The Australian
Scott Morrison is targeting migrant communities critical to his re-election in a bid to seize on Bill Shorten's shift to fast-track refugee medical transfers to Australia, as the government ramps up pressure on Labor in a move drawing comparisons to John Howard's Tampa moment.
Labor and the Greens have accused Scott Morrison of losing control of the national agenda as parliament resumes, with the Prime Minister preparing to wave through one of Bill Shorten's key small-business reforms amid threats from Nationals MPs they will cross the floor to vote with the opposition.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Labor has suffered a sharp fall in popular support after a week of incendiary political claims over border protection, with the party leading the coalition by 51 to 49 per cent in its narrowest result in more than six months.
A Labor government would offer Australia's "best and brightest" up to $40,000 to encourage them into teaching and boost the performance of Australia's school system.
The Herald Sun
Farmers are pleading for government intervention to save hundreds of Gippsland properties scorched by Australia's "forgotten drought".
The Advertiser
Clinicians have welcomed the release of plans to reopen the Repat, but want more details to ensure new services will ease the squeeze across the state's broader health network.
The West Australian
Nine beach alarms and 240 monitors to collect data on tagged sharks are being installed in the South West as part of the so-called smart drum-line trial to start this week.
The Courier-Mail
Australia's major sporting codes have backed a report into gender pay equality, including a radical overhaul that could see athletes paid per hour and "unit" of their work - such as training, media appearances and community engagement - in a bid to close the gap in sport.
