Australia news live: Labor’s hate speech laws pass the Senate; experts warn research gap on NDIS tool could lead to ‘tragedies’ | Anthony Albanese

Australia news live: Labor’s hate speech laws pass the Senate; experts warn research gap on NDIS tool could lead to ‘tragedies’ | Anthony Albanese

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature NSW bids ‘final farewell’ to remaining lockout laws NSW will officially end the final major provisions of the state’s controversial lockout laws, 12 years after they were first established. The NSW government said it would remove remaining restrictions including the 3.30am […]

Australia politics live: Labor’s concessions to get Greens and Coalition to back nature laws overhaul revealed | Australian politics

Australia politics live: Labor’s concessions to get Greens and Coalition to back nature laws overhaul revealed | Australian politics

Revealed: Labor’s offer to get Greens to back EPBC overhaul Dan Jervis-Bardy Guardian Australia has obtained the separate sets of concessions that the Albanese government is prepared to make to its nature laws to secure the Greens or the Coalition’s support. The proposed concessions to the Greens, circulated on Tuesday morning, include: Limiting the fast-tracking […]

Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws | Australian politics

Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws | Australian politics

The environment minister will still be responsible for approving projects under new federal nature laws, after Labor rebuffed calls for a completely independent watchdog with full decision-making powers. The retention of ministerial decision-making powers satisfies a key demand from the Coalition and industry and is not opposed by the Greens. But it has been criticised […]