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Catherine King says treatment of women was ‘a factor’ in Qatar Airways decision

Federal transport minister says treatment of Australian women subjected to bodily inspections at Doha airport in 2020 provided context for decision to block additional flights by Qatar Airways

The Guardian - AU

Atagi recommends additional Covid vaccine booster for people over 75 – as it happened

Health minister’s office confirms government has accepted expert body’s advice

The Guardian - AU

Bridget Archer says it is ‘irresponsible’ to cast doubt on integrity of voice referendum after questions over crosses

Shadow minister Jane Hume calls it an ‘inconsistency’ that a cross on a ballot paper will not count as ‘no’

The Guardian - AU

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Australia tries to salvage EU trade talks after being ‘offered too little and asked too much’

Tim Ayres says ahead of meeting in India that both sides ‘ought to get on with it’ but warns deal only possible if farmers gain more access to European markets

The Guardian - AU

Labor faces push to triple number of NT and ACT senators and give territorians a bigger say in referendums

Exclusive: Under national conference proposal, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory would have six senators

The Guardian - AU

Australia eyes backdown on wine after China agrees to scrap barley tariffs

The Australian government had agreed to suspend a World Trade Organization barley challenge in exchange for China’s review

The Guardian - AU

Greens push to crack down on political donors winning government contracts

Exclusive: Senator Larissa Waters says move would bar firms that donated in the past 12 months from receiving commonwealth grants

The Guardian - AU

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Voice needed for change, Davis says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

China delays decision on Australian barley tariffs in setback on resolving trade disputes

Exclusive: The Albanese government says it is ‘disappointed’ Beijing’s review couldn’t be completed in the initial three months

The Guardian - AU

Farrell returns to Europe for free trade deal talks

Trade Minister Don Farrell will head back to Brussels to advance talks on securing a free trade deal with the EU following a stalemate in negotiations.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: Labor's 'Godfather' seeks deal on electoral reform – but some fear changes could disadvantage community candidates

Special Minister of State Don Farrell, who’s also minister for trade and tourism and the government’s deputy leader in the Senate, is a numbers man from way back.

The Conversation

Transparency concerns as vast backlog of Australian MP expense claims unlikely to be cleared until mid-2024

Botched system upgrade has created a vast backlog of MP expense claims that will not be cleared for at least 12 months, documents reveal

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ‘Cause for hope’ in Titanic sub search; KFC hikes prices by up to 25%; and Taylor Swift tour info

US media reports cite government memos saying aircraft detected banging sound at 30-minute intervals

The Guardian - AU

Labor won’t let elections ‘be held hostage by rich people’ but signals it could soften donation caps for charities

Special minister of state Don Farrell says government will consider unintended consequences of proposed laws

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The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Special Minister of State Don Farrell wants donation and spending caps for next election

The next federal election could be conducted under dramatically reformed electoral laws, with caps on spending and donations, and a much lower disclosure threshold for the disclosure of donations.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor furious after housing bill delayed; Leigh Sales nominated for Gold Logie; and snow hits the Alps

Greens and government descend into an angry war of words over housing policy

AAP

Plea to pass housing fund after new funding pledge

Housing groups have called on the parliament to pass the multibillion dollar housing fund bill ahead of the long winter break.

AAP

'Goodwill on both sides' key to EU trade deal: Farrell

Trade Minister Don Farrell says there's been some movement on the main impediments to Australia's free trade deal with the European Union.

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The New Daily

Australia prepared to walk away from EU trade table: Minister

Trade Minister Don Farrell says while an agreement with Europe will be highly beneficial, the government won't sign away core Australian interests.

ABC News

Home Affairs experimenting with ChatGPT in refugee and cyber divisions

Home Affairs says it has allowed supervised experimentation with ChatGPT in some of its divisions, including its refugee and cyber teams, as the department boss awaits broader direction from government.

The New Daily

Trade minister heads to US to boost economic ties

Australia's trade minister will meet with American and regional delegations during a trip to the United States in a bid to diversify export markets.

The Guardian - AU

Hard cheese for Australian producers as they fear losing naming rights in EU food fight

Dairy and wine industries urge Canberra to hold the line in resisting restrictions on using terms feta and prosecco

ABC News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says prime minister won't visit China unless 'progress' is made

The foreign minister says more progress is needed before the prime minister goes to China.

The New Daily

Progress made with China despite trade block: Treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says progress has been made with China on the removal of trade bans after the prime minister accepted an invitation for a state visit.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition says Anthony Albanese should not go to China until trade sanctions are lifted

Simon Birmingham says ‘clarity should be there before the prime minister entertains a formal state visit to Beijing’

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