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Andrew Giles approved rule change that raised risk serious criminals might keep visas

Exclusive: former immigration minister raised threshold for ministerial reconsideration of character cancellations

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: ASIO chief seeks to dig out of the hole he’d made for himself

Mike Burgess is highly respected by both Labor and Liberal politicians. When they talk about him, they nearly always throw in praise, sometimes fulsome.

The Conversation

Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test

In wake of Coalition criticism, Mike Burgess says support for Palestine not a problem but support for Hamas could rule out ability to come to Australia

The Guardian - AU

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Former CFMEU official launches high court challenge over Albanese government law

Jade Ingham accuses state and federal Labor governments of ‘active treachery and class warfare’

The Guardian - AU

Locking up young people might make you feel safer but it doesn’t work, now or in the long term

This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

The Conversation

Rise in Palestinian applications for onshore protection visas as pressure grows on Albanese government

More than 300 Palestinians applied for onshore protection visas over June and July, home affairs department figures show

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

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Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill

The Guardian - AU

PM criticised for walking back from environment pledge

Environment groups are dismayed after the prime minister indicated he was open to stripping decision-making powers from Australia's new watchdog for nature.

AAP

Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps

A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is the first time this term there have been two successive ties in Newspoll.

The Conversation

Greens appeal to renters with regulator that could fine real estate agencies

Creating a national renters protection authority is one of several policies party is taking to election as possible kingmakers in a hung parliament

The Guardian - AU

‘Less money for health and education’: Albanese slams Coalition threat to cut GST unless states build housing

The opposition is yet to announce a policy that would create more housing supply, while the Greens put Airbnb in their sights

The Guardian - AU

‘We don’t want all the fluffy stuff’: Pacific islands push Australia to take strong action on climate

Campaigners say there’s impatience about Australia’s reluctance to stop ‘opening, subsidising and exporting fossil fuels’

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s spectacular census own goal hands Dutton a double victory

Government’s bungling has generated the damaging debate it wanted to avoid and shown it can be divisive too

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Emissions from Australian coal-fired power stations rise as wind and hydro dip

More electricity demand and lower than usual generation from two renewable sources raises questions about climate targets

Newcastle Herald

Hunter teacher vacancies 'slightly improve', but there's more work to do

Teacher vacancies have dropped 6.9 per cent.

The Guardian - AU

‘Not too much to ask for people to be counted’: Josh Burns breaks ranks on gender and sexuality census questions

Burns becomes first Labor MP to speak against Albanese government decision, saying ‘we need as few blind spots as possible’

Newcastle Herald

High-speed rail team must show how it can get passengers on board

This week's industry briefing in Newcastle posed many questions.

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The Guardian - AU

Without new gas, the Australian warns, an ‘energy crisis’ is nigh – but is the scary rhetoric justified?

The country needs more gas in the short term because of our sluggish transition to renewables – but at worst the shortfall may lead to some rationing

The Guardian - AU

Plan to cap international students ‘fundamentally destructive’ for state’s finances, Victorian treasurer says

Tim Pallas warns of an ‘adverse effect’ as the Albanese government faces opposition from the Greens and its own state ranks

The Conversation

The government will cap new international students at 270,000 in 2025. But this number may not be reached

After months of speculation, the federal government has announced what the cap will be for international students in Australia.

The Guardian - AU

Plibersek denies sacred site decision blocks NSW goldmine, calls on Coalition to support Indigenous heritage

Environment minister says Belubula River headwaters will be protected from proposed tailings dam at Blayney but goldmine can go ahead with different site for waste dump

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition says the CFMEU is blowing out construction costs. Is that really true?

Opposition members including Peter Dutton have talked about a ‘CFMEU tax’ on major projects. Here’s what we know

The Guardian - AU

More Australians agree with Dutton’s visa pause for Gazans than oppose it, Guardian Essential poll shows

Exclusive: Survey also finds more than half of respondents say Australia is on the wrong track, while Albanese records approval rating of -10

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Harris gains in US polls during Democratic convention; Labor thumped in NT election

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 48.8–44.8. In my previous US politics article last Monday, Harris led Trump by 47.1–44.6.

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