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Middle East tensions
Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags
NSW Police have applied to shut down rallies in Sydney, as protesters say calls to ban vigils and demonstrations are a ban on free speech.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
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Political leadership
Labor says the Greens aren’t Bob Brown’s party any more. He disagrees
“[The Greens] don’t talk about the environment any more,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. “They talk about some extreme agenda.”
- by Paul Sakkal
Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail, AFP warns
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has demanded authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who waved Hezbollah flags and glorified the militant group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah.
- by Paul Sakkal, James Massola, Olivia Ireland and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Political donations
Labor slams teals over spending as movement targets Dutton’s seat
Dutton holds his seat of Dickson by a thin 1.7 per cent margin from Labor, which could get a leg-up from teal candidate preferences.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Nuclear energy
Coalition pushes gas as nuclear stopgap, but PM says Dutton won’t ‘come clean’
Australia’s use of gas will be an election flashpoint as the Coalition pledges to keep more for local use to fuel the party’s nuclear ambitions.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Political leadership
Liberals ‘disillusioned’ by Dutton-backed intervention in key seat
“There is also an overwhelming sense of disbelief that if this could happen to me ... it could happen to anyone,” said ex-Liberal candidate Theo Zographos.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Online gambling
‘Nanny state’: NRL, AFL storm the field over gambling ads
Australian rugby league chief Peter V’landys and AFL boss Andrew Dillon are using their sway with political leaders to stop a total digital ad ban.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Housing crisis
Greens tell wealthy voters how to object to housing
Federal Greens and state and city Labor politicians have all opposed high-density developments while fighting to be the party of affordable housing.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Australia votes
Dutton on the march in Victoria, say Liberals, with four seats in sight
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is plotting an unlikely pathway to The Lodge by targeting the state where he is least popular.
- by Paul Sakkal
Cash starts to flow for cheap new homes
But the Greens have accused Labor of “self-sabotage”, saying it is unwilling to negotiate on stalled housing policies.
- by Paul Sakkal
Robo-debt target says Morrison government sacked her after raising alarm
Renee Leon’s intervention means both she and her predecessor as head of the Human Services Department have rejected the public service watchdog’s findings.
- by Paul Sakkal
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