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We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments must be bold to get us back on track

We are in the grip of a fresh COVID wave, but governments are more reluctant to introduce measures to curb its spread. How did it come to this?

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Labor’s love affair with summits continues

Labor governments love having summits. Hawke had two, Rudd had one and now Albanese is having one. It's down to their bent towards consensus building.

The New Daily

Labor backing fossil fuel projects could scupper Greens support for 43% target

Adam Bandt vows to push Albanese government ‘further and faster’ on emissions reduction

The Guardian - AU

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Climate 200: man behind teal MPs warns Labor not to hobble independents with electoral spending cap

Byron Fay says he supports government plan if it doesn’t benefit major parties while hindering political newcomers

The Guardian - AU

Former Labor MP Annabel Digance and husband accused of blackmail granted permission to travel interstate

Annabel and Greg Digance, who are accused of blackmailing the South Australian Premier, are granted permission to travel interstate on the condition they notify the Director of Public Prosecutions and report to police upon return.

ABC News

Two-horse race in regional WA by-election

Western Australia's Liberal and National opposition partners will face off in a by-election for the state's largest electorate.

AAP

As WA towns transition away from timber and coal, Manjimup and Collie's futures look vastly different

In WA’s south-west, two towns are moving away from their major industries and while residents of one town see a bright future, the other is in limbo.

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Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal

New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s renewable target is much more ambitious than it seems. We need the best bang-for-buck policy responses

Earlier today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave his first major climate change speech, touting Australia’s future as a renewable superpower and promising Labor’s ambitious new renewable target would “unlock $52 billion of private sector investment.”

The Conversation

Not just ramps and doorways – disability housing is about choosing where, how and who you live with

Home ownership among young people is falling sharply, while renters face worrying insecurity. Nowhere is this more pronounced than for the 4.4 million Australians living with a disability and, in particular, the 660,000 plus Australians with an intellectual disability.

The Conversation

Sydney news: Inquiry into John Barilaro US trade appointment reveals 'something rotten' in NSW, says Labor

MORNING BRIEFING: The state opposition says there is "something rotten" in the New South Wales government after explosive evidence was given at an inquiry yesterday detailing how John Barilaro was given a plum US Trade Commissioner role after a highly qualified woman had already been offered the role.

ABC News

Paul Bongiorno: Truth in politics – now that would be something

The Albanese government is determined to prevent oligarchs like billionaire miner and developer Clive Palmer from distorting future federal elections.

The New Daily

Albanese’s approval wavering as honeymoon fades

Disapproval of PM’s performance ticks up while 60% think masks should return to stop Covid’s winter spread

The Guardian - AU

Australia ‘doesn’t respond to demands’, Anthony Albanese tells China

PM reacts to Beijing’s four-point advice on improving relations following high-level G20 meeting between the two countries

The Guardian - AU

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Ex-Labor candidate admits lying to IBAC

A former state Labor candidate has admitted lying to Victoria's corruption watchdog over the purpose of more than 700 taxpayer-funded envelopes.

The Conversation

Census data shows poorest seats voted Coalition; byelections or polls from four states

The Poll Bludger covered findings from the 2021 Census on June 30. The most striking finding was that the Coalition won the ten seats with the lowest household income at the federal election. These seats are all in regional Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: the Uber files, female voters drift from Coalition, Djokovic takes Wimbledon

Monday: An unprecedented leak has laid bare the inside story of the tech giant. Plus: could positive thinking be making us feel less secure?

The Conversation

Australian Labor isn’t alone. Parties of the left are making a comeback

One aspect of May’s federal election has been strangely overlooked: Labor’s win follows a pattern among the main centre-left parties in Europe and comparable countries. Traditional social democratic and labour-based parties are resurgent, and now hold office (on their own or in coalition) across all of Scandinavia and in Germany,…

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The Canberra Times

Cybersecurity graduates opting for private industry over government

Increasingly cybersecurity graduates are opting for private industry over government, which could create issues for the government.

ABC News

Labor asked to reassess decisions about coal and gas projects made by previous governments

One expert says that, if the application reaches the courts, it may set an important precedent, forcing the consideration of climate change in assessments of fossil fuel projects.

The Guardian - AU

More women than men voted against Morrison government in federal election, polling shows

Australia Institute survey finds Coalition’s treatment of women seen as ‘weakness’ by two-thirds of voters

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces decisions on approval of up to 27 coal developments including greenfield mines

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek says she would be ‘carefully considering’ projects referred under EPBC Act

Newcastle Herald

The state doesn't owe mining towns a thing

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

The Guardian - AU

China’s foreign minister says Coalition government was ‘root cause’ of hostility to Australia

In meeting with Penny Wong after G20 summit Chinese foreign minister says past Australian governments ‘root cause’ of strained relations

The Guardian - AU

Queensland LNP pledges net zero 2050 target at next election amid ‘deeply troubling’ rise in emissions

Leader David Crisafulli’s announcement drew immediate criticism from environmentalists saying the move is not science-based

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