The pair approached independent/teal funding vehicle Climate 200 to discuss potential financial backing, but the group founded by Simon Holmes a Court downplayed the prospect.

We are not presently considering support in Higgins,” a C200 spokesman said.

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Ethnically diverse Australians are used by Labor powerbrokers to stack branches but are not supported for parliamentary spots, an aspiring politician claimed, as sections of the left faction revolt over a backroom deal to fill a prized Senate position theage.com.au/politics/feder…

The minister in charge of high-stakes negotiations with Meta says falsehoods and graphic imagery shared about the Sydney stabbings proved the need for real news on social media platforms, strengthening his resolve to force the tech giant to fund journalism smh.com.au/politics/feder…

ICYMI: Queensland’s Liberal National party has backed one of the most ambitious emission reduction targets in Australia – much to the disappointment of some of their federal counterparts, w Eden Gillespie, Amy Remeikis, Adam Morton #auspol
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A storm of damaging lies during Sydney stabbings (boosted by Aussie Cossack and Syrian Girl 🇸🇾) has fuelled the case for legislating multimillion-dollar fines for hosting misinformation, Michelle Rowland says, pledging to take on X and Meta smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Good to see CBD pointing out how Laura Jayes did admirable work talking about her friend Ashlee Good on camera. Despite the Media Watch claims.

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Australia’s two Middle Eastern Christian MPs, Peter Khalil and Michael Sukkar, say local Assyrians scarred by ISIS barbarity and historic persecution have been left traumatised by Monday’s church stabbing as they joined calls for calm theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Australia’s bipartisan support for its key international climate pledge is under threat as the Nationals seek a multibillion-dollar deal in return for backing net zero emissions, reopening deep Coalition wounds smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Two Labor MPs have called for the government to re-open the Australian embassy in Kyiv, saying the refusal to do so when 60+ other countries did so long ago is “perplexing” and sends a bad message smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Jostling between 3 unionists has inflamed sharp discussions within the party about whether its selection processes were turning the Senate into a “dumping ground” for union officials seeking a sinecure, according to top figures in both the Left and Right smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Peter Dutton said Anthony Albanese had failed to tamp down what he described as a crisis of anti-Semitism kicked off by the Opera House demonstration last year which Dutton claimed was akin to the Port Arthur massacre in its national significance theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Proposed deportation laws would be relaxed under changes favoured by the Coalition to make it easier for relatives from blacklisted countries to come to Australia, as the Albanese government faces a backlash from migrant communities theage.com.au/politics/feder…

There's been a lot of questionable stuff written/said about Australia's large migrant intake. Here's my take on how migrants have helped the economy - and where they're living ... theage.com.au/politics/feder…

The influential political figure is embroiled in a battle for control over the $52 million Mayfield Childcare fuelled by a contentious deal three years ago and the alleged embezzlement of $1 million by the company’s former boss. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Coming up on #Insiders with host David Speers:

• 🔎Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham
• 📷 Megan Herbert
• 🛋️Paul Sakkal, Karen Middleton, and Katina Curtis

See you at 9am #auspol

Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the Liberal Party should recruit more women and ethnically diverse MPs to improve the fortunes of a party grappling with the task of reflecting modern Australia smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Inside Politics podcast with Jacqueline Maley and James Massola on the performance of Albanese/Dutton, the state of opinion polling, and the political year ahead

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The Greens appear not to have made any donations to the Yes campaign in the Voice to Parliament referendum. ab.co/3U32waQ

‘Zomi would be heartbroken if her death prevented aid from being given to those in need’ smh.com.au/politics/feder…