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Has ScoMo lost his mojo? Coalition still waiting for momentum shift

Has ScoMo lost his mojo? Former PM John Howard still expects the race to tighten, but sources on both sides of the political divide are seeing little evidence of a shift in momentum away from Labor heading into the last week of the campaign.

Newcastle Herald

Leaked poll reveals Coalition’s triple hit in blue-ribbon seats

Leaked internal Liberal polling has confirmed the worst fears for Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and his colleague Tim Wilson, just days before they face voters.

The New Daily

The LNP facing a tough challenge from Labor and Greens in Ryan at this election

Sitting LNP member Julian Simmonds is facing a genuine three-horse race in the traditionally blue-ribbon Liberal seat, with both Labor and the Greens targeting the seat.

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Grattan on Friday: It's Albanese's to lose, as Morrison looks for some momentum

The Liberals have used John Howard extensively during this campaign. These days, they celebrate their party hero as the great winner. He was, however, the last Liberal prime minister to take his party into the wilderness.

The Conversation

Head to Head: Cheryl Kernot and Christopher Pyne break down week five of the campaign

Every week until election day, we'll be asking them to analyse current events and offer insights into life on the campaign trail.

The New Daily

Polls understate coalition vote: Howard

Former prime minister John Howard says “anybody with any brain” is anticipating a tight election race, and insists the LNP vote is being understated in polling.

Crikey

Could Labor lose the seat of Hunter to the Nationals? That's the question

Opposing forces at work in the Hunter

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PMs' visits show Libs still taking Hunter seriously

Scott Morrison and former Prime Minister John Howard visited Lake Macquarie on Wednesday in a sign the Coalition has not given up hope of prising key Hunter seats off Labor at next week's election.

Newcastle Herald

Times are tough, and may get tougher, so where can Australians find strong political leadership?

In troubled times, people look for strong leaders – men and women who offer decisive action to address collective problems, and promise the capacity to deliver. They initially present as larger-than-life characters, and we’ve had our share of them: Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and perhaps Kevin…

The Conversation

Cutting through the accusations and acrimony to get to the facts of the second leaders' debate

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

ABC News

Albanese defends costings release delay

Anthony Albanese has defended the economic and policy choices Labor is taking to the election during a tour of John Howard's old seat of Bennelong.

AAP

A heated issue

Good morning, early birds. The Morrison government’s plan for climate action will lead to nearly 4 degrees of global heating according to analysis, and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and opponent Monique Ryan went head-to-head in a fiery debate yesterday. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Crikey

How the Liberals lost the 'moral middle class' - and now the teal independents may well cash in

Josh Frydenberg says they are fake independents, John Howard called them anti-Liberal groupies, Scott Morrison points out they are only standing in Liberal seats, and that a vote for them is in fact a vote for Labor.

The Conversation

Seven’s election debate to air after Big Brother as prime minister snubs ABC

The federal director of the Liberal party, Andrew Hirst, rejected the national broadcaster’s offer earlier this week without giving an explanation

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Letters: Holding on to key players vital for future

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Labor says rate rise highlights PM’s shredded credentials but Morrison insists it’s part of pandemic journey

Scott Morrison says Reserve Bank has ‘made a very important statement about where we are now in our journey out of this pandemic’

Crikey

The RBA rate rise leaves the Liberals vulnerable in the suburbs

The Reserve Bank’s inevitable decision to raise interest rates could have serious consequences for the Morrison government in Coalition heartland.

The Conversation

Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs

One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22 independents who have received funding from Climate 200.

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Morrison goes looking for seniors to bribe while Labor talks housing

Wealthy seniors will be gifted yet more middle-class welfare with a Morrison commitment to expand access to the Commonwealth seniors health card. Things must be desperate.

The Conversation

For first homebuyers, it's Labor's Help to Buy versus the Coalition's New Home Guarantee. Which is better?

Each side is offering something for first homebuyers this election, but the nature of the support is quite different.

ABC News

We use them all the time during election campaigns, but these words and phrases have meanings many of us aren't aware of

Do you know what pork-barrelling means? Or the origins of the word 'candidate'? You'd be surprised where some of these election phrases come from.

Crikey

Lying and a lie-in

Good morning, early birds. Liberal candidate Robbie Beaton could be in breach of Commonwealth law for fabricating his address to the Australian Electoral Commission, and Scott Morrison has faced backlash for describing Anthony Albanese’s COVID-induced week of rest as ‘quiet’ compared to his own earlier this year. It’s the news…

AAP

'No housing crisis', says John Howard

As debate rages about inflation, John Howard says there is no housing crisis but acknowledges there are pressures to be resolved in the sector.

Crikey

‘No housing crisis’, says John Howard

As debate rages about inflation, John Howard says there is no housing crisis but acknowledges there are pressures to be resolved in the sector.

Crikey

Labor seizes on cost of living as Greens reveal fossil fuel-endorsed climate policy

It was cost of living all the way for Labor today, while the PM continued to insist everyone would have a job soon, even if they didn’t want one. And then there was Pauline Hanson…

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