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Labor's lead steady in Newspoll and gains in Resolve; how the polls moved during past campaigns

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 27-30 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 5% One Nation (up two), 4% UAP (steady) and 6% for all Others (down three).

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese says debt and deficit have never been higher. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says that debt and deficit in Australia have never been higher. RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look at the history books.

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Federal election: Anthony Albanese marches in Labour Day parade in Brisbane as Scott Morrison attends Eid service in Sydney

The federal election campaign sees Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese march in a Labour Day Parade in Brisbane while Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends an Eid service in Sydney.

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Morning mail: Labor unveils five key policies, CSIRO controversy, US aid package for Ukraine

Monday: Sydney airport’s environmental offsets have been bulldozed for a new defence facility. Plus: Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue to return to Neighbours

The Guardian - AU

The Nationals have good election prospects - but this does not guarantee Joyce's leadership

While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have fewer immediate concerns in this federal election.

The Conversation

‘Breaks your heart’: rural kids waiting on critical development services

Natural disasters and the pandemic have compounded the scarcity of support for children in regional Australia, putting them at risk of a cycle of disadvantage

The Guardian - AU

More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch

The Coalition is promising to spend $70 million over four years to give an extra 50,000 older Australians access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Labor says it will match the commitment.

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CSIRO has become ‘extravagant consulting company’, one of its former top climate scientists says

After cutting ties with the agency, Prof David Karoly is free of its restrictions on commenting on climate policy

The Guardian - AU

Victorian food-bowl seat up for grabs in three-way fight over water and jobs

Irrigation issues dominate in Coalition-held Nicholls, the nation’s sixth-safest seat, with Liberals, Nationals and an independent all in the running

The Guardian - AU

Nicholls might be a safe Coalition seat but alternatives will test the Barnaby Line

Voters have first-hand experience of a state independent MP who is closely aligned to federal candidate Rob Priestly

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View from The Hill: Labor strongly ahead in Newspoll and Resolve, as election race enters final half

Labor’s confidence will be boosted by two polls showing it holding a strong lead, as Anthony Albanese carried off a well-orchestrated party launch in Perth on Sunday.

The Conversation

Victorian state opposition unveils election promise for 'strong' IBAC and Ombudsman

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says under the pledge, the Coalition will pump an extra $10 million into IBAC's budget per year and increase the Victorian Ombudsman's funding by $2 million per year.

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Anthony Albanese presents as a leader who wasn’t born thinking he was owed the prime ministership

He didn’t try to dominate the room at Labor’s campaign launch, but modelled a style of leadership less familiar after a succession of power players in Canberra

The Guardian - AU

Labor officially launches election campaign with housing plan and pledge to cut medicine costs

Anthony Albanese uses Labor's campaign launch to announce a plan to cut the cost of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, meaning no medicine would be more than $30.

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Coalition criticises Labor’s housing policy because government could profit from price rises

Scott Morrison argues Labor is ‘looking to make money out of this’ as Anthony Albanese pledges to cut cost of some mortgages by up to $380,000

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Coalition, Greens take swipes at Labor's election housing pitch

Simon Birmingham takes aim at Labor's housing policy, saying first home buyers will have "[Anthony] Albanese at the kitchen table with you, owning part of your home".

The Guardian - AU

Sport tops parties’ election spending promises in marginal seats, pork-o-meter reveals

Analysis shows one-third of Labor’s seat-specific announcements and 15% of Coalition’s are sport-related

The Guardian - AU

Vulnerable Australians missing out on healthcare as insufficient Medicare rebate drives GP shortage

Fee-for-service funding model cannot keep up with cost of complex primary care needs, community organisations say

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‘As close as you’ll get to free’: Tasmanian couple take road trip to Sydney in electric car for $43.38

Sydney to Melbourne in a petrol car would have cost over $150 but was just $12.74 in ‘short-range, second-hand EV’

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Labor announces 'shared-equity' scheme for homebuyers ahead of Federal Election

Federal Labor estimates its "shared-equity" scheme that it is announcing today could cut the cost of buying a new home by up to $380,000 in some markets.

ABC News

Does China's security pact with Solomon Islands really matter to Australia's Pacific Islands voters?

China's security pact with Solomon Islands has been a hot election topic, but Pacific Islanders in Australia say there are more-pressing issues they care about when it comes time to vote.

The Conversation

The Wentworth Project: Allegra Spender's profile rises, but polarises

At the campaign’s halfway point in the highly contested seat of Wentworth, ‘teal’ candidate Allegra Spender has shifted - but polarised - soft voters’ views about her.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Angry Syrians Demand ‘Holding Regime Accountable’ for Tadamon Massacre

The footage of the Tadamon massacre sparked massive anger among Syrians and opposition activists who called on the international community to hold the Syrian regime accountable for its horrific crimes. The Guardian released on Wednesday a video clip showing members of branch 227 of the country's military intelligence service carrying…

The Guardian - AU

Albanese and Morrison to face off in second leaders’ debate of federal election, Nine says

News of debate which will employ a panel of three journalists comes as Labor pledges robodebt royal commission and Coalition promises cheaper medicines

The Guardian - AU

Coalition pledges to cut medication costs; 53 Covid deaths – as it happened

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