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The Coalition wants to make flag burning a crime. It’s a revival of a decades-old battle

This week, the Coalition released a policy it promised would “protect and defend our national day, our national flag and our war memorials”.

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'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

The coalition's rivals are accusing it of prioritising political gain over laws that would protect Australian children on social media.

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Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor

Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is a ‘coward’ who is showing her ‘true colours’

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One Nation surges in two polls taken after Secret Harbour byelection

The federal YouGov and Morgan polls are the first that were entirely taken after One Nation thumped Labor at the August 29 Western Australian state Secret Harbour byelection.

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Andrew Hastie threatens One Nation with ‘costly’ fight over claims he is a ‘traitor’ to Australia

Liberal MP says One Nation is trying to unseat him because he gave evidence against Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith

The Guardian - AU

Australia to set out world-first rules allowing users to opt out of Big Tech algorithms

Opposition is sceptical of new rules and their enforcement

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'Selfish race': former cop skeptical on tobacco tax cut

A retired police veteran has suggested most smokers will still reach for a pack of illegal cigarettes if legal alternatives are made cheaper.

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Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Social media controls and childcare funding will be on the parliamentary agenda as several major bills come up for debate.

AAP

Cold start to nation's normally hot home sales season

The property market is yet to shake off its winter chill as capital cities reported fewer auctions in the first week of the normally busy spring sales season.

AAP

Coalition denies flag-burning ban an attempt to undercut One Nation as Labor says push has ‘element of desperation’

Policy unveiled on Sunday would create new criminal offences for flag burning and defacing historical monuments, and legislate 26 January as Australia Day

The Guardian - AU

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

People will be empowered to limit algorithms' influence under draft laws, but the changes could struggle to pass the upper house.

AAP

Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is ‘attempt to censor the internet’

The Guardian - AU

Liberals deny mooted flag-burning ban a One Nation ploy

The coalition's newly announced flag policy could land people in jail for a year, but the opposition leader denies it's designed to win back One Nation voters.

AAP

Up to 6,000 tradies to get free qualifications under Labor scheme – as it happened

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View from The Hill: ‘Howard’s battlers’ and ‘Tony’s tradies’ are now responding to the drum beat of One Nation

He is in his late fifties and lives outside a capital city. He owns his home — most often outright — and he still gets up and goes to work. He did a trade or a TAFE diploma rather than a degree, speaks only English at home, and calls his…

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Coalition tobacco plan lambasted, Queensland coal project approved by new EPA, and EVs v holidays

Health experts and Labor reject Angus Taylor’s plan to cut tobacco excise by 80%

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people,’ Labor says amid public health alarm

Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan claim drastic cut to price of cigarettes and moves to legalise vapes will combat illicit tobacco trade

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Volatile electorate delivers mixed results for all parties in latest polls

In the two latest new federal polls, Morgan was good for Labor but Essential was bad. There were four federal polls taken last week, largely before the Western Australian Secret Harbour byelection.

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'No brainer': tobacco tax-cut idea could crush crime

An economist has joined the call for a drastic cut to the tobacco excise, as the coalition pledges to slash the tax by 80 per cent.

AAP

AI to be 'greatest change since electricity': Keating

Former prime minister Paul Keating has called on the federal government to embrace structural change, including the challenges of artificial intelligence.

The Conversation

Total support for right-wing parties rises in Newspoll before Secret Harbour byelection

Both the Newspoll and Redbridge polls were entirely conducted before Saturday’s Western Australian Secret Harbour byelection, in which One Nation had a big win over Labor. In Newspoll, the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition was up two points to 49%.

AAP

'Not a strong argument' to lower refugee intake numbers

Federal ministers have defended the prime minister's decision to keep Australia's annual refugee intake on hold amid a migration overhaul.

The Conversation

Mixed results for One Nation and the Coalition in latest federal polls

There have been mixed messages emerging from the three federal polls released this week. In the DemosAU poll, the Coalition was up four points on the primary vote to 25% and One Nation was down five points to 24%.

The Canberra Times

'Put out to pasture': injured veterans fear impact of healthcare cuts

'It's the small day-to-day things that start to disappear.'

AAP

Median rental unaffordable for Australians on $130,000

The median rental costs more than half the pay of an average worker in every Australian capital city, a report by Everybody's Home has found.

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