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The Coalition is guaranteeing essential services and lower tax. We can't have both

In the midst of Labor’s campaign about the cost of living, the Coalition has zeroed in on one of those costs – taxes – and guaranteed to stop them rising. Its Lower Tax Guarantee promises:

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We tracked election ad spending for 4,000 Facebook pages. Here's what they're posting about – and why cybersecurity is the bigger concern

Have you noticed your Facebook and Instagram feed filling up with political ads lately?

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Half-time results are in: who's having a good election campaign, and who isn't?

When pre-poll voting starts on Monday May 9, it will signal the denouement of one of the least compelling streaming series ever to secure repeat funding: #AusVotes2022.

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Australians overwhelmingly support action to reduce carbon emissions, Vote Compass data shows

How much would Liberal, Labor and Green voters be prepared to spend each year to help prevent climate change? Vote Compass has the answer.

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Joyce, PM 'discuss' subsidies for struggling papers

Barnaby: "We must have a vibrant fourth estate, otherwise I can get away with anything."

Newcastle Herald

LETTERS: At last, a little bit of hope for homebuyers

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

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After COVID-19, experts say it’s ‘disappointing’ that health care isn't a bigger focus this election

When it comes to managing your health, the first person you might turn to is your GP. Yet, so far, there has been very little in this election campaign on how either party would improve and fund access to quality GP care.

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Undecided? Jaded with Australia’s major parties? Here are five stark differences between them this election

I dedicate little attention to the daily campaign grind – but the contrasts between Labor and the Coalition are black and white

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Human rights ambassador needed to restore reputation after Morrison’s ‘negative globalism’, Labor says

Opposition also pledges to defend Australian Human Rights Commission with return to merit-based appointments

The Guardian - AU

‘Flabbergasted’: Melbourne-based One Nation candidate running in north Queensland seat

While candidates aren’t required to live in electorate they contest, rivals in Herbert are shocked by Diane Pepe’s home address

The Guardian - AU

A shared equity scheme could help break the cycle of insecure renting for single parents

Labor’s Help to Buy election promise would expand the Coalition’s scheme to people who can’t afford mortgage repayments on current house prices

The Guardian - AU

A lawmaker wanted to refer to himself as 'The Patriot' on an election ballot

The Oklahoma Election Board ruled Monday that state Rep. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, but he can't refer to himself by that nickname on the ballot.

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Former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman calls parliamentary inquiry a 'witch-hunt' after ombudsman clears her of conflict of interest

South Australia's former deputy premier tells state parliament last year's parliamentary inquiry into her was a "witch-hunt" that amounted to "nothing more than a kangaroo court".

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Josh Frydenberg Revealed His Greatest Fear Of A Labor Govt & It Actually Sounds Pretty Great

BRB, getting a one-way ticket to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's nightmare land where there's childcare support and bounties of parental leave.

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Candidates clash on Labor emissions plan

Mr Thomson has challenged Mr Repacholi's assurance that "no Hunter mines" would be affected by the party's policy.

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Coalition and Labor have pledged to freeze the age pension deeming rate until 2024. Here's what that means for pensioners

Deeming is an assumption about how much income people earn from their investments — and it's part of the process the government uses to work out whether someone is eligible for the age pension.

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Treasurer, Chalmers keep to familiar lines

Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers have failed to deliver any blows during the treasurers' debate at the National Press Club.

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How Do The Major Parties Measure Up On LGBTQIA+ Policy?

We’re here to help you understand and compare each major party’s policies for LGBTQIA+ rights without the political spin.

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Labor pledges cancer radiation centre for NSW Far South Coast but locals sceptical

Unlike their city counterparts, having access to essential cancer treatments is merely a dream for many on the NSW far south coast. And despite political promises, some fear that dream may never become a reality.

AAP

PM sticks to criticism of NSW ICAC

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken another swipe at the NSW ICAC while Labor's Anthony Albanese maintains a federal body is needed to clean up politics.

AAP

No contact with Solomons' leader: PM

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has criticised Prime Minister Scott Morrison for not contacting his Solomon Islands counterpart as relations deteriorate.

AAP

Greens want cost relief in SA budget

The Greens have called on the South Australian government to help people struggling with cost of living pressures in the upcoming state budget.

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Morrison shrugs off 'buffoons' sledge from NSW anti-corruption watchdog commissioner

Scott Morrison shrugs off a frank character assessment from one of the commissioners of the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog, who labelled critics of his organisation as "buffoons".

The Guardian - AU

The election is a fight of who is disliked the least – there is a clear and growing destabilisation in our politics

As the pandemic eases, confidence in major parties and traditional politicians is returning to earlier trends of disaffection and distrust

The Conversation

Plenty of resilience, but little resistance in a new account of Australia's Great Depression

In her latest book, Australia’s Great Depression, Joan Beaumont offers a deeply conservative history animated by the neoliberal spirit of our age.

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