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Amy Brown, the chief executive of Investment NSW, is expected to be asked if she felt pressured to deliver certain outcomes in the recruitment process

The Coalition could’ve progressed a domestic industry in its nine years in power, but it didn’t

Australia’s freshly elected parliament is hashing out the details of Labor’s Climate Change Bill, which would enshrine an emissions reduction target into federal law. The Greens have the numbers to block the bill in the Senate, and are likely to seek concessions from Labor in return for their support.

Matthew Guy’s chief of staff, Mitch Catlin, resigns over proposal for party donor to pay his company $8,333 a month

The Greens will meet on Tuesday night to decide their position on the federal government's climate bill, which will be crucial to its passage.

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Homeless policy: Quick fix before a systemic overhaul

Tuesday: Economists are predicting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates from 1.35% to 1.85%. Plus: Beyoncé called out over ableist term

When the new federal parliament opened last week, a record number of female politicians took their seats: 38% in the House of Representatives and 57% in the Senate. This changing of the guard, with women at the forefront, brings an opportunity to accelerate Australia’s efforts on climate change.