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Labor has proposed a public school funding boost – states, crossbenchers and the Greens want more. What happens now?

The federal government says states and territories must ‘chip in’ to close the gap – but they say they’ve done the ‘heavy lifting’

The Guardian - AU

Five Great Reads: Sally Rooney, impossible beauty standards, and Labor’s environment policy flop

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

LNP leader inspired by cane farming grandfather

Family is everything to Queensland opposition leader David Crisafulli who attributes his drive for the top job to his grandfather's work ethic as a cane farmer.

AAP

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Nelmes slams 'dirtiest campaign I've witnessed in Newcastle's history'

Kerridge campaign manager urges Nelmes to 'reflect' on why she lost.

Newcastle Herald

Full basketball courts a pressing issue for new lord mayor

'It's one of the most pressing items on the agenda.'

Newcastle Herald

LNP leads Labor by 10 points before Qld election: poll

A Newspoll survey suggests Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli is on track to end Labor's nine-year grip on power in Queensland.

AAP

‘Sneaky move’: Labor accused of trying to quietly curtail appeals from people seeking asylum

Applications could be thrown out over very minor technicalities under proposed amendments, refugee advocates and Greens warn

The Guardian - AU

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Mineral Resources and Woodside donated to WA Labor while it mulled gas policy changes

A ban on exporting offshore gas was lifted in WA this week, and the Greens say two of the ‘biggest winners’ were the massive resources companies

The Guardian - AU

Labor has been damned as ‘mired in mediocrity’ – and Albanese cannot risk a steady-as-you-go approach

Stung by criticism, the Albanese government has hit back – but knows radical policies could easily see it out of power

The Guardian - AU

Housing stoush ramps up as Labor accuses Greens MPs of opposing Brisbane projects

Bill Shorten accuses Greens of ‘unholy alliance’ with Coalition to delay government’s Help to Buy scheme

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Socceroos coach quits; Labor warned of census ‘damage’; and Oprah’s star-studded Harris rally

The 61-year-old’s departure comes amid a run of underwhelming performances for the national team

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises more paediatric health specialists if re-elected

The party also wants to expand services in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

Interim pay offer fails to salve nurses' strike threat

Nurses and midwives plan to stage a 24-hour strike as they intensify their fight with the state government for a 15 per cent pay rise.

AAP

Coalition’s nuclear plan will lead to ‘massive’ electricity shortages and risk blackouts, new analysis warns

Energy minister Chris Bowen says Peter Dutton must explain what happens to national grid over next decade if opposition stops building renewables

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Crikey

Yes, Albo is the new ScoMo — he’s more of the void

The only real difference between Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison is that Albo would have made a pretty successful Coalition prime minister.

Crikey

No, Albo isn’t the new ScoMo — he may still believe in something

Like many in Labor, Albanese is scarred by Bill Shorten’s 2019 defeat.

Newcastle Herald

Labor loses its stranglehold on Newcastle as new council faces emerge

Incoming lord mayor Ross Kerridge faces negotiations with a handful of blocs.

Newcastle Herald

Phone ban in schools offers a clear lesson if we pay attention

Letters: 'Who would have believed it would happen?'

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The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting.

Newcastle Herald

The 20 promises the new Newcastle lord mayor has committed to

Some are broad, but most are very specific.

AAP

Show some guts: PM 'backtracks' on gambling ad ban

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of walking back support for gambling reforms, after he rebuffed concerns about sports betting advertisements.

Crikey

Albanese cements Australia’s status as the global village idiot

Anthony Albanese is only the latest politician to propose internet censorship. For a quarter of a century, Australia has had a succession of dumb censorship ideas.

The Guardian - AU

PM rejects claim his government ‘mired in mediocrity’ as he defends record on gambling and housing crises

Anthony Albanese tells ABC ‘the problem isn’t advertising, the problem is gambling’

AAP

'Largest' social housing development aimed at seniors

The federal and state governments will build nearly 500 social and affordable homes in Queensland's far north, specifically accommodating older residents.

Crikey

Helen Haines knows people are disappointed with the NACC. She wants them to be patient

The member for Indi spent years fighting for a national anti-corruption commission. One year in, how does she feel the NACC is faring?

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