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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price takes a swipe at a "cowardly" senior colleague she claims berated her staff and threatened her, after comments she made that were hurtful to Indian Australians. 

Susan Dahal is finally able to apply to reunite with her children, but the Refugee Council of Australia says the process is "cruel" and not designed for refugees.

When he lashed Scott Morrison over the multiple ministries affair, Anthony Albanese said his predecessor "operated in darkness". But this week, a PM with a patchy transparency record of his own announced a plan to dim the lights.

This week in Canberra the government seemed to be getting cold feet on its superannuation tax plan and the Coalition reckoned Labor was being less than transparent.

Perpetrators of domestic violence and financial abuse can gain access to the superannuation benefits and life insurance proceeds of their victims. A parliamentary inquiry finds super laws should be changed to prevent it continuing.

The federal government's $475 million compensation to Robodebt victims may do little to alleviate the "pain and anguish" for those who lost loved ones over the scandal.

Despite being in an overwhelmingly dominant position politically, Anthony Albanese sounded quite tetchy this week.

Climate advocates say a target in the 70s should be the floor of ambition for the government's 2035 emissions targets, but the Business Council is warning that a target over 70 per cent would risk billions in exports. 

The prime minister says the pair had a "warm and constructive" conversation about trade, critical minerals and shared security interests.

The Inspector-General of aged care handed down her assessment of the government's implementation of the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations in May, but they were tabled in parliament this week.

As Labor came under fire over aged care and a hazy Nauru deal, the Coalition almost had its first good week in Parliament in a while.

Billions of dollars in private investment are being pulled out of green hydrogen projects.

One Liberal MP says Price's suggestion Labor was prioritising Indian migrants because they vote Labor was a "head-in-hand moment".

Handing over identification documents or biometric screening — these are the barriers teens could face under the social media ban.

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland says the payout will be the largest class action settlement in Australian history, saying it is "just and fair" to compensate victims of the unlawful debt recovery scheme.

A childcare operator who tried to force a pregnant employee to resign is among those named and shamed by the federal government in a recent crackdown on national quality standards.

The climate change minister says he will have to assess whether legislating the government's 2035 emissions target is politically feasible, with the major waypoint towards net zero due to be announced soon.

The sight of neo-Nazis trying to whip up community anger and recruit new followers drove home to all how criticism of Australia's migration program can lead to and even legitimise hate speech, racism, and violence.

The deal signed with Nauru is set to cost Australia around $2.5 billion over 30 years, with government officials confirming multi-million-dollar payments will continue for three decades if the agreement is upheld.

The government will argue the "proper functioning" of government is hampered by disclosure laws and push for wide-ranging restrictions on the information that can be released to the public.