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State government bypasses standard assessment process for $84 million in sports grants

The SA government signed off on $84 million in sporting grants just weeks after taking office without following the usual public service process, it's been revealed.

ABC News

'We want to be part of that movement': residents embrace renewable energy but worry how their towns will change

Amid soaring energy costs, the new Labor government is working to deliver a A$20 billion pledge to rebuild and modernise Australia’s electricity grid. It will help deliver a plan for 122 gigawatts of new renewable energy in the National Electricity Market by 2050, eventually replacing coal generation.

The Conversation

Labor campaign director says Australia chose a ‘better future’ over more Scott Morrison

Paul Erickson to tell press club of election-winning strategy including Anthony Albanese’s leadership and stoking ‘mood for change’

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Guardian Essential poll: Albanese enjoys post-election approval boost last seen with Kevin Rudd

More Australians think the nation is on a positive trajectory, but economic uncertainty and cost of living worries still dominate, poll suggests

The Guardian - AU

ACT Senate result: Pocock defeats Liberals in first time Liberals have not won one ACT Senate seat

The federal election result for the ACT Senate was decided Tuesday. Independent David Pocock defeated the Liberals’ Zed Seselja, with Labor holding the other seat. Pocock is a former rugby player who played for the Australian Wallabies and ACT Brumbies, and a climate activist.

The Conversation

SA budget short-sighted, says Speirs

South Australian Opposition Leader David Speirs says last week's state budget is focused is short-sighted and does nothing to foster long-term jobs growth.

AAP

Gilmore set for recount, declaration of Fiona Phillips deferred

Fiona Phillips will have to wait even longer to be declared the new member for Gilmore.

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Andrew Constance requests recount in seat of Gilmore after Fiona Phillips claims victory

The former NSW transport minister lodged the request hours before the AEC was expected to officially declare victory for Fiona Phillips.

ABC News

Liberal candidate seeks Gilmore recount

Former state Liberal minister Andrew Constance has called for a recount of the vote in the electorate of Gilmore just as the result was about to be declared.

AAP

It’s been called the worst job in politics. Can Peter Dutton buck the trend?

Like former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton found party stardom in the immigration portfolio. The two men’s contest for the leadership back in 2018 wasn’t the result of any huge demand for change among voters. It happened because they were popular within the Liberal Party’s base, or at least…

The Conversation

Human Brick House David Pocock Has Wrestled An ACT Senate Seat From The Liberal Party

He won the seat off outgoing Senator Zed Seselja weeks after the election.

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ACT elects David Pocock as first independent senator, unseating Liberal Zed Seselja

Former rugby union star David Pocock makes history, becoming the first independent senator for a territory. Senator Pocock has unseated former ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja, taking the territory's second Senate seat alongside Labor's Katy Gallagher.

ABC News

Too many fast train promises in vain for Newcastle to Sydney line

EDITORIAL: Promises haven't saved commuters any time so far. It's time for action.

Newcastle Herald

How should an Australian 'centre for disease control' prepare us for the next pandemic?

Over the past two years, Australians have become familiar with the threat of infectious disease outbreaks. COVID won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives.

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What Albanese needs to build a new industrial relations consensus

A few weeks before his election victory, Anthony Albanese made an important speech to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He talked of “socially inclusive growth – the kind of growth that is only possible with economic reform that lifts productivity”.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: A new era in politics may be here. But don’t count on it

Claims that the Morrison government's defeat marks the end of an era of divisive politics and the birth of a newer more inclusive one are premature.

ABC News

SA government denies accusations of pork barrelling over $84 million in sports grants

The South Australian government denies accusations of pork barrelling over more than $84 million for local sports grants, almost all of which was allocated to Labor-held seats.

ABC News

Labor government urged to drop prosecutions against whistleblowers and ramp up protections

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.

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CIT given deadline to justify $4.99m contract

The ACT's opposition has heaped renewed pressure on the government over the contracts.

ABC News

Sri Lanka is on the verge of 'humanitarian emergency', with hundreds boarding boats set for Australia

More than 300 Sri Lankans have tried to get to Australia in the past few weeks as the country's economic crisis has worsened, with people smugglers claiming those on board will be allowed into the country under the new Labor government.

AAP

Ex-Wallaby beats Liberal for Senate seat

Former Wallaby David Pocock has become the ACT's newest senator, securing the territory's second spot in the upper house.

The Guardian - AU

Dominic Perrottet to seek federal backing to scrap NSW stamp duty

Under NSW proposal, buyers will reportedly be able to choose to pay an annual land tax instead of a lump sum on purchase

ABC News

Consultation to start on SA Indigenous Voice to Parliament ahead of 2023 launch

South Australian Attorney-General Kyam Maher wants to begin talks on a state version of the First Nations Voice to Parliament ahead of a launch of the body next year.

The Conversation

Hawke's special skill was levelling with the Australian people. It's Albanese's only option

As every historian knows, the frame you use to analyse the past affects the stories you tell about that past. Time is foremost among those frames.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The NDIS could crush the Labor government

The Albanese government faces something of a classic Hobson’s Choice when it comes to the revamping the NDIS, writes Alan Kohler.

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