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RSPCA and others must hound leaders for sturdier dog owner laws

I couldn't believe the amount of dogs being disposed of by some irresponsible people who bought a dog through COVID only to discard them when the novelty wears off.

Newcastle Herald

Labor’s Kate Thwaites backs call for MPs to be sacked for serious breaches of new code of conduct

Australia should follow UK model where an independent expert panel determines a sanction which parliament votes on, MP says

The Guardian - AU

Australia's energy transformation is ramping up, but there are major challenges ahead

The Labor government has a plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the grid to 82 per cent by 2030, but many experts and investors say reaching that will not be possible without a major upgrade of the poles and wires that transport that power around the grid.

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Territory rights back on federal agenda

Federal Labor MPs representing the ACT and NT will introduce a bill to overturn a law stopping territory governments from legalising voluntary assisted dying.

AAP

Anti-abortion group claims SA politicians pledged to ‘take forward’ bill reversing new medical laws

Labor and Liberal members deny making any such agreement with Enid Lyons List, a group with stated aim of getting more “pro-life” women into parliament

The Guardian - AU

Contractors sought for Singleton bypass work

A call has gone out for prequalified contractors to register their interest for work on the Singleton bypass, with both the federal Labor member and state National MP welcoming the progress.

Newcastle Herald

Barnaby Joyce says Labor's 2022 primary vote was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct?

Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce says Labor's primary vote at the 2022 election was its lowest since 1910. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Federal Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Luke Gosling to introduce legislation to remove euthanasia ban in Northern Territory and ACT

Every state has now legalised voluntary assisted dying, but a conscience vote will determine whether the territories are allowed to have the same right.

ABC News

Devil of a Newcastle container terminal proposal may lie in the detail

Letters: Amid the enthusiasm for the new terminal I fear there is no detail.

Newcastle Herald

Postal votes extend Liberal Jack Batty's lead in Bragg by-election despite notable swing to Labor's Alice Rolls

The counting of postal and pre-poll votes sees the Liberal Party extend its lead in the state by-election for the South Australian electorate of Bragg.

ABC News

Liberals extend lead in Bragg by-election

The Liberals have extended their narrow lead in the Bragg by-election in South Australia.

AAP

Lobbyists barred from work with Qld govt

Three Qld lobbyists will no longer be granted access to ministers as the state government implements recommendations from a far reaching integrity review.

AAP

Calls to fix 'abusive' NSW workers' compo

A new report shows NSW's injured workers compensation scheme is plagued by soaring operating costs, hard-to-live-off claims and lower return-to-work rates.

AAP

The flood of worries that linger in Wallsend 15 years after storm

"The impacts are felt because people every time we get a lot of rain people in Wallsend go 'oh God, not again'."

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The Conversation

Are we learning the wrong lessons from history?

Can historians influence government policy? Should they? And, if so, what kinds of historical knowledge should they produce?

ABC News

Women who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform

The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better enshrine access.

ABC News

Liberals accuse each other's factions of 'thuggish behaviour' and being 'a cancer that's infected the party'

Recriminations over the Coalition's federal election loss have spectacularly boiled over, with senior Liberal Party figures engaging in a vicious blame game.

AAP

Call for regular vote on euthanasia bill

Labor should not allow a conscience vote on allowing the ACT and NT to legislate voluntary euthanasia, an independent Canberra senator says.

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The Guardian - AU

Sexual harassment of women in Australian culture industries must be stopped, says arts minister

Tony Burke, who holds arts and workplace portfolios, says national cultural policy must include ‘assurances of a safe workplace for women’ after #MeToo allegations

The Canberra Times

Regional newspapers get financial lifeline

The federal government will seek to provide regional media grants in the coming weeks to ease cost pressures.

The New Daily

July streaming guide: Mad as Hell, Stranger Things and a doco about the day the music died

There is something for everyone in this month's July streaming guide, so jump onto ABC iview, Netflix, Stan, Paramount+, Stan and Disney+ ... and enjoy

AAP

Liberals set to retain SA seat of Bragg

There's been another big swing to Labor but the Liberals look set to retain the South Australian seat of Bragg after Saturday's by-election.

AAP

Climate target needs 'integrity': Pocock

David Pocock is open to moving forward with Labor's 2030 emissions reduction goal, but the independent ACT senator wants to make sure it has teeth.

The Guardian - AU

NSW SES commissioner warns area dams above 100% capacity – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Labor says new five-year funding for ABC will safeguard against arbitrary cuts and political interference

Communications minister Michelle Rowland says Coalition ‘completely lied’ about 2013 funding cut which harmed broadcaster

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