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Greens expected to sign on to 11th-hour compromise after Labor offers new concessions
Anthony Albanese is yet to land a deal to rewrite federal nature laws ahead of parliament’s final sitting day of the year, leaving the long-promised reforms at risk of collapse for the second time in 12 months.
But political, industry and environment movement sources expect the Greens will eventually accept an 11th-hour compromise after Labor offered new concessions to secure the minor party’s support.
All-party group say move is needed to stop UK lagging behind global standards on election integrity Keir Starmer is being urged to restore independence to the Electoral Commission, with MPs and peers likely to launch a battle to amend the elections bill in the new year. In a letter to the prime minister, MPs and peers will warn the elections watchdog should not be overseen by the political parties in charge of holding to account. Continue reading… Source link India Constitution, the guiding document… Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT… SUV Hits Bikes, Drags Toddler On… Op Sindoor: How 19…
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing current president David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ but still signed the $2.5bn deportation deal Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Nauru’s president David Adeang, a predecessor and other individuals have been accused in the Senate of corruptly siphoning off millions of dollars of Australian taxpayer money intended for the island’s arcane offshore processing regime. A previously unreleased report by Australia’s financial intelligence agency, Austrac, suspected Adeang of “corruption and money laundering” after detecting a “rapid movement of large volume and value of funds”, the Senate…
Plan to remove relief from scheme that helps provide cars for disabled people likely to concern some Labour MPs Rachel Reeves is expected to press ahead with scrapping about £300m in tax breaks for the Motability scheme that helps provide cars for disabled people, in a move likely to spark concerns among some Labour MPs. The Treasury was reported to have been considering axing tax breaks up to £1bn but savings will not be as high as that figure, with concerns among ministers that some policy options could have led to Motability’s collapse. Continue reading… Source link India Constitution,…