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Liberals likely to win Aston byelection; Voice support increases in Essential poll

On February 9, Liberal Alan Tudge announced he would resign from politics, setting up a byelection in his Victorian seat of Aston. A date for the byelection is still to be determined.

The Conversation

Power plant's hydrogen conundrum

Snowy Hydro is yet to identify the source of the green hydrogen that will eventually fuel the Hunter Power Project, a Senate Estimates hearing has heard.

Newcastle Herald

Premier commits to Warragamba wall despite 'black hole'

Premier Dominic Perrottet insists the Warragamba Dam wall will be raised in the next four years, despite no funding being allocated in the NSW budget.

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Morning Mail: Greens’ coal and gas ultimatum, war memorial funding fight, new Trump challenger

Estimates reveals $830,000 given to war memorial by arms manufacturers in donations and sponsorship; Bandt backs Labor emissions reform with one key condition

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Two missing after Queensland mine collapse – as it happened

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Labor promises more health workers, new senior bureaucrat for regional NSW ahead of March election

NSW Labor says it will give regional communities a greater "seat at the decision-making table" when it comes to healthcare if the party forms government on March 25.

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Doing what matters to protect the local news you trust

The 'elegant way' to support the local news serving communities across NSW

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Greens offer support for safeguard mechanism on condition it blocks new coal and gas

The Greens say they are prepared to "live with" concerns over the government's signature plan to reduce emissions if new coal and gas projects are blocked from development.

ABC News

Government responds to Greens' push for end of coal

The federal government will need to agree to stop new coal and gas projects opening if it wants the Greens' help on a signature emissions reduction measure.

AAP

Labor hopeful regional champ will return in landslide

Chris Minns says he is hopeful Labor's champion for the regions will secure another term in power, despite reports suggesting his position is unwinnable.

AAP

Human Rights Act could be critical in divisive Queensland youth bail case

Palaszczuk government’s 2019 laws to be weighed against underlying principles of human rights

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Greens will back safeguard mechanism revamp if Labor bans new coal and gas projects

Adam Bandt says time has come for Labor to ‘decide how much it wants’ fossil fuel ventures

The Guardian - AU

Laws reinstating alcohol bans in town camps, Aboriginal remote communities pass Northern Territory parliament

The legislation passed parliament on Tuesday night only hours after it was introduced and is expected to take effect by the end of the week.

ABC News

Albanese, Wong and Marles have not shown foreign policy know-how yet

Many had hoped that the change of government would usher in a shift to a more imaginative and less subservient foreign policy.

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Coal and gas bargaining chip for climate change policy

The Greens will support the government's changes to the safeguard mechanism, a key climate policy, if it agrees to stop new coal and gas projects.

Miami Herald

Call it ‘slavery.’ Call it ‘forced labor.’ A Florida man did it to people who pick melons

MIAMI — If you bought melons sold at Kroger, Schnucks, Walmart, its big box club offspring, Sam’s Club or other chains, they might’ve been harvested or packed by H-2A visa workers provided by Los Villatoros Harvesting, a Bartow company run by Bladimir Moreno. If they were, that fruit reached your…

The Guardian - AU

‘Rorting’ claims over bushfire grants rejected by NSW premier

Federal emergency management minister Murray Watt criticises state cabinet over relief program

The Guardian - AU

NSW parliamentary inquiry to use firm to track down key witnesses, including two of Dominic Perrottet’s brothers

Committee examining allegations of ‘impropriety’ against a Sydney council and developers will take the unusual step of using a private contractor to serve summons

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PM reaffirms commitment to allow religious schools to hire staff based on faith

Albanese says Labor made its position ‘clear a long time ago’ after religious groups reject proposal as having ‘severe limits’

The Conversation

Australians need good financial advice more than ever to pay for soaring interest rates. Here's how to get it

Hundreds of thousands of us who took out fixed-rate mortgages in 2020 and 2021 are about to be hit with massive increases in payments.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet’s hardline stance on drugs is ‘magical thinking’, says pill testing advocate

After the death of 26-year-old man at Sydney music festival, health expert says NSW premier’s unwavering stance is unrealistic

AAP

NSW to enhance building industry watchdog powers

The NSW government will boost oversight of the construction industry in a bid to minimise the risk of building project delays caused by industrial action.

AAP

Government faces pressure to revamp $10b housing fund

With the coalition set to oppose a major election promise on housing made by Labor, the Greens want a number of improvements to the proposed $10 billion fund.

AAP

Perrottet "mischievous" about Labor's costings: Minns

Chris Minns has rejected suggestions a NSW Labor government won't be able to fund vital infrastructure projects while giving frontline workers a wage boost.

ABC News

Labor's major housing policy likely to face changes after opposition from Coalition, Greens

The federal government will likely be forced to change its housing plan, with both the Opposition and Greens raising concerns about the $10 billion fund.

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