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Newcastle Greens councillors 'stick to knitting'... literally

Newcastle Greens councillors Charlotte McCabe and John Mackenzie took part in the stunt during Tuesday's meeting.

Newcastle Herald

Labor retains clear Newspoll lead and large Ipsos lead as record number of candidates nominate

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 20-23 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged from last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (up one), 11% Greens (down one), 4% UAP (steady), 3% One Nation (down one) and 9% for all Others (steady).

The Conversation

In election 2022 battleground seats, voters are switching off politics but economic issues loom

From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change.

ABC News

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Why not both? Voters in two key WA seats doubtful about ‘Morrison plus McGowan’ deal

Swan and Hasluck could be among the seats to fall if Labor gets a swing just one-third as big as Mark McGowan’s at state level

The Guardian - AU

Explainer-Coalitions and cohabitation? France’s shifting political landscape

For re-elected Emmanuel Macron, focus is quickly shifting to legislative elections in June when, the readout from Sunday's runoff win suggests, he may struggle to gain the clear legislative majority that French voters tend to bestow on their presidents.

Reuters

Labor maintains election-winning leads in Newspoll and Ipsos, as opposition to unveil Pacific initiatives

Labor has maintained unchanged its solid two-party leads in both Newspoll and the Australian Financial Review’s Ipsos poll.

The Conversation

The ones to watch in Trafford in next week’s local election

Currently, the council has 40 Labour councillors, 16 Conservative councillors, three Liberal Democrat councillors and three Green councillors.

Manchester Evening News

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‘Worst it’s ever been’: a threatened species alarm sounds during the election campaign – and is ignored

Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears

The Guardian - AU

Port protesters say major parties failing Hunter

Protesters who took to Newcastle harbour on Sunday say neither major political party has credible policies to address climate change or help workers transition away from the coal industry.

Newcastle Herald

Liverpool is heading into another chaotic political storm

Political Editor Liam Thorp takes an in depth look at the seismic changes coming to Liverpool, its council and its politics and the potentially explosive 12 months ahead

Liverpool Echo

Pub Test panel: no leader takes 'poll' position in a week of election mud-slinging

"Both leaders are getting away from what they really need to be talking about and offering," coal miner and Pub Test panellist, Bernie Wilson, said.

Newcastle Herald

The Greens unveil $17 billion renewable energy plan to support solar battery uptake as part of 2022 federal election pitch

The Greens want to offer Australians grants of up to $10,000 and loans of $50,000 to install solar batteries. It's part of a $17 billion plan announced as part of their federal election campaign.

ABC News

Greens pledge solar battery assistance

Grants to help households and businesses switch to electricity and install solar batteries is the latest energy proposal from the Australian Greens.

AAP

What policies have the major parties proposed to tackle climate change?

Let's break down the climate change policies of the major parties: Coalition, Labor and Greens.

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Newcastle Herald

Minor parties top Hunter region ballot draws

Labor's Dan Repacholi has drawn above his Nationals rival on the ballot for the hotly contested seat of Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Innnovative Newcastle farmers seek lifeline due to COVID, climate

You could call it the effects of long COVID.

ABC News

The Prime Minister's failure to establish a federal ICAC looks like a broken promise

The Prime Minister blamed a lack of "bipartisan support" for his government's failure to establish a federal anti-corruption body. But the evidence suggests it's a broken promise.

ABC News

Federal election 2022: New faces in WA seats Curtin and Pearce reshuffle decks in Liberal heartlands

The electorates of Curtin and Pearce are like chalk and cheese but have one thing in common – they used to be Liberal strongholds. With an interesting range candidates thrown in the mix, holding those seats is far from guaranteed.

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The Conversation

Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it

The first two weeks of the 2022 election campaign have increased the possibility that neither of the two major parties will gain a majority in the House of Representatives.

ABC News

Vote Compass data shows climate change, cost of living and the economy are the big election issues, but voters still split along party lines

Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians this election, but there's a large split along voting lines, according to Vote Compass.

The Guardian - AU

Greens vow to defy Brisbane council order to remove election signs from supporters’ yards

Griffith candidate Max Chandler-Mather says party prepared to take Australia’s largest council to court over ‘draconian’ directive

The Guardian - AU

NSW government criticised for ‘dismissive’ response to inquiry into kangaroo population

Greens MP ‘disappointed’ after only two of report’s 23 recommendations accepted in full

Reuters

Explainer-Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing growing criticism at home and abroad for his government's failure to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks, even as other Western allies step up shipments.

The Guardian - AU

Elevator rock and a sloshing sea of yellow: Clive Palmer’s Trumpian election campaign ad

Each week we ask experts to break down a political advertisement: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

AAP

Youth-dominated crimes rise again in Qld

Break-ins, burglaries, shop and car thefts, joy rides, arson and property damage in Queensland are rising amid a controversial youth crime crackdown.

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