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‘The poor bugger belongs to the wrong party’: voters cast early ballots in Wentworth and North Sydney

Locals in two key Sydney seats brave wet weather to cast their votes before 2022 federal election on 21 May. Guardian Australia was there to ask: who and why?

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Sharma warns of teal threat to Liberals

Independent candidate Allegra Spender says she is willing to work with both sides of politics as she vies to oust Wentworth's Liberal MP Dave Sharma.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Dave Sharma, Allegra Spender, and Kerryn Phelps on the contest for Wentworth

In the Wentworth Project, sponsored by the University of Canberra’s Centre for Change Governance and The Conversation, we are tapping into voters’ opinions in this seat, which appears to be on a knife edge.

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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.

The Conversation

AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’

Conservative lobby group uses images of elite swimmers in ads targeting ‘woke politicians’ but Emily Seebohm says Advance acted ‘without my consent’

The Guardian - AU

Nationals back 'flexible' net zero pledge

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says Australia will try to meet its net zero target, but has supported his candidate who said it wasn't "binding".

AAP

Coalition scrimps on MPs as Climate 200-backed independents outspend them in key seats

Liberal MP labels teal independents’ digital advertising outlay ‘immoral’ as it surpasses party’s candidates by tens of thousands of dollars

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Coalition MPs urge caution over ‘redundant’ bill to exclude trans women from female sport

While some government moderates say Australia’s sporting codes are already managing the issue, the Christian lobby warns issue is not ‘going away’

The Guardian - AU

Australian Christian Lobby faces complaints about flyers targeting MPs who opposed religious discrimination laws

Religious group says it has complied with the charities regulator’s rules about political campaigning

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison fails the 'character' test posed by his Warringah candidate

For months there has been a great deal of debate about Scott Morrison’s “character”.

The Conversation

Who are the 'teal independents'? Your questions answered about the candidates fighting for some of Australia's wealthiest electorates

They've been labelled the "teal independents" — a group of mostly female candidates taking on mostly male Liberal MPs in some of Australia's wealthiest electorates. This is how they could impact the federal election.

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Australian Christian Lobby targets Liberal MPs who voted against religious discrimination laws

Religious group distributes illustrated leaflets showing moderate Liberals destroying faith-based schools

The Guardian - AU

Katherine Deves claims key role in controversial bill to ban trans women from women’s sport

Embattled Liberal candidate for Warringah says she worked with Tasmanian senator Claire Chandler on ‘Save Women’s Sport’ legislation

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean renews call for Katherine Deves to be disendorsed in seat of Warringah

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says the Liberal Party's candidate in Warringah is "not fit for office" and her comments threaten the political future of moderates at the upcoming election.

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The Guardian - AU

Trent Zimmerman joins Liberals calling for Scott Morrison to dump Katherine Deves over trans comments

The Liberal MP for North Sydney’s request came before NSW treasurer Matt Kean publicly called for the Warringah candidate to be disendorsed

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison faces Liberal mutiny over Warringah candidate Katherine Deves’ trans views

NSW treasurer Matt Kean and long-time Liberal activist Walter Villatora call for Deves to be disendorsed

The Conversation

The Wentworth Project: 'Soft' voters dislike Morrison but hesitate about Albanese

“Soft” voters who took part in focus groups in the Sydney seat of Wentworth this week were probably speaking for a vast number of Australians when they vented their disgruntlement with the two leaders who are fighting out this election.

The Guardian - AU

Seats to watch at the federal election in NSW, where both sides are defending key marginals

The Coalition hopes to offset losses elsewhere with gains in NSW, with several volatile Sydney and regional seats in play

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With Scott Morrison on the nose in parts of the country, Liberal MPs may want ‘permission to distance’

Voters have cooled on the prime minister, particularly in the cities, so some government members want the focus on them – not the man in the Lodge

The Conversation

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.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal Andrew Bragg accused of showing ‘disdain’ for free speech with legal threat to They Vote For You site

Criticism from Institute of Public Affairs comes after senator complains site calculating MPs’ voting patterns is ‘misleading’

The Conversation

The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in 'teal' battle

In the very marginal Sydney eastern suburbs seat of Wentworth, where the Liberals are being challenged by a high profile “teal” candidate, Scott Morrison is unpopular, Anthony Albanese is preferred PM, and climate change tops issues people say will influence their vote.

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Lib MP Dave Sharma Legit Put His Year 12 Grade On A Flyer Cos That’s The Last Time He Did Something

A massive flex from the bloke who has now been accused of copying his opponent’s teal flyer colour.

The Guardian - AU

‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs

‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure

AAP

Independent candidate calls for tax reform

Allegra Spender, who is challenging incumbent Liberal MP Dave Sharma in his east Sydney seat of Wentworth, has called for systemic tax reform.

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