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Labor politicians are responding to the pre-election budget by attacking the government's record. Here's what you need to know to interpret their claims

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have responded to the Coalition's pre-election budget with a string of attacks on the government's record. How do they stack up?

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Gains for Labor in three post-budget polls, as budget has weak response compared with historical record

The polls presented here are in addition to Monday’s Newspoll (54-46 to Labor) and Ipsos (55-45 to Labor), which I covered here.

The Conversation

Morrison government accused of keeping defence decisions secret and ‘banked up’ for election campaign

Defence department won’t promise to brief Labor on moves made but not announced prior to election being called

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The polls look grim for the Coalition. Will Queensland buck the trend again?

Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

The Conversation

Coalition accused of sitting on environment report to avoid delivering ‘more bad news’

Calls for report to be released before election so voters know ‘official state’ of environment under Morrison government

The Guardian - AU

Labor flags further cost of living support if elected and attacks ‘wasteful spending’ in Coalition budget

Shadow treasurer says a Labor government would ‘reorient’ budget as RBA warns of mounting fuel and commodity prices

The Guardian - AU

The Australian Federal Election Is Coming In Hot So Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Everything you need to know about the Australian federal election, all in one place for your convenience.

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Labor and Coalition ramp up pressure on multinational tax avoidance ahead of election

As part of its election pitch to fight multinational tax avoidance, Labor announces plans to tighten legal loopholes that allow big companies to shift profits offshore, as well as to introduce steps to increase transparency.

ABC News

Poll: Coalition cash splash leaves voters cold as just a quarter say budget will be good for them

Half of voters say budget designed to win election as Labor takes 11-point lead on economic management

The Guardian - AU

Oil and gas lobby boss to head Murray-Darling Basin Authority, as former LNP politician set to chair river study

A gas lobbyist and a former LNP politician have been appointed to Murray-Darling Basin roles only days out from the federal election being called.

ABC News

Pru Goward among six Liberal-linked appointments by Coalition to Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Concerns sparked of repeat of 2019 when one in five named for government bodies before election called had Liberal or National ties

The Guardian - AU

Coalition tries for third time to let renewable energy agency fund technologies using fossil fuels

New rules could allow Arena to back developments that use CCS, such as that of ‘blue’ hydrogen made with gas, Senate hears

The Guardian - AU

Final Opinion Polls Before Election Show This Is Going To Be Too Fkn Close And I Cannot Look

The first opinion polls of the federal election campaign are here and they show Labor's lead over the Coalition has slipped again slightly.

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Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

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The Guardian - AU

Lismore MP says federal government needs to ‘step up’ flood support – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Letters: Invasion must trigger horrific memories

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

The Guardian - AU

Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

The Guardian - AU

Labor has no plans to increase taxes on Australians if elected, Jim Chalmers says

Shadow treasurer moves to make Labor policy crystal clear after Coalition seizes on ambiguity in Anthony Albanese’s comments

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With a budget full of treats, can Scott Morrison woo back regional Queensland voters?

Will one-off cash payments and cuts to the fuel excise be enough to convince Queenslanders to give Scott Morrison another miracle win, or will they opt for change?

The Guardian - AU

Labor is careful not to write him off, but the pressure is all on Scott Morrison

The PM of 2019 could have won with this budget – he still can, but now he has three years of baggage to carry

ABC News

Free substitute buses on Adelaide's Gawler train line as delays to electrification work revealed

South Australia's new Transport Minister says a commuter rail project originally promised to be finished in 2020 will now be completed in June.

Newcastle Herald

Election Diary: Libs get more mileage out of Hunter bypass

If Tuesday's budget announcement of $268 million for the Muswellbrook bypass sounded vaguely familiar, you're spot on.

The Guardian - AU

ACF rejects Angus Taylor’s claim it eased off attacking Australia’s carbon credit scheme

Conservation group says it backs former government adviser who described the system as a fraud on the environment and taxpayers

ABC News

'Historic' trade agreement with India will allow Australia to reduce economic dependence on China, says government

The Coalition hails the agreement as a significant step in its efforts to diversify export markets and reduce Australia's economic dependence on China by opening up new opportunities in a large and expanding economy.

The Guardian - AU

Australia to sign trade deal with India as Coalition clears decks for election

Morrison government to sign interim agreement which has taken on extra urgency given Australia’s rocky relationship with China

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