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What explained the seismic 2022 federal election? The Australian Election Study has answers

The 2022 Australian federal election was distinctive in two ways.

The Conversation

SA premier fights for nuclear energy as states seek power fix

A state premier is preparing to make some powerful enemies over their "ill-founded" opposition to nuclear energy. South Australian Premier Peter

The New Daily

Nuclear off table as states seek power fix

Federal and state Labor heavyweights are going toe-to-toe on nuclear energy, with the SA premier suggesting safety concerns are overblown.

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Australia looking to compensate Afghanistan war crime victims’ families

Deputy PM briefed over outstanding recommendation of Brereton report as legal centre says there is no excuse for inaction

The Guardian - AU

PM tests positive for Covid – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Newspoll shows lift for Labor and Albanese

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has enjoyed a surge in support as preferred prime minister, the latest Newspoll shows.

AAP

Canberra Liberals promise to dump light rail to Woden if elected in 2024

The Canberra Liberals say stage two of light rail is likely to cost more than $3 billion and the money should instead be spent on hospitals, schools and roads.

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Teal voters are more likely to be Labor-leaning than conservative, study finds

Majority were not disaffected Coalition supporters and voted tactically to defeat incumbents, according to report

The Guardian - AU

Canberra Liberals seek to go over old ground as they hedge a fresh bet on light rail

The opponents to light rail have had some of the loudest voices in the debate. The Canberra Liberals have bet this view represents the broader community view.

The Canberra Times

'We cannot support it': Liberals will oppose light rail to Woden

Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has confirmed her party has dropped support for the second stage of light rail.

The Canberra Times

Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises both Labor and Coalition over their economic management

The former Liberal treasurer has some harsh words for governments past and present.

ABC News

Teal voters at 2022 federal election were largely 'tactical', not disaffected Liberals, says a new Australian National University study

The same university study finds Scott Morrison the least popular leader since they started measuring popularity more than three decades ago.

ABC News

The buzz about eradicating Hunter's varroa bees was a surprise to me

Hives near my home were in the varroa "red zone" and had to be destroyed, but it appears all were not destroyed.

Newcastle Herald

Voters abandon major parties, study finds

In 1967, about three in four voters said they always voted for the same party but in 2022 this has dropped to just over one in three.

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Leadership, independents key to election

An academic study of the 2022 federal election has found voters were attracted by Labor's strong leadership, but many abandoned both major parties.

The Guardian - AU

Millennials and gen Z have deserted the Coalition – this could be dire for the opposition

Labor now has the opportunity to imprint lifelong loyalty on younger people

The Canberra Times

Ignoring women and young voters is coming back to bite

There have been exhaustive warnings about ignoring women and younger voters "at peril", yet here we are.

ABC News

NSW Labor 'prioritises' inner west to kick off election plan to expand access to co-ed high schools

NSW Labor unveils Sydney's inner west as the first area to get better access to co-educational high schools, if it wins the election in March.

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Cap on coal price complicating federal bid to quell Australians’ energy costs

Bill Shorten says all options remain on the table as the federal government remains hopeful agreement with states can be struck

ABC News

Government and opposition MPs to visit Taiwan as part of Australian parliamentary delegation

A delegation of six federal politicians from Labor and the Coalition will travel to Taiwan, but Anthony Albanese says politicians travelling to the island is not unusual.

ABC News

COVID-19 'complicated' Liberals' SA election campaign but not sole factor in loss, review finds

An internal review has found the former South Australian government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole factor that lost the Liberal Party the state election.

AAP

MPs to visit Taiwan without Albanese

A group of MPs headed to Taiwan to convey Australia's wish to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific will visit the country without Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

ABC News

Brisbane councillors trade allegations over inappropriate behaviour in chambers

Brisbane City Council meeting standards have been called into question after one councillor repeatedly turned his back on others in the chambers.

Tribune News Service

Biden avoids rail strike with new deal, but not everyone is happy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed legislation imposing a deal he negotiated between freight railroads and organized labor, averting a possible strike but risking a divide with rank-and-file union workers who opposed the settlement.

The Canberra Times

Voluntary assisted dying laws will reflect ACT community views, govt says

It is expected voluntary assisted laws would pass the territory's parliament with an overwhelming majority.

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