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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.

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Australia passes legislation banning under-16s from social media

Social media companies that do not enforce the ban could receive fines of up to AUS$50 million (US$32.5m).

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Plibersek had nature positive deal in writing before Albanese vetoed without her knowledge

Exclusive: Environment minister agreed detail with Greens but the PM intervened after lobbying from WA premier and miners

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After a year of fighting, the Greens grant most of PM’s Christmas wishes in late bill flurry

This week, and particularly the passing of 31 bills on a frenetic final day, has done a lot to cement Labor’s first-term agenda

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese gets down and dirty in deal making and breaking as Senate rushes to Christmas finish

In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government.

The Conversation

Lidia Thorpe suspended after racism row with Pauline Hanson

The independent senator threw pieces of paper at Hanson after the One Nation leader questioned Fatima Payman’s Senate eligibility, and there are still a least 37 bills the government wants to ram through on the last sitting day.

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Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

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Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier

Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’

The Guardian - AU

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

AAP

Social Media Ban For Under 16s Has Passed House Of Representatives. Now What?

Australia’s House of Representatives has just passed a bill aimed at banning children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms.

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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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All eyes on Biden as timeline ticks for Assange pardon

Campaigners for Julian Assange hope the prime minister can help push Joe Biden to formally pardon the Wikileaks founder before the end of his term.

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'Better deal' for suppliers as supermarkets face fines

Supermarkets face fines of up to $10 million if caught breaching a grocery code of conduct that will become mandatory.

AAP

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.

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Greens concede on Labor’s housing bills

The Greens have agreed to help Labor pass its housing bills after a protracted fight, and RBA analysis predicts ‘strong negative impacts’ if Trump’s extreme economic agenda comes to pass.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese hands Chandler-Mather a political power lesson as Greens exhibit internal jitters

The Greens are trying to hold on to their older base while positioning themselves as the party of renters – and the balancing act is proving difficult

The Conversation

Greens capitulate, announcing they will ‘wave through’ Labor’s Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing bills

The government has stared down the Greens over its Help to Buy and Build to Rent housing legislation, with the minor party announcing late Monday it will “wave through” the legislation in the Senate this week.

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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.

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Kat in the hat scores half-century as a politician

A stalwart of federal parliament and one of its most well-known figures, Bob Katter has marked a half-century in public office.

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

AAP

Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia

The remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring are expected to continuing serving their sentences in Australia, a federal minister has confirmed.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer played the China card in Rio – and sent a message to a hawkish Donald Trump

The PM and other western leaders are cosying up to Beijing. If the president-elect imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, he will give Xi the upper hand

AAP

Pressure on PM to ram through agenda in final sitting

The federal government has a laundry list of policy promises to push through before the next election, but it looks unlikely to get much done before 2024 ends.

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

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas official

Israel’s prime minister, a former Israeli defence minister and a senior Hamas official are wanted by the ICC in relation to alleged war crimes, and changes to the Migration Act could see tens of thousands deported.

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