What we learned today, Monday 9 May
People’s ears were still ringing today from last night’s debate, but the election campaign rolled on ... and on ...
Here are some of the highlights:
- The leaders’ debate: It was a ratings winner, but make sure you check out our factcheck.
- Prime minister Scott Morrison made defence announcements (or reannouncements?) today. Meanwhile, his party should get a boost after the United Australia party jiggled its preferences.
- Labor leader Anthony Albanese visited three states in one day, and announced hospital funding for South Australia.
- Nationals minister Bridget McKenzie won’t say whether her team will block any more ambitious climate policy.
- Those petrol price cuts? They’re already being whittled down.
- There were harrowing toilet tales (and no, nothing to do with the loo on the Morrison campaign bus).
- Prepolls have opened – here’s everything you need to know about how it workds.
- Queensland faces more flood danger.
See you back here tomorrow afternoon, after Amy Remeikis shepherds you through the main part of the day.
Updated
The Liberal candidate for Warringah, Katherine Deves, has chosen to appear on Sky News to repeat some of her earlier comments:
Katherine Deves has doubled down on use of term “surgically mutilated” to describe trans teenagers ensuring PM will he bounced on this issue again and can no longer say she’s walked away from the comments https://t.co/y0PA7pRXYN
— Samantha Maiden (@samanthamaiden) May 9, 2022
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