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For the first time in a decade the logjam to change the country’s politics may be shifting

Liberal faithfuls watched on with blank disbelief as their leader Scott Morrison conceded the end of a decade-long Coalition reign.

Good morning, early birds. Independent candidate for Kooyong Monique Ryan is taking the AEC to court because around 200,000 COVID-positive voters may not be able to vote, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is going hard on Labor’s costings. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Rather than having to “stick it out” with the same leadership for another three years, our nation needs to breathe a sigh of relief.

Whichever of our leaders takes the Treasury benches tomorrow night, they need to wake up on Sunday morning and abandon the small-target approach.

The number of voters the Coalition is attempting to sway in the final days of the campaign varies widely, depending on how the targeted voters are defined. But the historical precedent for success to which commentators refer isn’t persuasive.

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The current prime minister is unpopular in city marginal seats, so the Coalition is banking on robocalls and letterbox drops from Howard to sway voters

The Coalition has been running a campaign to convince you that Labor plans to introduce a 'sneaky carbon tax'. But is there any evidence to their claims, or is it just a scare campaign?