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The ABC's 2022 Australia Votes election coverage

A behind-the-scenes look at how the ABC covered the 2022 federal election vote count.

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Scott Morrison's promise of change rubbished by several Q+A panellists as Liberal senator says he'd rather see Labor in power than a hung parliament

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is labelled out of touch on issues ranging from women to housing on an episode of Q+A where his promise to change if he again wins government is heavily maligned.

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How former member for Indi Cathy McGowan could be secret weapon for 'teal independents' in federal election

When Cathy McGowan won the federal seat of Indi nearly a decade ago, no-one could have predicted her impact on this current election campaign. Now, she's seen as a "secret weapon" of the independents movement.

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Far from having a leftwing bias, the ABC has been tamed by cuts and incessant attacks

Under the Coalition, the national broadcaster has been domesticated to the point of overcorrecting for perceived partisanship

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese grilled over NDIS gaffe by Q+A host David Speers as the Opposition Leader pitches to Australian public on Scott Morrison's failures

In a wide-ranging Q+A appearance, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says Coalition leaders have become progressively worse, while denying he made a mistake when asked about the NDIS.

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Morrison takes aim at Albanese’s ‘quiet week’ with Covid amid wrangling over election debates

The prime minister is keen on two debates next week on Seven and Nine while Labor has proposed a press club showdown just before polling day

The Guardian - AU

Federal election: Leaders clash over cost of living as record inflation becomes key election issue

Record inflation and cost-of-living pressures continued to dominate the campaign trail, as the major parties took their election pitches to Sydney and Cairns.

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Why Q+A is taking the show on the road to Gladstone, Qld, and the importance of finding a balanced audience

Q+A host David Speers and EP Erin Vincent discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the program, the importance of taking the show out of the studio and the challenge of ensuring a balance of views.

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Federal election: Scott Morrison grilled over integrity commission, Anthony Albanese heads to coal country to tout health plans — as it happened

On the final day of campaigning before the long weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces questions over a promise to establish a federal integrity commission as Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese campaigns in Cessnock.

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Jacqui Lambie unloads on Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Q+A over Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and the federal budget

On Q+A, independent senator Jacqui Lambie suggests outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has been unfairly ousted due to her sex, and backs the claims Senator Fierravanti-Wells made about the Prime Minister's alleged poor character.

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Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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Labor’s Katy Gallagher says ‘mean girls’ label ‘diminishes women’; 11 virus deaths – as it happened

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Bridget Brennan joins David Speers and Sarah Ferguson as top contender to host 7.30

Brennan, the ABC’s Indigenous affairs editor, has been approached about the role to be vacated by Leigh Sales after the federal election

The Guardian - AU

Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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NT chief minister says Omicron ‘too infectious’ for lockdowns to work as nation records at least 88 Covid deaths – As it happened

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