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As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife?

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: likely source of ‘poo balls’ revealed; video emerges of Louvre heist; and our nerdiest quiz

Partly redacted scientific report points to a combination of heavy rain and a buildup of fats, oils and greases as the likely cause of fatbergs

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: battle over nature law reform, cult survivors give testimony, getting up close to snake strikes

Cross-party opposition to overhaul spells trouble for Albanese government; Benjamin Netanyahu backs down over bill aimed at annexing West Bank

The Guardian - AU

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Grattan on Friday: Libs should reflect on proverb ‘As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly’

Twice in recent times the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy: in 2009 over Kevin Rudd’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, and in 2018 over the National Energy Guarantee, a plan to reduce emissions while maintaining reliability at lowest cost.

The Conversation

Not jumping ship: rogue Liberal MP clarifies his future

Andrew Hastie says he's deliberately avoided generating publicity after spectacularly walking away from the Liberal front bench.

AAP

Morning Mail: house prices surge, online grocery price premium revealed, Australia thump England

Values rise at fastest rate for four years as Brisbane takes second place behind Sydney

The Guardian - AU

‘Prime minister’s choice’: Sussan Ley walks back call for Kevin Rudd to be sacked as US ambassador

Liberal senator Jane Hume earlier described calls for the former prime minister to be removed as ambassador as a ‘little bit churlish’

The Guardian - AU

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View from The Hill: Liberals are now squabbling among themselves over Kevin Rudd

The Liberals’ ability to find things to fight about among themselves has no bounds. Now they are squabbling over Kevin Rudd.

The Conversation

Trump tells Australian ambassador to his face: ‘I don’t like you either’

In an earlier interview that resurfaced in 2024 when he was confirmed as ambassador, Rudd had called Trump ‘a village idiot’ and ‘not a leading intellectual force’

The Independent UK

Ley reveals tax cuts, backflips on unpopular policies

The coalition has outlined priorities it will take to the next election, with leader Sussan Ley attempting to win back voters after a stinging defeat.

AAP

Sussan Ley commits to offering income tax cuts at the election

Opposition leader Sussan Ley will commit the opposition to taking a plan to cut personal income tax to the election – despite being unable to foresee what the budgetary and economic circumstances will be by then.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Barnaby Joyce is doing again what he does best – disrupting

Barnaby Joyce is a natural-born disruptor. He also always wants to be the head of the pack, and in the spotlight.

The Conversation

Barnaby Joyce actively considering defection to One Nation, say Coalition sources

Former Nationals leader has not commented on reports but any defection would be a blow for his party and the Coalition under Sussan Ley

The Guardian - AU

Why has support for One Nation surged since the 2025 federal election?

At the 2025 federal election in May, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation recorded a primary vote of 6.4%, about half that of the Greens at 12.2%.

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Failed Liberal candidate for Kooyong to make tilt for state seat – as it happened

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AAP

'Kind of boring': senator sick of party navel gazing

Suggestions that the coalition might benefit from a split along ideological lines are nonsense, a senator says, as a "boring" debate on its future continues.

The Guardian - AU

Sussan Ley’s Melbourne crime crusade achieves little more than a political free kick for Victorian Labor

There’s no question Victoria has a crime problem, but the federal Coalition parachuting in with talking points and a scare campaign is not the answer

AAP

Liberals told to tout 'values' ahead of policy revamp

Sussan Ley has been given plenty of advice on how the Liberals should go about wooing voters following their worst-ever election result, but little is sticking.

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View from The Hill: Liberal frontbencher James Paterson delivers some sharp messages to his party

Victorian Liberal senator James Paterson has, figuratively speaking, taken his Liberal colleagues by the scruffs of their necks and given them a good shake. His blunt message is, get out of your funk and cooperate in rebuilding the house.

The Conversation

Labor slides back in a Victorian Resolve poll; federal Labor still well on top

A Victorian Resolve poll has Labor sliding back after a surge in August. Federal Labor had a 55–45 lead in Resolve and a 54–46 lead in Redbridge, with One Nation recording its highest vote in any poll since 1998.

AAP

Knives out as Liberal leader capitalises on state crime

A premier has not rolled out the welcome mat for the federal opposition leader after she arrived in a state capital likening its levels of crime to the 1920s.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Tony Barry on why the Coalition can’t risk ‘lurching to the right’

While the Liberals have been performing reasonably well in Parliament lately, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley still finds herself in an unenviable position. Ley’s presiding over a party split over its political identity – and even who should be leading it.

AAP

'Stop apologising': Ley backs top Lib's call for unity

A senior Liberal's speech calling for an end to the party's soul searching after a horror election result has won the support of Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.

The Independent UK

Private numbers of Australian PM and Donald Trump Jr made public on US website

Anthony Albanese’s office says it is aware of the situation

AAP

Prime minister's private phone number published online

Government officials have been left scrambling after the personal phone numbers of senior politicians were discovered in an online database.

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