The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

Anthony Albanese to embrace Labor luminary Bob Hawke’s consensus style if ALP wins election

Opposition leader will use speech to business summit to present himself as a consensus figure with a ‘renewal’ agenda

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2022

Coalition shortlist for nuclear submarines base were not in Defence’s top five in 2011 review

‘We are not getting lumped with their mess’, Newcastle mayor says of prospect of basing nuclear fleet in city while Wollongong mayor also concerned

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2022

Morrison wants khaki election but voters aren’t convinced Coalition best to handle war, survey suggests

Guardian Essential poll shows voters split on who will react better to Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite Coalition’s history of leading Labor on national security

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2022

Liberal MP wants Coalition to expand $10bn scheme supporting insurers to cover all natural disasters

Warren Entsch says northern Australia scheme aimed at cyclone-prone Queensland should be extended to other parts of the country

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2022

Coalition scraps $65m spend on four car parks in Josh Frydenberg’s electorate

Treasurer’s Kooyong electorate was one of biggest beneficiaries of scheme the national audit office called ‘not demonstrably merit-based’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2022

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2022

Richard Marles says there are 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were in 2013. Is that correct?

Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles says there are now 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were when the Coalition came to office in 2013. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2022

Marijuana Justice Coalition Calls For A Floor Vote On The More Act

The Marijuana Justice Coalition (MJC), a broad coalition of national advocacy organizations convened by the Drug Policy Alliance, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on Tuesday, calling

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

Scott Morrison hopes for a miracle election win, but the polls suggest he’s dreaming

There are about 90 days until an election in May. Dennis Atkins digs into the numbers and finds some interesting trends, especially in Queensland.

The New Daily · Mar 1, 2022

Labor maintains big federal Newspoll lead and is likely to win in South Australia

This week’s Newspoll gives Labor a 55-45 lead over the Coalition, which is unchanged since the previous poll a fortnight ago.

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2022