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Victoria election: Nationals candidate found dead was charged with sex offences more than a year ago

Shaun David Gilchrist faced court in September 2021, months before being selected to contest the seat of Narracan

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: report finds misogyny and racism in Queensland police; Nationals candidate dies; apps causing a dating crisis

A confronting day for policing as Annastacia Palaszczuk describes report as a ‘wake-up’ call

The Guardian - AU

Nats candidate on sex charge found dead

A Nationals candidate due in court on sexual assault allegations and running for the seat of Narracan has died, days out from the Victorian election.

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Victorian Nationals candidate who died days before election was facing sexual assault charges

Election for Narracan declared ‘failed’ after Shaun Gilchrist died on weekend with National party now facing questions over his preselection

The Guardian - AU

Nationals candidate for regional seat of Narracan found dead

Shaun Gilchrist was contesting Narracan in Victoria's east, covering the regional centres of Drouin and Warragul and smaller rural towns in north-west Gippsland.

ABC News

Andrews is right — we’re sliding toward a more violent, extreme US political culture

The drift toward more violent, US-style political rhetoric will be hard to turn around, especially when a major party is behind much of it.

Crikey

Wait for new Vic female premier drags on

Middle-aged white men lead Victoria's major parties as a decades-long wait goes on for an answer to Joan Kirner, the state's first and only female premier.

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On the tree of life, koalas leave politicians for dead

Even an eastern brown snake would beat a Nationals MP, says one Crikey reader, and politicians’ responses to juvenile injustice are toxic.

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Hazzard chokes back tears in final speech

Brad Hazzard became emotional as he spoke of the impact of the death of his younger brother during his final speech to the NSW parliament.

AAP

NSW government pulls forestry bill after it threatened to reignite 'koala wars' rift

The state government pulls legislation aimed at cutting red tape for landowners as an old internal Coalition stoush over koalas raises its head again.

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McKenzie has 'no regret' over sports rorts

Following the release of the full Gaetjens report, former Nationals minister Bridget McKenzie says she has no regrets over the 'sports rorts' saga.

AAP

NSW government accused of reopening ‘koala wars’ with new forestry bill

Liberals criticised after proposing councils be stripped of approval powers for logging operations

The Guardian - AU

The mess left by the Coalition is (almost) overwhelming

Government shovels were hard at work in the lead up to the Budget dealing with the immediate grants corruption left over by the Morrison mob.

The New Daily

Glenn Sterle apologises for ‘naughty girl’ remarks after backlash

Senior Labor ministers say remarks Glenn Sterle made calling a female senator a "naughty little girl" were unacceptable.

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Senator sorry for 'naughty girl' remarks

A Labor senator says his outburst calling a female colleague a "naughty little girl" was out of order and he's apologised for the remark.

Newcastle Herald

NSW government agrees deal to scrap container penalties

The government will remove restrictions on Port of Newcastle building a freight terminal if the private operator tops up its $1.75 billion lease payment to the state.

Crikey

Perrottet looks to break free from the gambling cesspit. Will the media back him?

Dominic Perrottet’s commitment to cashless gaming cards for poker machines puts him on course for a clash with NSW’s most influential lobby group.

The Guardian - AU

‘We need to change’: Dominic Perrottet says cashless gambling cards will be used in NSW

Premier presses the case for the scheme despite a lack of commitment from Labor and the Nationals

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Gambling, our biggest criminal industry, has given politicians tens of millions

Why won’t NSW politicians stop money laundering through poker machines? Because millions of dollars in donations discourages them from upsetting the gambling industry.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition talking points show opposition intends to pursue PM over Michelle Landry accusations

PM brushed off calls to apologise over the exchange in Parliament, arguing Nationals MP was ‘laughing’

The Guardian - AU

Independents join backlash against federal budget cuts to regional and infrastructure programs

Helen Haines and Zoe Daniel call for freed up funds to be reinvested as Sophie Scamps criticises $75m cut from Wakehurst Parkway upgrade

The Guardian - AU

Budget cuts and Morrison’s pledges: where are the biggest savings coming from?

At least $9bn of regional, environmental and infrastructure spending has been slashed in Labor’s October budget – here are the projects that will miss out

Newcastle Herald

Public servants know 'three-fifths of bugger all': Littleproud

The Labor government will scrap a key Coalition funding program, replacing it with two new grants programs.

AAP

Budget tips $1b into regional grant revamp

Two new regional grants programs will be introduced by the Albanese government in the upcoming budget, to improve transparency of decision making.

AAP

Regional Australia a budget battleground

The Labor government has rejected The Nationals' claim it will "rip the guts" out of the regions in its first budget.

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