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Medicare, aged pensions and energy bills: Which scare campaigns should you be looking out for in this election?

From a carbon tax to Medicare, energy bills and pensioner changes — the Coalition and Labor are both relying heavily on scare campaigns ahead of next month's poll.

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Factcheck: is Labor’s policy on asylum seekers and refugees any different to the Coalition’s?

Boat turnbacks, offshore detention and third-country resettlement have bipartisan support. Does Labor differ at all from the government?

The Guardian - AU

Major parties rule out deals with independents – as it happened

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Federal election: Morrison addresses business leaders in Perth, Albanese pledges funding for veteran-led disaster response organisation in Brisbane

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are both urging people not to vote for high-profile independents running against incumbent MPs in marginal seats which could hold the key to victory at next month's election.

ABC News

Labor's pledge to put 5200 extra volunteers on the ground in wake of disasters

Mr Albanese will use the ninth day of the campaign to spruik a $38 million funding pledge over three years to Disaster Relief Australia, a veteran-led organisation assisting communities after natural disasters.

Newcastle Herald

Morning mail: ex-SAS solider to take stand, power prices surge, Hatchie’s double life

Tuesday: Ben Roberts-Smith is calling a former patrol commander as his first witness-in-reply in his defamation trial. Plus: how to take your cat for a walk

The Guardian - AU

Labor, Liberals rule out independents deal

As polls point to a surge of support for independents and minor parties, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have ruled out crossbench deals to form government.

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If Labor wins the election, he is set to become the next federal treasurer. So who is Jim Chalmers?

This is the second in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Josh Frydenberg here.

The Conversation

Omissions from election debate could give Hunter miners cause for concern

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Newcastle Herald

When will there be a federal ICAC or anti-corruption commission? What are the parties promising?

Although Anthony Albanese has committed to introducing an ICAC within the first six months of a Labor government, Barnaby Joyce does not think many Australians will care, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's now off his agenda but denies it is a broken promise.

ABC News

Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Labor holds 53-47% lead but Albanese takes a hit in Newspoll

Labor has clung to its 53-47% two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have taken a knock after his error-prone first week of the campaign.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese shifts campaign focus to perceived failings of Morrison government

Labor seeks to pressure Coalition over Medicare, as aspiring Liberal heath minister says party ‘absolutely guarantee Medicare in law’

The Guardian - AU

Outdoor visits could ease pain of COVID precautions in aged care

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Albanese 'keeps it real' on campaign trail

Anthony Albanese is determined to have "real interaction" while the coalition sticks with stage-managed events, Labor campaign spokeswoman Katy Gallagher says.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison campaigns on border security; 10 Covid deaths – as it happened

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ABC News

Who wins when politics and religion collide, particularly during a federal election?

Ever since Scott Morrison invited TV cameras to watch him at a church service, there has been a spotlight on the role of religion in secular Australian politics and the influence of the 'Christian vote'. But church leaders say to brand Jesus a conservative is to miss his radical ideas.

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Labor switches to attack as stocks dive

Anthony Albanese has visited Brisbane to take aim at the prime minister's record, as Scott Morrison talks up defence jobs in Western Australia.

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Anne Ruston defends past comments that Medicare ‘is not sustainable’ after PM names her as health minister if re-elected

Minister says Coalition is ‘not cutting Medicare’ as Labor accuses her of wanting ‘to take the universal out of universal healthcare’

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Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say if Warringah candidate Katherine Deves should be dumped

Women's Minister Marise Payne refuses to say whether she thinks Katherine Deves, who has been forced to apologise multiple times for controversial comments about transgender people, should be removed while fellow Liberal senator Jane Hume describes her as an "excellent" candidate.

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Federal election campaign: Week one on the road with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese, in pictures

They say a week is a long time in politics, and that a picture tells a thousand words. But fear not, this brief collection of pictures aims to help you catch up on week one of the 2022 Federal Election campaign.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese says PM’s broken federal Icac promise ‘fails the laugh test’ as Chalmers defends Labor campaign

Shadow treasurer says Labor ‘match-fit’ for campaign and denies first week was a ‘shitshow’

Reuters

Australia PM vows to seek anti-corruption watchdog

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday he would seek to establish an anti-corruption watchdog if re-elected next month, hitting out at the opposition Labor's plan.

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ELECTION RECAP: Here’s Hoping The Libs Have A Plumber Because The Leaks Keep Coming

Everything you need to know to seem smart at the pub this long weekend.

ABC News

Labor leader Anthony Albanese promises a national integrity commission by Christmas if Labor win the federal election

Federal Labor promises a vote on a national integrity commission by the end of this year if it wins the federal election. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not matched the commitment.

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