What we learned today, Monday 11 April
That’s a wrap for today – don’t worry, the six-week election campaign has a way to run yet. There was plenty of talk today about Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s cash rate gaffe, but that’s not all that happened, by any means:
- There’s government secrecy about a $500,000 payout to Alan Tudge’s former staffer Rachelle Miller – and that comes on top of the ongoing murkiness around Tudge’s actual job.
- Sarah Martin teased out Labor’s stance on key election issues.
- Josh Butler took us inside the campaign “nerve centres”. (Nervous centres, occasionally).
- Political parties are being urged to set a referendum date for a voice to parliament, Lorena Allam reported.
- Just in case you thought the culture wars had called a precarious truce, prime minister Scott Morrison supported those who want to stop trans women playing in women’s sports.
- And, yes, Albanese had to “fess up” after a making a mistake on the unemployment and cash rates.
- In less political news, the pandemic is still raging, people are still dying and thousands are in hospital.
Until tomorrow! Amy Remeikis is going to face the firehose of multiple interviews again in the morning, and I’ll see you in the afternoon.
Updated
Cait Kelly has all the answers you need on telephone voting for the 2022 election (if you’re Covid positive – otherwise, if possible, get out there and get your democracy sausage!).
