actually are the stage-three tax cuts?

AAP

NSW govt defends transport assets body

The entity set up to hold the state's transport assets has attracted much criticism but the government says it just needs time to deliver its promised benefits.

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