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Laura Tingle laments ‘stupid and depressing’ election campaign as Morrison dodges ABC debate

7.30 political correspondent labels grilling of Anthony Albanese over costings ‘embarrassing’ for journalists. Plus: Kennedy awards take a bizarre turn

The Guardian - AU

Rise to vote, sir

Good morning, early birds. Independent candidate for Kooyong Monique Ryan is taking the AEC to court because around 200,000 COVID-positive voters may not be able to vote, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is going hard on Labor’s costings. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat

Sydney businesswoman Allegra Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics

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Labor's lead narrows in three new national polls; and seat polls galore

The final Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted May 12-17 from a sample of 2,049, gave Labor just a 52-48 lead by 2019 election preferences, a two-point gain for the Coalition since last fortnight’s Resolve. By respondent preferences, Labor’s lead was narrower at 51-49, a three-point gain for the Coalition.

The Conversation

After fires and floods, climate-conscious independents could determine Australian election

After some of the worst fires and floods ever to hit Australia, a new cohort of climate-conscious independents are threatening to shake up the federal election on Saturday, putting the government under pressure in key districts and potentially reshaping the country's political landscape.

Reuters

New poll predicts Allegra Spender will win Wentworth from Liberal MP Dave Sharma

Spender-backed poll says independent will win on preference flows but is at odds with YouGov polling on the electorate

The Guardian - AU

Liberal member for Wentworth Dave Sharma again under threat from an independent

The marginal Liberal seat of Wentworth in Sydney's east is once again under threat from an independent. And the challenge from Allegra Spender is forcing incumbent Dave Sharma to prove his moderate credentials.

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I’m excited by the teal independents – but where’s the racial and ethnic diversity?

No one can seriously think the only people who care about climate change are white

The Guardian - AU

The Wentworth Project: 'Soft' voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision

The battles in the most high-profile teal seats have become nail-biters, not least because some “soft” voters in these previously safe Liberal heartland electorates are leaving their decisions until very late.

The Conversation

Matt Kean warns of Trump-like shift in Liberal party if teal independents oust moderates

In election pitch, NSW treasurer says party at risk of becoming like Republicans, with Putin sympathisers and anti-vaxxers

The Guardian - AU

Dog bandannas and digital ads: how effective is the teal independents’ campaign strategy?

Each week we ask experts to break down political advertisements: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

The Guardian - AU

High-profile independents say they would negotiate with either major party in event of hung parliament

We asked 13 independents how they would approach negotiations with major parties if neither wins a majority

The Guardian - AU

‘The poor bugger belongs to the wrong party’: voters cast early ballots in Wentworth and North Sydney

Locals in two key Sydney seats brave wet weather to cast their votes before 2022 federal election on 21 May. Guardian Australia was there to ask: who and why?

The Guardian - AU

Ignore my how-to-vote cards, Sharma says, as Spender takes on anti-Semitism

Head to head in debate last night, Dave Sharma showed his strengths against Allegra Spender, but the independent was undaunted, especially on climate.

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Wentworth candidates vie for middle ground

Liberal MP Dave Sharma urged voters to keep moderates while independent Allegra Spender said government should be driven from the middle in an election debate.

AAP

Sharma warns of teal threat to Liberals

Independent candidate Allegra Spender says she is willing to work with both sides of politics as she vies to oust Wentworth's Liberal MP Dave Sharma.

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Wentworth independent wants tax reform

Independent candidate for the NSW seat of Wentworth, Allegra Spender, is willing to work with Scott Morrison, but there are key issues she wants addressed.

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If female 'teal' independents can shift power in politics, imagine what's possible beyond the election

Dozens of independent candidates in this election are demonstrating that women are not passive actors but forces of change in our democracy, writes Yasmin Poole.

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Morrison, Albanese in fierce TV debate

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have clashed in Sunday's election debate with the leaders grilled on the Solomons, the pandemic response and living costs.

Crikey

Campaign targets families on Mother’s Day

The coalition, Labor and the Greens have all announced family-oriented policies on Mother’s Day as the campaign entered its final fortnight.

Al Jazeera

A bit rich? Billionaires’ climate efforts draw scepticism, praise

Mega-rich figures such as Andrew Forrest spend billions on climate change solutions while adding to carbon emissions.

Crikey

Follow the money: bookies and punters pick teals and Labor in key seats

The odds aren’t looking too good for the Coalition, but when you dig down all bets are off — for now, at least.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth

In the Wentworth Project, sponsored by the University of Canberra’s Centre for Change Governance and The Conversation, we are tapping into voters’ opinions in this seat, which appears to be on a knife edge.

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is it fair to label candidates challenging Liberal moderates ‘fake independents’?

Many of the candidates vying for Liberal heartland seats share policy ideas and funding sources. But does that mean they aren’t truly independent?

The Conversation

The Wentworth Project: Allegra Spender's profile rises, but polarises

At the campaign’s halfway point in the highly contested seat of Wentworth, ‘teal’ candidate Allegra Spender has shifted - but polarised - soft voters’ views about her.

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