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From the vines to the mines, these are the issues that will decide the 2022 federal election in the Hunter

After the 2019 Federal poll, the electorate of Hunter, once considered a safe Labor seat, tumbled towards marginal territory, largely because of a word that still rules in the region and at the local ballot box - coal.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 16, 2022

Liberal MP Michael Sukkar accused of plagiarising SA Premier Peter Malinauskas's campaign ad

A senior federal government MP is accused of ripping off an advertisement used by new South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas during his successful election campaign.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022

Few restrictions, no spending limit, and almost no oversight: welcome to political advertising in Australia

So the federal election is on. Billboards are suddenly plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social media feeds are flaring up with political spin.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022

"Cancel Culture … Is Inconsistent with the Philosophy of Open, Political Debate"

“[I]t undermines and stifles First Amendment privileges,” says a federal court, defining “cancel culture” as “the phenomenon of aggressively targeting individuals or groups, whose views aggressors deem unacceptable, in an effort to destroy them personally and/or professionally.”

Reason · Mar 23, 2022

Dennis Anderson: At 100, Federal looks ahead while churning out ammunition

Federal ammunition of Anoka is 100 years old this year, a hallmark achievement.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

Today's disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia

The federal court today unanimously decided Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley does not have a duty of care to protect young people from the harms of climate change.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2022

The Federal Court Doesn’t Give A Shit About Young Aussies In The Climate Apocalypse After All

It overturned a world-first duty of care won by a group of Aussie teens last year.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 15, 2022

Children's climate change case overturned on appeal as Federal Court dismisses government's 'duty of care'

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley successfully argues she does not have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change when assessing fossil fuel projects.

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

Victoria agitates for 'fair share' of GST

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas is pleading with the federal government to reconsider how GST is carved up in COVID-19 times and beyond.

AAP · Mar 10, 2022

The New Violence Against Women Act Aims To Protect Women From State Violence

The bill addresses treatment of women in federal prisons and sexual assault of people in police custody.

Reason · Mar 4, 2022