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#theguardian.com. × Allegra Spender launches 11th-hour bid to plug ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s hate crime bill. Federal government under renewed pressure to prevent hate ‘at its source’ after wave of antisemitic attacks

#theguardian.com. × Jo Haylen’s swift exit after a series of own goals shows NSW Labor has learnt from past mistakes. ‘Politics is tough’ the outgoing minister lamented in her resignation speech, as if the events that forced her to quit weren’t her own doing

#theguardian.com. × Jo Haylen quits as NSW transport minister after 446km chauffeur trip for winery lunch. Labor MP resigns portfolio after revelations into her use of taxpayer-funded ministerial car for private purposes and criticism from premier Chris Minns

#theguardian.com. × PM labels Coalition’s tax-deductible lunch plan ‘worst, sloppiest policy’ as Treasury puts cost in the billions. Costings commissioned by Jim Chalmers suggest policy at risk of being ‘rorted’ could cost up to $10bn a year

#theguardian.com. × Jo Haylen on notice over any more revelations after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for winery lunch. Chris Minns says if more trips by transport minister came to light ‘it would weigh very heavily on me’ as premier announces ‘we are changing the rules’

#theguardian.com. × Australia politics live: parliament returns to Canberra; business council calls for budget spending caps. Follow the day’s news live

#theguardian.com. × ‘No idea what he’s talking about’: Dutton’s nuclear plan could raise – not cut – electricity bills, experts warn. Opposition leader claims a 44% cost reduction compared with Labor’s plan would be passed onto Australian household bills, but not everyone agrees

#theguardian.com. × Guardian Essential poll: voters say Albanese more ‘out of touch’ with ordinary Australians than Peter Dutton. Survey also finds 40% of people say antisemitism is a major issue in Australia, while 48% say it is a minor issue

#theguardian.com. × Peter Dutton and home affairs department cleared of wrongdoing in case involving Melbourne terrorist. No potential breaches found by independent inquiry into former Coalition government’s handling of Abdul Nacer Benbrika case

#theguardian.com. × Ghost of Campbell Newman haunts early days of Crisafulli government. Dumped commitments, lack of transparency and an absence of accountability are the hallmarks of the Queensland LNP government so far

#theguardian.com. × Coalition cuts to public service and ‘wasteful spending’ won’t be announced until after election, Dutton suggests. Federal opposition leader also doubles down on claim his nuclear plan would cut power bills by 44% despite Coalition’s own modelling being silent on issue

#theguardian.com. × Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list. Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek

#theguardian.com. × Peter Dutton’s push to axe DEI public service positions ‘straight from the Donald Trump playbook’. Public sector union criticises opposition leader’s ‘lack of understanding of modern workplaces’

#theguardian.com. × The ‘speedo’ beats the Worm as commercial TV catches federal election fever | The Weekly Beast. Seven reveals its latest psephological device as the network makes an early start on election coverage. Plus: Daily Telegraph’s tiny correction for big maths fail

#theguardian.com. × Australia news live: Greens to push for 50c bus and train fares; Victoria police lay charges over ‘Pam the Bird’ graffiti. Follow live

#theguardian.com. × Moderate Liberals losing ground as hard-right faction looms large in Senate battle. Leah Blyth, the party’s state president, is most likely to take Simon Birmingham’s former seat in the upper house with Alex Antic’s backing

#theguardian.com. × Future Made in Australia bill set to pass but much of Labor’s remaining agenda up in the air. Greens say they will support the bill, which is designed to bolster on-shore processing of critical minerals

#theguardian.com. × PM and premier say Dural caravan with explosives was ‘terrorism’ as police confirm no detonator found. Caravan discovered on Sydney’s outskirts had antisemitic material, investigators say, with registered owner in custody on unrelated charges

#theguardian.com. × Australia news live: Julian Leeser calls on Australia to unite against hatred after caravan explosives find. Follow live

#theguardian.com. × Labor under growing pressure on dental cover, the ‘missing element of Medicare’. Albanese government backbenchers among those pushing to add dental to Medicare despite the health minister saying it’s not a priority

#theguardian.com. × Plibersek praised nature positive deal with Pocock and Greens as ‘critical’ before PM scrapped it, documents reveal. Correspondence released under freedom of information shows the importance minister placed on agreement

#theguardian.com. × Australia news live: inflation figures to give interest rates clue; verdict due in Struhs murder trial. Follow live

#theguardian.com. × Inflation figures to ‘make or break’ the case for an Australian pre-election February rate cut. Release of December quarterly CPI may be the most politically consequential set of numbers in recent times

#theguardian.com. × Australia news live: heatwave to hit Sydney as Victoria fights bushfires; Albanese to spruik childcare savings. Hot weather will continue in NSW but cool change has already kicked in for south-eastern states; figures show families have saved average of $2,768

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