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Labor's pork-barrelling: why voter trust is the real casualty

Voters are being left increasingly jaded and cynical.

The Canberra Times

'A good local member': PM defends campaign grant funds

Labor has dismissed claims of conflicts of interest over a $560 million grant scheme to fulfil election promises as the crossbench pushes for more transparency.

AAP

'Doesn't pass pub test': Labor seats awash with grants

Labor is accused of pork barrelling after the lion's share of a half-billion-dollar election fund went to its own seats, including in the PM's backyard.

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Independents day: Simon Holmes à Court in Newcastle to shake up local politics

Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court has denied he is recruiting candidates for next year's state election.

Newcastle Herald

Long, expensive 'slog' between health studies and work

Unpaid prac placements for health students, amounting to hundreds of hours of free work, are in the crosshairs of independent MPs and 43,000 petitioners.

AAP

Calls to change corruption body's 'secretive' culture

A top lawyer has called for an overhaul of the anti-corruption commission's recruitment and culture following Paul Brereton's resignation.

AAP

Labor promised to do something serious about corruption. Now they’ve got a second chance

The Nacc head’s appearance before a Senate inquiry illustrated why public confidence in the agency is in the toilet – and what now needs to be done

The Guardian - AU

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An effective 'reset' of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

It's more than an issue of appointment.

The Canberra Times

Grattan on Friday: An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings

At the 2022 election “integrity” was a big-deal issue. Then after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise when it set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which began officially in July 2023.

The Conversation

Corruption watchdog chief concedes he's a distraction

Australia's top corruption fighter has likened questions over his defence force ties to asking what church he attends, during a fiery parliamentary hearing.

AAP

Labor urged to use anti-corruption commission appointment to restore public confidence in watchdog

Helen Haines says ‘the clock is ticking’ on replacing deputy commissioner Nicole Rose

The Guardian - AU

‘We’re coming after those other seats’: Pauline Hanson jubilant as One Nation wins Farrer byelection

David Farley secures One Nation’s first lower house win after Coalition vote collapses and Angus Taylor says Liberals will take ‘hard lessons’ from result

The Guardian - AU

Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us

Sussan Ley has announced that, after a fortnight’s farewell tour, she will step down as the member for Farrer.

The Conversation

‘Dangerous’ suspect who allegedly killed two officers escaped into bush alone and is believed to be ‘heavily armed’ – as it happened

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Police hunt ‘dangerous’ suspect who fled into Australian bush after allegedly killing two officers ‘in cold blood’

Police believe alleged offender is heavily armed and urge local residents to stay indoors

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Independents and minor parties may decide who runs Australia. Who and what will win their support?

The polls suggest no party is likely to have a majority after the federal election on 3 May. We asked the current crossbenchers what their priorities would be in that event

The Conversation

Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat

At the last federal election, Australia elected the largest lower house crossbench in its post-war federal history.

The Guardian - AU

How anger at Australia’s rollout of renewables is being hijacked by a new pro-nuclear network

An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of wind and solar farms – and using them to spruik nuclear power

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Greens and some independents are biggest winners from Labor’s proposed donation cap, data shows

Labor and Coalition would have missed out on $4.1m and $4.7m in donations after public funding boost, while the Greens would have been $2.9m better off

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Independent Helen Haines says the NACC has had ‘disappointing start’, and the government is pork barrelling

Trust in politicians is at an all-time low, not only in Australia but across the world. Now more than ever, people are demanding a higher standard for our elected officials.

The Conversation

Crossbenchers cancel their membership of airlines’ elite lounges

Crossbench independents Allegra Spender, Helen Haines and Kate Chaney have declared they are pulling out of the elite lounges run by Qantas and Virgin, amid the ongoing spotlight on privileges politicians receive from the airlines.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: text messages from Gaza; Dutton accused of ‘tried and true’ dog whistle; and funniest joke at Edinburgh fringe

The harrowing story of Hamada told through social media and voice messages with his friend Nahed

AAP

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

The Guardian - AU

‘More secretive than the Morrison government’: Labor accused of transparency failure

Independent MPs are frustrated by the Albanese government’s slow progress, saying its actions have not matched its words

The Guardian - AU

Why a NSW farmer trapped under a ute called a neighbour, not triple zero, to get to her closest hospital

The town of Deepwater is in the Hunter New England local health district, whose largest hospital, at Newcastle, is six hours away

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