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The government is trying to push through its workplace relations legislation before Christmas but is struggling to lock in key crossbench votes.

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Electric vehicle tax cut passes Senate

Thousands of dollars will be cut from the price of electric vehicles in Australia after the Senate approved a plan to cut tax on the new technology.

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Grattan on Friday: David Pocock has only just arrived in the Senate and now he's negotiating with the PM

He wouldn’t relish the comparison, but at the start of the Albanese government Senate crossbencher David Pocock finds himself with the sort of pivotal power independent Brian Harradine enjoyed during the early Howard years.

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Territories rights laws to pass next week

Laws overturning a ban on territories legislating on voluntary assisted dying are expected to pass next week after a last-minute hitch in the Senate debate.

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Work law reform hinges on small business

The government continues to negotiate with crossbenchers on its proposed changes to workplace laws as the spotlight turns to the size of businesses exempted.

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What is the sticking point in Labor’s industrial relations bill and how would it work?

Independent senator David Pocock has told Labor to pull the ‘single-interest stream’ element out of its workplace bill to get the rest through

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower protection must not be an afterthought – it is the main game of integrity

Australia’s patchwork of whistleblower protection laws has many holes – this week’s developments must be the beginning, not the end, of a changed approach

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Australia is 1.47C hotter now than it was in 1910 with extreme weather only going to get worse, a new report has warned, and interest rates are likely to have reached 3.1% by December.

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Labor fast-tracks territory rights vote to increase chance of passing workplace laws this year

Crossbench senator David Pocock says the two extra sitting days approved by the Senate to pass legislation is ‘a start’ but more time is needed

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Labor strikes deal to make electric vehicles cheaper

A deal to make electric vehicles more accessible has moved a step closer.

Newcastle Herald

Afternoon Update: Nauru refugees land in New Zealand; EVs to become cheaper; and a giant goldfish

First six refugees resettled in New Zealand from Australia’s offshore processing facility, nine years after the initial offer

The Guardian - AU

Labor rams through bills before Christmas

The Senate will sit for two extra days and for longer to pass all the government's legislation before parliament rises for the final time this year.

AAP

Officials accused of Googling cost of key Labor bill

Bureaucrats have been accused of Googling costs to business of the contentious IR bill, amid a storm over a “spiritual healer”.

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'Electric car discount' to pass parliament, taking thousands off the cost of popular low emissions cars

Crossbench senators have agreed to support a deal that will make some electric vehicles cheaper, and end tax benefits for plug-in hybrids from 2025.

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Workplace law changes up in the air

The government is ferociously negotiating with Senate crossbenchers to pass its workplace relation legislation by Christmas despite concerns it's being rushed.

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Where are the government's workplace laws? Will they pass this year?

A report into the government's contentious workplace relations bill is set to be handed down today, likely to prompt a sense of which way two key Senate crossbenchers are leaning.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Prepared for extra time, the Albanese government looks for a big finish to 2022

The Albanese government hasn’t wasted a moment since assuming office in May, much like the reforming Whitlam government of 50 years ago.

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Territory rights bill to face Senate vote

A bill that would allow territories to create laws on voluntary assisted dying will face a Senate vote this parliamentary fortnight, the government promises.

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The Guardian - AU

China to take military action against Taiwan within two decades, Kevin Rudd says – as it happened

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Alan Kohler: The right to strike, and recessions we have to have

Ostensibly Labor's workplace laws are about "getting wages moving", but what it really comes down to is the right for workers to strike.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: What Anthony Albanese wants from parliament for Christmas

With the Albanese government now at its six months mark and the end of the parliamentary year fast approaching, it’s tick-off time.

AAP

Race on to push through work laws reform

The final sitting fortnight of federal parliament is expected to deal with a new corruption watchdog, laws to drive higher pay and free trade agreements.

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The Ferguson Report (Satire): Donald and Melania plan romantic ceremony to renew pre-nup

Tim Ferguson breaks down this week's news - including Donald Trump's announcement.

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Small business weighs in on workplace bill

Expanded multi-employer bargaining rights remain a key sticking point for businesses as the Labor government attempts to garner support for its workplace bill.

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Questions over ACCU review after allegations panel member urged ‘potential’ for investors

A member of the high-powered review of the integrity of Australian Carbon Credit Units is said to have raised their investment potential in comments that, if correct, raise concerns about the review process.

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