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Daniel Andrews seizes on popularity of State Electricity Commission promise to create a new ministry

Premier announces Lily D’Ambrosio will be minister responsible for SEC as part of new cabinet

The Guardian - AU

Labor's federal election review finds focus on Morrison's character 'highly effective', cites concern for loss of 'heartland' support

Labor veterans Greg Combet and Lenda Oshalem have dissected Labor's federal election campaign, its policy offerings and results, coming up with 27 recommendations to establish "a long-term, progressive Labor government".

ABC News

Afternoon Update: Jail term for protester condemned; Brian Houston trial begins; and dead Caspian seals

Outcry after climate activist jailed in New South Wales as Senator David Pocock defends right to protest

The Guardian - AU

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Adelaide 500 Supercars race ticket revenue and attendance up after revamp under Labor

The South Australian government says ticket revenue for the Adelaide 500 is up 60 per cent on the last Supercars race in the city two years ago, but the cost of the race has not been disclosed.

ABC News

Labor retains big lead in Newspoll as Albanese's ratings jump; Victorian election update

A federal Newspoll, conducted November 30 to December 3 from a sample of 1,508, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged from the post-budget Newspoll in late October. Primary votes were 39% Labor (up one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (steady), 1% UAP (steady) and 8% for…

The Conversation

What explained the seismic 2022 federal election? The Australian Election Study has answers

The 2022 Australian federal election was distinctive in two ways.

The Conversation

SA premier fights for nuclear energy as states seek power fix

A state premier is preparing to make some powerful enemies over their "ill-founded" opposition to nuclear energy. South Australian Premier Peter

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Nuclear off table as states seek power fix

Federal and state Labor heavyweights are going toe-to-toe on nuclear energy, with the SA premier suggesting safety concerns are overblown.

AAP

Australia looking to compensate Afghanistan war crime victims’ families

Deputy PM briefed over outstanding recommendation of Brereton report as legal centre says there is no excuse for inaction

The Guardian - AU

PM tests positive for Covid – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Newspoll shows lift for Labor and Albanese

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has enjoyed a surge in support as preferred prime minister, the latest Newspoll shows.

AAP

Canberra Liberals promise to dump light rail to Woden if elected in 2024

The Canberra Liberals say stage two of light rail is likely to cost more than $3 billion and the money should instead be spent on hospitals, schools and roads.

ABC News

Teal voters are more likely to be Labor-leaning than conservative, study finds

Majority were not disaffected Coalition supporters and voted tactically to defeat incumbents, according to report

The Guardian - AU

Canberra Liberals seek to go over old ground as they hedge a fresh bet on light rail

The opponents to light rail have had some of the loudest voices in the debate. The Canberra Liberals have bet this view represents the broader community view.

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'We cannot support it': Liberals will oppose light rail to Woden

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has confirmed her party has dropped support for the second stage of light rail.

ABC News

Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises both Labor and Coalition over their economic management

The former Liberal treasurer has some harsh words for governments past and present.

ABC News

Teal voters at 2022 federal election were largely 'tactical', not disaffected Liberals, says a new Australian National University study

The same university study finds Scott Morrison the least popular leader since they started measuring popularity more than three decades ago.

Newcastle Herald

The buzz about eradicating Hunter's varroa bees was a surprise to me

Hives near my home were in the varroa "red zone" and had to be destroyed, but it appears all were not destroyed.

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AAP

Voters abandon major parties, study finds

In 1967, about three in four voters said they always voted for the same party but in 2022 this has dropped to just over one in three.

AAP

Leadership, independents key to election

An academic study of the 2022 federal election has found voters were attracted by Labor's strong leadership, but many abandoned both major parties.

The Guardian - AU

Millennials and gen Z have deserted the Coalition – this could be dire for the opposition

Labor now has the opportunity to imprint lifelong loyalty on younger people

The Canberra Times

Ignoring women and young voters is coming back to bite

There have been exhaustive warnings about ignoring women and younger voters "at peril", yet here we are.

ABC News

NSW Labor 'prioritises' inner west to kick off election plan to expand access to co-ed high schools

NSW Labor unveils Sydney's inner west as the first area to get better access to co-educational high schools, if it wins the election in March.

The Guardian - AU

Cap on coal price complicating federal bid to quell Australians’ energy costs

Bill Shorten says all options remain on the table as the federal government remains hopeful agreement with states can be struck

ABC News

Government and opposition MPs to visit Taiwan as part of Australian parliamentary delegation

A delegation of six federal politicians from Labor and the Coalition will travel to Taiwan, but Anthony Albanese says politicians travelling to the island is not unusual.

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