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Money for dams dries up as good water management finally makes it into a federal budget

A story from the early days of the Abbott government still circulates in the halls of Parliament House.

The Conversation

Return of Islamic State wives to Australia causes fear for those who escaped the brutality

Mohamed Ibrahim can barely bring himself to recall his run-in with so-called Islamic State fighters — he's terrified about the prospect of their wives returning to Australia.

ABC News

NSW’s Matt Kean comes to town spruiking the Victorian Liberals’ ‘progressive’ credentials

The New South Wales treasurer and energy minister insists the Liberal party in Victoria can appeal to teal voters

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Micaela Cronin a former social worker named the new domestic violence commissioner

Micaela Cronin will begin at the newly established commission next week and will be responsible for tracking the implementation of the new national plan to end violence against women and children within "one generation".

ABC News

Grattan on Friday: Cost of living goes from a winner for Albanese in May to a weapon for Dutton in October

An opposition leader has a tricky task when delivering a first budget reply after an election rout. But circumstances played into the hands of Peter Dutton for his big parliamentary occasion on Thursday night.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton warns on green energy moves, cites ‘broken promises’, but offers no new policies

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton criticised the government for not extending any direct cost-of-living relief to voters.

The New Daily

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused of bullying in Question Time by Queensland Coalition MP Michelle Landry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is accused of bullying by Coalition MP Michelle Landry, but the speaker says he did not see any disrespect.

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Peter Dutton uses federal budget reply speech to attack government’s ‘missed opportunity’ to help Australians in need

Opposition leader also targeted Labor over school curriculum, saying parents were worried about ‘radical gender theory’

The Guardian - AU

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Labor's budget is a 'missed opportunity' to help Australians in time of need

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton dubs Labor's first budget a failure filled with broken promises in tackling the cost-of-living crisis.

ABC News

Who is Bruce Lehrmann?

He didn’t speak at his trial, as is his right, but he boasted of his very important ‘senior adviser’ role when interviewed by AFP officers.

Crikey

Michael Pascoe: The budget without reply

Next Thursday the Sydney Liberal Party faithful are being invited to pay $880 a seat for lunch and to listen to a budget reply.

The New Daily

Australia’s women are no longer seeing their calls for change dismissed as lacking ‘credibility’. Good

Women are central to economic prosperity. This federal budget offers a paradigm shift on gender inequality

The Guardian - AU

Australian defence force troops to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK

Government emphasised ADF members will not be entering Ukraine, as total Australian aid to Kyiv reaches $655m

The Guardian - AU

Opposition hits out at Labor’s ‘vanity’ budget

The shadow treasurer rejected the concept of the structural deficit at the heart of the budget and said the economy could be grown faster.

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The Guardian - AU

Independents join backlash against federal budget cuts to regional and infrastructure programs

Helen Haines and Zoe Daniel call for freed up funds to be reinvested as Sophie Scamps criticises $75m cut from Wakehurst Parkway upgrade

The Guardian - AU

Foreign aid gets $1.4bn budget boost but Australia still among least generous in OECD

Aid sector welcomes Albanese government’s commitment but says country ‘can and must do better’

Crikey

Infrastructure Australia’s new era of… staff cuts

After Infrastructure Minister Catherine King promised to overhaul IA, what did it get in the budget? Not a lot.

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer says Taylor’s fingerprints ‘all over’ energy policy chaos – as it happened

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Morning mail: winners, losers and political fallout from the ‘no surprises’ budget; UK PM assembles cabinet

Wednesday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned power prices will rise next year and flagged the need for tax reform. Plus: ‘world’s dirtiest man’ dies

The New Daily

Students cop cuts, as rorts and zombie plans axed with more than $20 billion saved

Tens of thousands of students will miss out on university fee discounts worth $36 million a year as Labor slashes some budget spending.

ABC News

Jim Chalmers just handed down his first federal budget, but did he get his facts straight?

Did the Treasurer get his facts straight in Labor's first budget speech in a decade? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Conversation

Everything you need to know about Labor's first budget in 6 charts

This Budget makes hard decisions for hard times.

The Guardian - AU

Budget cuts and Morrison’s pledges: where are the biggest savings coming from?

At least $9bn of regional, environmental and infrastructure spending has been slashed in Labor’s October budget – here are the projects that will miss out

Crikey

Labor embraces a world of bigger government

Tonight’s budget reflects Labor’s ambitions for active government, and electoral enthusiasm for it. But the puzzle of how to pay for it remains unresolved.

Crikey

Chalmers sees a grim world ahead — or at least wants us to

If the government has so much extra revenue, why is the long-term deficit much worse now than it was in April?

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