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NSW schools enrolled over triple capacity

Enrolment data shows schools in Sydney are being pushed to the brink with caps being exceeded by up to triple the amount of students.

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Michaelia Cash confirms no action on national integrity commission before election

Attorney general also tells hearing no changes have been made to the Coalition’s proposed model, despite two years of consultation

The Guardian - AU

'We're the government': Audit into safety grants shows Coalition skew

The Finance Minister has dismissed Labor's concerns it will use unallocated "war chest" of funds to deliver federal election promises.

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Coalition tries to set up showdown with Labor on deporting criminals

Morrison government ramps up pre-election bid to wedge Labor on national security issues as Kevin Rudd condemns ‘rancid lies’ on China

The Guardian - AU

Prime Minister accuses Kristina Keneally of wanting to protect violent abusers in extraordinary attack over deportation bill

As the government pressures Labor to support laws making it easier to deport criminals, the Prime Minister accuses the party of siding with violent offenders and seeking to protect abusers.

ABC News

Vic watchdog considers red shirts referral

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has confirmed she will consider a referral from the state's upper house to re-investigate Labor's 2014 "red shirts" affair.

AAP

Chinese businessman hits back at senator

Chinese-Australian business developer Chau Chak Wing has hit back at the Labor senator who named him as the man at the centre of a foreign interference plot.

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Speculation on Tudge’s future; integrity commission plans shelved – as it happened

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Asio chief says intelligence is ‘not here to be politicised’ after Dutton accuses Labor

Mike Burgess’ comments come days after defence minister claimed Chinese government had picked Anthony Albanese ‘as their candidate’

The Guardian - AU

Audit office accuses another federal grant program of favouring Coalition-held seats

An audit finds almost 60 per cent of projects funded since 2016 have been in government-held electorates, compared to 27 per cent in solely Labor electorates.

ABC News

Paul Bongiorno: Government throws the kitchen sink at Labor, but the stopwatch is ticking down

Scott Morrison is running out of time and plausible ideas to save his floundering government, with new polling confirming his worst fears.

The New Daily

NSW govt 'not listening' after Bega loss

The NSW government has been accused of failing to listen to voters after they delivered a brutal loss to the government during the by-election.

AAP

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching names billionaire Chau Chak Wing as 'puppeteer' in foreign interference plot

A prominent Chinese-Australian political donor is named in federal parliament as being the mysterious "puppeteer" behind a thwarted foreign interference plot to back political candidates in the next election.

ABC News

Liberal Party’s China attacks are ‘lunacy’: Expert

Experts say the government's attacks on Labor and China threaten to malign the party's own credibility on international relations, as well as Australia's.

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'We won't be doing deals', Perrottet says as NSW government slips further into minority

Despite the NSW coalition government likely being pushed further into minority government, the premier says he won't be doing deals.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition spends $31m on ads spruiking efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Central claim of taxpayer-funded campaign – that the Australian government has a plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 – is widely disputed

AAP

Tolls cost over '$100bn for NSW drivers'

A NSW parliamentary inquiry has criticised government 'secrecy' over more than $100 billion in tolls imposed on drivers using tunnels and highways.

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Parliament marks anniversary of apology

The 14th anniversary of the national apology to the Stolen Generations has been marked in federal parliament.

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Labor promises revamp of SA schooling

The South Australian opposition will investigate revamping school hours and after-school care if the party wins the March state election.

ABC News

Labor says Bega by-election result contain a warning about the state's rural health crisis

As Labor claims an historic win in Bega it says the result is a microcosm for the anger and despair in regional communities over the crisis in rural health.

The Guardian - AU

PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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ABC News

Sydney news: NSW Labor calls for toll signs to be installed on roads

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Opposition is calling for toll signs to be installed to inform motorists of how much they will pay and how much time they will save, when using a specific toll road.

Newcastle Herald

Committee report sets up 'insecure work' as election target

Dissent on Senate committee jobs report

AAP

Bega by-election blame game begins

Labor is confident it has gained another seat after four NSW by-elections on the weekend as the government points to local issues for swaying voters away.

The Guardian - AU

‘It can be done’: how a strong female crossbench could challenge Australian politics

As disillusionment with the Morrison government grows, a new generation of independents is emerging to run against the system itself

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