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Labor promises royal commission into bungled Robodebt scheme if elected. Scott Morrison says issue has been addressed

The Labor party is promising to set up a royal commission into the failed Robodebt scheme before the end of the year if it wins the federal election.

ABC News

Needling Albanese over his Covid workload is a sign that Morrison is starting to worry

The PM desperately needs to turn the spotlight back onto Albanese, so he is using playground tactics to goad his opponent into error

The Guardian - AU

‘The director of his own show’: the PM mingles with middle Australia

Scott Morrison believes he has the ingredients for victory, but will it come together or remain a fantasy left on the campaign trail?

The Guardian - AU

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Australia, we need to talk about politics: history beckons at this election, and keeping your head down just won’t do

At this pivotal moment, Australia must learn something from my home country of South Africa: there are times you dare not be silent

The Guardian - AU

Australian election briefing: Albanese out of iso and Morrison’s war of words with Solomons PM — plus lettuce prices tip of the iceberg

Friday: the best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU

AEC warns Pauline Hanson’s One Nation over false voter fraud claims in cartoon attacking Labor

An animated cartoon posted by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is removed from multiple social media platforms after it was flagged for spreading false claims about election fraud in Australia.

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Labor leader Anthony Albanese emerges from COVID-19 isolation with rising power prices on the agenda

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese rejoins the federal election campaign after a week in COVID-19 isolation as power prices and the cost of living continue to be hot topics on the election campaign.

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As it happened: As Albo leaves isolation, another Labor leader enters it

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is out of isolation from COVID-19 as he will take a gradual approach to campaigning on advice of his doctor.

The Canberra Times

Scott Morrison suggests ‘remarkable similarity’ between China and Solomon Islands rhetoric – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Federal election: Scott Morrison quizzed on energy prices, Anthony Albanese returns to the campaign trail ahead of ALP launch

Scott Morrison is asked about rising energy prices as Labor leader Anthony Albanese rejoins the campaign trail after a week in isolation recovering from COVID-19.

ABC News

Economic disruption to continue: Morrison

The prime minister says external influences on the economy will continue "for some time", as the rising cost of living came back into focus in the campaign.

AAP

Labor candidates in marginal seats buck party line to advocate for jobseeker increase

Louise Miller-Frost says current rate represents ‘intentional cruelty’ while Andrew Charlton says lifting it is ‘right thing to do’

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Managing post-COVID a delicate balance for Anthony Albanese

Philip Lowe mightn’t be a household name but the Reserve Bank governor finds himself catapulted right into the centre of this election campaign, in which events are proving more important than policies.

The Conversation

Morrison takes aim at Albanese’s ‘quiet week’ with Covid amid wrangling over election debates

The prime minister is keen on two debates next week on Seven and Nine while Labor has proposed a press club showdown just before polling day

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‘I don’t hold a hose’: do Labor’s attack ads hit hard enough?

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

AAP

Albanese to emerge from COVID isolation

Tasmania will from Monday become the final Australian state to drop the seven-day isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19.

The Guardian - AU

Frydenberg expects ‘close’ battle to hold seat as Labor cost of living attacks continue – as it happened

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PM must own up to inflation cause: Labor

The prime minister asks voters to trust the LNP as they brace for an interest rate rise but Labor says he must own up to his government's economic failures.

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The Guardian - AU

In 2019 inequality was a big federal election issue. Now it’s off the radar

How does your area compare for housing stress, socioeconomic disadvantage and income? In the first of a series about Australian electorates, we look at inequality and wealth

ABC News

Aged care: What the major parties are promising this election

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

The Conversation

A brief history of the US-Australia alliance - and how it might change after the May election

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here and here.

ABC News

Federal election: Labor rubbishes Morrison's claims of a 'sneaky carbon tax' as scare campaign

Scott Morrison has said Labor's net zero plan is an attempt to revive the carbon tax. In response, Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare said this was a sign the Liberal Party was getting desperate.

The Conversation

Word from The Hill: Ray Hadley's shouty assault on Albanese; the intractable Solomons issue; and the wider play of Deves

As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation politics team.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison is setting up another fake fight on a carbon ‘tax’

With Australia’s lived experience of global heating, you would think we’d have moved past grown men staging hyperbolic encounters with invisible things

The Guardian - AU

Matt Canavan declares net zero by 2050 is ‘all over bar the shouting’ after PM tries to quell divisions

Labor earlier jumped on climate crisis split between Liberals and Nationals after Colin Boyce said emissions target had ‘wiggle room’

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