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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires

When he was opposition leader, Bill Shorten faced Coalition criticism for attacking “the top end of town”, a phrase he used in his 2019 budget reply.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton promises to slash permanent migration by 25% in short term in populist budget reply

Opposition leader also calls for crime crackdown while offering support for cost-of-living measures

The Guardian - AU

Who is voting against voluntary assisted dying in the ACT

Debate on the bill began on Thursday afternoon.

The Canberra Times

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Federal funding, but no timeline in sight for Nelson Bay Road upgrade

Tourism operators hope NSW will find money in the June budget.

Newcastle Herald

Just 2% of men-only Melbourne Savage Club members surveyed support allowing women to join

Exclusive: Report says members are strongly against admitting women on an equal basis, but are open to having more ‘lady guests’

The Guardian - AU

NSW premier sacks parliamentary secretary over criticism of police response to pro-Palestine protesters

Chris Minns said Labor MP Anthony D’Adam’s comments in a speech to parliament were ‘absolutely reprehensible’

The Guardian - AU

Coalition senator accuses Labor’s Fatima Payman of ‘supporting terrorists’ before withdrawing claim

Comments come just hours after Senate passes motion urging senators to ‘engage in debate and commentary respectfully’

The Guardian - AU

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Labor and Greens gag debate on fuel efficiency standards in deal on offshore gas bill

Procedural moves outrage Coalition, independent MPs and senator David Pocock, who says government ‘selling us out’

The Guardian - AU

Is Labor’s carbon capture fantasy even dumber than Dutton’s nuclear dream?

Who will be on the hook if a carbon capture and storage project fails in fifty or a hundred years’ time? Why, taxpayers, of course.

Crikey

‘Billions for billionaires’: An educated guess about what Dutton will say in his budget reply tonight

Peter Dutton will deliver his budget reply speech tonight. It’s already possible to guess what he will say.

Crikey

Senator's Palestine remark ignites fiery debate

A Labor senator who accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians has been rebuked by the government and opposition but backed by party members.

AAP

Morning Mail: Slovakian PM ‘critical’ after shooting, David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct, council overturns book ban

Populist leader Robert Fico ‘fighting for life’ following assassination attempt; magician faces allegations by 16 women spanning several decades

The Guardian - AU

Most MLAs reveal how they will vote on ACT's voluntary assisted dying bill

Debate is beginning in the Assembly on making it legal.

The Canberra Times

'You couldn't make this stuff up': Albanese and Rats in the Ranks 30 years on

"[The Labor Party] used to screen it on their buses during their election campaigns."

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Dutton pledges to slash migration to fix housing crisis

Peter Dutton has laid out a plan to get Australia "back on track" in his budget response that would crack down on migration and international students.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s budget has ‘gaping hole’ in funds for DV victims, environment and housing, advocates say

Labor touts cost of living package as ‘substantial’ but advocates say changes are inadequate

The Guardian - AU

Centrelink mutual obligations: budget changes tipped to prevent 1m jobseeker suspensions a year

Announcements are ‘good steps’ to reduce harms caused by employment services system but fall short of the overhaul required, advocates say

The Guardian - AU

Dutton readies budget reply as Chalmers links migration cut to inflation fight

Treasurer says migration ‘important’ but needs to be ‘well managed’

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Labor MP issues explosive call for PM to back Palestine

Fatima Payman has split with Labor colleagues and issued a scathing rebuke of the prime minister as she called for more action to protect Palestinians.

The Guardian - AU

Fatima Payman accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza in significant rupture with Labor party position

WA senator says ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ – a phrase Anthony Albanese argues is counter to two-state solution

The Guardian - AU

Labor urged to increase uni research spending as budget offers boost to student unions and safety

Albanese government’s spending hailed by student safety advocates as a ‘huge step’ in holding sector accountable for student welfare

Crikey

From ‘Jimflation’ to ‘Lucky Chalm’: How did the Australian press cover the 2024 budget?

The federal budget offers an insight into the political biases and blind spots among Australia’s major media players.

AAP

Threatened species out as environmental funding lags

Environmental advocates say they are disappointed with a lack of funding for threatened species and biodiversity in Labor's latest budget.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition questions $300 power bill rebate as Chalmers says the wealthy not Labor’s ‘focus or concern’

Peter Dutton confirms he will back electricity rebate but joins chorus of criticism saying $3.5bn cost-of-living measure is not means tested

Crikey

Chalmers’ profligate, partisan and possibly prescient budget

Labor’s budget sends us deep into deficit — and it’s possible that it might not be enough to prop up the economy.

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