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Australians on jobseeker shouldn’t have to move one lightbulb from room to room. We must do better

When welfare rates are desperately inadequate they can stop people finding work, writes Senator David Pocock. Raising them makes solid economic sense

The Guardian - AU

Raising dire JobSeeker rates looms as a character test for Albanese government

Government faced with growing warnings that not substantially lifting welfare payments in the budget will be to fail a test of its character.

The New Daily

Afternoon Update: Labor blasted for jobseeker stance; tributes flow for Father Bob; and Melbourne’s endless suburban sprawl

Beloved Melbourne priest who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog has died aged 88

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Text messages from no campaign herald new phase of voice debate – as it happened

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Government ignores calls from its own experts to lift ‘seriously inadequate’ jobseeker rate

Unemployment benefit rates are at ‘such an inadequate level that they create a barrier to paid work’, committee finds

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies coach backs push for new stadium in the city

He said the current stadium in Bruce was "dated".

The Canberra Times

Calls for gambling ad bans on Australian match-day jerseys after action from world’s biggest football clubs

As UK Premier League clubs agree to ban front-of-shirt betting ads from 2026, David Pocock says we must ensure children are not being exposed to ads

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Michael Pascoe: David Pocock offers sense amid stupidity on housing

Unsurprisingly, the fate of the Albanese Government’s election gimmick excuse for a housing policy has fallen into the standard Canberra sideshow of

The New Daily

Deal on social and affordable housing fund stalls

A rally attended by the CFMEU, Greens, and independent senators called for more ambitious commitments to social and affordable housing.

The Canberra Times

Government secures backing for National Reconstruction Fund

Senator Pocock welcomed commitments by the government to explore policy to fund startups as they commercialise.

The Canberra Times

Labor’s $10bn social housing bill in limbo as negotiations with Greens deadlocked

Greens drew support at a rally outside Parliament House, also attended by independent senator David Pocock

The Guardian - AU

Australia's safeguard mechanism deal is only a half-win for the Greens, and for the climate

Labor and the Greens on Monday announced a deal to strengthen a key climate policy, the safeguard mechanism, by introducing a hard cap on industrial sector emissions.

The Conversation

‘Psychopaths, puppets’: Greens senator’s fury over climate deal

The plan to cut emissions from industry to tackle climate change appears on track to pass parliament – despite dissension in the Greens.

The New Daily

National reconstruction fund secures crossbench support – as it happened

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Labor and the Greens have cut a deal to get its key climate policy through the parliament. So what is it, and what's changing?

After weeks of negotiations and plenty of strong words, the federal government has secured the support it needs to pass its key climate policy into law. So what is it, and what's changing?

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Senate gives green light to $15b manufacturing fund

The Albanese government's signature $15 billion manufacturing fund has passed the Senate after weeks of tense negotiations.

The Guardian - AU

News Corp columnists opt for bothsidesism on Nazis at anti-trans rally

Andrew Bolt and Joe Hildebrand get stuck into socialists; Sky News has a field day about Pocock’s Tame Impala T-shirt

The Conversation

The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?

On Wednesday night, the Senate passed a bill to amend Australia’s referendum machinery laws, ending a long and sometimes tense debate on the rules that will govern the Voice referendum later this year.

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The Caleb Bond/David Pocock T-shirt brouhaha....is now a T-shirt

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Crossbench senators pushing government to expand social housing fund to help more in need

The government is yet to secure enough support for its proposed multi-billion-dollar housing fund, with the crossbench arguing the plan does not go far enough to help Australians struggling to keep a roof over their head.

The Canberra Times

New era for Parkinson's community in the ACT

There is a new office, a new name and a new support network for people living with Parkinson's disease and their families.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Keating calls Aukus submarines ‘worst deal in history’; power prices to surge; and ‘Violet’ Coco’s sentence quashed

Former Labor prime minister launched an extraordinary broadside against the Albanese government’s key Aukus policy

AAP

Calls to protect payments following builder collapse

Advocates have called for federal reforms to protect worker payments following the collapse of prominent construction companies.

AAP

Pocock flags support for national reconstruction fund

Independent senator David Pocock has flagged he would likely back the government's reconstruction fund, but he wants further improvements.

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench push Albanese government for ‘absolute cap’ on carbon emissions

MPs Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall and balance of power senator David Pocock call on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030

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