What we learned today, Thursday 28 April
There were multiple conniptions today – on inflation, on voting preferences, on independents, on climate change policy. The Solomon Islands/China deal feels like yesterday’s news now (no, it’s not over). Here’s what was in the headlines:
- The government accused Labor of a “sneaky carbon tax” – but it was talking about its own policy.
- One Nation’s Pauline Hanson was not keeping her how-to-vote cards close to her chest.
- Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne denounced the secrecy of China’s security deal with Solomon Islands.
- Paul Karp pondered why we haven’t heard much about schools in the Campaign catchup.
- Greg Jericho wrote about the inflation rate and how it reflects on the Coalition’s claims of strong economic management.
- Our experts took a look at Labor’s attack ad.
- And the cost of living, and the distribution of inequality were also in the news.
Until tomorrow, when Amy Remeikis will be back to lead you through the last Friday of the middle week of the campaign. Labor leader Anthony Albanese will (all things going well) be back tomorrow as well. Happy almost halfway through the campaign day!
Updated
In case you were struggling to keep up on the preference deals stoush earlier, Paul Karp and Joe Hinchliffe have laid it out for you here:
