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Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy asks Australia to send armoured vehicles to help fight Russia

Ukrainian president’s address to federal parliament came after Scott Morrison called Vladimir Putin a ‘war criminal’ in strongest condemnation yet

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Labor commits to fixing aged care 'crisis' as Anthony Albanese sets sights on election

If Labor wins the forthcoming federal election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese is pledging billions of dollars to fix the aged care industry, which he's dubbed as being in crisis.

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PM issues budget challenge to Albanese

Labor leader Anthony Albanese will hand down his budget reply on Thursday night, but the opposition has stressed it won't be an alternative budget.

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View from The Hill: Budget week punctuated by distractions

In the middle of budget week, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese boarded a VIP aircraft bound for Melbourne to attend Shane Warne’s Wednesday evening memorial service.

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Anthony Albanese labels federal budget a ‘cynical exercise’ aimed only at re-election

Labor says the 2022-23 budget is ‘not a plan for Australia’s future’ and promises to focus on health and long-term planning in budget reply

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Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says federal budget 'a plan for an election, not a plan for Australia's future'

Scott Morrison knocks back accusations he is trying to buy votes with tax cuts and one-off payments ahead of the election, arguing instead his budget delivers "real cost of living relief right now".

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Scott Morrison dismisses veteran Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells's scathing character assessment

The Prime Minister dismisses Concetta Fierravanti-Wells's claim he is a bully with no moral compass, saying the senator is simply "disappointed" her time in federal parliament might be coming to an end.

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Worst could be yet to come for flood-hit areas – as it happened

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Budget 2022 as it happened: Josh Frydenberg addresses National Press Club to sell election budget

With an election looming, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg uses his address at the National Press Club to convince Australians his government's budget is the way forward for the country.

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Labor takes aim at 're-election' budget

Labor has hit back at the federal government's big-spending budget featuring billions of dollars worth of tax offsets, cash payments and fuel excise relief.

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‘Very vague’: infrastructure experts question pre-election rail promises for NSW

Both major parties make promises over Newcastle to Sydney travel times, without detail

The Guardian - AU

Petrol and tax cuts: budget showers voters with $8.6bn in one-off payments and sweeteners

Welfare recipients and seniors will receive a one-time $250 payment, the low and middle income offset will be boosted by $420, while the fuel excise will be halved for six months

The Guardian - AU

Millions of Australians to get extra tax relief in pre-election federal budget sweetener

Australian low-to-middle-income earners will get additional tax relief worth $420 this financial year in a pre-election federal budget sweetener to counter surging cost-of-living concerns.

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Paul Bongiorno: Morrison and Frydenberg’s best last chance looms

The expectations of Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg repeating their escape from the political pickle they are in with the budget are low.

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Michael Pascoe: Morrison’s gone, cynical Frydenberg trying to save the furniture

Scott Morrison is gone. Anthony Albanese will win the election. Josh Frydenberg is fighting to save some of the furniture. There, it’s been said.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s lost influence in Pacific on display in Solomon Islands-China deal, Anthony Albanese says

Labor leader says poor emissions reductions targets and cuts to foreign aid have broken trust with Pacific countries

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New home buyers get deposit assistance

The housing industry has welcomed the federal government's announcement of an extension and broadening of its home guarantee scheme.

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The Conversation

What if the 2022 federal election gives us a hung parliament, but those with the balance of power want Morrison gone?

Most commentators on the coming federal election probably see a hung parliament and a minority government as one possible outcome. There is already a crossbench of seven, with five independents plus Liberal defector Craig Kelly for the United Australia Party and Greens leader Adam Bandt.

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Morrison wins battle to head off rank-and-file preselections, as government readies to deliver vote-bait budget

Scott Morrison finally got his way at the weekend when the Liberal federal executive agreed to candidates for several key NSW seats being picked by a three-person committee rather than the rank and file having their say.

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Labor ‘unlikely’ to oppose fuel excise cut, Federal Budget splashes $18b on roads and rail

Labor is hinting it will support key Coalition budget measures designed to ease the cost of living, including a temporary cut to the fuel excise.

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Kim Carr bows out after three decades as Labor senator for Victoria

Veteran cites death of Kimberley Kitching and ‘determined urgings’ from his children as reasons for his decision to step down

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Kim Carr retiring from Senate at election

Victorian senator and former Labor minister Kim Carr is retiring from politics at the upcoming election.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s Katy Gallagher says ‘mean girls’ label ‘diminishes women’; 11 virus deaths – as it happened

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Scott Morrison rules out meeting with Chinese ambassador until Beijing’s diplomatic freeze starts to thaw

The Prime Minister believes it would be inappropriate for him to meet with China's new ambassador to Australia while Beijing's diplomatic freeze continues, arguing the Foreign Minister's door is open for any talks.

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