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Hurdles remain for Labor despite year-ending wins

Despite notching up several wins to round out 2024, the federal government still has more issues to deal with after the summer break.

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'A Bloody Disgrace': Australia's Senate Rejects Bill To Legalize Cannabis

The Greens, Australia’s third-largest political party, announced Wednesday that its Legalizing Cannabis Bill 2023 was voted down in the Senate by a margin of 13 to 24 votes, marking a setback in its push for reform.

Benzinga

Liberals argue Labor’s electoral reform package should stand or fall as a whole in any court challenge

An attempt by the Liberals to insert a potential legal time bomb into the electoral reform legislation and a Labor proposal that would give the ACTU a generous donation cap were main reasons an expected bipartisan deal on the bill imploded at the last moment this week.

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Australia passed more than 30 bills in a marathon sitting day – but what do they mean for you?

The new laws passed by the Senate could affect everything from migration to social media and supermarkets

The Guardian - AU

‘Pushing isn’t always pretty’: Adam Bandt on why the Greens blocked Labor’s agenda until last sitting day of the year

But Bandt would not be pressed on Anthony Albanese’s decision to cancel a environment deal the Greens and David Pocock struck with Tanya Plibersek

The Guardian - AU

Albanese denies parliament’s bill rush means Labor is preparing for early election

PM trumpets social media ban for under-16s, housing package and Future Made in Australia bill, saying government is ‘getting things done’

The Guardian - AU

Eye of political storm nears as focus turns to polls

After passing a flurry of bills at the eleventh hour, Labor is spruiking its wins ahead of a much-anticipated federal election.

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Reserve Bank dual boards finally get green light

Long-stalled Reserve Bank reforms have finally got the go-ahead, allowing the formation of separate monetary policy and governance boards.

AAP

Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

A multibillion dollar push to increase manufacturing in industries such as renewable energy and critical minerals is set to pass parliament.

AAP

Plibersek had nature positive deal in writing before Albanese vetoed without her knowledge

Exclusive: Environment minister agreed detail with Greens but the PM intervened after lobbying from WA premier and miners

The Guardian - AU

After a year of fighting, the Greens grant most of PM’s Christmas wishes in late bill flurry

This week, and particularly the passing of 31 bills on a frenetic final day, has done a lot to cement Labor’s first-term agenda

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Albanese gets down and dirty in deal making and breaking as Senate rushes to Christmas finish

In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: parliament’s rush to the finish line; asthma breakthrough; and an FBI most wanted’s hideout

Labor has done a deal with the Greens on housing and the environment while the Coalition is expected to support migration and social media bills

The Guardian - AU

SNP urged to scrap plan to fully dual key Scottish trunk road

A KEY Scottish trunk road should not be dualled because there is “no economic or environmental case” to do so, the Greens have said ...

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Senate moving through 31 bills in frantic end to year as Labor strikes deal with Greens

Albanese government reliant on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban

Crikey

Labor’s term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever

The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action.

Evening Standard

Major poll puts Ireland’s lead parties near neck-and-neck

The General Election will be held on Friday.

Crikey

Lidia Thorpe suspended after racism row with Pauline Hanson

The independent senator threw pieces of paper at Hanson after the One Nation leader questioned Fatima Payman’s Senate eligibility, and there are still a least 37 bills the government wants to ram through on the last sitting day.

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Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn Fein

Irish voters head to the polls on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

The Guardian - AU

Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier

Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’

AAP

Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson is appealing a court ruling she was racist towards Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi on the basis of alleged errors in the judicial process.

AAP

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney to call for 'consensus' in speech ahead of tricky Budget vote

JOHN Swinney has pledged “government from the ground up” in a speech outlining the vision of his administration.

The National (Scotland)

Debate over indy spending in the Scottish Budget is prime example of half-baked drama

THERE are moments when what we might call the “theatre of politics” becomes especially jarring ...

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