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Silk lashes judges, NSW/Vic Bar for ‘rear guard action’ to rehabilitate Dyson Heydon #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Judges lashed for ‘rear guard action’ to rehabilitate Dyson Heydon
Rachel Doyle, SC, told a courtroom that women in the legal profession felt there was “a sunset clause” on caring about workplace sexual harassment.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Coalition outlines deal to pass Labor’s environment reforms #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Coalition outlines deal to pass Labor’s environment reforms
Murray Watt says he wants the changes to pass before the summer recess and is willing to strike a deal with the Coalition or the Greens.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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‘Make my day’: Nationals dare Labor to deal with Greens on enviro laws #auspol #ausbiz #auseco www.afr.com/politics/fed...
‘Make my day’: Nationals dare Labor to deal with Greens on enviro laws
Jim Chalmers asked business leaders to ‘do me a favour’ and try to convince the Coalition to pass its environmental legislation.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The frontman is important, but if the rest of the band can’t, or won’t, play a tune people like, there is little hope. #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Liberal women inherit a crisis they will struggle to fix
The party might be headed for a historic outcome, with female leaders in NSW, Victoria and Canberra, but it is still failing to learn from election losses.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Liberals gear up to fight over kitchen-table economics and migration #auspol #auseco #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Liberals gear up to fight over kitchen-table economics and migration
The Liberal and National parties met on Sunday to rubber stamp the Coalition’s new energy policy after weeks of infighting, and will now look to target migration.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Labor threatens Meta with $112m yearly tax if it fails to pay for news #auspol #ausbiz #ausmedia #auslaw www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor threatens Meta with $112m yearly tax if it fails to pay for news
The government will begin consulting on its proposal for new laws that would force social media giants to pay news organisations.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Labor to launch ChatGPT-style app in major government AI push #auspol #ausbiz #ai www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor to launch ChatGPT-style app in major government AI push
Huge swathes of data will be allowed on artificial intelligence platforms in a push to turbocharge the technology’s use in the public service.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Labor banks $4m election windfall, fast tracks preselections in unheld seats #auspol #ausbiz #election www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Labor banks $4m election windfall, fast tracks preselections
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s urgency to lock in the candidates so far out from the 2028 poll hints at an aggressive plan to grow his party’s margin.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Moderate Liberals threaten to quit frontbench as right hardens against ‘net zero’ #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Moderate Liberals threaten to quit frontbench as right hardens against ‘net zero’
There is a growing view among some Liberal MPs that consensus over climate policy between the party’s warring factions will not be achieved.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Bragg threatens to quit if Liberals dump Paris accord and net zero #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Bragg threatens to quit if Liberals dump Paris accord and net zero
The NSW moderate said he was confident the Liberal party room would not abandon what he called “the international standard” on reducing emissions.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Exporters fear multimillion-dollar hit from government ‘funding cliffs’ #auspol #ausbiz #ausfarming www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Exporters fear multimillion-dollar hit from government ‘funding cliffs’
Industry groups have accused the Department of Agriculture of failing to properly manage its budget and planning to force the blowout onto exporters.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Real-world tests make it harder for car makers to meet emissions rules #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Real-world tests make it harder for car makers to meet emissions rules
A SUV by Chinese car maker Chery and Toyota’s popular Camry hybrid showed the biggest gap between lab testing and real-world results.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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More work needed on environment law overhaul: WA premier #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
More work needed on environment law overhaul: WA premier
Roger Cook has concerns about federal Labor’s overhaul of Australia’s broken environment laws, but has backed their swift passage through the parliament.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Port of Darwin swings into $10m profit ahead of forced sale #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Port of Darwin swings into $10m profit ahead of forced sale
Labor and the Coalition went to the federal election promising to end Chinese ownership of the port.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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#Breaking Netflix hit with $100m Australian content quota under new laws #auspol #ausbiz #ausmedia www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Netflix hit with $100m local content quota under new laws
New laws will require streaming platforms to spend set amounts on Australian-made programs.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Nationals attack ‘loopholes’ that allow BYD to stockpile cars while collecting carbon credits #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Nationals attack ‘loopholes’ that allow BYD stockpiling
Chinese electric car maker BYD is renting hectares of makeshift storage, including at a major theme park, after importing thousands more cars than it sells.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Conservative lobby group Advance raised $13m to bolster ‘ill-equipped’ Liberals #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Advance raised $13m to bolster ‘ill-equipped’ Liberals
Backed by some of the nation’s wealthiest businesspeople, the conservative lobby group spent millions on campaigns during the 2025 federal election year.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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$841m public service staffing costs blowout #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
$841m public service pay blowout
The budget in March forecast a $42 billion deficit this financial year, though that does not include unbudgeted election promises or the soaring cost of wages.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Labor open to new ownership to save Tomago smelter #auspol #ausbiz #auseco www.afr.com/companies/ma...
Labor open to new ownership to save Tomago smelter
Rio Tinto and the Albanese government are locked in a stalemate over the future of Tomago after the mining giant rejected a joint federal-NSW bailout offer.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Watt’s hopes for swift passage of environment law overhaul dashed #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Watt’s hopes for swift passage of environment law overhaul dashed
The Coalition and Greens joined forces to ensure greater scrutiny of the proposed changes, which will now be delayed until at least early 2026.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Labor threatens to sack Coalition MPs from committees roles in retaliation for Senate Question Time revolt #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Chaos on the cards as Labor threatens retaliation over QT revolt
Labor has threatened to remove opposition MPs from parliamentary committee roles after the Coalition and Greens supported a move to upend question time.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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#Breaking Chaos on the cards as Labor threatens retaliation over Senate Question Time revolt #auspol www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Chaos on the cards as Labor threatens retaliation over QT revolt
Labor has threatened to remove all Opposition MPs from committees after the Coalition and Greens supported a move to upend Question Time.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Liberals fume over Tech Council chair’s $2m Climate 200 donations #auspol #ausbiz www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Liberals fume over Tech Council chair’s $2m Climate 200 donations
Coalition MPs are furious the industry lobby group is chaired by Rich Lister Scott Farquhar, questioning its political independence from the teal movement.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Rio wants long-term energy deal to head off Tomago smelter closure #auspol #auseco #ausbiz #manufacturing #energy www.afr.com/companies/ma...
Rio wants long-term energy deal to head off Tomago smelter closure
The viability of the aluminium plant is becoming a test of the government’s commitment to using taxpayer funds to prop up unprofitable manufacturing.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM