politics

Paul Scarr says he will cross the floor of the Senate to vote against Labor’s gambling advertising bill, defying his party’s official position. Follow live. Source link

Women with breast cancer left contemplating drastic surgery because of uncertainty over a critical drug have been offered a lifeline, with an equivalent medication on track to be subsidised. Source link

A plan to create a red flag system that tags customers showing signs of problem gambling is labelled weak by advocates.   Source link

Unlicensed telemarketers who cold call and make unsolicited approaches to consumers to convince them to switch their super will be banned under long-awaited reforms. Source link

The controversial changes to the NDIS have passed the Senate after Labor struck a deal with the Coalition, tabling 63 amendments to the reforms. Source link

The ACTU wants all renters to have access to a two-year lease and says the government should turn to modular buildings to significantly increase public housing stock. Source link

The federal government “quietly” pauses the working holiday-maker visa applications from 24 countries. Here is what we know about the pause and countries affected. Source link

In the largest suit ever brought by the federal government, details emerge about the alleged conduct of a US chemical giant accused of withholding health warnings.  Source link

The government is moving to make opting out of gambling ads online as easy as paying a bill. Here is what we know about how it might work. Source link

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is prepared to fast-track a fix to the unintended “widow tax” created by its changes to negative gearing if it will win the Coalition’s support to save $37 billion in NDIS spending. Source link