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4 lessons for the Albanese government in making its climate targets law. We can’t afford to get this wrong

As the new parliament sits for the first time this week, one issue will be in sharpest focus: enshrining a climate target into law. The Albanese government’s pre-election promise was to cut Australia’s emissions 43% on 2005 levels, by 2030.

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Barilaro in street scuffle with cameraman

John Barilaro says he was confronted by a TV crew outside a Sydney bar, with police confirming they are investigating the scuffle with a cameraman.

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The 47th parliament is the most diverse ever – but still doesn’t reflect Australia

While women have made the biggest gains, parliament still has a long way to go to truly reflect multicultural Australia

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Government winds back Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers to 'bare legal minimum'

The Australian Building and Construction Commission's powers will be stripped back within days, in a federal government move to dump what it describes as "ridiculous" rules.

ABC News

Wages will 'move' in Labor's first term

Wages will "move" under a Labor government, with the employment minister also considering how to fix enterprise bargaining to drive growth.

AAP

A flurry of bills, with climate first cab off the rank: what’s on the agenda for the Albanese government?

While the new PM has vowed not to ‘waste a day in government’, budget restraint will be a key theme – and he doesn’t intend to ruffle too many feathers

The Guardian - AU

Residents who lived through the NT intervention plead for governments to 'listen', 15 years on

These remote residents say damage caused by the Northern Territory intervention still needs repairing and that the worst part was a failure to listen.

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Grassroots push to include climate change in Labor’s revamp of national conservation laws

Party’s environmental action group says emissions must be considered during development approvals process

The Guardian - AU

The best way to Dutton-proof climate legislation is to get it into parliament and get it passed

Labor, the Greens and the teals should be focusing on widening the footprint of support for climate action, rather than preserving product differentiation

The Guardian - AU

Sexism, the Canberra bubble and climate: the battlegrounds for Zoe Daniel

After riding the ‘teal’ wave into a seat in parliament, the Goldstein MP outlines her priorities

The Guardian - AU

The Ferguson Report: Ex-PM doesn’t trust government. Well, he should know!

Former PM Scott Morrison has encouraged putting faith in God, not governments. He didn't explain why he never mentioned it before.

The New Daily

Foreign investor crackdown to deliver $455 million windfall – but not without costs

Fees paid by foreign property investors will double under a new federal government plan to help ease Australia’s housing affordability crisis.

The New Daily

One Nation senators and David Pocock granted second adviser amid backlash over crossbench staff cuts

More senators and MPs due to meet Anthony Albanese next week after crossbenchers warned cuts could slow Labor’s legislative agenda

The Guardian - AU

Officials resisted Morrison government's attempt to have them 'amplify' election day boat arrival

Federal public servants resisted the Morrison government’s attempt to have them amplify an election-day announcement that an asylum seeker boat had been intercepted, according to an inquiry into the incident.

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Alice Springs stores rushed with customers as intervention-era alcohol ban expires in NT

Some liquor stores are being forced to intermittently shut their doors to manage high demand in Alice Springs after long-term alcohol bans ended for hundreds of remote Northern Territory communities.

The Guardian - AU

‘Disgraceful’: report reveals Morrison government pressured border force to promote election day boat arrival

Labor says action by former government ‘sabotaged’ protocols for political gain and was ‘without precedent’ in Australian history

AAP

Vic Labor rejects calls to repay taxpayers

Victorian frontbencher Lily D'Ambrosio has rejected calls for Labor to repay taxpayer money after a damning IBAC report found it misused public funds.

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Former carbon pricing mastermind Greg Combet backs proposed fix for Australia's energy crisis

Former federal climate change minister backs proposed fix for crisis-riddled national electricity market, calling for ideology to be taken out of debate.

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Morning mail: fossil fuels out of renewable fund, Ukraine plans trial for Russian leaders, news fatigue

Friday: Labor is rolling back changes to renewable energy agency made in the dying days of the Morrison government. Plus: why Australians are switching off the news

The Conversation

Labor won't overhaul environment laws until next year. Here are 5 easy wins it could aim for now

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week acknowledged the grave state of Australia’s environment and pledged new laws to go before parliament next year.

The Guardian - AU

Minor parties flag integrity as a Victorian election campaign issue after scathing report

Acting Greens leader Tim Read says integrity agencies’ recommendations ‘meshes well’ with party’s policy

The Guardian - AU

Coalition changes allowing renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuel projects to be scrapped

Climate change minister Chris Bowen says Arena will have mandate to accelerate electrification and focus on renewable technology

The Guardian - AU

Labor cleans out Infrastructure Australia board amid concerns over ‘partisan appointments’

Federal infrastructure minister Catherine King appoints experts to review body’s mandate and composition to ‘get it back on track’

The Guardian - AU

Federal Icac to cover private contractors working for government, attorney general says

Mark Dreyfus expands jurisdiction of proposed anti-corruption watchdog to include companies awarded commonwealth contracts worth billions of dollars

The New Daily

‘Fleecing the public’: Labor puts corporate giants on notice as Rio Tinto coughs up $1 billion in tax

Corporate giants failing to pay their fair share of tax have been put on notice as Labor prepares to introduce a crackdown on multinational tax dodgers.

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