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Michael Pascoe: The budget without reply

Next Thursday the Sydney Liberal Party faithful are being invited to pay $880 a seat for lunch and to listen to a budget reply.

The New Daily

Lidia Thorpe says she is ‘not going anywhere’ as Senate investigates relationship with ex-bikie

Greens senator insists information received during time on parliamentary law enforcement committee ‘was treated in confidence’

The Guardian - AU

Lidia Thorpe faces Senate censure and two investigations over relationship with ex-bikie

Liberals say Greens senator is unfit to sit in parliament and will attempt to refer her to privileges committee for investigation

The Guardian - AU

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Israel criticises Labor’s decision to drop recognition of West Jerusalem as capital

PM Yair Lapid says he’s ‘deeply disappointed’ in the ‘hasty’ foreign policy shift and has summoned Australia’s ambassador to explain

The Guardian - AU

University fees are poised to change – a new system needs to consider how much courses cost and what graduates can earn

One key change to universities under the Morrison government was the Job-ready Graduates program. Starting in 2021, this significantly increased student fees for humanities degrees, slashed them for nursing and teaching, and moved many other courses up and down.

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Michael Pascoe: Coalition still hasn’t learned its integrity lesson

Five months after being defeated by a “teal”, Dave Sharma has demonstrated he still doesn’t get the integrity thing.

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Senator Simon Birmingham urges Liberal vice-president Teena McQueen to quit for celebrating demise of 'leftie' Liberals

One of the most senior moderates in the federal Liberal Party says vice-president Teena McQueen should quit for celebrating the loss of the party's "lefties" at the federal election.

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Senior Liberal wants party VP to resign

Frontbencher Simon Birmingham has called on the party's federal vice president Teena McQueen to resign over her comments about "lefty" candidates.

AAP

Tax cut needed to ease mortgage pain: Libs

Tax cuts due to come into effect from mid-2024 have become a flashpoint for the upcoming budget as Australia faces economic headwinds.

AAP

Albanese meets Solomons PM – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australian taxpayers paid $110,000 for federal ministers’ legal bills in last financial year

Documents reveal legal assistance was approved for former PM Scott Morrison in relation to a defamation claim made against him on 9 June 2020

The Guardian - AU

Axe hangs over Morrison’s legacy as government gets serious before budget

Slashing budget deficits have long been cast as a Treasurer’s reason for being. But Jim Chalmers was muted on Tuesday.

The New Daily

Australian PM defends ban on Parliament due to royal's death

Australia’s prime minister has defended an obscure and longstanding protocol that bars the nation’s parliament from sitting for 15 days following a British monarch’s death

The Independent UK

Deputy PM praises 'inspirational' Ukraine

Richard Marles has heaped praise on the "inspirational" spirit of the Ukrainian people but issued a warning about the ongoing conflict in the European nation.

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Labor misstep on Solomons poll: Liberals

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his government offering to fund elections for the Solomon Islands.

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Liberals at odds on Morrison inquiry

Ex-minister Simon Birmingham says a further inquiry into Scott Morrison's secret ministerial appointments is warranted but other Liberals see it differently.

AAP

Ex-Russian plot for Kyiv embassy 'fitting'

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has expressed interest in bidding for a plot of land previously allocated to Russia to build an embassy.

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Revelations of secret portfolios held by Scott Morrison have dominated headlines this week. What happened, when and who knew about it?

The former prime minister took on the health portfolio in secret in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before appointing himself to four more ministries over the next year. Why did he do it and who knew?

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Simon Birmingham unclear on whether he shared finance portfolio with Scott Morrison

Former government frontbencher Simon Birmingham says he remains less than "100 per cent" clear on the extent of the overlap in the role of finance minister, after revelations the former prime minister secretly appointed himself to several portfolios.

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Climate target bill passes lower house after being amended by Greens and 'teal' crossbenchers

The government has agreed to Greens and "teal" independent amendments to its climate target bill, despite not requiring their votes in the lower house, in a sign of what the crossbench hopes is a new approach to politics.

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Marles looks to South Korean defence ties

As Australia launches a defence strategic review, the deputy prime minister has met with South Korea’s defence minister in Canberra.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton rejects push by moderate Liberals to change position on climate legislation

Opposition leader tells shadow cabinet voting against bill does not mean it opposes targets, while Greens yet to reach consensus

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Ukrainian president to deliver uni address

The federal opposition has called on the government to continue support to Ukraine, as its president prepares to address Australian university students.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MP Bridget Archer open to crossing floor to vote for government’s emissions target bill

Moderate Liberal says if Anthony Albanese wants to end climate wars, he must tone down ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric

The Guardian - AU

China’s foreign minister says Coalition government was ‘root cause’ of hostility to Australia

In meeting with Penny Wong after G20 summit Chinese foreign minister says past Australian governments ‘root cause’ of strained relations

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