Teals harden stance on retirement savings tax
Teal independents are doubling down on their opposition to Labor’s proposed increases to taxes on superannuation balances above $3m.
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Labor urged to resist pressure on religious freedoms
Faith leaders are raising alarm at Labor’s failure to promise it will not trade off protections for religious Australians in support for other policies should it fall into minority government.
‘A papacy of firsts’: Leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis
Anthony Albanese says Pope Francis will be mourned by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, as the world offers tributes to the late Holy Father.
ALP-linked climate charity pays bosses $400,000
The ALP is being urged to cut ties with the Smart Energy Council following revelations the charity’s executives earn double that of managers in other climate-change organisations.
Albanese bracing for ‘major pressure’ from tech giants
Anthony Albanese says he is expecting ‘major pressure’ to be mounted against his government by tech giants later this year when the social media ban is enforced, including Elon Musk.
Negative gearing overhaul ‘to cost renters $5000’
Anthony Albanese will face a renewed push from teal independents to review negative gearing and capital gains tax in a hung parliament.
Parliament House staffer ‘bullied after revealing historic rape’
A researcher for the Department of Parliamentary Services has blasted the handling of a historic sexual assault claim, says hope after Higgins saga ‘sadly misplaced’.
Greens plan doubles paid parental leave
The Greens are urging female voters to help the minor party gain the balance of power in the next term of parliament by promising $7.7bn to double paid parental leave.
Climate donors accused of using slave labour
The Labor-linked Smart Energy Council, which counts Simon Holmes a Court as a senior adviser, has been receiving thousands of dollars from solar and battery firms black-listed in the US over concerns they use slave labour.
Greens in turbo-charged blitz to sandbag their seats
Adam Bandt will this week embark on a blitz of the Brisbane seats won by the Greens in 2022, with the party set to make a flurry of multibillion-dollar announcements.
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