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Australia's new PM backs wage hike to ease inflation pain

Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consumer price inflation.

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Live sheep trade ban won't happen this term, Prime Minister Albanese says

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has confirmed the government will ban live sheep exports by air and sea, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says it will not happen in this term of government.

ABC News

'Absolutely false': Electoral commission rubbishes United Australia Party claim that millions failed to vote

The UAP has emailed its members to claim the "highest number of people" in a century failed to turn out to vote at the federal election. It's one of dozens of claims the AEC has responded to since the polls closed.

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Could Australia's new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?

Almost two weeks on from the Australian federal election and the Australian Labor Party looks set to govern alone with 77 seats, despite securing only 32% of the primary vote.

The Conversation

Greens federal election wins to have impact on LNP-dominated Brisbane City Council

It is two years until Brisbane City Council's next election, but the Greens already have high hopes after their massive wins at the federal level.

ABC News

Barr reaffirms commitment to lobby for housing debt waiver

A Greens member brought forward the issue to the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.

The Canberra Times

The power grid's woes stem from a failure to plan for energy's future

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SA urged to build on budget promises

The South Australian Council of Social Service has urged the state government to build on its election promises after delivering its first budget.

AAP

New govt backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

AAP

Thirty years on, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign can draw inspiration from Mabo

A notable early similarity of the Albanese and Keating Labor governments is a key focus on Australia’s First Nations peoples

The Guardian - AU

‘They wanted one of their own’: western Sydney election results show power of hyper-local politics

In an area hit hard by lockdowns, voters shifted away from ‘parachuted’ candidates and towards those with close community ties

The Guardian - AU

Tent Embassy representative takes aim at Uluru Statement from the Heart on Q+A

The Albanese government says it will implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but the move is challenged by a representative from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on Q+A.

ABC News

It Looks Like The New Govt Will Shake Up The Arts Environment Sectors W/ Some Big ‘Ol Changes

Our eyes are peeled.

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‘We stand as equals’: Anthony Albanese asserts Labor’s republican agenda in speech marking Queen’s platinum jubilee

Prime minister says while Australia holds Queen Elizabeth in the highest regard, the bond between the UK and Australia has changed

The Guardian - AU

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government mugged by gas crisis as it faces challenge of managing expectations

Tony Burke reads a poem aloud every day and has a piano lesson once a week.

ABC News

SA state budget spends big on health, while Treasurer warns 'budget repair' is needed

South Australia's new Labor government is predicting a recovering national economy and booming property market will help it deliver key election promises in health and education, without driving up debt, taxes or cutting hard into the public sector.

The Guardian - AU

Ex-fire chief predicts Labor will strengthen 2030 climate target after meeting minister

Greg Mullins says Chris Bowen’s invitation to meet with experts is a ‘stark contrast’ to outgoing Coalition government

The Conversation

Will things be better for LGBTIQ+ people under Labor? Here's what the new government has promised

Australia under Scott Morrison didn’t feel like a very safe place for LGBTIQ+ people.

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What is a house speaker? What do they do? Are they allowed to vote?

Now the new cabinet ministers have been sworn in, the federal election is largely done and dusted. But there's still a question mark over who will be sitting in the speaker's chair when parliament resumes next month.

The Guardian - AU

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn to lead Democratic Labour Party

Finn now on crossbench after Liberals expelled him over Facebook post saying abortion should be banned even for rape survivors

AAP

First seat formally declared after poll

Eden-Monaro in southern NSW has become the first seat to have its results formally declared by the Australian Electoral Commission after the federal election.

ABC News

Unions claim 'astounding' changes to ReturntoWorkSA injury insurance scheme to be rushed in on budget day

SA Unions says the state's new Labor government is trying to rush through legislation to make it more difficult for workers to claim compensation for multiple injuries caused by the same workplace incident.

ABC News

Labor flags push for republic in its sights but not in first term of government

The new federal government says the "twilight years" of Queen Elizabeth's reign are an appropriate time to reignite debate about Australia becoming a republic.

AAP

Republic referendum second-term priority

Any referendum on Australia's future as a republic will not come before a second term of Labor government, assistant minister Matt Thistlethwaite says.

The Conversation

Here's a scheme Labor should ditch in its bid to boost productivity. It's the 'patent box'

Australia’s new treasurer Jim Chalmers says his biggest priorities include boosting productivity and business investment.

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