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The week in parliament: Albanese’s attempts to appease Dutton land Labor in a political quagmire of its own making

Curtailing of parliamentary debate frustrates crossbench, terse words over bureaucrat’s tears, and unlikely bedfellows on excessive-deaths motion

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Battery storage plans fan community bushfire fears

A regional town is rallying against plans for battery infrastructure in their valley as the state government moves to fast-track renewables projects.

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Minister admits likely shortfall in funding for Labor’s regional decarbonising program

Exclusive: Catherine King describes $400m budget for decarbonising program as ‘modest’ and says it will require ‘additional funding in future’ to meet aims

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Soft landing for airfares but cancellations hang around

Domestic flights are cheaper but staffing shortages mean delays and cancellations are still above average.

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All the Morrison-era scandals that Nemesis didn’t have time for

The Scott Morrison episode of Nemesis would have needed to be three times as long had it covered all the scandals and chaos of his years in power.

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Flight disruption nationwide caused by two absent Sydney air traffic controllers, Senate hears

Airservices Australia faces questions in estimates about Monday’s delays and cancellations as agency’s CEO defends his almost $1m salary

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Auditor to run the rule over $2.2b federal rail pledge

A federal audit will examine Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's $2.2 billion election commitment toward the Victorian government's Suburban Rail Loop project.

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Truth behind viral photo of 'diesel-powered' EV charger

An outback electric vehicle charger that went viral has yet to use its diesel generator backup to recharge one car, the Senate has heard.

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Coalition to present ‘pay on delay’ bill to make airlines compensate affected passengers

Senators say bill will ‘clean up Australia’s airline industry through ensuring concrete protections for passengers’ hit by flight delays

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Coalition wants more protections for airline passengers

The federal opposition is set to introduce laws that would boost consumer protections for airline passengers, following a surge in cancellations.

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Labor’s fuel efficiency standards mean all new cars could be EVs by 2035, industry group says

Experts say Albanese government plan should provide a greater choice of electric cars but Coalition calls savings claims a ‘lie’

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Alarm sounded over long-term effects of tax cuts

Concerns are being raised new tax cuts will put a dent in the pocket of Australians in the long-term as the issue of bracket creep remains.

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Storm clouds ahead: scandals that have rocked Australian politics

Australians could be forgiven for feeling weary of political scandals. The litany of them at the federal level in recent years has been fatiguing: Robodebt, allegations of rape and sexual harassment in Parliament House, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, sports rorts, ministerial affairs and bonk bans, and plenty…

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Ex-LNP president oversaw transfer of $500,000 in Morrison government grant money to brother’s offset account, court hears

David Hutchinson misapplied company funds ‘rather audaciously for his own benefit and for the benefit of his relatives’, court finds

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Turkish airline lands flight deal in wake of Qatar snub

Turkish Airlines has been granted an expansion of services into Australia in a federal government decision following its rejection of a similar Qatari bid.

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New preventative detention laws pass parliament

Serious offenders recently released from immigration detention are now subject to preventative detention measures after laws passed federal parliament.

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Infrastructure advisory body gets facelift after cuts

Reforms to the body that advises on infrastructure projects have been slammed as not going far enough to ensure transparency of government decisions.

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Morning Mail: Coalition flies to Cop28, Westpac suffers major outage, UK nuclear site hacked

Customers lose access to accounts and cards after system update failure; conservative lobby groups fund trips by frontbenchers to Cop28

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Coalition to have sizeable contingent at Cop28 despite Peter Dutton jibe at climate change minister’s attendance

Frontbenchers Paul Fletcher and Bridget McKenzie part of group of nine MPs who will be in Dubai funded by Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Leadership Australia

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Catherine King and former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce met at least twice in recent months

Exclusive: documents show transport minister met former airline chief at Parliament House two months before she ruled against Qatar Airways request

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It's hardly a dog's life for the PM's jetsetting pooch

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has sought to get to the bottom of how many times the prime minister's pooch has flown as a VIP but barked up the wrong tree.

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Agriculture boss looks to grow financial sustainability

The incoming department of agriculture secretary has told a senate hearing that his department will break even after receiving a bailout earlier this year.

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Public servants ranked female workers on 'hotties list'

A Senate estimates committee has heard junior members of a government department ranked female co-workers by their 'hotness'.

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Teal MPs call for national road-user charges after high court shuts down Victoria’s EV tax

‘We need … to maintain our roads in a way that’s fair, and aimed at helping, not hindering, electrification of transport’, says Monique Ryan

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Watchdog eyes airlines to ensure cheaper tickets

Measures are being put in place to ensure Australian travellers are getting the best bang for their buck with the consumer watchdog set upon the airline sector.

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