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The Albanese government: A safer pair of hands to do the selling out

The Brits think Keir Starmer is doing a bad job. Oh mates, hold my colder, better beer…

Crikey

‘It’s fucked … most people know that’: Sports podcasters speak out over gambling ad influence

Crikey talks to content creators who don’t take gambling money about the challenges they face.

Crikey

The one question Peter Dutton wouldn’t answer at his intimate nuclear luncheon

As a politician who reckons offence is the best defence, Dutton sprayed so many attack lines that some of them appeared to inadvertently strike at his own arguments.

Crikey

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‘Grow up Albo!’: How Crikey readers feel about Labor, less than a year out from the election

While many draw the line at comparing Albanese to Morrison, Labor’s ‘childish’ refusal to negotiate with the Greens has not gone down well with readers.

Crikey

Morning Mail: Israeli airstrikes kill hundreds in Lebanon, voters back Labor’s housing bills, Cripps takes Brownlow

Hundreds killed after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets across the border; our latest poll shows popular support for the government’s reforms

The Guardian - AU

Man dies at Sydney recycling facility – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Labor promises to double hours for free three-year-old preschool

Children would have up to 600 hours of free 3-year-old preschool.

The Canberra Times

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Liberals will give $100k towards HECS for GPs who commit to working in ACT

GPs would also work at walk-in centres if the party is elected.

The Canberra Times

Nurses force premier to reckon with 'hollow promises'

Thousands of nurses and midwives are striking as part of an ongoing stoush with the state government over a pay rise the premier says NSW can't afford.

AAP

Dutton’s truth-sounding nuclear power arguments are for generating impressions, not information

The opposition leader keeps bypassing questions over the cost of his plan – while leaning on little more than fuzzy assurances

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: Twice as many voters back Labor’s housing bills as oppose them

Just 20% of Greens voters supported blocking the government’s Build to Rent and Help to Buy legislation

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?

When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.

The Conversation

Tasmanians have lost more than $1bn on poker machines since 2018 election, data reveals

Anti-gambling advocates say pre-commitment card offers best chance to reduce ‘overwhelming’ harm caused by losses of half a million dollars a day

The Guardian - AU

Labor, expert lash 'crazy' call to step in over rates

Calls for Canberra to intervene with the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates to get financial reforms over the line have been rejected by Labor.

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Federal Newspoll still tied but Albanese’s ratings up; Queensland Newspoll has big LNP lead

A national Newspoll, conducted September 16–20 from a sample of 1,249, had a 50–50 tie for the third consecutive time. Since the last Newspoll three weeks ago, primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down one), 13% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 12% for all…

The Guardian - AU

AFL stars walk Brownlow medal red carpet – as it happened

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Crikey

Labor’s primary vote falls in hung Parliament power race

New polling shows Labor’s primary vote is continuing to fall, and Peter Dutton is standing by his nuclear pitch (but continues to withhold the project’s costing).

The Canberra Times

Labor promises upgrades across Canberra's public schools

The spend would include $30m on heating and cooling in public schools.

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Key workers a focus in Liberals' plan for 2000 extra affordable homes

Promise includes incentives for community housing providers.

AAP

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are neck and neck in the polls but Labor's primary vote is struggling.

AAP

War of words over inflation as national debt dives

Australia lags behind western nations in tackling inflation, the shadow treasurer says, as the Reserve Bank mulls whether to lower interest rates.

The Guardian - AU

Developer-linked donors give more than $500,000 to LNP and Labor amid warnings of ‘failing’ ban

Queensland political donations laws have not stopped money flowing from companies linked to the industry into parties’ election campaigns, Guardian investigation finds

The Guardian - AU

On interest rates, once again Labor is in a half-negotiation, half-cage fight with the Greens

Australia’s curious mix of moderating inflation, weak growth but strong employment means we should prepare for more differences of opinion

The Canberra Times

Labor promises high-risk breast cancer clinic

The clinic would be at North Canberra Hospital.

The Canberra Times

I have a few questions before we go wiping out another public pool

Firstly, will Civic pool's replacement actually be better?

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