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Albanese and Dutton praise ‘resilience’ of Australians in face of disasters and cost-of-living pressure

Political leaders also thank emergency services workers in annual Christmas messages

The Guardian - AU

Leaders wish Australians a safe and Merry Christmas

The prime minister and opposition leader have wished Australians a Merry Christmas and expressed their gratitude to those giving up their day to help others.

AAP

Political opposition is about more than saying 'no' all the time

You know it makes sense.

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Dust suppression crucial to protect residents

Dust created by bypass work raises health concerns for residents.

Newcastle Herald

Biggest spending politicians revealed in expenses data

The release of parliamentary expenses data shows the amount Anthony Albanese charged taxpayers for travel, in addition to the biggest spenders.

AAP

Anthony Albanese says Australia isn’t trying to ‘hold back a changing world’ as he defends foreign policy record

Prime minister claims ‘significant progress in the Pacific’ and implicitly rejects criticism of his international travel

The Guardian - AU

Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say

Housing and welfare groups call on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to show leadership amid rise in ‘nonsense’ rhetoric

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Labor regains lead in Newspoll after tie, but Freshwater has a 50--50 tie

A national Newspoll, conducted December 11–15 from a sample of 1,219, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll three weeks ago that had a 50–50 tie. Primary votes were 36% Coalition (down two), 33% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation…

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Reimagining Newcastle's buildings could help our homeless people

'I have noticed large and modest-sized vacant warehouses.'

Newcastle Herald

PM, Dutton share Christmas rise in approval: Newspoll

Support for Labor has bounced back in fresh polling that shows negative sentiment improving slightly for both the prime minister and opposition leader.

AAP

Labor’s ‘policy shift’ on Gaza may have been inelegant, frayed and contested, but was in no way incoherent

As adversity increases and polarisation reasserts itself as the national default, everything gets harder for the incumbents

The Guardian - AU

Dutton is Australia's least trusted MP: Roy Morgan

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is Australia's least trusted politician, according to a Roy Morgan poll.

AAP

Can Labor win the war on gambling advertising or will it capitulate in a brutal betrayal?

Any retreat from the proposed bans would be seen by some as a betrayal of the most personal kind

The Guardian - AU

Reasonable to assume public trust eroded

Letters and Short Takes December 14, 2023

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Painful reality of people lingering on waiting list

The Guardian - AU

Ed Husic says Israel action in Gaza ‘very disproportionate’ and children shouldn’t bear brunt of conflict

Labor minister immediately criticised by Peter Dutton who says Husic’s comments are ‘ill-considered’ and ‘offensive’

Newcastle Herald

Fan of the ban: eyes on job, not phone

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The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: financial woes trigger frustration with Albanese and mistrust in institutions

Cost of living and inaction on climate and housing affordability are among issues making voters pessimistic about the future

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The migration strategy won’t silence Dutton but Labor is backing away from the feared Big Australia

The Albanese government is reducing migrant intake as it seeks to make inroads to easing the population and housing squeeze before the next election

The Guardian - AU

Coalition opposes Australia tripling renewable energy, backs nuclear power pledge at Cop28

Ted O’Brien declares global climate summit ‘the nuclear Cop’ despite only 11% of nations backing the pledge

AAP

PM will be hoping there's time to reset going into 2024

After a difficult end to the parliamentary year, Anthony Albanese will be hoping the summer break will give his government time to refresh going into 2024.

The Guardian - AU

Somehow Australian politics has delivered a Christmas miracle – and that’s a big deal

Anthony Albanese’s success in pushing ahead on NDIS reform is a triumph of hope over experience. Can Peter Dutton rise to the occasion?

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

The Guardian - AU

Fifth immigration detainee arrested after release due to high court ruling

Parliament told man arrested in connection with an outstanding warrant

The Guardian - AU

As the political clock ticks relentlessly, there is little time for substance over optics in parliament

Labor hoped there would be time to form a careful response to the high court’s immigration detention decision – but at the daily politics Oscars, spectacle is all

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