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Morning mail: skills shortages soar, oil production cuts agreed, complaints over ‘off-meter’ taxis

Thursday: The number of occupations experiencing a skills shortage in Australia has almost doubled. Plus: Alec Baldwin settles prop gun death lawsuit

The Guardian - AU

Liberal moderate Bridget Archer says Labor right to be questioning stage-three tax cuts

Archer tells Albanese government ‘it’s OK to change your mind’ as debate continues within ALP about future of Coalition tax package

The Guardian - AU

Stage-three tax cuts: What makes them so controversial?

Stage three tax cuts will kick in during 2024 and on net it will benefit people who earn over $180,000, or the top 3.7 per cent.

The New Daily

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Labor's plan to save threatened species is an improvement – but it's still well short of what we need

Australia’s dire and shameful conservation record is well established. The world’s highest number of recent mammal extinctions – 39 since colonisation. Ecosystems collapsing from the north to the south, across our lands and waters. Even species that have survived so far are at risk, as the sad list of threatened…

The Conversation

‘Differences of opinion’ within Labor over stage-three tax cuts amid worsening economic outlook

Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says government ‘not walking away’ from previous policy but framing budget in ‘difficult’ circumstances

The Guardian - AU

Economy woes cloud tax cut ahead of budget

Pressure is mounting to change or scrap costly tax cuts baked in by the former government as Labor prepares to hand down its budget in less than three weeks.

AAP

Flood warnings issued as east coast braces for heavy rain and storms – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Why big-ticket hospital pledges are dominating Victoria's state election

Both Labor and the Coalition are promising to pour billions into the state's hospitals. A political analyst expects they'll keep on coming, as the public health sector urges politicians not to lose sight of other major health challenges.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.

The New Daily

How Tu Le turned being dumped by Labor to run for the seat of Fowler into an opportunity

After being named overall winner at the 40 Under 40 Asian Australian Leadership Awards, Tu Le says the Kristina Keneally election setback led to more opportunities to help her community.

ABC News

'A concerning pattern': Agency contracts under the microscope

The NCA and DTA have been pilloried in separate audits.

The Canberra Times

Coalition warns against requiring parliamentary vote to commit Australia to war

Reform advocates to tell Labor-led inquiry into military deployment that MPs should be accountable for consequences of conflict

The Guardian - AU

‘Show us the money,’ environment groups say after Labor sets goal of preventing any new extinctions

Advocates deride $224.5m funding pledge given one study suggests $2bn a year needed to recover 2,000 threatened plants, animals and ecological communities

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer pleads caution on tax cuts as calls to ditch them grow louder

With deteriorating global economic conditions and no prospect of remission inflation, the Treasurer promised a “sustainable” budget.

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The Guardian - AU

Chair of Australia’s job services inquiry questions privatisation, likens compliance to Squid Game

MP Julian Hill says some ‘stunts’ in the employment services system only push people further into poverty

The Canberra Times

Rate pain will add more scrutiny to Labor's economic management

The sixth consecutive rate rise may impinge on Labor's budget plans.

The Guardian - AU

Matthew Guy denies loss of senior Victorian Liberal official will impact state election campaign

Liberal party source says departure of deputy director Scott Samson shows campaign is a ‘mess’

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‘No More Extinctions’: Labor Pledges To Protect Threatened Species With New Action Plan

The Federal Government has launched a new threatened species action plan with the ambitious goal to stop further extinctions in Australia.

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The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers says he will make the ‘right decisions’ on stage-three tax cuts

Treasurer says while the government’s policy has not yet changed ‘any responsible government’ would be looking at global economic pressures

ABC News

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Newcastle Herald

Regional Vic hospitals cash promise dented

An $8 billion regional health pitch tied to the proposed shelving of Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop has been dented, with the Victorian coalition conceding less cash could be available.

The Guardian - AU

Banks raise interest rates in response to RBA – as it happened

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AAP

Multinational tax reform gets under way

The Albanese government has opened consultations on international corporate tax reforms to close tax loopholes exploited by multinationals.

The Guardian - AU

A shift on stage-three tax cuts would move the first Albanese budget from B for boring to B for big

Labor understands any broken promise will be weaponised by its political foes. But an economic storm is brewing and it’s time to change tack

The Guardian - AU

Australians’ confidence in government integrity has increased since election, study finds

Australian Leadership Index also shows boost in public perceptions of leadership and competence since Labor took power

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