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New Agriculture Minister says Labor's drought policy an 'evolution'

Labor doesn't have a drought policy yet and, although it might be hard to imagine given the recent rain, Australia will inevitably be in the grips of another crippling drought before too long.

ABC News

Too little, too late: Australia’s disaster response has been … a disaster

Those on the ground after fires and floods say recovery efforts require a complete restructure

The Guardian - AU

Environment to-do list: five ministerial priorities for Tanya Plibersek

Australia’s new minister faces difficult challenges fixing laws, creating an EPA and curbing an extinction crisis

The Guardian - AU

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Knock-on effect: Greens to target ‘quiet Australians’ with winning campaign template

Having claimed three Brisbane seats by door-knocking and listening, party now has sights set on the suburbs

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton is consciously uncoupling himself and the Liberals from Morrison’s integrity commission car crash

Could the 47th parliament come together and leave a multi-partisan legacy or is the new Liberal leader setting up a wedge with Labor?

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles eyes meeting with US defence secretary at Singapore forum

Defence minister’s attendance at high-level security conference the latest in flurry of diplomatic activity by new Labor government

The Guardian - AU

Meyne Wyatt doesn’t hold back: ‘I was always a bit of a ratbag’

The actor, playwright and painter may be a polymath – but there’s one role he won’t be taking: politics. ‘You have to kiss arse. Yeah, it’s not my bag’

The Guardian - AU

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Skilful economic measures are needed to fight the inflation stalking Australia’s households

Tight labour markets, geopolitical uncertainty and the climate crisis all present gnarly challenges. Three experts explain the solutions

The Guardian - AU

"Worst I've seen": Newcastle Liberals at war

The Newcastle Liberal Party starved its federal candidate of much-needed funding during the recent election campaign in an extraordinary display of infighting between local Liberals.

Newcastle Herald

Resignation of Gary Johns from Australian charities regulator ends Liberals’ war on sector, Labor says

Decision was ‘entirely his own’, assistant minister for charities, Andrew Leigh says, and government will work with sector to ‘fix fundraising’

The Guardian - AU

The ultra-polluting Scarborough-Pluto gas project could blow through Labor’s climate target – and it just got the green light

The Albanese government has this week thrown its support behind what’ll be one of Australia’s most polluting developments: the Scarborough-Pluto gas project in Western Australia.

The Conversation

Labor pushing for giant battery at Munmorah

The super battery 'potentially has three to four hours of energy for 1.3 million homes.'

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s Officially Backed A Minimum Wage Pay Rise, So WTF Does That Mean What Happens Next?

Let's pop our economy hats on.

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The Loop: Boy killed in hit-and-run, Labor makes pay increase submission, are you smarter than a spelling bee champion?

Finish your week in The Loop.

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The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese says live sheep exports won’t be phased out before 2025

PM reveals Labor remains committed to ending trade but first needs to consult with farmers and Western Australian government

ABC News

Labor formally submits for minimum pay rise of at least 5.1 per cent to Fair Work Commission

Labor says the era of "deliberate" low wage policy has come to an end, as it submits its recommendation for a minimum wage rise of at least 5.1 per cent.

AAP

Vic Libs revive regional hospital pledge

A proposal to build a new $600 million hospital in Victoria's fast-growing west Gippsland region has been revived by the opposition for the 2022 state election.

Reuters

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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ABC News

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.

The Conversation

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.

ABC News

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.

The Canberra Times

Barr reaffirms commitment to lobby for housing debt waiver

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

Newcastle Herald

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

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

AAP

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.

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