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Hopes fade for faster train services from Newcastle to Sydney

The NSW government has quit fast rail and the feds are silent.

Newcastle Herald

Business is doing the heavy lifting to meet climate targets - it's time Govt steps up

A report says Climate Leaders Coalition members are all now working with suppliers and customers to reduce their scope 3 supply chain emissions, and Spark NZ's CEO says the incoming government must also step up to slow climate change.

Newsroom.co.nz

Majority of Australians struggling financially, Essential poll finds

Almost a quarter of households say interest rate rises are having a ‘very negative’ impact, as the RBA considers a 13th rate rise this cycle

The Guardian - AU

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Opposition backs Albanese government’s controversial CO2 sea dumping bill

In Senate debate, Greens call bill a ‘sham’ that will allow fossil fuel companies to meet emissions reductions targets while exporting those emissions

The Guardian - AU

Greens stage Senate walkout over Labor’s Israel-Hamas war response

Mehreen Faruqi leads boycott of question time to protest against claimed Albanese government inaction over conflict in Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Labor slump to worst position in Newspoll since 2022 election

A national Newspoll, conducted October 30 to November 3 from a sample of 1,220 people, gave Labor a 52–48% lead over the Coalition, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the final Newspoll before the October 14 Voice referendum. This is Labor’s narrowest lead in Newspoll since the 2022 federal…

The Conversation

Morrison says world should not get ‘suckered into’ Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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'Active' cyber insurers to combat scourge of ransomware

A cyber insurer is bringing its products to Australia in a strategic partnership with Allianz as companies demand better protection from "countless" attacks.

AAP

Regulating political misinformation isn't easy, but it's necessary to protect democracy

The recent open letter to the prime minister and parliamentarians broke the week-long silence from Indigenous leaders after the country rejected the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. The letter emphasised the damage caused by the “lies in political advertising and communication” prevalent in the recent campaign.

The Conversation

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika could be released after winning high court battle for Australian citizenship

Court rules that another aspect of Coalition-era laws to strip citizenship is invalid

The Guardian - AU

Labor recovers in Morgan after post-referendum slump; LNP leads in Queensland

A federal Morgan poll, conducted October 22–29 from a sample of 1,375, gave Labor a 53–47 lead, a 3.5-point gain for Labor since the previous week. An earlier poll, taken in the week after the Voice referendum was heavily defeated, was the first by any pollster this term to give…

The Conversation

Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds

Survey finds 47% believe Aukus locks Australia in to supporting the US in an armed conflict, while concern about conflict with China has fallen

The Guardian - AU

How to blow up the war over offshore wind in Port Stephens

'I can't believe ocean-based wind farms stack up.'

Newcastle Herald

Guardian Essential poll: most voters don’t believe Australia will meet Labor’s net zero by 2050 target

Almost three-quarters say development of renewables should not ‘come at the expense of local communities’ and half support nuclear energy

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View from The Hill: is the political system letting down the Australian public?

This is the text of the House of Representatives Speaker’s Lecture, delivered at Parliament House on Monday, October 30

The Guardian - AU

Why is Labor defending Alex Hawke’s ‘bizarre’, ‘steering wheel’ visa decision in the high court?

The former Coalition minister cancelled a man’s visa without reading his personal pleas to stay. A court says that was unfair, but Labor disagrees

The Guardian - AU

Capping donations but permitting cash-for-access dinners would be a ‘rort’, Greens warn

Adam Bandt accuses Labor and Coalition of aiming to ‘rig’ electoral funding system to make it harder for Greens or independents to compete fairly

The Canberra Times

What you missed on Senate estimates, day four

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Iran-backed militia claim responsibility for attacks on US military in Iraq and Syria, report says

No Americans were killed in the drone attacks

The Guardian - AU

Dfat urged stronger Israeli settlements stance that Coalition claimed ‘factional bosses’ were behind

Exclusive: Labor advised to take ‘more active’ approach five months before announcement, documents show

The Guardian - AU

Labor accused of ‘outrageous secrecy’ as border force confirms 11 asylum seekers sent to Nauru

Officials refuse to answer questions at Senate estimates about the first transfer to immigration detention on the island in nine years

The Guardian - AU

The week in parliament: what’s next for a jubilant Coalition? Another culture war of course

An opposition emboldened, Max Chandler-Mather in the Labor Burn Book and Michaelia Cash scolds ACT over ‘party lifestyle’

Newcastle Herald

More details revealed on Honeysuckle affordable housing target

The government says its housing target won't change the project's 'dynamic' scope.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals’ moderate credentials looking shaky as commitment to treaty wavers

After the voice referendum, John Pesutto appears non-committal on treaty – but it’s unclear whether an about-face will be well-received in the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

The Guardian - AU

No matter how serious the issue, nuance becomes a thought crime for the Coalition’s court jesters

Bridget Archer was cast as an apologist for child sexual abusers, while horrors in the Middle East prompted absurd claims

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