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View from The Hill: Pauline Hanson sets new hares running on super

Pauline Hanson’s attention-grabbing policy to give mortgage holders and renters greater access to their super is high populism while being – according to its many critics – low economics and bad for people’s retirement.

The Conversation

One Nation says renters and mortgage holders should have early access to their super. Is it a good idea?

The party proposes splitting the 12% compulsory super payment so that 3% could be used prior to retirement. Critics say it would just push up inflation

The Guardian - AU

'Economically disastrous': Hanson's super policy panned

Allowing workers to divert a quarter of their super income to rent and mortgage payments won't pump up inflation, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson insists.

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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

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

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.

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Mike Newman's pitch to win over coal country and the state

Mike Newman believes small government and coal-fired power can unlock the Hunter's future prosperity.

Newcastle Herald

Guess who One Nation supporters admire most, after Pauline Hanson?

Pauline's disciples are more alien to me than actual Martians.

The Canberra Times

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 Conversation

Ousted MP pleads for 'merciful' sentence for fraud

A former MP convicted of deception was "reckless" in his fraudulent claiming of an allowance, which amounted to "haphazard" criminal conduct, a court has heard.

AAP

Pocock says skilled migrants should be top priority as Australia faces shortage of AI workers and tradies – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Public trust in politicians drops amid voter cynicism

An increasing number of Australians believe politicians aren't serving them, as a report highlights changing attitudes toward government and democracy.

AAP

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on why progressives need to ‘take on’ One Nation

First elected to parliament in 2007 at the age of 25, Sarah Hanson-Young is now the Greens’ longest serving federal politician.

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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.

AAP

'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.

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Home loan applications down by 15% since budget, CBA says – as it happened

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Frosty reception as major parties lock horns on housing

Leaders from the Labor, Liberal and One Nation parties have drawn political battle lines over housing as a state election draws near.

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Badenoch v Burnham: new battle lines drawn as the leaders face off

Badenoch, now flanked at PMQs by a mix of centrists and rightwing hawks, may be rethinking the gloves-off style used against Starmer

The Canberra Times

Inside the regional voter revolt driving the One Nation surge

Voters deliver warning to government.

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: One Nation’s popularity slips as Albanese records lowest approval as prime minister

Coalition regains ground as support for Labor and Pauline Hanson’s party falls amid ‘messy immigration debate’

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View from The Hill: Did Albanese’s language against One Nation ‘cross a line’ or is Pauline Hanson just playing victim politics?

The major political parties are struggling to find ways to effectively counter Pauline Hanson and One Nation.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese has everything to lose engaging in a fight with Hanson, but he may be drawn in anyway

The PM wants to combat One Nation through core Labor values such as education and health, even as his popularity takes a beating

AAP

Duelling train plans as One Nation hosts pre-poll lunch

The Victorian coalition has promised a short-term suburban train solution for commuters in Melbourne's booming west, with Labor rubbishing it as a "side quest".

The Guardian - AU

Fugitive property developer won’t give evidence this week to Icac – as it happened

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