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Butler defends hospital funding model

Hospital funding is in the spotlight on the local and national stage.

Newcastle Herald

Most older Australians aren't in aged care. Policy blind spots mean they live in communities that aren't age-friendly

In response to the horror stories of abuse and neglect from the Royal Commission into Aged Care, the new federal Labor government has made legislative changes. Prior to this, Australia’s most recent aged-care reforms were enacted a decade ago. The focus, however, is still largely on residential care homes, so…

The Conversation

NSW Labor resists pressure to commit to cashless gambling card

Opposition leader Chris Minns says measure recommended by NSW Crime Commission needs further consideration

The Guardian - AU

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Attorney general investigates alleged cabinet leak in book that revealed secret Morrison ministries

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says alleged leak relates to national security committee deliberations

The Guardian - AU

Labor retains large lead in Victorian Resolve poll four weeks from election; also leads in NSW

The Victorian state election will be held in four weeks, on November 26. A Resolve poll for The Age, conducted October 20-24 from a sample of “more than 800”, gave Labor a 59-41 lead over the Coalition.

The Conversation

Energy law change to push down gas prices

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has reached a deal with state and territory ministers which he says will put downward pressure on gas prices.

AAP

The 'surprising' finding of an online poll about COVID-19 vaccines is not what it seems

A news.com.au poll on vaccine satisfaction was shared dozens of times in online groups populated by anti-vax activists, some with direct call outs encouraging manipulation of the results.

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Employers fear return of the strike as Labor's industrial relations Bill tabled in parliament

Labor's industrial reforms on the table

Newcastle Herald

Vic opposition pitch $90b exports by 2035

The Victorian opposition will aim to hit $90 billion in exports by 2035 if elected, as new polling shows Labor remains on track for a crushing victory.

AAP

Money for dams dries up as good water management finally makes it into a federal budget

A story from the early days of the Abbott government still circulates in the halls of Parliament House.

The Conversation

Labor's first budget back in government will make income inequality worse, and the stage 3 tax cuts are mainly to blame

Well-off households will get a $5,740 income boost from the Albanese government's biggest budget measures. The poorest will get just $17.

ABC News

Election relief measures abandoned: Dutton

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the government has abandoned election pledges to lower electricity bills, but Labor says the coalition has no solutions.

AAP

Micaela Cronin a former social worker named the new domestic violence commissioner

Micaela Cronin will begin at the newly established commission next week and will be responsible for tracking the implementation of the new national plan to end violence against women and children within "one generation".

ABC News

Grattan on Friday: Cost of living goes from a winner for Albanese in May to a weapon for Dutton in October

An opposition leader has a tricky task when delivering a first budget reply after an election rout. But circumstances played into the hands of Peter Dutton for his big parliamentary occasion on Thursday night.

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Explained: How Labor’s industrial overhaul could change your work and wages

The Albanese government has introduced its long-awaited overhaul of industrial relations laws to Parliament, promising to get wages moving.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton warns on green energy moves, cites ‘broken promises’, but offers no new policies

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton criticised the government for not extending any direct cost-of-living relief to voters.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton uses federal budget reply speech to attack government’s ‘missed opportunity’ to help Australians in need

Opposition leader also targeted Labor over school curriculum, saying parents were worried about ‘radical gender theory’

The Guardian - AU

More time needed to examine Labor’s IR bill, say crossbench senators and employer groups

Workplace relations minister says Australians have ‘waited long enough’ for changes but has left door open to amendments

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Labor's budget is a 'missed opportunity' to help Australians in time of need

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton dubs Labor's first budget a failure filled with broken promises in tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

AAP

'Ditch Dan' probe won't crash Vic election

The outcome of an electoral commission investigation of the Victorian Liberal Party's "Ditch Dan" donation drive won't be known before the state election.

The Conversation

Will your energy bills ever come down? Only if Labor gets serious with the gas majors

Over the next two years, energy prices are expected to rise by a whopping 56%. That’s the dismal forecast in this week’s federal budget.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s industrial relations bill: how will it change Australia’s workplaces?

Albanese government says bill will promote wage growth and limit lengthy industrial action, but how will it do so?

ABC News

Brisbane City Council approves Brisbane Racing Club's takeover of Stafford Bowls Club lease

Despite concerns over transparency, Brisbane City Council has approved a behind-the-scenes transfer of a lease of the former Stafford Bowls Club from Crushers Leagues Club to Brisbane Racing Club.

The Conversation

1 million homes target makes headlines, but can't mask modest ambition of budget's housing plans

Housing took centre stage in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’s first budget this week. Relatively modest but positive steps were made towards tackling Australia’s worsening shortage of affordable social housing, as well as the broader challenge of housing affordability. But parts of the package cast some doubt on the new government’s analysis…

Newcastle Herald

Labor's Budget commitments to the Hunter need timely funding on the follow through

Thanks for the Budget Jim, now keep it coming

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