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Morning mail: Coalition’s $3bn marginal seat spend, Ukraine grain export crisis, plan to ‘electrify everything’

Friday: Coalition promises $3bn for 10 marginal seats. Plus: the search for the perfect picture book of death

The Guardian - AU

We looked into the lobby group taking on rugby star turned would-be senator David Pocock. Here's what we found

Conservative lobby group Advance Australia has independent ACT Senate candidate David Pocock in its sights, with Facebook advertising data revealing that the group's offensive against the former rugby star is disproportionate to its campaigning against any other candidate.

ABC News

To Australians sick of the election: this is why voting is not a waste of your time

Early voting has begun and election day is looming. Many of us were disillusioned with politics well before the campaign even began, and it’s been going for almost five weeks.

The Conversation

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With surgery waitlists in crisis and a workforce close to collapse, why haven’t we had more campaign promises about health?

This election campaign has been somewhat different to most past campaigns. Traditionally, the Coalition campaigns on the economy and defence, while the Labor Party tenders its credentials on health and education.

The Conversation

Female federal election candidates still more likely than men to be running in marginal or unwinnable seats, analysis shows

Described as "glass cliff candidates", women standing for both major parties still face a greater battle to get into parliament, with new analysis showing they are more likely to be running in a marginal or unwinnable seat than male counterparts.

ABC News

Chinese-speaking voters critical of Coalition’s ‘militaristic’ stance on China in lead-up to 2022 election, WeChat study shows

Labor also faces criticism, but Albanese is gaining ground in news coverage on Chinese social media platform, research finds

The Guardian - AU

Coalition targets marginal seats with almost $3bn in election spending promises

Labor has pledged close to $1bn for its top 10 marginals with Victorian seat of McEwen leading list of commitments

The Guardian - AU

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Grattan on Friday: It's Albanese's to lose, as Morrison looks for some momentum

The Liberals have used John Howard extensively during this campaign. These days, they celebrate their party hero as the great winner. He was, however, the last Liberal prime minister to take his party into the wilderness.

The Conversation

‘Glass cliff’: only two in 10 female Coalition and Labor candidates in winnable seats, analysis finds

Precarious positions are being given to women in a ‘poisoned chalice’ that threatens the fight for gender equality in parliament

The Guardian - AU

Sky News host Paul Murray in expletive-laden anti-Labor tirade to audience before Peter Dutton interview

Murray urged crowd to vote for Coalition while mocking Penny Wong, trans people and described a regular guest as ‘blow-up clown doll’

The Guardian - AU

Saudi FM: ISIS Threat Remains

Saudi Arabia appreciates the significant and tangible role played by the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, announced Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. Prince Faisal chaired the Saudi delegation at the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to defeat ISIS, which was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. "We should…

Asharq Al-Awsat

An election guide: factchecking Morrison and Albanese on climate claims

Climate science may not be front and centre in the election campaign to date, but its impact on consumers – and voters – still rears its head

The Guardian - AU

Fact checking Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in the third leaders' debate

The third leaders' debate was a much more subdued affair than the fiery, more shouty previous clash between the two leaders. But in politics, less shouting doesn't necessarily mean fewer furphies.

ABC News

National Party's Matt Canavan baits Shortland MP Pat Conroy over Labor's carbon credit scheme and coal

Canavan carrying the can for coal

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The Guardian - AU

‘Had better days’: Alan Tudge’s single exchange with education department since standing down

Confusion has surrounded post of education minister since PM insisted Tudge was still in cabinet, despite standing aside

The Conversation

Were minor parties the big winners? 3 experts on the final leaders' debate

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese faced off in the third and final leaders’ debate on Wednesday night on the Seven network, ten days ahead of the federal election on May 21.

Newcastle Herald

Could Labor lose the seat of Hunter to the Nationals? That's the question

Opposing forces at work in the Hunter

ABC News

A clean future or merely greenwashing? Critics claim Coalition's hydrogen plans are a 'fig leaf' for fossil fuels

Plans by the federal government to develop a "clean" hydrogen industry in Australia have been branded greenwashing by critics who say taxpayer money is being used to subsidise fossil fuel activities.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

‘Almost impossible to get bulk billed’: patients avoid seeing doctors due to out-of-pocket costs

‘I try to keep the gap between doctor visits as long as possible’ says 86-year-old of the cost to see a GP

The Guardian - AU

Paul Fletcher used PCYC’s endorsement ‘without permission’ on election flyers, youth charity claims

Flier quotes president of PCYC NSW’s Hornsby branch describing communications minister as ‘friendly and professional’

ABC News

Leaders' debate: Albanese wins final debate, Morrison confirms Tudge will re-enter cabinet if re-elected

Anthony Albanese wins the third leaders' debate which saw he and Scott Morrison cover well-trodden issues, but also the Prime Minister confirm Alan Tudge will return to the frontbench if the Coalition is re-elected.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese wins final election debate over Morrison, according to Seven’s undecided voters

Potential wage rises dominate early part of discussion, with PM suggesting a 5% increase could see small businesses fold and jobs lost

Newcastle Herald

PMs' visits show Libs still taking Hunter seriously

Scott Morrison and former Prime Minister John Howard visited Lake Macquarie on Wednesday in a sign the Coalition has not given up hope of prising key Hunter seats off Labor at next week's election.

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is Albanese’s backing of a 5.1% minimum wage rise an ‘unprecedented’ intervention?

Government claims Labor leader is improperly interfering with independent process, but it wouldn’t be the first time a precise number was proposed

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