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Housing Future Fund for 30,000 homes yet to win enough support as Greens hold out over concerns it may fail to work

The federal government's election commitment to fund 30,000 social and affordable homes over the next five years is yet to win enough support to pass, despite being due to be voted on in the Senate this week.

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Labor’s $10b housing fund at risk of falling over

A key Labor election pledge to build 30,000 new affordable homes under a $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is at risk of being defeated.

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Labor's $10bn housing fund at risk of falling over

A key Labor election pledge to build 30,000 new affordable homes under a $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is at risk of being defeated.

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Experts call for urgent passage of safeguard mechanism amid warnings from the IPCC

The safeguard mechanism plays a critical role in achieving the country's emissions reduction targets, experts say.

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Crossbench senators pushing government to expand social housing fund to help more in need

The government is yet to secure enough support for its proposed multi-billion-dollar housing fund, with the crossbench arguing the plan does not go far enough to help Australians struggling to keep a roof over their head.

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Crossbenchers raise concerns with social housing fund

The government's $10 billion social housing fund faces an uncertain future, with key crossbenchers saying it does not go far enough to address issues.

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No time for ‘freebies’: Calls for another tax break to be axed

Income tax cuts are back at the centre of debate as key independents say the public won’t tolerate another tax break for the very wealthy.

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Pressure on Labor over tax cuts, amid broad support for super hikes

Pressure is mounting on the federal government over tax cuts, amid support for super changes and ahead of another interest rate rise.

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Super changes could affect 10% of people retiring in 30 years, Labor reveals

Coalition accuses government of misrepresenting impact, while crossbenchers push to further tighten tax breaks for wealthy

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Labor approves $9.5m for ‘facts of the voice’ but says it is not funding de-facto yes campaign

Coalition ‘concerned government is putting fingers on the scales’ and independent David Pocock says information should be fact-checked

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Aston byelection will test Peter Dutton's ability to campaign on Victoria's tough terrain

The Melbourne outer suburban seat of Aston, set for a byelection after former Liberal minister Alan Tudge’s resignation, has already made its mark on history.

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Labor superannuation rules shot down in Senate

A move by the Labor government to allow superannuation fund money flowing to unions to be hidden has been shot down in the Senate.

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Paul Bongiorno: Balance of power shift in Senate creates uncertainty for more than the Voice

Lidia Thorpe intends to spend five years in the Senate throwing bombs at what she believes is the illegitimate legacy of a bloody colonialism.

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Lidia Thorpe divided the Greens — what will she do to the Senate?

Lidia Thorpe leaves the party divided and forced to argue for its own significance after her departure dropped their numbers from 12 to 11.

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View from The Hill: Lidia Thorpe quits Greens, going to crossbench to promote 'Blak Sovereign Movement'

Victorian Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe has defected from the Greens to sit on the crossbench, declaring she wants to fully represent the “Blak Sovereign Movement” in parliament.

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Jacqui Lambie's former staffers Rob and Fern Messenger ordered to pay costs after losing case

Two of Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's former staffers are ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in costs because of their "unreasonable conduct" in a court case they ultimately lost.

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Ex-Lambie staff ordered to pay govt $94k

Senator Jacqui Lambie's former chief of staff and office manager have been ordered to pay $94,600 to the commonwealth government for unreasonable court conduct.

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Grattan on Friday: Morrison endures the witness box, while Albanese enjoys being in the box seat with the Senate

Scott Morrison will forever be known as “the bulldozer”, and he lived up to his self-description at the Robodebt royal commission this week.

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Energy users and ex-ACCC boss praise government for staring down ‘bullies of the gas industry’

Industry argues capping gas at $12 a gigajoule risks future investment but experts say price is top end of range forecast before invasion of Ukraine

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Welfare groups cheer Centrelink deal by David Pocock, although Jacqui Lambie is no fan

ACT Senator David Pocock will back the industrial relations bill, but demanded the government review Centrelink income payments

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Grattan on Friday: David Pocock has only just arrived in the Senate and now he's negotiating with the PM

He wouldn’t relish the comparison, but at the start of the Albanese government Senate crossbencher David Pocock finds himself with the sort of pivotal power independent Brian Harradine enjoyed during the early Howard years.

AAP

Labor rams through bills before Christmas

The Senate will sit for two extra days and for longer to pass all the government's legislation before parliament rises for the final time this year.

ABC News

Six refugees become the first from Nauru to be resettled in New Zealand

The federal government confirms the first group of refugees to be resettled in New Zealand, from Australia's offshore processing centres, has landed in Auckland.

The Guardian - AU

Jacqui Lambie’s instinct is to blow the IR debate up while David Pocock is all ears – that’s why he is the kingmaker

Lambie has been quick to judge the workplace bill as a union power-grab but Pocock is accumulating ideas around his proposal to split the legislation

The Guardian - AU

Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock oppose Labor ‘rushing through’ workplace bill

Albanese government has agreed amendments to get business on board but independent senators won’t be bullied into passing omnibus legislation

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