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Pro-Palestine protests closing MPs’ electorate offices ‘have no place in a democracy’, Albanese says

Prime minister denounces ‘actions to intimidate’ as Australia Palestine Advocacy Network condemns his remarks

The Guardian - AU

Election probe calls for more politicians in Canberra

The number of senators in the ACT and Northern Territory should be doubled and voting enrolment extended, a review into the 2022 federal election has found.

AAP

Push to cut big money influence on federal elections

Improving transparency and reducing the influence of generous donors on federal elections will require significant reforms, a parliamentary committee says.

AAP

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Labor MP Kate Thwaites joins calls for expansion of single parenting payment to more mothers

Backbencher Kate Thwaites says the existing system is failing sole-parent families, and she hopes the government will rectify the problem in the looming May 9 budget.

ABC News

Improving voter turnout key priority before referendum

Laws to modernise Australia's referendum processes are a step closer as the federal government pushes ahead to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament.

AAP

Labor aims to legislate spending caps and truth in advertising, says Don Farrell

Special minister of state signals ambitious suite of electoral reforms to be rolled out before next election

The Guardian - AU

Reboot of Jenkins review into toxic parliamentary culture already begun, Katy Gallagher says

Minister for women says mission to improve workplace conditions is urgent and will not ‘die a little slow death’

The Guardian - AU

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Behave badly, get sacked. Why treat MPs differently?

Politicians are debating whether MPs should be expelled for breaking the rules. There’s no point maintaining the status quo that differentiates them from every other worker in the country.

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Kyrgios to face court

Good morning, early birds. Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios will face court over the alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend, and Victoria’s Deputy Nationals Leader Steph Ryan will reportedly quit politics today. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Labor’s Kate Thwaites backs call for MPs to be sacked for serious breaches of new code of conduct

Australia should follow UK model where an independent expert panel determines a sanction which parliament votes on, MP says

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