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Biden, Dems see both political, economic wins in rail deal

President Joe Biden is hailing a labor agreement that avoided a strike that would have shut down railroads across the country as a win for America

The Independent UK

Nearly 30% of Australia’s emissions come from industry. Tougher rules for big polluters is a no-brainer

Australia’s historic climate law passed the Senate last week and enshrined an economy-wide target to reduce emissions. But an important measure to reduce Australia’s industrial emissions is still up for debate: the “safeguard mechanism”.

The Conversation

Federal government urged to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds and prisoners

Submissions into 2022 election inquiry include calls for regulation of ‘electoral lies’ and stricter caps on political donations

The Guardian - AU

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Biden says deal to avert rail strike is a ‘big win’ for America

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hailed a tentative railway labor agreement, one that he helped broker and that averted an economically perilous nationwide work stoppage less than two months ahead of the November midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Railroad strike averted: With tentative deal, Metra trains may run as scheduled

President Joe Biden says a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the midterm elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grattan on Friday: Defeat of the Voice would be a body blow for achieving a republic

The passage of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament could be a necessary, albeit not a sufficient, condition for Australia to become a republic in the next few years.

The Conversation

Cloud over veteran NSW Labor MP's future

A long-serving NSW upper house MP looks set to lose his spot on Labor's upper house ticket when the right faction holds a crucial preselection meeting.

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Peter Dutton hits out at republicans seeking ‘political advantage’ from Queen’s death

Opposition leader accuses Labor minister of rewriting history over suggestion King Charles III might not appear on $5 note

The Guardian - AU

Vic Labor pledge $300m for ambos, hospital

The Andrews Labor government has pledged more than $300 million to set up a new Victorian paramedics network and further redevelop a regional hospital.

AAP

NT senator Jacinta Price prepares bill calling for return of remote community alcohol bans

Anecdotal evidence suggests alcohol-related crime and abuse is climbing after the scrapping of NT alcohol bans – and now a senator wants parliament to reverse it.

ABC News

Crop, car shipments set to halt on US rail strike threat

U.S. railroads are poised to stop shipments of farm products and other key goods starting Thursday as the industry braces for a possible labor strike that could cost the world’s biggest economy more than $2 billion a day.

Tribune News Service

Labor confirms $100m hydrogen hub spend

Six weeks out from the government's first budget, Labor has committed publicly to all the hydrogen funding promised for Newcastle.

Newcastle Herald

Nine apologises and agrees to pay damages to Andrew Laming in defamation settlement

Confidential settlement includes apology after Nine News Queensland falsely accused former Liberal National MP of taking ‘upskirting’ photograph

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Nationals defend $2bn bush fund, King Charles staff given notice, cannabis political party row

Wednesday: Former Nationals ministers are pushing back against reported plans to cut major regional infrastructure projects. Plus: can Ukraine actually win?

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Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese says crossbench will be to blame for any delays to anti-corruption commission

Prime minister also says Labor election commitment was only to introduce legislation for national anti-corruption commission, not necessarily to pass it

The Conversation

Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia's climate game truly next-level

Australia last week moved to tackle the climate crisis when federal parliament passed Labor’s climate bill. But the new law is just the first step. Over the next eight years to 2030, we must get on a steep trajectory of emissions reductions.

The Guardian - AU

‘We don’t need a new king’: Lidia Thorpe calls for Indigenous treaty then a republic

Greens senator says people expected her to be ‘ranting and raving’ after Queen’s death but she has reflected and now wants Labor to ‘show ambition’

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Independent MP Helen Haines says government should not rush integrity bill inquiry

Key supporter of federal anti-corruption commission says ‘the most important thing is that parliament works constructively to get it right’

AAP

Privatisation laws set to pass in SA

The South Australian parliament looks set to pass new laws requiring specific approval for the privatisation of any state government assets.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says ‘inappropriate’ to discuss republic now but doesn’t rule out future referendum

Prime minister says vote to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution comes before any referendum on republic

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Parliament’s Two-Week Break To Mourn The Queen Could Delay The Federal ICAC By Months

The installation of a federal anti-corruption commission will be delayed due to Queen Elizabeth II's death and the two-week parliament break.

ABC News

Tom Price hospital upgrade election promise yet to be met, say residents

A woman who is five months pregnant in regional WA says accessing healthcare can be frustrating as residents demand clarity on when a promised upgrade will come to fruition.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: PM says ‘not the time’ for republic debate, anti-corruption law on hold, Ukraine fightback

Monday: Queen’s death puts end-of-year timeline in doubt for Labor’s integrity commission legislation. Plus: the rise of astro-tourism in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Parliament suspension puts Albanese anti-corruption watchdog election promise in doubt

Labor had vowed to legislate integrity commission by end of year but ambitious target has become even more challenging

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