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Retiring backbencher gifts a lump of coal for Christmas

A retiring backbencher known for his staunch opposition of a net-zero carbon emissions target has taken a swipe at his party leader on his way out the door.

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Residents urged to take shelter as bushfire rages in south-east Victoria – as it happened

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Tanya Plibersek in hot water over no ‘new’ coal mine claims

The environment minister has come under heavy criticism for approving four coal mine expansions, and hundreds of Australians have been flown home from Vanuatu following the country’s devastating earthquake.

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Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

Big tech platforms won’t be able to compel people to provide digital ID or government-issued identification documents such as a passport, when verifying age for social media accounts.

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Labor gave the public one day to weigh in on teen social media ban. It got 15,000 responses

Elon Musk helped boost interest in the inquiry by making a viral post on X. Then the submissions started flooding in.

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‘Take a deep breath on being Trump-esque’: senior Coalition figures reject backbench push to rethink net zero

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and MP Keith Pitt both spoke out about the party’s climate policy in the wake of Donald Trump’s win

The Guardian - AU

Online misinformation crackdown clears first hurdle

It may soon be harder to spread lies on the internet after misinformation laws received their first tick of approval, but it's unclear whether they will pass.

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Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia

Billionaire mining magnate reveals her defence and economic blueprint for Australia at News Corp’s bush summit in Townsville

The Guardian - AU

Abuse under parliamentary privilege will be outside new commission’s remit. Is that a bad thing?

The forthcoming Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission won’t examine behaviour inside the chamber. But the next election might produce a better way to lift standards.

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The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election

Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks

Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Coalition reignites climate wars, security council endorses Gaza ceasefire plan, Titmus sends Paris warning

Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt call for withdrawal from Paris agreement; new push for US-backed agreement

The Guardian - AU

If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

The Coalition’s energy policy is leveraged on regional discontent about renewables. But many farmers don’t want nuclear in their back yard either

The Guardian - AU

PM rules out alcohol tests for MPs after Joyce video

Anthony Albanese says federal politicians should not be subject to random alcohol tests at work in response to a video of Barnaby Joyce drunk in public.

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The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers warns restoring tax cuts to high earners would ‘smash’ budget by almost $40bn

Treasurer’s data estimates reimposing old stage-three cuts while retaining Labor’s plan for low and middle earners would cost $39bn over four years

The Guardian - AU

Can Labor win the war on gambling advertising or will it capitulate in a brutal betrayal?

Any retreat from the proposed bans would be seen by some as a betrayal of the most personal kind

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: a rowdy protest, ‘aggressive’ MP behaviour and then the pressure cooker blows

Qatar Airways decision and questions to Richard Marles raise hackles, NSW Liberals jostle for Senate seat and Trump’s gift to UAP’s Ralph Babet

The Guardian - AU

Coalition no campaigners spending four times more on voice Facebook ads than counterparts

Exclusive: Coalition MPs who oppose the voice to parliament have spent thousands in taxpayer-funded expenses to boost no campaign ads

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Voice referendum: is the 'yes' or 'no' camp winning on social media, advertising spend and in the polls?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the Voice to Parliament referendum will take place on Saturday October 14.

The Guardian - AU

Traditional owners win court case to stop nuclear waste dump in South Australia

Judge sides with Barngarla people when blocking facility near Kimba, citing ‘apprehended bias’ of former Coalition resources minister Keith Pitt

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In Daryl she trusted

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian is reportedly mulling appealing the ICAC’s corrupt conduct finding against her, and senior National Party MPs Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt say gambling is a ‘legitimate industry’ so don’t ban online ads.

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt oppose total ban of online gambling ads

National party MPs argue it is a ‘legitimate industry’ and that it should be ‘managed appropriately’ to avoid commercial stations suffering

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‘Overinflated opinion of himself’: Nationals MPs speak out on chances of Barnaby return

Nationals MPs have poured cold water on the prospects of Barnaby Joyce returning to the party's leadership and a challenge for the top job.

The New Daily

Federal minister cancels two Queensland coal projects

The China Stone Coal and Range Coal projects have been cancelled because the companies involved have not being willing to show how they would protect nature.

ABC News

Scott Morrison's gas licence decision 'infected by apprehended bias', Federal Court rules

A Federal Court judge quashes the former prime minister's call to reject an exploration licence off the NSW coast, finding it might have been made when his mind was "closed to persuasion".

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