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Friday: Chris Bowen is being pushed to beef up proposed legislation enshrining emissions targets. Plus: are we finally past the era of shameless leaders?

Liberal MP Bridget Archer could cross the floor to support Labor’s 43% emissions target, and Anthony Albanese has called an emergency meeting of state and territory leaders after the controversial decision to bin the $750-a-week isolation payment.

Coalition senator blames ‘administrative oversight’ for delayed disclosure of shares including in Electro Optic Systems, which had previously been awarded millions in government contracts

Wednesday: Anthony Albanese to face contention when he lands in Fiji. Plus: stunning pictures from the James Webb telescope

A new gender pay gap report has revealed women are earning $1 billion less per week than men, and the NSW town of Dubbo looks to climate-proof its water supply after recent flooding contaminated it with animal waste, leaving citizens without drinkable water for nearly a week now. It’s the…

Federal minister says it’s up to states, but mandatory system would help protect against potentially costly outbreak as Indonesia battles FMD

Tuesday: Guardian Essential poll reveals dip in support for PM. Plus: what to look for in a dry cleaner

ICAC is reportedly considering investigating former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro’s appointment to a plum NY job paying half a million dollars, and Victoria’s public hospitals are preparing to suspend some elective surgery to handle spiking COVID hospitalisations. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

State government proposes reforms to use of nondisclosure agreements by employers in Australian first