The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Voters in hotly contested Liberal-held seat rank climate and environment over economy, poll finds

Integrity also considered a key issue in poll of voters in Liberal-held seat of North Sydney, reflecting results of wider poll of marginal seats across country

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2022

Anne Ruston defends past comments that Medicare ‘is not sustainable’ after PM names her as health minister if re-elected

Minister says Coalition is ‘not cutting Medicare’ as Labor accuses her of wanting ‘to take the universal out of universal healthcare’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2022

Anne Ruston to become health minister if Coalition re-elected, no details on her replacement until after election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces South Australian senator Anne Ruston will take over as health and aged care minister if the Coalition is re-elected, but says he will not decide who will take her Women's Safety and Social Services roles until after the election.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022

Another election year leads to another Victorian debate about the East West Link proposal

Analysis: Like clockwork, an announcement is made to revive the ‘zombie’ toll road project

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

Pork this way: which electorates have been promised the most in the election campaign?

On a per-voter basis, Coalition-held seats of Bass in Tasmania and Canning in WA given biggest spending commitments so far

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

Labor leader Anthony Albanese forced to clarify whether key health pledge formally costed

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has once again been forced to clarify comments he has made on the election campaign trail, hampering efforts to refocus the Labor campaign over the Easter long weekend.

ABC News · Apr 15, 2022

‘Massive policy failure’: retired judges blast Morrison’s broken promise on federal Icac

Former supreme court judge Anthony Whealy says Coalition’s explanation for not legislating a promised anti-corruption commission is ‘spurious’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2022

The Coalition is promising big things for a Darwin port ahead of the federal election, but the path ahead is unclear

The federal government is spruiking its $1.5 billion commitment for port facilities in Darwin on the campaign trail. But how the money will be spent, when Darwin already has a port that is owned by a Chinese company, is unclear.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022

Home aged care staff at ‘breaking point’, as most miss out on Coalition’s $800 bonus

Australia’s home aged care providers facing ‘abysmal’ turnover rates as rising stress and poor pay take their toll

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022

Q+A panellists call for election to focus on policy, not point-scoring as both parties back Indigenous voice to parliament

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Liberals "lied" about a federal ICAC, as he and Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg trade insults over integrity and Anthony Albanese on Q+A.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022