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Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

A parliamentary inquiry into a ban on live sheep exports has been labelled "disingenuous" by the opposition and farmers because of the short turn around.

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If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

The Coalition’s energy policy is leveraged on regional discontent about renewables. But many farmers don’t want nuclear in their back yard either

The Guardian - AU

‘Reckless’: Penny Wong condemns Peter Dutton’s threats to cut ties with International Criminal Court

Foreign minister also accuses the Greens of involvement in ‘violent and aggressive protests’ in Senate estimates

The Guardian - AU

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Andrew Giles backs away from claim drones being used to track released immigration detainees

Immigration minister says he relied on information from home affairs department that has since been ‘clarified’

The Guardian - AU

The deportation debate is toxic politics – if the system is truly broken, we need more than kneejerk solutions

Too afraid to oppose the Coalition’s repressive measures, Labor is now struggling with the legacies of both the failed home affairs experiment and the human mess of immigration detention

The Guardian - AU

Murderer and attempted murderer among 25 detainees released by ministerial discretion, documents reveal

Exclusive: Legal challenge discloses number of non-citizens already released by ministerial discretion higher than first thought

The Guardian - AU

‘People prefer that we’d never close’: Eraring lifeline a mixed blessing for a coal community in limbo

The NSW government’s decision to extend the 40-year-old power station for another two years has some locals breathing a sigh of relief – but others are ready for a post-coal future

The Guardian - AU

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Why support for nuclear power is burning bright in Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook residents express support for nuclear energy.

Newcastle Herald

Labor slightly helped by Victorian and WA draft federal redistributions

The electoral commission today released draft boundaries from a federal redistribution of Victoria and Western Australia. In WA, the new seat of Bullwinkel was created, while in Victoria, Higgins was abolished.

The Conversation

Morning Mail: Coalition’s ex-detainee curfews challenged; ANC on the brink in South Africa; unpacking Barnaby Joyce’s new boots

Measures for former detainees called ‘unconstitutional’; watershed moment looms in South African politics

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s ex-detainee curfew amendments made regime unlawful, high court told

Exclusive: Lawyers for YBFZ argue default ankle bracelets and curfews are punitive and breach the separation of executive and judiciary

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and his “shadow”, Michaelia Cash, are both volatile characters. When they met this week to discuss the government’s draft religious discrimination bill, an incendiary issue in the best of circumstances, sparks flew.

The Conversation

Federal Human Rights Act could help prevent policy failures like robodebt, parliamentary inquiry says

Proposed act would mean rights must be considered when making laws but opposition rejects ‘excessive restrictions’ it could impose

The Guardian - AU

Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas

In announcing Australia’s support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government’s commitment to net zero even further out of reach.

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The Guardian - AU

Migration has been blamed for the housing crisis, but it’s not that simple

Cutting permanent migration and capping student numbers won’t help much – but experts say it could hurt a whole lot

The Guardian - AU

Two murderers and 26 sex offenders released under NZYQ ruling not electronically monitored

ABF commissioner tells Senate there is a ‘big difference between some murders and other murders’

The Guardian - AU

NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil

Minister says ‘it’s illegal’ after Guardian revelations of contaminated products on sale in stores, but Greens say it’s ‘obvious’ new laws not enough

The Guardian - AU

CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims

The Coalition has attacked the GenCost report that found nuclear power plants would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind

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Is Australia a racist country? We asked 5 experts

Over the weekend at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, high-profile political journalist Laura Tingle told the audience Australia is a racist country, and always has been. It prompted widespread media coverage and criticism from Coalition politicians and media commentators.

The Guardian - AU

ABC denies holding emergency talks after Laura Tingle’s ‘racist country’ comments criticised in Murdoch press

Tingle says Australia is a ‘racist country’ in response to question at Sydney writers’ festival about Peter Dutton’s immigration policy

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton tells colleagues Labor’s hate speech crackdown is a ‘trap’

Opposition leader labels proposed hate speech offence a Labor ‘wedge’ as negotiations falter on religious discrimination bill

The Guardian - AU

Immigration minister re-cancels visa of alleged murderer released after AAT ruling

Andrew Giles expressed his ‘thoughts’ for the family of the alleged victim, a 22-year-old man killed in Brisbane in May

The Guardian - AU

Change in visa rules was to apply in absence of ‘serious offending or family violence’, Andrew Giles was told

Labor is standing by ‘ministerial direction 99’ despite cases that appear at odds with advice given in early 2023

The Guardian - AU

On Australia’s climate and extinction crises, the major parties both have questions to answer

The Coalition has no climate policy. But Labor’s positions are undermined by its confused stance on gas and the delay of new environmental laws

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s brave nuke world a much harder sell after new CSIRO report

The agency’s GenCost analysis says a first nuclear plant for Australia would deliver power ‘no sooner than 2040’ and could cost more than $17bn

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