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Coalition’s primary vote hits record low in Newspoll, while One Nation support surges

The Coalition’s primary vote has plunged to its lowest level in Newspoll’s history, while support for One Nation has reached the double digits in three separate polls. Meanwhile, Labor has thumped the Liberals to win the NSW Kiama byelection.

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Leader 'supremely confident' despite gossip, polls

A thumping loss at the voting booth and dismal polling has intensified debate about a Liberal leader being replaced but he is brushing off "anonymous gossip".

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Morning Mail: Secret childcare ratings leave NSW parents in dark, Albanese poised for climate action, Sam Kerr scores on Chelsea return

Fears of safety gaps in NSW childcare system; Labor prepares for a week of climate announcements

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'Lot of work to do': coalition slump to polling low

The coalition's primary vote has plummeted to its lowest level in Newspoll history, after a controversial week for the opposition on migration.

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Robert Reich Says 'The Rules Of The Game Changed' In The 1980s. Median Wages Stagnated While Wealth Flowed To The Top

Economic inequality in America today stems from a shift in the early 1980s when “the rules of the game changed,” former Labor Secretary Robert Reich recently warned.

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The question for the NSW Liberals after the Kiama drubbing is: can anyone do better than Mark Speakman?

Kellie Sloane has ruled out moving a spill and James Griffin isn’t eager. Alister Henskens is thought to lack the numbers. So, for now, the leader might be safe

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Shadow cabinet reshuffle after outspoken senator sacked

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has announced a wider-than-expected shadow ministry reshuffle and expanded the coalition's leadership group.

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Liberals' federal woes blamed for by-election thrashing

The NSW government picks up an extra seat following a by-election victory as the state's opposition leader deflects blame for the outcome and vows to fight on.

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Premier hails Labor victory hours after polls close

A seat up for grabs after an MP was forced out of parliament has gone to a Labor government in a remarkable feat not witnessed in three decades.

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Chris Bowen’s defining climate moment is nigh. And he knows what it means ‘if we get it wrong’

Australia’s soon to be announced emissions reduction target for 2035 will say a lot about how Labor will prioritise dealing with the climate crisis

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Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

A probe has recommended parliament debate a state's "conservation hunting" plan that's been dubbed a Trojan horse for the gun lobby.

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Chuck Schumer Says Trump Is 'Lying' Every Time You Pay More For Coffee, Beef And Rent

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of breaking his "day one" promise to lower costs after Labor Department data showed inflation rose in August, and said "Americans know Trump is lying" following Trump's social-media claim of "No Inflation."

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Man wrongly jailed by ex-senator's son awarded $450k

A judge says he cannot understate the impact on a man of being jailed for three weeks over false claims by a former senator's police officer son.

AAP

Morning Mail: Sally Faulkner reunites with children, gun found in Kirk shooter search, Bolsonaro guilty of plotting coup

Mother has won temporary custody 10 years after botched 60 Minutes ‘retrieval’

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Victorian Liberal party shapes up for ‘nastiest, most toxic’ state council in years amid leaks and infighting

State party’s deep divisions on show as sexist messages force resignation of director days before annual meeting

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Gareth Evans scolds ‘bone-headed’ Meanjin publisher as imminent closure sparks protest

Critics want Melbourne University Publishing to transfer ownership of Meanjin rather than dissolve it. But CEO says ‘the journal is not for sale’

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Labor is favoured to win the Kiama byelection. A big loss could be the beginning of the end for Liberal leader Mark Speakman

An ALP victory would be significant for Chris Minns, too, demonstrating that the premier’s pragmatic, populist and transactional politics is working

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'Massive divisions' while koala park awaits approval

Generating carbon credits from a park to protect koalas could provide a long-term revenue stream and benefit "major emitters", but not everyone agrees.

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The Conversation

Doug Cameron says Labor’s left ‘defanged’ and co-opted into supporting US aggression

Former Labor senator Doug Cameron has accused the Albanese government, and its left faction in particular, of deserting principle and abandoning Australian sovereignty to the United States.

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Polling shows Donald Trump’s ratings are poor – but they could be worse

It’s nearly eight months since Trump’s second term as United States president began. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of US national polls, Trump’s net approval is currently -7.4, with 51.6% disapproving and 44.2% approving.

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Latham accused of endangering ex after abuse claims

Former federal Labor leader turned firebrand independent MP Mark Latham has been accused of denigrating his ex-partner online after she accused him of abuse.

The Guardian - AU

Abbott says dumped frontbencher ‘will be a big loss’ - as it happened

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Could Labor’s super tax reforms be headed for a makeover? Here’s how a redesign might work

Late last week, citing anonymous sources, the Australian Financial Review reported the federal government was considering delaying and possibly overhauling its plan to impose a higher tax on superannuation balances above $3 million.

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Right-leaning MPs rally around Nampijinpa Price as she resists calls to apologise to Indian Australians

But Liberals say party has ‘degenerated into open warfare’ over the issue and accuse NT senator of pushing her own agenda

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Minns may have ‘misspoken’ when stating Labor voted to send Shooters’ ‘right to hunt’ bill to parliamentary inquiry

Premier claims Labor supported referral of conservation hunting bill to committee but Hansard shows NSW government opposed move

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