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From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?

This is the first piece in a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed under the Morrison government.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

Morrison government unnecessarily extended plum jobs worth up to $500,000 ahead of federal election

Plum jobs worth up to $500,000 a year were extended to Liberal Party-linked individuals by the Morrison government in the lead-up to the election, and many were not due to end for another two years.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Factcheck: are Coalition claims Labor’s pandemic policies would have cost an extra $81bn accurate?

Scott Morrison has backed up Covid claim first made by Simon Birmingham, but shadow finance minister dismisses numbers as ‘dodgy’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13, 2022

George Christensen to get $100k payout after defecting to One Nation and an unwinnable Senate spot

National Party defector George Christensen appears on track to receive a $105,000 taxpayer-funded payout after his decision to contest an unwinnable position on One Nation's Senate ticket for Queensland.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Business calls for political 'courage' to confront industrial relations reform

Business groups are urging both political leaders to show "courage" and confront the politically fraught issue of industrial relations, arguing any benefits of future wage growth could be delayed by an inflexible enterprise bargaining system.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Low wage growth in Australia didn’t happen by accident – it’s the system working as intended

Workers have a role to play in demanding higher pay, but the Coalition has spent years condemning ‘weak-kneed’ employers who offer good wages

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

We have Schrödinger’s minister with Alan Tudge both in and out of Morrison’s cabinet

The prime minister hopes to slide away from scrutiny by revving his campaign engine so loudly that all voters will hear is ‘Don’t vote Labor’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Barnaby Joyce wrongly claims $1.5bn funding for second Darwin port has already been legislated

Bill that includes Northern Territory infrastructure funding did not pass before parliament was dissolved

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Factcheck: did the Coalition create 1.9 million jobs? Will it create 1.3 million more?

Scott Morrison’s government takes credit for job creation, but experts say the increase is driven largely by population growth

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Energy crisis: Government plan to slash VAT on fuel to cut bills

And it also plans to give an extra lump sum of €99 to over 370,000 households that avail of the fuel allowance

Dublin Live · Apr 12, 2022