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Emissions blowout flagged if coal, gas extended: govt

Australia's emissions could blow out by an additional 1.7 billion tonnes should coal and gas be extended, government analysis has found.

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David Pocock calls for election ban on AI deepfakes with fake videos of Albanese and Dutton

Spokesperson says government ‘considering the advice’ of Australian Electoral Commission on regulating AI use

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: What if Bill Shorten had become PM in 2019?

Politics is full of “what ifs?” As Bill Shorten prepares to exit parliament early next year, and Anthony Albanese may be on the path to a minority government, the question invites itself: what if Shorten had won the 2019 election?

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Independent targeting western Sydney seat says he ‘supports Palestine resistance’ after Facebook controversy

Peter Dutton says Labor shouldn’t do preference deal with Dr Ziad Basyouny after it was reported he shared post celebrating 7 October Hamas attacks

The Guardian - AU

Newcastle Harbour blockade's worth lies in people power

'What other options do concerned citizens have?'

Newcastle Herald

Grattan on Friday: Liberals send in veteran warhorses to deal with party’s hot mess

Finally, just months out from the election, the Liberal Party is tackling the Augean stable that is its New South Wales division. It is a task that should have been a priority two years ago, after the division’s toxic factionalism had been on inglorious display in the run-up to the…

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Katter, unfiltered: Four outtakes from our Bob Katter interview we couldn’t help but share

‘We were violently opposed, me and Albo, on a number of things. He rang me up, he used the F-word 15 times out of 18 words! 15 of them, calling me an F-er.’

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Federal Liberals gaffe NSW takeover

The federal Liberal Party has stumbled at the first hurdle of its takeover of the party’s NSW division, and John Howard has criticised Jim Chalmers’ comments about interest rates and the RBA.

Crikey

We'll see a feeding frenzy long before Newcastle trains get any faster

'What bunnies we are to swallow this.'

Newcastle Herald

Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test

In wake of Coalition criticism, Mike Burgess says support for Palestine not a problem but support for Hamas could rule out ability to come to Australia

The Guardian - AU

ASIO boss argues comments on Gaza visas 'distorted'

The ASIO director-general says his comments on the vetting process for people fleeing Gaza have been distorted, triggering a fresh round of political fighting.

AAP

Wild weather lashes southern states

Gale-force winds and flash flooding have left destruction in their wake across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, and despite an increase in the amount of houses getting built we’re still not on target to achieve the national housing accord.

Crikey

View from The Hill: Australians don’t need to be told high interest rates are ‘smashing’ the economy, but is there an alternative?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers mightn’t have expected his weekend comment – made ahead of expected low growth figures later this week – that interest rate rises were “smashing” the Australian economy to set off the reaction it has. After all, it’s been something of a Chalmers mantra.

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Why is an LGBTIQA+ census question a ‘woke agenda’?

Labor didn’t understand why a census question on sexuality was so important to LGBTIQA+ people. Peter Dutton understood it perfectly well.

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Newspoll remains tied at 50–50, but Albanese’s net approval slumps

A national Newspoll, conducted August 26–30 from a sample of 1,263, had a 50–50 two-party tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from the previous Newspoll three weeks ago. This is the first time this term there have been two successive ties in Newspoll.

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Albo continues Newspoll slide

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approval rating continues to fall (though Peter Dutton’s isn’t doing much better), and the Greens plan to set up a renting regulator with the power to dish out fines to real estate agencies.

AAP

Albanese's approval rating slides in Newspoll

Newspoll puts Labor and the coalition neck-and-neck on a two-party-preferred basis while the prime minister's personal approval rating has slipped.

AAP

Premier talks up Peter Dutton despite non-attendance

Tasmania's Liberal premier has declared a "blue wave" at upcoming state and federal elections following the recent ending of Labor rule in the NT.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor’s spectacular census own goal hands Dutton a double victory

Government’s bungling has generated the damaging debate it wanted to avoid and shown it can be divisive too

The Guardian - AU

Labor will have itself to blame if it loses western Sydney over Gaza issue, says Muslim Vote convener

Wesam Charkawi says Albanese’s party has ‘created this movement through their decisions’ as pro-Palestine communities feel Labor has failed them

The Guardian - AU

Dutton says he is ‘fine’ with census sexuality question despite earlier attacking ‘woke agenda’

Opposition leader says Albanese government’s partial backflip on questions demonstrates ‘weak leadership’ and failure to control national agenda

Crikey

Census debacle shows Labor has made Dutton a de facto member of cabinet

This week’s debacle over census questions on sexuality and gender isn’t the only example of Labor giving Dutton an effective veto over its policies.

Newcastle Herald

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What next in light rail extension plan?

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The Guardian - AU

Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates

Government decided not to add questions out of concern for social cohesion, Richard Marles insists, after move prompts upset in LGBTQ+ community

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