Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area through a change in New South Wales law.The six independents, who could hold the balance of power in under two months, will on Saturday unveil a bill that would amend the State Planning Act to ban certain types of development on land and at sea, negating possible future federal approval.Sign premiers’ wishlists come before a national cabinet meeting on Friday to consider the Strengthening Medicare taskforce report, which aims to improve the commonwealth-funded primary care system to take stress off state-funded hospitals.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/02/report-into-alice-springs-unrest-recommends-urgent-alcohol-ban-in-central-australian-communities
bans would remain in place until communities have time to develop their own alcohol management plans.Sign premiers’ wishlists come before a national cabinet meeting on Friday to consider the Strengthening Medicare taskforce report, which aims to improve the commonwealth-funded primary care system to take stress off state-funded hospitals.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/teals-and-other-nsw-independents-seek-to-kill-controversial-pep-11-gas-permit
bans would remain in place until communities have time to develop their own alcohol management plans.Sign Exclusive: Candidates hoping to hold the balance of power to push for state-level development bansFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “kingmaker” Sydney MP, Alex Greenwich, and a coalition of independent political hopefuls will attempt to kill the controversial Pep-11 gas exploration licence by banning development of the area through a change in New South Wales law.The six independents, who could hold the balance of power in under two months, will on Saturday unveil a bill that would amend the State Planning Act to ban certain types of development on land and at sea, negating possible future federal approval.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/01/medicare-rebate-taskforce-report-prescription-powers-premiers-healthcare-reform-national-cabinet-meeting
Summary automatically generated by NewSUM A.I. from the following sources:
- Report into Alice Springs unrest recommends urgent alcohol ban in central Australian communities (the guardian)
- Teals and other NSW independents seek to kill controversial Pep-11 gas permit (the guardian)
- Prescription powers and Medicare rebate up for debate as premiers push for healthcare reform (the guardian)
