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• “Because of course we should”: Greens Leader David Shoebridge uses key speech to reiterate support for gas exports tax

  By staff writers

  Australian Greens Leader David Shoebridge has once again voiced his support for a 25% tax on gas exports during a key speech at the National Press Club in Canberra today.

  Economy

  

• Young Australians’ human rights complaint prompts UN intervention over fossil fuel expansion

  By Tegan George

  Two United Nations human rights experts have formally challenged the Albanese government over its continued approval of coal and gas projects, raising serious allegations about Australia’s failure to protect young people from worsening climate change. 

  Climate

  

• ‘Business as usual is not an option’: Phil Haines calls for kinder politics

  By Tegan George

  Phil Haines wants the alleged attack on his wife, independent MP Helen Haines, to mean something, urging Australia’s political leaders to turn tragedy into a catalyst for change.

  Democracy & Accountability

  

• Greens promise major tax cuts and welfare boost funded by gas and mining profits

  By Amy Remeikis

  The Australian Greens have promised to lift the tax-free threshold to $26,000 and pay an extra $1000 a year to people on income support, funding the plan with new taxes on gas exports and mining profits worth a combined $45 billion a year.

  Economy

  

• Centrelink penalties resume amid warnings of unlawful payment cancellations and inadequate safeguards

  By Tegan George

  Welfare groups had urged the Albanese government to scuttle plans to restart the payment cancellations, warning that unresolved legal concerns and inadequate safeguards could leave vulnerable Australians without money for food or rent.

  Society & Inequality

  

• Nine MPs to receive security upgrades in wake of alleged attack on Helen Haines

  By Tegan George

  Security upgrades will be fast-tracked at electorate offices of at least nine MPs in the wake of the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines, as new figures expose the torrent of online abuse and death threats directed at Australian politicians.

  Democracy & Accountability

  

• Tributes flow for Helen Haines, hailed as a ‘force for change’

  By Amy Remeikis & Tegan George

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led tributes to Dr Haines in Parliament on Monday, saying the shock from what happened last week was “like a stone in our hearts”.

  Democracy & Accountability

  

• Australia's hunger crisis is spreading, as new research finds 3.6 million are struggling to put food on the table

  By Tegan George

  The latest Foodbank Hunger Report 2026 has found that one in three Australian households had experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, an increase of 100,000 compared with last year.

  Society & Inequality

  

• Renewed calls to urgently stop floodplain harvesting after significant rain in northern NSW

  By staff writers

  The Minns Government is facing renewed calls to urgently impose a moratorium on floodplain harvesting after significant October rain in northwest New South Wales.

  Climate

  

• The Point Weekend Quiz

  By staff writers

  How well have you kept up with the week's stories? Take the quiz and find out.