Officials exempt from super tax
State MPs and high ranking officials will be exempt from Jim Chalmers’s tax on unrealised capital gains affecting superannuation funds over $3m under a defunct pension scheme.
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‘Divergence’ of views within Coalition on climate ‘no secret’: Ruston
Frontbencher Anne Ruston’s comments come as some within the Nationals push for the Coalition to reject the net-zero target, which has driven a wedge between the two parties as a new agreement is under negotiation.
Net zero without nuclear ‘impossible’: Nampijinpa Price
Liberal defector Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has told her new party that net zero emissions by 2050 is impossible without nuclear, as the conservative champion says Peter Dutton’s campaign ‘under-utilised’ her and was shackled by fear.
Faith leaders concede need for bipartisan deal for bill passing
Faith leaders have waved the white flag on the prospect of passing a religious discrimination bill without bipartisan political support.
Larissa Waters claims many Jews ‘support’ the Greens
The new Greens leader declared that many Australian Jews who ‘don’t support genocide’ back her depleted left-wing party, shocking the nation’s Jewish leaders within hours of her taking the reins.
Coalition agreement not a ‘foregone conclusion’
Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition agreement with the Liberals should not be considered a ‘foregone conclusion’, as a rift deepens in the junior party over net zero by 2050.
Ley backs Israel, distances herself from past pro-Palestinian views
Sussan Ley has lashed Anthony Albanese’s response to the Middle East conflict as a major threat to ‘social cohesion’ and asserted her support for Israel, as she sought to reframe herself as a champion of Jewish Australians.
Nationals’ pact with Coalition ‘never a certainty’: Hogan
Kevin Hogan says while his party intends to recommit to a Coalition agreement with the Liberals, a deal is ‘never a certainty’ amid a deepening rift over the net zero emissions target.
Faith leaders seek action on religious protection
Faith leaders have called on newly appointed Attorney-General Michelle Rowland to revisit a religious discrimination bill, as the chief law officer vows to ‘uphold the rule of law’.
Net zero change possible as Littleproud stays in charge
David Littleproud has left the door open to dumping the net zero emissions by 2050 target after he was returned to the Nationals leadership.
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