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While the party has indicated it is willing to help Labor pass the tax laws — which includes changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax (CGT) discount, trusts and the $250 tax offset — by early July, the Greens hold concerns about specifics in the bill. Source link

Aged Care Minister Sam Rae has strongly defended an assessment tool for at-home funding support after ordering it’s urgent review. Source link

A cohort of former detainees deported to Nauru by the federal government have faced threats of violence and verbal abuse, independent MP Andrew Wilkie has revealed under parliamentary privilege. Source link

The foreign minister tells Senate estimates her position is to believe the women who “come forward with these assertions” after activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla alleged sexual assault by Israeli forces. Look back on today’s federal politics blog. Source link

Fresh access to AI deemed too dangerous for public release has ramped up pressure on the government to respond to possible risks. Source link

A 46-year-old former “forever renter” believes her house is now worth less than what she paid for it and she is at risk of slipping into negative equity, which would mean her Marrickville home could be worth less than what she owes the bank.  Source link

The changes announced over the weekend will see Australia buy three second-hand submarines, rather than two second-hand and one new. Source link

Scrutiny of AUKUS’s delivery reveals two “optimal pathways” for Australia’s submarines. Source link

The experimental estimates are based on “nicotine metabolite concentrations” detected in wastewater samples, combined with data showing a collapse in spending on legal cigarettes and vapes. Source link

Parliamentary speeches from 2021 reveal the Prime Minister was opposed to privatising Sydney Harbour land now being sold off by the Defence Department. Source link