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Fierce debate flares as Greens stare down Labor push for vote on housing bill

Penny Wong withdrew comments personally targeting the Greens’ housing spokesperson, but accused the party of joining a ‘filibuster’

The Guardian - AU

Tears, fury in Senate as housing debate gets caustic

Jacqui Lambie has issued an emotional plea to remove politics from plans for a national fund to kickstart an affordable housing program.

The New Daily

Hipkins must stop side-stepping key coalition concerns

Prime Minister must spell out which main policies of Te Pāti Māori and the Greens Labour will be prepared to adopt in government – and which ones they will not

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Leaks reveal Greens’ bizarre counter-offer to budget plan

TND understands negotiations over the poverty alleviation package will be kicked off with a proposal from the Greens to amend the budget.

The New Daily

Jim Chalmers accuses Coalition of ‘downward envy’ as Dutton refuses to commit to jobseeker increase in budget

Angus Taylor repeats claims budget may have increased chances Reserve Bank will further increase interest rates

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Budget reactions; US child shot playing hide-and-seek; and Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds

Labor’s budget criticised as Coalition and Greens say there is not enough cost-of-living help

The Guardian - AU

Tasmanian premier faces backlash over push to limit what MPs can say in parliament

Tasmania's opposition political parties have furiously opposed a move by the government which may restrict them from naming public servants under parliamentary privilege.

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Labour refusing to give up on running Stockport council despite trailing Lib Dems following dramatic local elections

“I appreciate the arithmetic and the Lib Dems being the biggest group, but the council is in no overall control and we are absolutely going to try and see what we can do.”

Manchester Evening News

Labor senator accuses PwC of ‘deception and betrayal’ in misuse of Treasury information

Deborah O’Neill has also raised concerns that other consultancy firms may have engaged in similar practices without being detected

The Guardian - AU

Labour-led council had 'heads in the sand' as arts centre faces threat of closure

SCOTTISH Greens co-leader Lorna Slater is among those backing a petition to save an arts centre in Livingston after the Labour-led administration…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak pins hope on five pledges after local elections blow

Rishi Sunak has said his five pledges are the ‘right ones’, amid Conservative soul-searching after a bruising set of local elections.

The Independent UK

PwC Australia chief executive Tom Seymour resigns in wake of tax policy leak

Leak of confidential information triggered probe into government’s use of consultants to perform work of public servants

The Guardian - AU

Humza Yousaf claims Scottish Government is performing 'well' despite SNP crisis

The First Minister defended his party's coalition deal with the Greens after a flagship recycling scheme was delayed again.

Daily Record

What Australia's new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced higher taxes on gas industry profits, which he says will give Australians a “fairer return” on their natural resources.

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The Guardian - AU

Housing advocacy groups fear Labor-Greens clash could scuttle $10bn fund

Adam Bandt warns it will be ‘terrible’ if Labor forces vote on bill, as campaigners urge it to renegotiate

ABC News

The gas industry is being hit with jacked-up taxes. What's changing?

Tuesday's federal budget will include changes to a key tax levied on gas exporters, aimed at bringing billions in additional revenue to the budget over the next few years. But some say it still falls too far short.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s changes to gas tax will deliver little if any extra revenue, analysts say

Greens label move as ‘less than the bare minimum’ while Monique Ryan says Australia remains a ‘global laggard’ on taxing industry

The Guardian - AU

MPs push to ease student debt burdens as record Help loan indexation looms

Proposal to abolish indexation projected to cost up to $1.3bn as MPs and students say higher education loan scheme is ‘no longer fit for purpose’

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor criticised for lack of ambition on gas tax; freezing weather; and how to actually save money

Government’s gas tax only ‘tinkering around the edges’, David Pocock says; Victoria police apologise for systemic racism within force

The New Daily

Housing, jobs on federal parliament agenda

It may be budget week in federal parliament but there are a number of other priorities for the Albanese government, including housing and job security.

ABC News

Electricity bill relief receives mixed reviews as federal government reveals $14.6b cost of living package

The $14.6 billion package over the forward estimates includes $1.5 billion in electricity bill relief for more than 5 million households and a further 1 million small businesses.

The Guardian - AU

Federal budget: Labor to collect billions more in petroleum resource rent tax

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and finance minister Katy Gallagher announce changes ahead of budget tipped to be at or near surplus

Newsroom.co.nz

Kerekere gone from Greens but identity crisis remains

While the Kerekere drama may be allowed to fade from the headlines, the identity crisis at the centre of the Green Party is no closer to being settled.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Stop growing the landlord class and focus on ‘taboo’ public housing

That means large-scale investment in public housing to reduce the proportion of people crowding into the failed private rental market.

Newsroom.co.nz

Green MP walks out amid toxic row

The Green Party's in-fighting leads to a defection by MP Elizabeth Kerekere ahead of a damaging inquiry into her behaviour towards colleagues and staff

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