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Federal election: New Labor ministry sworn in as vote counting winds down — as it happened

Anthony Albanese's new ministry has been sworn in at Government House, with a record number of women and Australia's first Muslim federal ministers.

ABC News

Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new cabinet, with election losses and cabinet shake-ups seeing some new faces enter the fold. Here's who got what position.

ABC News

NDIS agency to spend $50m on lawyers to fight people with disability who appealed funding cuts

Critics argue national disability insurance scheme participants are increasingly being pitted against solicitors from top firms

The Guardian - AU

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With a return to Labor government, it's time for an NDIS 'reset'

Labor’s election win sees a return of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to the control of the party that first passed legislation for it. Bill Shorten’s appointment as NDIS Minister makes him responsible for the scheme he championed and helped establish.

The Conversation

What will the new Labor government do for rural and regional Australia?

With the Nationals now out of power, we examine the Albanese government’s promises and priorities for the bush

The Guardian - AU

Friday essay: grey-haired and radiant – reimagining ageing for women

Ageist thought patterns and reactions are so embedded in Australian culture that even educated people, people who otherwise insist on political correctness, will open their mouths and deliver a hurtful, hateful judgement.

The Conversation

Jacqui Munro: Out with the old, in with the new political script

A party can’t govern forever, though Menzies set a high bar at 16 consecutive years as PM. The Coalition’s nine years is a healthy term.

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View from The Hill: Morrison was routed by combination of quiet Australians and noisy ones

The rout of Scott Morrison goes beyond the defeat of his government. It has left behind a Liberal party that is now a flightless bird.

The Conversation

Labor has reheated its 'Mediscare' campaign for the 2022 election. How do its claims stack up?

For the third election in a row, Labor is running a campaign to convince you that the Coalition has a plan to cut Medicare if re-elected. How do the claims stack up, and is there any evidence?

ABC News

‘Second miracle’ or historic win from opposition? No one knows how this election journey will end

The only certainty is when we look in the rearview mirror on Sunday morning, the Australian election result will all be crystal clear

The Guardian - AU

Why Morrison's ‘can-do’ capitalism and conservative masculinity may not be cutting through anymore

Scott Morrison’s election strategy was clear at the end of last year. As borders were opened up and restrictions eased, Morrison argued the Coalition would be winding back the big government measures that were necessary during the pandemic.

The Conversation

The flinty pragmatist who will now be Aussie PM

He's set to be the next Australian Prime Minister. So who is Anthony Albanese? Paul Strangio, Professor of Politics at Monash University, profiles a man on the cusp of history.

Newsroom.co.nz

If the polls are right, he may soon be the next Australian prime minister. So who is Anthony Albanese?

Today we are running two longer articles looking at the men who are vying to be the next Australian prime minister. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Scott Morrison here.

The Conversation

This Time In 2019 Labor Was Ahead In The Polls, So WTF Went Wrong Will It Happen Again In 2022?

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Bonds 'not feeling' upset on the cards in Hunter

Labor's Dan Repacholi remains a $1.30 favourite with the bookies to beat the Nationals' James Thomson ($3.25) in Hunter as voter surveys predict the Opposition will enjoy a large enough swing to form government in its own right next Saturday.

Crikey

The class war is back, and Morrison and the media are waging it

The lowest paid in our society are out of sight and out of mind, and the well-off want to keep them there.

ABC News

Australians rate Morrison, Albanese out of 10 for trust, competency

Australians were asked to rate Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese out of 10 on trust and competency — Vote Compass has the results.

The Canberra Times

Federal Labor walks back its light rail pledge for Woden link

Anthony Albanese has scrapped a major ACT funding commitment which his predecessor Bill Shorten took to the 2019 election.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Sydney Daddy’: why the Chinese-language YouTube shock jock wears a mask in public

Edgar Lu’s talk-back YouTube show is popular worldwide amongst the Chinese diaspora but he has critics, in China and closer to home

The Guardian - AU

Second leaders’ debate factcheck: the five biggest clangers in Morrison v Albanese

On issues ranging from aged care to the Port of Darwin, we examine the claims and counter-claims of the PM and Labor leader

Crikey

The myth of ‘Scott Morrison, political genius’ is evaporating before our eyes

After winning the unwinnable election, the Coalition bet the house on Scott Morrison’s campaigning advantage. So far, it hasn’t paid off.

Crikey

Albanese’s in the box seat with just a fortnight to go

The latest polling suggests the election is now Labor’s to lose, with momentum shifting behind Anthony Albanese, and Scott Morrison becoming increasingly unpopular.

Crikey

Reserve Bank kills off Frydenberg’s Pollyanna inflation forecasts, as Turnbull intervenes

Both leaders faced scrutiny today on the campaign trail, but it was the Reserve Bank that seized the spotlight again by predicting inflation as far as the eye can see.

ABC News

NDIS participants like Alicia stuck in hospitals waiting for homes as specialist housing sits vacant, advocacy groups say

Advocacy groups estimate 1,140 NDIS participants, like Alicia, are stuck in hospitals waiting for specialist housing plans to be signed off or for disputes to be resolved.

The Guardian - AU

Unions to announce green ban in bid to protect Melbourne’s John Curtin hotel

Group of unions step up campaign to protect historic pub popular with leaders of Australia’s labour movement

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