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We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to parliament, but what would it actually look like in practice?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese began his election night victory speech by declaring: “I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full.” This commitment, delivered on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Uluru Statement, is monumentally important to First Nations people and to the nation.

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For The First Time In My Adult Life, I Actually Think A Progressive Australia Is Possible

So let's not let Labor fuck it up, yeah?

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Tasmanian seat of Lyons called for Labor's Brian Mitchell, bringing Labor a step closer to majority

Labor's Brian Mitchell will win the Tasmanian seat of Lyons, ABC chief election analyst Antony Green says, bringing federal Labor's total seats to 75, one short of a majority.

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Environment needs ambitious pair of hands

The seismic shift in Saturday's election must dramatically elevate the standing of the environment portfolio in cabinet, observers say.

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Chinese-Australian Voters Ditched The Libs In Droves After All That Anti-China Scaremongering

Some of the Liberal Party’s biggest losses this election were in seats with big Chinese-Australian voter populations so it looks like all the anti-China rhetoric did some damage. What a surprise.The voter swing away from the Liberal Party in some inner Sydney and Melbourne suburbs home to many Chinese-Australian residents…

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October trial date set for Bernard Collaery nearly four years after charges laid

Lawyers hope to appeal against decision to block access to documents about Timor-Leste espionage operation

The Guardian - AU

SA to launch economic recovery fund

The South Australian government will establish a $100 million fund to support local businesses and grow jobs.

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Tony Burke's double ministry of arts and industrial relations could be just what the arts sector needs

With the swearing in of a new arts minister, there is a unique opportunity to address some of the structural issues around pay and job precarity in the arts and build a more equitable and diverse sector.

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Greens slam Qld casino alcohol rules

The Greens have slammed a Queensland government plan to exempt casinos from new restrictions on venues aimed at preventing alcohol-fuelled violence.

AAP

Amid the rubble of election defeat, are claims of a dying net zero agenda credible?

Barnaby Joyce ponders ditching net zero, while Matt Canavan’s claim the climate goal is ‘a failed agenda’ globally dismissed as ‘laughably untrue’

The Guardian - AU

Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? And when will vote-counting finish?

Labor is one seat away from forming a majority government. And days on from Saturday’s election, four seats now remain in doubt.

ABC News

Goldfields torn over end of controversial cashless debit card after Labor election win

The new federal government is planning to axe the controversial card, but while some on it will be relieved to have more autonomy, others fear it will prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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Peter Dutton seeks to recast his image as Tanya Plibersek apologises for likening him to Voldemort

The former defence minister says Tanya Plibersek apologised for likening him to the Harry Potter villain and that while he is "not the prettiest bloke on the block" he believes he will be effective as opposition leader, as he seeks to recast his image ahead of a formal party room…

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Labor one seat from claiming majority as Liberals launch review of election defeat – as it happened

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WA industries are big polluters, and Labor's 2030 emissions target could hit them hard

Green groups say Australia's biggest polluters have been allowed far too much "wriggle room" under a scheme designed to lower carbon emissions. But will things be any different the new federal government?

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Federal election: Labor is one seat away from majority government, with four electorates in doubt — as it happened

Labor has won 75 seats from Saturday's federal election and needs just one more to govern in its own right.

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Groom was the LNP's second-safest seat in Queensland, but the swing shows change

When one of the LNP's safest seats in the country suffers the biggest swing against a sitting LNP member, you know the times are changing in Queensland.

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Memo to Labor: you need more tax, working out how much more is urgent

The new government has inherited an extraordinarily difficult budget situation.

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Firefighter registration fuels tension between unions, Victorian government amid fire services overhaul saga

The registration of professional firefighters in Victoria is proving another point of conflict between unions and the state government amid a fraught overhaul of the Victorian fire service.

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Community leaders warn stakes high as new Labor government decides on controversial cashless card

Some community leaders worry Labor's pledge to scrap controversial welfare management programs could further fuel binge drinking and child neglect in regional areas, while others cannot wait to see it gone.

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Federal election merchandise to be reused and recycled

The thousands of campaign posters and T-shirts that have littered electorates for weeks live on after the votes are counted.

The Canberra Times

Canberra domestic violence support staff burnt out

Five frontline domestic violence support workers have been promised to the territory.

Newcastle Herald

Labor says a Newcastle container terminal is needed for local jobs and economic diversification

NSW Labor has backed the establishment of a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle.

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Tight contests as Liberal MP concedes Ryan

Anthony Albanese remains one seat short of a majority in vote count figures, as a Liberal MP conceded defeat in Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Tasmanian parliament to expand to 35 lower house seats amid concerns about ministerial burnout

Citing huge workloads for MPs, premier will introduce bill to increase House of Assembly, reversing 1998 reduction

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