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Vapes to be sold behind the counter under watered-down ban

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Original article by Paul Sakkal, Natassia Chrysanthos
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 25-Jun-24

The federal government has been criticised for abandoning its plans to make e-cigarettes available only with a doctor’s prescription. Labor has agreed to the Greens’ proposed amendments to its legislation on nicotine vaping products, which will now be available to buy at pharmacies without a prescription. Health Minister Mark Butler says the new laws will protect young Australians and the broader community from the harms of recreational vaping. However, the Coalition has described the amendments as a "backdown", while the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has urged the Senate to reject the revised legislation.

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CFMEU condemns ALP’s demerge laws

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 4 : 25-Jun-24

Federal government legislation that will allow the CFMEU’s manufacturing division to demerge is expected to be passed by the Senate with the Coalition’s support. Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says many members of the division do not feel properly represented by the CFMEU, including workers in female-dominated industries such as textiles. However, the CFMEU’s national secretary Zach Smith has doubled down on his warning that the proposed laws would set a dangerous precedent that could be used by a future government to break up unions.

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New governor-general’s $200k pay rise slammed as indefensible

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Original article by Rhiannon Down, Greg Brown, Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 25-Jun-24

Sam Mostyn will be officially sworn in as Australia’s 28th governor-general on 1 July. The federal government has revealed that Mostyn will receive an annual salary of $709,000 in her new role. Outgoing Governor-General David Hurley has been paid just $495,000 annually, although his salary was reduced because he also received a military pension during his five-year term. However, National Party MP Keith Pitt says the big pay rise for Mostyn is inappropriate during a cost-of-living crisis.

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Coalition fury as former Liberal minister and new climate chair rejects nuclear power

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Original article by David Crowe
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 25-Jun-24

The federal government is under scrutiny after advising that Matt Kean will succeed Grant King as chairman of the Climate Change Authority. Kean is a former NSW Liberal treasurer and energy minister, who has expressed opposition to adding nuclear power to Australia’s energy mix. Kean says nuclear energy would have bankrupted his state due to the cost and length of time to build nuclear power stations. The federal Opposition is yet to disclose the likely cost of the seven nuclear power plants that it plans to build if it wins the next election.

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Paladin’s $1.25bn bid for Canadian explorer

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Original article by Nick Evans
The Australian – Page: 15 & 19 : 25-Jun-24

Paladin Energy is offering 0.1076 of its shares for every share in Canada-based Fission Uranium, valuing the target at $1.25bn. Fission’s assets include the Patterson Lake South project in the province of Saskatchewan, which Paladin has described as one of the best ndeveloped uranium projects. Paladin is also preparing to resume production at its Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia. Shares in uranium producers have rallied in response to a demand-driven surge in the uranium price over the last year.

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Roy Morgan Poll: ALP edges ahead of Coalition on two-party preferred: ALP 51% cf. L-NP 49%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 25-Jun-24

The ALP Government is now ahead of the Coalition on two-party preferred after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton put nuclear energy at the centre of the Coalition’s policies for the Federal election.: ALP 51% (up 1%) cf. L-NP 49% (down 1%). If a Federal Election were held now the result would be a hung parliament with the ALP likely to form a minority government with the support of minor parties and independents, the latest Roy Morgan survey shows. The swing to the ALP was strongest in NSW (ALP: +3.5%), WA (ALP: +4.5%) and SA (ALP: +5%). There was no swing to either party in Victoria while in Queensland the LNP gained a swing of 3.5% against the national trend. Primary support for the Coalition was down 1% to 37% this week while the ALP closed the gap, up 2% to 31.5%. Support for the Greens was down 0.5% to 13%, support for One Nation increased 1% to 6%, support for Other Parties was down 1.5% to 4% and support for Independents was unchanged at 8.5%.

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Andrew Giles released four people from immigration detention without strictest conditions

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Original article by Paul Karp
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 25-Jun-24

Documents obtained under freedom of information laws have revealed that Immigration Minister Andrew Giles released at least four people from immigration detention on visas without the strictest conditions, with Giles using his personal powers to do so. In doing so, Giles bypassed an independent board despite the people in question likely to be impacted by the High Court’s ruling on indefinite detention; non-citizens who have been released as a result of that ruling receive bridging visas R, which attract new strict conditions of curfews and electronic monitoring.

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Myer outlines expansion plan with Just Jeans, Jay Jays buy

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Original article by Kylar Loussikian
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 25-Jun-24

Premier Investments’ chairman Solomon Lew would become the biggest shareholder in Myer Holdings if a proposed deal to acquire the former’s Apparel Brands division proceeds. Myer has approached Premier Investments with the all-scrip deal, which would result in the department store group acquiring brands such as Just Jeans, Jay Jays and Portmans. Premier would in turn distribute the Myer shares to its stockholders. Myer’s executive chair Olivia Wirth says it is looking at both organic and inorganic investment opportunities.

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A third of Australian bets found to be placed by problem gamblers amid warning of predatory industry

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Original article by Paul Karp, Josh Butler
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 25-Jun-24

Research undertaken by Roy Morgan and released by the Alliance for Gambling Reform has revealed that 15.5 per cent of Australians had a bet in the 12 months to March, more than double the seven per cent found to have bet between April 2019 and March 2020. Roy Morgan also found that third of spending on bets is placed by people with a gambling problem, despite problem gamblers representing just 10 per cent of punters. Commenting on Roy Morgan’s findings, Alliance for Gambling Reform interim CEO Martin Thomas says they highlight how a "predatory online gambling industry is ensnaring a whole new generation into gambling".

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Nuclear debate could undermine AUKUS

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 5 : 25-Jun-24

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese does not expect the nation’s current debate on nuclear energy to have any impact on bipartisan support for the AUKUS alliance. However, Peter Dean from the United States Studies Centre has emphasised the need for a factually informed, evidence-based discussion on the issue of nuclear power. He adds that the alliance is not based on Australia having a civil nuclear industry, and that the scale and size of the reactors in the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines is very different to a civil nuclear power industry. Professor Dean was the lead author of the federal government’s Defence Strategic Review.

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