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View from The Hill: Burke struggles to wrangle numbers as opposition and One Nation apply heat on migration

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s cancelling of his big speech on migration that had been scheduled for delivery at the National Press Club on Thursday was embarrassing but also revealing.

The Conversation

'Chaos and confusion' engulfs future migration policy

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke was due to unveil migration policies in a major speech before it was cancelled.

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Afternoon Update: Labor plans migration cuts; extent of bird flu disaster revealed; and the secret of immortality

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Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

As home affairs minister’s National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed ‘opportunity to bring Australians together’

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'Deficiencies': coalition push for gambling changes

Labor will likely need to allow for changes to its gambling laws from the coalition to get its controversial reforms over the line.

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NSW police charge woman with 62 offences over alleged threatening letters – as it happened

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'Pattern of secrecy': Libs call for audit on federal infrastructure spend in ACT

The call follows corruption findings involving the CFMEU.

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Home sellers still reap huge profits but cracks appear

A sharp decline in property prices has sparked fears of negative equity but less than three per cent of houses sold for a loss in the first half of 2026.

AAP

IR minister defends CFMEU membership after union-linked corruption findings

Michael Pettersson says he's a proud trade unionist.

The Canberra Times

Labor MPs urge Albanese to go harder on gambling reform amid illicit drug and sex worker allegations

Louise Miller-Frost and Alicia Payne have vowed to push for further action after evidence from Sportsbet and Tabcorp this week

The Guardian - AU

Premier scraps key portfolio in major cabinet shake-up

Victoria's transport infrastructure and Suburban Rail Loop portfolios have been dissolved as the new premier swaps treasurer as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

AAP

Two Victorian polls have the Coalition leading Labor, with One Nation down

With less than four months until the Victorian election, two polls that were taken after last week’s change of premier have the Coalition leading Labor after preferences by 52–48 or 53–47. One Nation’s primary vote has dropped 3–5 points since June to be at 22% in both polls.

The Conversation

What Ben Carroll’s cabinet cuts say about his ‘new direction’ for Victoria

A week after his elevation to premier and four months out from an election, the priorities of the Carroll government are becoming clearer

The Guardian - AU

Sportsbet and Tabcorp deny allegations they sourced drugs and sex workers to encourage VIP clients to bet more

Betting firms respond to claims made by anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman at parliamentary inquiry

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Judges on notice as Hanson slams 'arrogant' Liberals

One Nation leaders have blasted judges and Liberals turning up their nose at possibly forming Australia's first minority government with the populist party.

The Conversation

New study shows there’s a growing constituency reshaping Australian politics: renters

The ongoing housing crisis is having severe repercussions on individuals and families in Australia. It has limited young people’s ability to move out, increased the rate of involuntary lifelong renting, and pushed vulnerable populations into homelessness.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Hanson announces One Nation Victorian leader, bans major media outlets

Pauline Hanson has begun One Nation’s push for the Victorian election in earnest by announcing the party’s state leader at a news conference from which she banned the ABC, The Guardian and The Age.

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Escorts, drugs: big-spending gamblers' inducements

Gambling reform advocates have issued a plea to the government to stamp out the predatory behaviour of major betting companies.

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New premier slims down ministry to pass 'pub test'

Victorian taxpayers will save about $100,000 after new Premier Ben Carroll opted not to fill two cabinet openings following Jacinta Allan's ousting.

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Hanson lays down law as One Nation rolls out candidates

One Nation has lifted the lid on its first batch of Victorian election candidates, with Pauline Hanson barring some major media outlets from the big reveal.

The Guardian - AU

Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m

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Change or die: how the Liberal Party’s long resistance to reform has left it fighting for life

The Liberal Party of Australia has fallen on hard times. The party has struggled to attract voters and has gone through leadership uncertainty. In his first press conference as leader in February 2026, Angus Taylor said that his party needed to “change or die”.

The Canberra Times

Meet the federal public sector's most influential people

Part 1: the public servants who are steering the ship.

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Potential One Nation deal has to be 'two-way street'

The coalition has revived the prospect of a preference deal with One Nation as a federal poll shows the minor party edging ahead of Labor in voter support.

AAP

Five youths charged over 'awful' attack on worker

Four teenagers and a 12-year-old boy have been charged over a daylight attack that left a 60-year-old man in a critical condition.

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