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Is Labor fated to be a one-term wonder? Crikey readers on a long year in Parliament

Plus what you thought of Simon Birmingham’s legacy…

Crikey

NSW right-wingers call for Malcolm Turnbull’s expulsion from the Liberal Party for the… fifth time

None of the efforts have so far been successful — but insiders say there are other reasons conservatives would keep pushing for the ex-PM to be kicked out of the party.

Crikey

Life without Bill Shorten: Labor eyes frontbench reshuffle

Anthony Albanese is considering a new-year cabinet shake-up following the retirement of Bill Shorten, and the housing market appears to finally be losing steam.

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‘Pushing isn’t always pretty’: Adam Bandt on why the Greens blocked Labor’s agenda until last sitting day of the year

But Bandt would not be pressed on Anthony Albanese’s decision to cancel a environment deal the Greens and David Pocock struck with Tanya Plibersek

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Birmingham was a failed moderate who leaves a legacy of rolling over and letting the right win

Liberal Senator Simon Birmingham was a leading moderate, or so we were repeatedly told. But what does he have to show for it?

Crikey

Incredible 32-bill day ends parliamentary sitting year

Parliament has adjourned for the year with the final day seeing an astounding 32 bills passed, and opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham has called time on his political career.

Crikey

Senate moving through 31 bills in frantic end to year as Labor strikes deal with Greens

Albanese government reliant on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban

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Voters know the benefits of migration and want cuts anyway. And they’ll get what they want

Even if Labor had succeeded in curbing migration over the past 12 months, you can bet Peter Dutton would be promising that the Coalition would always be tougher on migration than its opponents

Crikey

Coalition boasts it’s ‘running the immigration system’ after deal to pass all three of Labor’s migration bills

The bills enable government to pay third countries to receive non-citizens and prosecute those who refuse to cooperate with deportation

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese pressing hard for a majority at the next election

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is pushing through as much as he can in the last few sitting days as he strives for another electoral majority, and Jim Chalmers wants everyone to calm down about a Trump economy despite dire predictions.

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PM promises to leave 'nothing on the field' at election

As federal parliament draws to a close for the year, Anthony Albanese remains optimistic Labor will be back in a majority government after the next election.

AAP

Greens declare victory on housing and go home, mission accomplished

The Greens have done what they needed to do to prevent Labor from claiming success on housing. But will this redound to Peter Dutton’s benefit?

Crikey

What has happened to gambling reform under Labor? It’s simple – the government has been cowed by vested interests

A year ago, at Peta Murphy’s funeral, I felt sure her legacy would be honoured. Now it seems any gambling ad reform has been squibbed

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s former national security watchdog accuses successor of bowing to pressure from attorney general

Grant Donaldson faults Independent Security Legislation Monitor Jake Blight for ‘clarification’ to old annual report which criticised Mark Dreyfus

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Greens Agree To Pass Labor’s ‘Help To Buy’ Housing Bill Despite Previously Calling It A ‘Lottery’

The Greens have agreed to pass Labor's Help To Buy housing policy, after blocking it for months, and trying to improve the bill.

AAP

'Dangerous' misinformation bill dumped from agenda

An unsuccessful push to crack down on misinformation and disinformation has been lauded a win for democracy, with calls to permanently ditch the proposal.

Crikey

Social media bill shows liberalism has fled Dutton’s Liberal Party

Under Peter Dutton, the Liberal Party has abandoned many of its core tenets. By supporting Labor’s online ID plan, it’s now ditched the last of its liberalism.

Crikey

Thirty bills still before Parliament in final sitting week

The government is scrambling to pass, scrap or delay dozens of bills in the last sitting week of the year, and developing countries are incensed by the ‘bad faith’ climate deal struck at COP29.

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'All about jobs': minister spruiks net zero tax breaks

The Labor government is playing hardball on its production tax incentives, arguing opposing the policy will cost jobs and Australia's global competitiveness.

The Guardian - AU

Deal or no deal: can Labor avoid an ‘end-of-year dumpster fire’ and pass its legislative agenda?

If Peter Dutton senses an opportunity in blocking bills in the lead-up to an election, he might just take it

The Guardian - AU

Hasty decisions and backroom deals betray Labor’s dire need for a decent story

With Peter Dutton growing in confidence, Labor needs more than just a blizzard of new laws to show voters that it can put the country on the right track

Crikey

For lessons on societal unhappiness and immigration, Crikey readers turn to Karl Marx and John Howard

You weigh in on the divide between young and older Australians, the political discourse on immigration, and police suppression of protesters.

The Guardian - AU

Kyle Sandilands boasts about broadcasting explicit content as Albanese refuses to condemn show

Communications minister says there is ‘no place for sexist, racist or otherwise derogatory language’ but PM declines to comment on The Kyle and Jackie O Show

The Guardian - AU

Praised by Dutton, the man who almost led Australia says he leaves politics with failures that became the best of him

Bill Shorten notes a string of proud policy achievements and recalls the uproar when he tackled a sausage sandwich side-on as he farewells parliament

The Guardian - AU

Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

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