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$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

Australia’s deep housing crisis is causing enduring and widespread harm. A key impact is that it is increasing inequality.

The Conversation

Labor’s stalled environmental agenda under pressure from left and right

While the Greens remain hopeful of compromise, the PM has indicated he wants a deal struck with the Coalition

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Coalition backs Labor’s heavy lifting on aged care, hoping to reap the benefit down the track

In agreeing earlier to the Albanese government’s changes to the NDIS and now endorsing its aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers”.

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Does the Albanese government’s proposed ‘hate speech’ law give us what we need?

Back in May, the Albanese government told us to expect strict new hate speech laws.

The Conversation

Hate crimes bill: LGBTQ+ and Jewish groups disappointed Labor has dropped plan to outlaw vilification

New laws will expand the existing offence of urging violence but won’t criminalise conduct such as inciting hatred, serious contempt, revulsion or severe ridicule

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Major aged care reforms announced; more anti-war rallies in Melbourne; and the VMAs black carpet

Anthony Albanese says the reforms are ‘once in a generation’ as he thanks Coalition for ‘constructive engagement’

The Guardian - AU

New polling: half of Australians want gambling ads banned entirely; LNP has big Queensland lead

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted September 3–7 from a sample of 1,614 people, gave Labor a 51–49% lead using 2022 election preference flows. However, respondent-allocated preferences favoured the Coalition by 51–49%.

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Labor bill proposes up to seven years’ jail for doxing but drops promised new hate speech laws

Legislation will be introduced on Thursday along with a children’s online privacy code and misinformation laws

The Guardian - AU

Jacinta Price alleges ‘opportunists’ claiming Indigenous heritage to block resources projects

Shadow minister for Indigenous Australians says Albanese government ‘turning a blind eye’ to alleged ‘weaponisation’ of identity

The Guardian - AU

Universities say they are being treated like ‘political footballs’ in scathing critique of Labor’s student cap

Decision to cap international enrolments the most ‘extraordinary intervention’ since 2021 Coalition vetoing of research grants, Universities Australia chair to say

The Guardian - AU

Why is Labor trying to reform the RBA and why is Peter Dutton opposing the changes?

The Coalition has indicated it won’t support the reforms, which it says could let Labor allies take control of interest rates

The Guardian - AU

Labor opens door to negotiating with Greens on RBA reforms after Coalition blocks proposal

Peter Dutton’s opposition also puts up new roadblocks to potential deal on government’s aged care reforms

The Guardian - AU

Coalition torpedoes bipartisan deal on Reserve Bank monetary policy board

The federal opposition has torpedoed Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ attempt to get a bipartisan deal to install a specialist monetary policy board in the Reserve Bank, claiming the reform would enable the treasurer to “stack” the new board.

The Conversation

Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?

As the Albanese government pledges a ban, age verification trials in the UK and US show possible hurdles and privacy concerns

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‘Don’t run away’: Labor urged to collaborate with Greens and crossbenchers on environmental reforms

Support for government’s environmental legislation offered in exchange for protections that deliver ‘immediate, tangible impacts’

The Guardian - AU

Bridget McKenzie forced to deny her oped on aviation divestiture signals support for breaking up Qantas

Just hours after opinion appears in AFR, shadow minister clarifies divestiture as ‘one of the various tools the treasurer needs to look at’ but not Coalition policy

Newcastle Herald

Winds of change blowing through Port Stephens council election campaign

Offshore wind divides voters in Port Stephens council election.

The Conversation

Harris’ lead dips in national US polls and it’s very close in the key states

The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.7–46.2. In my previous US politics article on August 30, Harris led Trump by 48.8–45.0.

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The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of intent to ignore Indigenous heritage for mining projects

Environment minister lambasts opposition leader over vow to overturn her rejection of tailings dam at McPhillamys goldmine

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell survivors furious over David Cameron’s claim that inquiry backed him over red-tape drive

Ex-PM is accused of ‘total bullshit’ for saying inquiry agreed that fire regulations were excluded from government push

The Guardian - AU

High court will expedite challenge from former CFMEU officials against administration

Former construction union bosses claim forced administration is unconstitutional because it prevents or limits political donations

The Guardian - AU

From union rabble-rouser to ‘cringe socials’, Bill Shorten was a master of retail politics

Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn

The Guardian - AU

Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics and become vice-chancellor of University of Canberra

Ex-union leader, who led ALP to two election defeats in 2016 and 2019, has announced upcoming retirement

TV Tech

NAB Launches 'Martes de Acción' to Support Hispanic Voter Participation

Every Tuesday through Election Day, NAB’s Hispanic Media GOTV Coalition members will encourage Hispanic voter participation

The Guardian - AU

‘A symbol of our nation’: waratah among 20 more species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list

The fresh listings bring the total number of endangered plants, animals and ecosystems to almost 2,250

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