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Parliament debates character test bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

NSW blue-ribbon seat sends warning to Libs

The NSW blue ribbon Liberal seat of Willoughby is now in doubt after preference flows strengthened a swing against the Perrottet government.

AAP

Criminal deportation bill could have ‘chilling’ effect: Lawyers

Legal experts argue the criminal deportation bill is unnecessary and could result in vulnerable people being deported from Australia.

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‘Do your job’: Morrison urges MPs to point out stark difference between Coalition and Labor

Under-pressure prime minister tells party room ‘you haven’t seen me as focused as I can be yet … I know what the path is’

The Guardian - AU

Federal Labor staffer resigns, NT opposition uses Question Time to make allegations of cocaine use

The office of the Solomon MP, Luke Gosling, confirmed a staff member resigned over the allegations on Monday.

ABC News

Peter Dutton 'more likely' to fund community grants in Coalition seats, audit finds

Defence Minister Peter Dutton approved a higher proportion of community safety grants to Coalition electorates, and was more likely to hand-pick some of the funds in Coalition-held seats, the auditor-general has found.

ABC News

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.

The Canberra Times

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.

AAP

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’

ABC News

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.

The New Daily

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.

AAP

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.

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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.

The New Daily

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.

Newcastle Herald

'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.

AAP

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.

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