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Labor superannuation rules shot down in Senate

A move by the Labor government to allow superannuation fund money flowing to unions to be hidden has been shot down in the Senate.

AAP

Rivals hammer out their pitches in fiery first debate of NSW election campaign

Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns argue and interject over privatisation, infrastructure and public sector pay

The Guardian - AU

Greens blast 'arrogant' PM over gas drilling project

As Anthony Albanese awaits a court ruling before making a call on a controversial gas drilling project, the Greens have taken aim at his handling of the issue.

AAP

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Perrottet, Minns face off in pre-election debate

With NSW voters heading to the polls next month, the premier and opposition leader have clashed in a debate over health, education, gaming and infrastructure.

AAP

Morning Mail: calls for Abbott to be stripped of UK trade role, Greens in disarray, Turkish expats fear for missing

Turkish communities in Australia gather donations as they wait for news of relatives; UK opposition MPs say former Australian PM should be sacked

The Guardian - AU

ACT govt refuses to condemn federal cuts to psychology appointments

This is despite the Greens Mental Health Minister saying she would like all mental health care to be universally funded.

The Canberra Times

'It shouldn't be political': Where new schools are being funded in NSW

An ABC analysis of the NSW government and opposition's school funding agenda shows 67 per cent of new and ongoing projects are in Coalition seats. More than 600 schools were over capacity in 2021.

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In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks' Schultz

As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen_ Bernie Sanders says some corporations “should be nervous.”

The Independent UK

Labor condemned for ‘abhorrently cruel’ decision to put 100 people back in immigration detention

Group released around Christmas will be re-detained due to retrospective bill imposing a stricter interpretation of the character test

The Guardian - AU

Veteran reveals Lidia Thorpe’s first mistake before she quit

As Lidia Thorpe prepared for political life after the Greens and as a Senate cross-bencher, veterans have questioned whether she can cut it as an independent.

The New Daily

One hundred years of the Coalition – will Nationals and Liberals be celebrating?

February is the 100 year anniversary of the Coalition Agreement, a milestone in conservative politics that we should mark.

The New Daily

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles, Senator Jacinta Price in war of words over alcohol bans

Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price has introduced legislation to the federal Senate which would see alcohol bans reimposed on remote communities and town camps, prompting an angry reaction from the NT government.

ABC News

Peter Dutton warns Liberal moderates to vote against Labor’s safeguard mechanism overhaul

After internal concerns were raised over Coalition position on crediting, opposition leader says he expects no one to break ranks

The Guardian - AU

Fact Check: Did Labor just introduce a sneaky new beer tax?

A shadow minister claims Labor broke a key election promise. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Rising house prices and rents are forcing people outwards — and suburban schools are feeling the squeeze

As 60,000 Tasmanian children return to school today, some public schools are feeling the squeeze of rapidly rising enrolments.

The Conversation

A story for every place, not jobs and growth: Revive reflects global trends in policy – cultural and otherwise

Federal Labor is engaged in urgent reform, making up for the “lost decade” under the Coalition. The Voice, industrial relations, climate change, universities, health, Asian-Pacific diplomacy, research and development are all undergoing significant policy review. We can now add the new National Cultural Policy, dubbed Revive.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s safeguard mechanism does more to save the fossil fuel industry than it does the planet

The Abbott-era policy hides its support for fossil fuel expansion behind a fig leaf of dodgy carbon credits and offsets

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MP Bridget Archer ‘open-minded’ on Labor’s push to overhaul climate safeguard mechanism

Archer says she would ‘potentially’ support reform, if she can be satisfied it won’t cause heavy industry to leave Australia

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Newcastle Herald

Government's 'shameful' hoarding slammed as $21m beach plan unveiled

'Today's announcement is a fresh start.'

Newcastle Herald

Battle takes shape in Hunter's only marginal seat

One Nation won't contest sitting MP Dave Layzell's seat, one of the most marginal in NSW.

AAP

Half-price licences for safe drivers ditched in NSW

A scheme to allow NSW drivers with a clean driving record to get out of speeding fines will come at the cost of half-price licences, budget papers reveal.

AAP

Liberal senator lays new case for Indigenous voice

NSW senator Andrew Bragg has laid out a new case to support the Indigenous voice to federal parliament in a bid to stop misinformation on the issue.

The Guardian - AU

Labor ditches Coalition’s $2.5m ‘jobdobber’ hotline for employers

Service let employers report jobseekers who rejected jobs or submitted inappropriate applications

ABC News

Alannah MacTiernan has not officially retired, but her exit is already causing Labor headaches

A quirk of WA's electoral system means outgoing Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan's replacement in state parliament might come from an unlikely place.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer’s proposed coalmine – as it happened

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