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Top Stories This Week: Angus Taylor has resigned as Shadow Defence Minister, prompting fresh questions about the Coalition’s frontbench stability and what the reshuffle could mean. The latest polling shows the South Australian Greens holding steady at 12 per cent support, signalling consistent backing as parties look ahead to the next state contest. A new …

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Labor risks major support loss if climate left out of enviro reforms

New national polling shows strong public demand for climate safeguards in Australia’s environment laws, with most voters wanting climate impacts considered before approving new coal and gas projects. The data suggests Labor could lose nearly half its support if it leaves climate out of the reforms, as Australians expect laws that protect communities and nature …

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ACF challenging North West Shelf approval at the Federal court

The Australian Conservation Foundation is challenging the North West Shelf approval in the Federal court. The reasons for this challenge, according to the ACF, are the Minister for the Environment Murray Watt has failed to consider the physical effects of climate change as an impact, and the approval left out critical details. Image: Image supplied …

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Social media ban and climate risk: Today’s topics in Canberra

Turning to Federal politics, where further divisions are surfacing in the Coalition over net-zero, pressure mounts on the government to release the 2035 emissions reduction target, and the first regulatory guidelines for the upcoming social media ban have been released. How is Canberra taking all of this? Image: Image by Noah Secomb Produced By: Eduardo …

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Liberal Party’s “women problem” can be traced back to Howard Government, research finds

New research from Monash University traces the Liberal Party’s so-called “women problem” back to cultural and policy shifts under former Prime Minister John Howard. Research Author Dr Blair Williams says the party, once the political home of many women voters, abandoned its socially liberal traditions in the 1980s and has since struggled to win them …

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