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Labor and Greens strike deal to establish nature repair scheme

Legislation being debated in the Senate will create a market to encourage private spending on projects that protect and restore biodiversity

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Labor’s new laws to re-detain migrants at risk of reoffending to be modelled on Coalition’s anti-terror orders

The draft laws allow the government to apply to a court to put migrants released after a landmark high court decision back in detention

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023

Pledge local communities not left dry in new basin plan

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says there will be support in place to help Murray Darling Basin communities that need to transition due to a new plan.

AAP · Dec 2, 2023

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin faces Senate grilling as Singtel denies it was to blame for outage

Telco claimed its parent company was responsible but Singapore conglomerate says its upgrade was not the cause

The Guardian - AU · Nov 16, 2023

Calls for crackdown amid report gambling lobbyists ‘wined and dined’ minister Michelle Rowland

MP Monique Ryan wants tougher laws around lobbying of politicians, saying current guidelines are ‘toothless and ineffective’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023

Local member issues warning after Caulfield protests – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2023

Greens push for inquiry into national Optus outage

The Greens have accused Optus of a lack of accountability following a nationwide outage, calling for a Senate inquiry into what caused the network to crash.

AAP · Nov 8, 2023

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

New laws to protect Australia's ailing environment are proving complex, and won't be available for the public to scrutinise until next year.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

NBN Co chief’s salary jumps to more than $3m despite government call for restraint

Stephen Rue is now paid five times more than prime minister Anthony Albanese’s salary of $587,000, annual report confirms

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023

Labor’s Murray-Darling Basin water buyback plan would trigger wave of job losses, farmers warn

But environmental groups and scientists say alternative programs to save water have failed and buybacks must resume

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023