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Powerful mandate behind Albanese government's gender agenda

In 2022 Australian women voted for change. The Albanese government is delivering it.

Newcastle Herald

Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government is announcing roughly $300 million in new funding to improve the lives of Australia’s original inhabitants

The Independent UK

Australian Parliament Approves Free Trade Agreement With India; To Implement On Mutually Agreed Date

India and Australia would now implement the free trade agreement on a mutually agreed date as the Australian Parliament on Tuesday approved the pact between the two countries. Read on for details:

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Hey big spenders …

The teal independents got $13 million in donations for their federal campaign, 85% of which were contributions of $500 or less, and Labor is looking at spending caps and real-time donation disclosures.

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Australian Parliament backflips, ‘sincerely apologises’ to Julian Assange’s family for confiscating books

Julian Assange’s brother welcomed the apology but said he remained ‘gobsmacked’ by the book seizure at Parliament House in August.

Crikey

A struggle between normality and madness: why Volodymyr Zelensky's speeches have captured the world's attention

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has captured the world’s attention with powerful speeches broadcast from a besieged Kyiv. His words have galvanised global support for Ukraine’s struggle.

The Conversation

Game of hard knocks does itself few favours

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

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Lawmakers in Australian state to pledge allegiance to king

Lawmakers in Australia's Victoria state — named for a 19th century queen — will pledge their allegiance to King Charles III on Tuesday in a legal quirk showing how complicated severing Australia's constitutional ties with Britain’s monarch might become

The Independent UK

Australia's Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban in two territories

Australia's Northern Territory in 1995 became the first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia, but the law was quickly overturned two years later. The new bill seeks to lift the ban.

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Australian Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban

The Australian Parliament is considering a bill that would lift a 25-year-old ban on two territories legalizing voluntary euthanasia

The Independent UK

Helen Haines says the current government has gagged debate in parliament more than any government in history. Is that correct?

Independent MP for the seat of Indi, Helen Haines, says the current government has moved to gag debate in parliament more than any government in history. RMIT ABC Fact Check crunches the numbers.

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