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CFMEU crackdown faces delay as negotiations drag

The coalition wants to strengthen Labor laws to take over the CFMEU but the push for an inquiry is being criticised with concerns witnesses won't come forward.

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Jacinta Allan’s latest backflip has some MPs worried Labor is reacting ‘to every scare campaign’

Decision to walk away from raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 prompts outcry from experts – and discontent among party’s progressives

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government accused of undermining rule of law in bid to avoid Lawyer X scandal payouts

Lawyers express concern over Labor’s proposed reforms to prevent ‘specified human sources’ suing government or police

The Guardian - AU

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Liberal wants to change 'combative' council style if elected lord mayor

The Newcastle Liberals have announced a council team.

Newcastle Herald

Pocock wants gambling ads stripped from player jerseys, stadiums 'immediately'

Pressure is rising for a ban on gambling ads in the ACT.

The Canberra Times

You don’t have to be a Sinophile to know Keating’s right about AUKUS

The ex-PM is the only person offering a convincing explanation of AUKUS. And it’s a damning one.

Crikey

Free-to-air TV in ‘diabolical trouble’ and needs gambling ads to stay afloat, Bill Shorten says

Labor minister tells ABC’s Q+A that he is ‘not convinced that complete prohibition works’

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Labor defends partial gambling ad ban

Labor says it’s helping free-to-air media survive by not backing a total gambling ad ban, and Fatima Payman is leading the charge of independent candidates in heartland Labor seats.

Crikey

Parents are waiting more than 30 years for an Australian visa. The new home affairs minister needs to act

If overseas-born Australians want to sponsor a parent to join them permanently in Australia, they can go down one of two routes.

The Conversation

‘Labor doesn’t care what we think’: doctor to take on Tony Burke in safe western Sydney seat

Dr Ziad Basyouny is the first of several independents expected to challenge federal Labor seats amid the Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government pushing for gambling ad cap despite calls for total ban

Labor faces resistance from backbenchers and the Greens, who are calling for a complete ban

The Guardian - AU

Liberal council candidates home in on parking, housing and 'gas ban'

'A decade of Labor has made the parking situation in our city drastically worse.'

Newcastle Herald

The Labor government would be a very different beast if this factional war went the other way

Anyone dipping into the latest Labor factional drama could be forgiven for thinking they were watching an episode of Aircrash Investigations.

Crikey

‘I’m not sure Israel is a democratic state any more’: Yair Golan’s mission to save his country

Former IDF deputy chief of staff is a hero for his bravery during Hamas attack and chair of the Democrats, progressives who want security and a plan for the future

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The Conversation

Queensland’s premier wants publicly owned petrol stations – is that a good idea?

Queensland’s Labor government turned heads last week with a bold new election promise. If returned to power, it would set up 12 state-owned petrol stations and limit fuel price rises to just five cents a litre on any given day.

Crikey

Howard urges Albanese: Pick a fight I always ducked when I was in office

Politicians might find the courage to fight the media after they leave politics, but it’s a different story when they’re in office.

AAP

Man who beat Xenophon makes bold poll pledge for Libs

Vincent Tarzia has reminded the political world he's the man who beat former senator Nick Xenophon, as he vows to lead the state Liberals to victory in 2026.

The Conversation

Labor still struggling in polls as Newspoll tied

A national Newspoll, conducted August 5–9 from a sample of 1,266, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (up one), 32% Labor (down one), 12% Greens (down one), 6% One Nation…

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The Guardian - AU

East coast weather warning – as it happened

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Crikey

Australia finishes fourth on Olympic medal table

The sun has nearly set on Australia’s most successful Olympic Games ever, and the latest poll shows Labor and the Coalition tied at 50-50.

AAP

Coalition eyes wresting back teal seats as polls narrow

The major parties are neck and neck in fresh polling as the Nationals leader claims the coalition can still win government in its own right.

AAP

Northern Territory pre-poll early voting ready to go

Early voting for the Northern Territory election due to be held on August 24 opens on Monday as Labor and the CLP battle it out to win government.

Newcastle Herald

Maritime road rage: windfarm protesters 'rock the boat' of Labor cruise

An anti-wind farm protest has turned ugly.

AAP

Surgery waitlists still long, despite faster treatment

New Queensland health data reveals that most elective surgery patients are being treated in the recommended timeframe, despite an ongoing backlog.

AAP

No reset for Greens, Labor deadlock over housing crisis

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has urged the new housing minister Clare O'Neil to do more to fix the housing crisis.

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