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Tanya Plibersek has invited criticism from activists for the expected approval of a new project in Queensland; general says government has given defence a ‘clear direction’. Follow live
Good morning and welcome to another day of news live blogging. I’m Martin Farrer and I’m here to bring you the main overnight lines before my colleague Natasha May comes along.
The Albanese government is having a mighty stoush with the Greens over the housing bill and there’s not going to be much love lost over its approval of a coalmine development in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Tanya Plibersek has indicated that she’s going to give the Isaac River scheme the green light – the first such approval since Labor won power – bringing widespread criticism from environmental activists.
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