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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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The 2026 Census Isn’t Here Yet, It Might Already Be Cooked

Anthony Albanese is facing backlash from the LGBTQI+ community, rights groups and fellow politicans after backflipping on a census that might actually represent Australians.

Marie Claire - AU

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.

Crikey

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

AAP

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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Our education system must give young people time to grow

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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

Crikey

Labor needs to succeed where the Coalition failed on CFMEU

The CFMEU has faced repeated allegations of misconduct that have vanished when subjected to scrutiny. Will this time be any different?

Crikey

Dutton wrong with ‘unprecedented’ visa claim

Peter Dutton claims Palestinians arriving in Australia on tourist visas after fleeing a war zone is unprecedented. This is false.

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Greens plan $296bn ‘big corporations’ tax grab

The Greens are banking on being able to withhold supply as they propose a swathe of huge new taxes on corporate profits, and 22,000 international students will be prevented from studying in Australia under the new cap.

Newcastle Herald

Three-council junction could work for stadium

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The Conversation

View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers switches to attack dog but the style could bite him later

Is the Albanese government trying to cast Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as Australia’s Donald Trump? And if so, what’s the thinking and why is Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the vanguard of the charge?

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton dismisses Labor’s ‘divisive’ tag as a smokescreen to divert attention from economy

Treasurer’s speech criticised opposition leader for devoting past two weeks of parliamentary sittings to condemning the issuing of visas to people from Gaza

Crikey

Chalmers gets philosophical while Dutton goes after corporations

While the treasurer is talking about the ‘fourth economy’, Peter Dutton is living out the transition by attacking corporations for gouging consumers.

AAP

PM lays down budget challenge on coalition cuts

After reports the coalition has identified up to $100 billion in budget savings, Anthony Albanese has urged Peter Dutton to explain where they would be made.

Crikey

Dutton ‘most divisive leader in history’: Chalmers

The treasurer has spectacularly attacked the opposition leader, calling him ‘pathologically’ divisive, and new research highlights how much gambling addicts turn to crime to fund their habit.

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