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Dutton attacks Labor following people smuggler bust | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has launched an attack on Labor after it was revealed the Australian Federal Police assisted the Royal Malaysia Police, intercepting a people-smuggling operation earlier this year.\n\nA ground of 34 people, including 24 Sri Lankans and 10 Indians, was stopped from departing Malaysia's west coast on January 4 after being promised settlement in New Zealand and Australia.\n\nPeter Dutton says Bill Shorten's border security policies cannot be trusted and will bring more boats to Australian shores, claiming the Coalition's policies have halted people smugglers.\n\nThe most recent government figures show Operation Sovereign Borders has disrupted 80 people-smuggling ventures since its inception in September 2013.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Free trade deals in ‘serious jeopardy’ under Labor: Birmingham | Sky News AustraliaTrade Minister Simon Birmingham says union backed changes to Labor’s trade policy could put lucrative free trade deals in ‘serious jeopardy’, according to The Australian. \n\nThere has been calls for the party to legislate new laws governing trade deals during the ALP national conference last month. \n\nThe opposition has been urged to ban deals involving investor-state dispute settlement provisions allowing companies to sue the Australian government as well as banning agreements that waive labour-market testing. \n\nImage:News Corp Australia \n
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NSW Labor wants 'public chill-out' zones to help elderly, children beat heatNSW Labor leader Michael Daley is again pushing for a trial of using public buildings as 'cooling centres' for the elderly and families during future heatwaves.
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'They should be accountable': Labor legend tells Shorten to face up to Industry SuperBill Kelty has warned the alternative prime minister he has a duty to protect workers' savings over the vested interests of 'loud underperformers'.
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