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Uluru statement campaigners welcome Albanese’s referendum commitment

Campaign director Dean Parkin says the prime minister flagging set referendum question brings ‘level of clarity’

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers is a storyteller, but will Australians want to listen to a grim economic forecast?

With inflation yet to peak, the treasurer and the new government are taking out political insurance against bad news

The Guardian - AU

Air quality vital in taming COVID: expert

Improving indoor air quality will be key to long-term efforts against COVID-19 and a national approach is needed, a leading epidemiologist has told a committee.

AAP

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Anthony Albanese reveals ‘simple and clear’ wording of referendum question on Indigenous voice

Prime minister uses Garma festival speech to suggest Australians should be asked a simple yes or no question on enshrining a voice in the constitution

The Guardian - AU

Editorial: Time for Maryland to consider a better, fairer way to decide crowded primary elections

One of the more unusual circumstances of Maryland’s primary election this year was the crowded race in the Democratic primary for governor featuring 10 slates of candidates. Wes Moore and his lieutenant governor running mate Aruna Miller have been recognized as winners with almost exactly one-third of the vote, followed…

Tribune News Service

NSW minister rejects office 'bullying'

The minister charged with keeping NSW workplaces safe rejects allegations of bullying made by staff within her office.

AAP

National Labor launches Tas intervention

The national executive of the Labor Party has taken over the Tasmanian branch following years of dysfunction and poor results at the ballot box.

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ALP national executive launches 'intervention' into Tasmanian Labor to repair branch

Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats culminate in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national executive, in order for it to "improve the culture" and reinstate "trust".

ABC News

Barilaro saga 'frustrating': Perrottet

Pressure is mounting on the NSW government over how John Barilaro landed a plum US trade job, with Labor ramping up criticism of the hiring process.

AAP

Has Peter Dutton ruined Labor’s plans for new politics?

Peter Dutton has laid waste to Labor's plan for a different kind of politics, with question time little more than a chance to roll out cheap attack lines.

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers is a good performer, but can he hold the public's trust through hard times?

Jim Chalmers delivers bad economic news well, which is a good thing because there’s a great deal of it about, with a lot more to come.

The Conversation

‘Final straw’: former Victorian Liberal MP quits party after Moira Deeming preselection

Andrew Elsbury says he feels ‘no longer in tune’ with party membership

The Guardian - AU

Labor drops Coalition bid to overturn high court ruling that Indigenous Australians can’t be aliens

Decision by attorney general Mark Dreyfus guarantees a dozen Aboriginal non-citizens at risk of deportation will be able to stay in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese invokes the Ruby Princess debacle in another angry question time

Anthony Albanese has reminded the Opposition of its actions around the Ruby Princess COVID debacle in another angry question time.

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John Barilaro invited to front inquiry over lucrative US trade role

Former deputy premier John Barilaro is asked to appear before parliamentary inquiry investigating his controversial appointment to a plum trade role.

AAP

Barilaro to appear at NY trade job inquiry

John Barilaro will appear at an inquiry probing his appointment to a New York trade job, as the NSW investment minister rejects claims he misled the parliament.

The Guardian - AU

Date set for John Barilaro to appear at inquiry into New York trade job

Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown to be recalled while Labor presses Liberal deputy Stuart Ayres to appear

AAP

August for NT by-election in Gunner seat

A by-election caused by the resignation of former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner will be held on August 20.

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NSW set to probe hospital ramping 'crisis'

The NSW parliament will hold an inquiry into hospital emergency department delays and ambulance ramping, which the opposition says have hit crisis levels.

AAP

Ex-Labor electorate officer fined $12,000

A Labor electorate officer who conspired to lie to an anti-corruption probe to help his son with his political aspirations will have to pay a $12,000 fine.

AAP

Watchdog calls time on Labor 'red shirts'

A Victorian integrity agency has cleared Premier Daniel Andrews of involvement in Labor's "red shirts'" scandal but says police should apologise over arrests.

The Guardian - AU

‘Time to end this debate’: ombudsman finds no evidence Daniel Andrews facilitated Victorian Labor’s ‘red shirts’ scheme

Deborah Glass says she’s ‘not prepared to spend further public resources on these matters’

ABC News

Victorian Ombudsman releases report on Labor Party's 'red shirts rorts', won't refer case to IBAC

The Victorian Ombudsman's report into the Labor Party’s red shirts rorts finds no evidence Premier Daniel Andrews facilitated the scheme and criticises the way staffers were treated by police.

The Conversation

Chalmers' challenge: why the treasurer's words on the economy carry so much weight

When Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, James Carville, scrawled, “the economy, stupid” on a sign in 1992, he merely wanted the campaign volunteers to stick to their presidential candidate’s talking points.

The Guardian - AU

Australian parliament 101: your questions about key words and processes, answered

Our guide to some of the key terms and processes in Australian politics

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