What we learned today, Friday 29 April
I hope that last post left you with a sweet taste, and that your appetite remains whetted for the weekend. The Labor campaign launch on Sunday will be interesting if there’s a new announcement, and maybe even more so if not... and the Coalition might be keen to draw attention away from it. Here’s a precis of the many things that happened today:
- The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, emerged from Covid isolation, facing taunts from the prime minister, Scott Morrison, about how active he was.
- Tensions over the deal between Solomon Islands and China escalated ... again. And guess what? Climate change is a big deal for the Pacific.
- Pauline Hanson’s One Nation got into trouble over a cartoon, and a candidate, and preferences.
- Inflation is soaring, and interest rates are set to follow. What does that mean for you?
- And what is going on with power prices?
- The “broad church” in the Coalition keeps redefining “broad” when it comes to climate change policy.
- Apologies, there’s more rain on the way. And, in case you missed it, there was a serious kangaroo attack on a Gold Coast golf course.
We’re three weeks in to a six week campaign, it’s going to get faster (and more furious). Guardian Australia will keep you posted over the weekend, and into the start of the second half of this election palaver.
Updated
After a long day of all the news you needed, here’s your dessert:
