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Ex-Labor staffer Ben Waters denies becoming aroused at work looking at child abuse material

A man who used to work for a South Australian state MP viewed and became aroused by child exploitation material while he was at work, an Adelaide court hears. WARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.

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Security talks sought over WeChat hijack

Labor will seek a briefing from the federal government about potential national security implications following the takeover of the prime minister's WeChat.

AAP

There have always been arguments about who gets what: the surprising history of Australia's honours system

Australia Day honours will be announced this week, and, if recent announcements are any indication, they are likely to generate considerable public debate.

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NSW records 30 deaths, Victoria 20, Qld 10, SA three and Tasmania one – as it happened

Australia to scrap PCR test requirement for international arrivals; Triple J counts down Hottest 100. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Make no mistake – Labor and the Coalition have starkly different climate policies

Both sides have committed to net zero emissions but voters will hopefully reward the one that knows how to get there

The Guardian - AU

Poll points to swing away from government

A new poll shows Labor with a clear lead over the coalition government ahead of the federal election but much interest in minor parties and independents.

AAP

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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Michael Pascoe: Grants corruption rolls on, with bias in bowls too

Sure, $17.6 million is peanuts amid the Morrison government’s multibillion-dollar grants corruption, but let’s go bowling.

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison's ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated.

The Conversation

Revived Family First Party wins registration after SA Family First bid rejected

The Family First Party led by two former Labor MPs will be the only party with that name at the South Australian state election after another party with a similar moniker has its application for registration rejected.

ABC News

Albanese stakes out Coalition seats in Queensland as Morrison zeroes in on NSW ahead of election

Guardian Australia analysis of leaders’ visits since early December shows Labor focused on clawing back ground in northern seats

The Guardian - AU

UK’s Johnson Defies Calls to Quit as Ouster Bid Gathers Pace

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party's lawmakers to oust him over a series of lockdown-flouting government parties. Pressure on the prime minister grew as one…

Asharq Al-Awsat

George Christensen's anti-vax comments could boost votes for 'populist fringe right'

As his retirement looms, George Christensen has again drawn fire over his stance on vaccines.

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The Guardian - AU

Poor people don’t need more food banks, rebates and spin from politicians. We need more income support

Stereotypes and political rhetoric about poverty ignore the fact that welfare payments in Australia are obscenely low

The Conversation

Coalition slumps in first poll of 2022 as voters lose confidence in Morrison's handling of pandemic

In the first national poll of the new year, a Resolve survey for the Nine newspapers, Labor had 35% of the primary vote (up three percentage points since November), the Coalition 34% (down five), the Greens 11% (steady), One Nation 3% (steady) and independents 11% (up two).

Reuters

Australia PM's ratings take a hit months away from election, poll shows

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's approval ratings slid after his handling of the Omicron-driven coronavirus outbreak fuelled a backlash, a widely watched poll showed on Tuesday, putting opposition Labor into a leading position months away from a federal election.

AAP

Support for coalition drops in new poll

A new opinion poll has found voter backlash to the government in the wake of the Omicron variant and surging COVID-19 case numbers.

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LETTERS: The time is wrong to deliver high-speed rail

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

ABC News

Community houses 'boarded up' in regional SA, leaving homeless to sleep in tents

Homeless people are forced to sleep in tents and public toilets in Mount Gambier, despite almost 50 social housing properties sitting empty across the region, a Labor MP says.

ABC News

Andrew Robb did not breach code of conduct by taking $880k consultancy role with Chinese billionaire, Scott Ryan says

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan defends former trade minister Andrew Robb, who began working as a consultant to a Chinese billionaire days after the 2016 federal election.

ABC News

Manus Island riot: Independent report by Robert Cornall details deadly detention centre violence

A Salvation Army worker identified as allegedly leading a fatal attack on Iranian asylum seeker Reza Berati on Manus Island in February is expected to be charged in Papua New Guinea. The PNG national has been named in an official report into the riots which took place at the Manus…

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