Parliament has been getting frosty as winter closes in – but Labor may make one more gamble before the break | Australian politics

It’s the last week of parliament before the winter break, and not a minute too soon; tensions have been running a little high lately. The lower house speaker, Milton Dick, has been yeeting MPs mere moments into question time and accused Angus Taylor of “demeaning” the parliament by calling Anthony Albanese a liar; Andrew Hastie…

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Renters Rights Act confusion may lead to inadvertent law breaking

A lettings agency chief claims some landlords are relying on potentially misleading advice caused by confusion over the Renters Rights Act (RRA). Fern Tebbutt, director of operations at student accommodation specialist loc8me, says: “Parts of the legislation which feel like common sense for ordinary private landlords don’t fit the challenges student landlords see. There has been a lack of guidance, which is…

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Europe’s heatwave ‘linked to 1,300 deaths’ as more records broken

Climate change was responsible for the extreme weather, Tedros said, warning that Europe was warming at “twice the global average”. “Driven by climate change and global warming, the phenomenon of the ‘once-in-a-generation’ heatwave is now occurring nearly annual,” he said. He called on European countries to “implement heat health action plans”, as part of a…

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All-Ireland SFC: Dublin reach last four with thrilling comeback win over Galway

Dublin: Evan Comerford; Sean MacMahon, Eoin Kennedy (0-1), David Byrne; Lee Gannon, Theo Clancy, Charlie McMorrow; Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne, Brian Howard; Colm Basquel (0-4 1x2pt), Con O’Callaghan (1-6 1 pen, 2f), Niall Scully (0-4 2x2pt); Paddy Small (0-4 1x2pt), Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello (0-4 2f). Subs: Ross McGarry for C Costello (49), Josh Bannon…

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