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40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months

The 1982 campaign to stop the building of Tasmania’s Franklin River dam was a defining moment in the history of Australia’s social movements. Those events are now being recounted in the documentary Franklin, screening throughout the country.

The Conversation

Labor stoush as Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery and Newcastle Labor councillors trade blows over swimming pools | UPDATED

Chris Minns on Labor internal war involving councillors and Hornery

Newcastle Herald

NSW govt spruik '63-year' land tax benefit

NSW Treasury analysis says many first-home buyers who opt to pay annual land tax instead of upfront stamp duty will save money in the long run.

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Australia hopes to change climate reputation at COP27

A new government hopes to transform Australia’s reputation into a climate leader at COP27. But there’s a lot of damage to unpick.

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SA government launches review into Tarrkari – Centre for First Nations Cultures project after cost blowout

The state's Labor government calls an urgent review into the previous government's plans for a new Indigenous art gallery and cultural centre in Adelaide's CBD, saying the current funding will only deliver a project of state, not international, significance.

ABC News

Western Sydney boost as NSW election nears

The NSW government has announced that $5 billion from the sale of a toll motorway will fund infrastructure in the state election battleground of western Sydney.

AAP

Tax dodgers warned amid Labor chase

The federal government is doubling down on tax dodgers as the prime minister and his top officials hit the road to sell his first budget.

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Transport wishlist focuses on Newcastle's 'neglected' areas

Labor ward 4 councillor Elizabeth Adamczyk said there had been a "gross oversight" of the western suburbs in state government planning for infrastructure and transport.

Newcastle Herald

Handouts would only fuel inflation: PM

Anthony Albanese has defended his decision to not offer immediate cost of living relief in the budget, saying it would only add to rampant inflation.

AAP

Minns confirms visit to erosion-hit beach

LABOR state opposition leader Chris Minns is expected to visit Stockton to meet with concerned residents over beach erosion during a visit to Newcastle this afternoon and tomorrow. Mr Minns is scheduled to inspect the UGL Goninan train building and repair facility at Broadmeadow this afternoon, and is a guest…

Newcastle Herald

Deputy Lord Mayor denies wanting Hornery to go as ALP stoush goes public

ALP branch hits out at Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery

Newcastle Herald

Teal wins could be repeated at NSW poll

Disaffected voters living in traditional Liberal heartland seats in NSW could release a second Teal wave at the upcoming state election in March.

AAP

Growing prison populations in Australia are costing $4.2bn a year despite falling crime rates, Labor says

‘If the incarceration rate had remained at its 1985 level, Australia would have saved $2.6bn,’ says assistant treasury minister Andrew Leigh

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer says gas review likely to result in mandatory code of conduct as energy costs soar

Government has also not ruled out using threat of export limits to guarantee more domestic supply, Jim Chalmers says

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The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia’s most divisive premier

He’s dogged, dour, the opposite of charismatic. Despite lockdowns and scandals, Daniel Andrews appears set to win another four-year term. Why are Victorians so enamoured with him?

ABC News

'Best sporting venue in regional Australia' Kardinia Park to host closing ceremony for 2026 Commonwealth Games

The regional hub will see nearly $300 million in infrastructure funding to prepare it to host international athletes and the closing ceremony in four years time.

AAP

Major parties big infrastructure promises

Labor and the coalition are sticking to their Victorian election themes of health and infrastructure spending as they try to curry favour with voters.

The Guardian - AU

Australia drops opposition to treaty banning nuclear weapons at UN vote

After former Coalition government repeatedly sided with US against it, Australia has shifted position to abstain

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Victorian election 2022: what you need to know ahead of voting on 26 November

Can Daniel Andrews win a third term as premier? Will teal independents repeat their federal success? And how, when and where can people in Victoria vote?

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton delivers red meat to the conservative base while moderates wait for the second coming of Josh Frydenberg

The opposition leader’s doubling down on crusades that estrange the party from its inner-city heartland must have felt pretty eccentric from the teal corner

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: NSW Crime Commission puts price on politicians’ heads

The price the crime commission put on the politicians’ right to remain in public life remains, writes Michael Pascoe

The Canberra Times

'Disgraceful' call to axe three key road projects creates anger

Federal Labor's decision to axe three road projects has drawn condemnation from the community.

Newcastle Herald

'They had better be careful': Stockton residents slam Labor over refusal commit to beach plan

Infuriated Stockton locals have warned state Labor it will pay at the ballot box next March for its failure to commit to offshore dredging as a long term solution to save their beach.

The New Daily

The budget changes for retirees and pensioners you need to know about

Australia's 15.6 million super fund members and retirees need to know what changes have come in with Labor's first budget in nine years

The New Daily

Households slammed as budget offers little relief from massive inflation wave

With annual inflation reaching a 32-year high over the September quarter, food staples were hit hard and its going to get worse.

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