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Tax experts to gather for independent summit

Independent federal MP Allegra Spender is bringing together some of Australia's top tax experts for a summit to kickstart a national debate on tax reform.

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Labor and Greens could agree to compromise on non-fossil fuel industries in safeguard mechanism

Greens in internal negotiations over backing down on demand for ban on new coal and gas projects in Labor’s climate policy

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Crossbench push Albanese government for ‘absolute cap’ on carbon emissions

MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall and balance of power senator David Pocock call on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030

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Afternoon Update: ‘Worst of inflation behind us’; China angry over TikTok bans; and why you should walk 11 minutes a day

Australia’s economy loses steam as interest rates bite

The Guardian - AU

Voice referendum: who’s behind the yes and no campaigns and how do they plan to convince Australia?

The yes campaign is being driven by three collectives with a shared history, while the no side has been more reluctant to share its plans

The Guardian - AU

Top public servant apologises for ‘significant’ error in Australia’s offshore immigration processing

The home affairs department’s lapse meant Nauru was not approved for immigration processing for four months

The Guardian - AU

Paid parental leave changes to further gender equality

The first of several changes to the paid parental leave scheme aim to increase gender equality and have been backed by all sides of parliament.

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TND’s Newsmakers of the Year: Winner!

The biggest newsmakers – these are the people who grabbed our attention the most in this turbulent year of 2022.

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Task force call to fuel electric cars

Australia is nearing a tipping point for electric vehicles but needs a national task force to ensure no area is left behind, a Sydney summit has heard.

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Crossbench briefed on Indigenous voice

The Labor government has briefed crossbench MPs on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament, saying amending the constitution is a matter of principle.

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NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says Australians should judge former prime minister Scott Morrison at the ballot box

Former prime minister Scott Morrison is lashed for his secret ministries scandal on Q+A as Nova Peris says she has serious concerns about a referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

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Lack of public charging facilities makes owning an electric car a challenge for Sydney residents

This family plan their trips to buy milk to coincide with charging their EV, but many people are being put off by the lack of proper infrastructure to support the shift away from petrol vehicles.

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Colourful term beat out 'cooker' and 'eshay' to be crowned Word of the Year

The Centre chose "Teal" this year due to its prominence throughout the election campaign and its continuing use in political terminology.

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Grattan on Friday: Government throws everything at securing workplace reforms before Christmas but Pocock keeps it guessing

Peter Reith would have appreciated the irony. In the week that the former industrial relations minister died, federal politics was yet again consumed with a highly charged debate over workplace changes.

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Small business warning as IR laws debated

Crossbench MPs have warned the government's flagship workplace laws will have unintended consequences on small businesses.

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Six independent MPs raised $10 million to get seats in federal parliament

Six 'teal' independent candidates raised $10.2 million to help them secure seats in the federal parliament.

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Climate 200 made nearly $6 million in political donations to teal independents ahead of federal election

Election disclosures detail the millions of dollars raised and spent by the teal independents to defeat high-profile Liberal MPs in blue-ribbon seats at the May federal election.

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Winning teal independents backed by $10.2m in political donations

AEC disclosures reveal Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar was the biggest Climate 200 donor, giving $1.5m, followed by Mike Cannon-Brookes

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Six independent MPs built $10m war chest

The Australian Electoral Commission has revealed six winning teal independents raised a combined total of more than $10 million.

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Income tax changes ruled out this budget but push for new review into revenue gathers steam

The Treasurer may have ruled out making changes to the stage 3 income tax cuts in his first budget, but there is a growing push for more comprehensive tax reform from experts and the parliamentary crossbench.

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RBA governor calls for budget repair

The Reserve Bank has urged the government to stop paying for things on the national credit card and to enact structural reforms to improve its budget position.

The Guardian - AU

Parliament suspension puts Albanese anti-corruption watchdog election promise in doubt

Labor had vowed to legislate integrity commission by end of year but ambitious target has become even more challenging

AAP

Ignore women at your peril, teal MP says

Allegra Spender has touched on public spending, the tax system and her late mother in the 'teal' independent's first speech as a federal MP.

The New Daily

Emissions talks with crossbenchers under way as Bowen leaves door open to change

Chris Bowen stated Labor’s target of reducing emissions by 43 per cent was not capped – now acknowledging climate cuts may go deeper.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s 35 newly elected MPs head to ‘parliament school’

New MPs will hear from clerks, whips, former MPs, the outgoing speaker, the federal police and Asio on the inner workings of Parliament House

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