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Albanese squares up to Zuckerberg… but capitulates to Murdoch

Once again, Australian media policy seems to have conformed to the golden rule: ‘what News Corp wants, News Corp gets’.

Crikey

'Sense of urgency': extra social homes fast-tracked

Funding an extra 5000 social properties through a partnership with the community housing sector will help get more people into homes sooner, advocates say.

AAP

'I support salmon farming': PM backs Tassie industry

Anthony Albanese has declared his support for salmon farming in Tasmania, marking another split on an environmental issue as Labor prepares for an election.

AAP

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Jim Chalmers says Coalition’s nuclear plan represents $4tn hit to economy by 2050

Federal treasurer also reveals mid-year budget update out this week will show bigger deficits than May papers

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Andrews: politicians across the spectrum pay tribute to former Liberal defence minister after death at 69

Senior figure in Liberal party’s right wing held prominent cabinet positions in the Howard and Abbott Coalition governments

The Guardian - AU

Queensland Labor publicly criticised the LNP’s unprecedented youth crime laws – so why did it wave them through?

Labor’s capitulation on ‘adult crime, adult time’ and David Crisafulli’s abortion gag show both parties struggling to adjust to life on opposite sides of the chamber

The Guardian - AU

'Wholly achievable': calls grow for $10-a-day childcare

Plans to improve childcare access for families should pave the way for fees to be capped at as little as $10 per day, advocates and experts say.

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Canadian government asks labor board to intervene in Canada Post strike as Christmas nears

Canada’s labor minister says he's asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order about 55,000 striking Canada Post employees back to work after a four week strike that disrupted mail service during the busy holiday season

The Independent UK

Never mind that the Coalition’s nuclear proposal is a fantasy – it doesn’t even claim to reduce power bills

Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition claims its nuclear policy is ‘visionary’ – but it needs to stand up to scrutiny

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is now tied to his own credibility, and the Liberal leader is banking on not having to explain the discrepancies in detail

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail

The Coalition has released long-awaited detail on its nuclear energy policy, claiming its plan to build seven nuclear power stations would be A$263 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-only approach.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Coalition reveals nuclear costings; Qantas engineers strike; and getting home safely this silly season

Modelling suggests opposition’s nuclear plan would cost $331bn over 25 years, with Dutton claiming it is 44% cheaper than Labor’s renewables transition

The Guardian - AU

The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costings

Peter Dutton’s vision doesn’t address the climate crisis anytime soon and cost savings are based on a comparison with Labor’s proposal that produces 45% more electricity

The Guardian - AU

Coalition unveils nuclear energy policy with renewables

Renewable energy will still make up the majority of Australia's energy grid by 2050 but be firmed up by nuclear power under a controversial coalition plan.

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Dutton’s nuclear plan: An energy grid powered by endless spin

The commercial media have dutifully queued up to accept Peter Dutton’s carefully planned ‘taking out the rubbish’ announcement on nuclear power.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’

Opposition leader spruiks Frontier Economics modelling but Labor insists ‘it won’t pass the pub test’

The Guardian - AU

Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench – as it happened

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Crikey

Hopes dwindle of rates cut

The opposition leader will announce the costings behind his nuclear plans today after months of stalling, and brief hopes of a February rate cut have already faded.

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Call to criminalise threats against places of worship

A senator is urging the federal government to bolster its hate crime bill and make threatening places of worship an offence following an attack on a synagogue.

The Guardian - AU

John Pesutto should be at his weakest. So why hasn’t Moira Deeming’s victory been fatal to his leadership?

The Victorian Liberal leader is defying calls to resign after defamation finding, yet no challenge is in sight

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

AAP

Youth offenders now face 'adult crime, adult time' laws

A controversial "adult crime, adult time" election pledge has become law after tough youth justice legislation was passed in Queensland parliament.

Crikey

Labor elevates early childhood education as Coalition tells regions: less childcare for you

This issue represents the rare intersection of good policy and good politics. Surely even Labor couldn’t stuff it up?

Crikey

Nicolette Boele ‘gave up’ on politics over Labor’s climate inaction. Now she wants to win a Liberal seat

Outgoing Bradfield MP Paul Fletcher has called the teals a ‘Green left con job’. Independent candidate Nicolette Boele says it shows the Liberals have learnt nothing from 2022.

The Conversation

Why Australian politicians are flocking to ‘Little Red Book’ to engage with Chinese voters

Wen Li, a graduate student living in Brisbane, ran for the seat of Mansfield as a Greens candidate in the recent Queensland election. Li promoted his policies on Xiaohongshu, one of the most popular Chinese social media platforms. When he lost, he posted a message on the platform announcing his…

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