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It’s time for Labor to embrace its villain era

Labor’s ‘radical centre’ is a force field to shield them from the psychic shock of a simpler truth: that they are no longer the goodies, and perhaps never were.

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Conservatives are mad (again) about IR reform. What happened last time?

Are we about to see a flurry of legal action and union thuggery in Aussie workplaces over industrial relations changes? Don’t hold your breath.

Crikey

Holy rollers: it’s time for the Catholic Church to confront its gambling addiction

Just like the Labor Party with its multiple pokies venues, the Catholic Church has built up a valuable asset pool tied to a toxic gambling industry.

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Penny Wong and the thousand cuts of the Kimberley Kitching saga

In this extract from her updated biography of Penny Wong, Margaret Simons exposes the foreign affairs minister’s crises of confidence.

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Dozens of firefighters tackle huge blaze at disused building in Newcastle city centre

Eight fire appliances and two Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) vehicles were called to the scene to help bring the fire under control

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Unions and political donations reform: the exemption that proves the rule

Should trade unions be exempt from political donation caps? It’s a vexed question that Liberals are rightly worried about.

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Will Canberra’s gambling revolt spill over to Labor’s national conference?

Systemic relations have long persisted between politics and the gambling industry, but the tide may be beginning to turn.

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Push to stop ‘arms race’ in federal election spending

Addressing record high election spending, donor transparency and introducing donation caps are among a wishlist of reforms to improve integrity in politics.

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Push to stop 'arms race' in federal election spending

Addressing record high election spending, donor transparency and introducing donation caps are among a wishlist of reforms to improve integrity in politics.

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Newcastle's 'barn' won't sway Bublé and others to return at any stage

He was less than complimentary of Newcastle Entertainment Centre.

Newcastle Herald

Labor Is Backtracking On Promises To Protect LGBTQIA+ Ppl & Remind Me Why Albo Marched At Pride

And when the world needed Labor most, they vanished.

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Victorian state Liberal MP Ryan Smith resigns, sparking by-election in Melbourne's north-east

Voters in Melbourne's north-east will head to the polls for the third time in just over a year, after Liberal MP Ryan Smith — a critic of leader John Pesutto — called time on his Victorian political career.

ABC News

Labor, it’s time: choose transparency over hypocrisy

While in opposition, Labor decried the Coalition’s lack of transparency. Now in power, its silence on reform speaks volumes.

Crikey

Michael Pascoe: We urgently need a real national security review

For all the effort of current Labor and LNP politicians to talk tough, they don’t even have a national security strategy.

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Grattan on Friday: Labor's national conference looms but the party's rank and file has lost its bite

Stuart Robert, one of the ministers involved in the notorious Robodebt scheme, can anticipate some sharp criticism when the royal commission’s findings come. Robert won’t be able to avoid the flak, but he has made sure he is out of parliament before it lands.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The ‘A’ in ALP stands for Albanese

Something rather important has been overlooked in the first anniversary of the election – Anthony Albanese’s takeover of the Labor Party.

The New Daily

Qld premier meets with ministers for imminent reshuffle

Queensland's health minister is expected to be removed from the troubled portfolio with the premier on the eve of a major cabinet shake-up.

Crikey

Hot tip for Dutton: go harder on Labor’s weak spot of gambling reform

To really hit the ALP where it hurts, the opposition leader should push the PM to put up a pokies divestment motion at its national conference.

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The New Daily

Labor to tackle negative gearing in debate about party’s past and future

Labor policy limiting negative gearing only to new homes was seized upon leading up to the party’s 2019 election loss.

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces internal pressure to crack down on negative gearing with cap of one property

The ALP’s first national conference under the Albanese government will also debate union proposal for an export tariff on unprocessed critical minerals

Newcastle Herald

Expectations of Hunter ministers are high

The wait for big ideas to turn into big-ticket items begins.

Chronicle Live

New £50,000 Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service machine will be a 'game-changer'

It comes after there was difficulty obtaining a similar appliance during a blaze in Haltwhistle

Crikey

Marles and Pyne: the game of mates plays on as questions on probity count for little

The former and current defence ministers are sparring mates from way back, and that’s worked out well for Christopher Pyne post-Parliament.

ABC News

Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

The Guardian - AU

The stage-three tax cuts are bad economic policy – and a dumb political strategy, too

Does Labor think they will get credit for ‘fiscal responsibility’ from a shameless opposition that implemented the cuts in the first place?

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