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Morning mail: Labor unveils five key policies, CSIRO controversy, US aid package for Ukraine

Monday: Sydney airport’s environmental offsets have been bulldozed for a new defence facility. Plus: Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue to return to Neighbours

The Guardian - AU

The Nationals have good election prospects - but this does not guarantee Joyce's leadership

While the Liberal and Labor parties each face several nail-biting contests, the Nationals have fewer immediate concerns in this federal election.

The Conversation

Childcare staffing crisis an overlooked issue

One of the Labor party's key policies is to make childcare more accessible to families, however advocates warn attention needs to be given to the staffing crisis the industry faces.

The Canberra Times

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More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch

The Coalition is promising to spend $70 million over four years to give an extra 50,000 older Australians access to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Labor says it will match the commitment.

ABC News

Heart attacks don't wait for you to turn 52, they can strike at any age, at any time

GPs have seen a surge in people wanting to have their heart checked since the sudden deaths of cricketer Shane Warne, Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching and a major heart attack suffered by the AFL's Dean Wallis.

ABC News

Greens vow cannabis reform if successful

The Greens plan to reform cannabis laws and demand a ban on offshore gas drilling in Bass Strait if they secure the balance of power at the federal election.

AAP

Labor, coalition switch pitch to seniors

The two major parties are pitching directly to senior voters, promising an expansion to the health concession card and cheaper medications.

AAP

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Victorian food-bowl seat up for grabs in three-way fight over water and jobs

Irrigation issues dominate in Coalition-held Nicholls, the nation’s sixth-safest seat, with Liberals, Nationals and an independent all in the running

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Labor strongly ahead in Newspoll and Resolve, as election race enters final half

Labor’s confidence will be boosted by two polls showing it holding a strong lead, as Anthony Albanese carried off a well-orchestrated party launch in Perth on Sunday.

The Conversation

Labor’s election pitch: five key policies unveiled at party’s campaign launch

Anthony Albanese outlines vision for medicines, manufacturing jobs, gender pay equity, electric vehicles and housing affordability

The Guardian - AU

Albanese pledges to make gender pay equity a Fair Work Act objective

Anthony Albanese has pledged a Labor government would make gender pay equity an objective of the Fair Work Act and strengthen the Fair Work Commission’s powers to order pay rises for workers in low paid industries dominated by women.

The Conversation

Opposition leader offers Australia 'a better future' in campaign launch

Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Sunday promised the country a "better future" in a campaign launch that was light on controversial reforms but drenched in unity and hope.

Reuters

Australian opposition targets inflation in campaign launch

Australia’s opposition party has officially launched its election campaign with an emphasis on cutting costs of living for voters as inflation surges to its highest rate in 21 years

The Independent UK

Victorian state opposition unveils election promise for 'strong' IBAC and Ombudsman

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says under the pledge, the Coalition will pump an extra $10 million into IBAC's budget per year and increase the Victorian Ombudsman's funding by $2 million per year.

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The Canberra Times

Housing affordability crisis? Labor offers its 'help'

Labor believes it's got a plan to making it easier for a lucky few.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese presents as a leader who wasn’t born thinking he was owed the prime ministership

He didn’t try to dominate the room at Labor’s campaign launch, but modelled a style of leadership less familiar after a succession of power players in Canberra

The Canberra Times

Labor calls for cheaper, fairer Australia in election pledge

Federal election: Labor's Anthony Albanese outlines no one left behind.

AAP

Labor to charge electric vehicle take-up

Labor has pledged to double the Commonwealth's $250 million Future Fuels Fund and establish a new Driving the Nation Fund to accelerate electric vehicle uptake.

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Albanese basks in McGowan's WA popularity

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Vickie Chapman's decision to quit SA parliament triggers further turmoil, as earlier by-election looms

Former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman hits back at a move to force her to quit politics sooner than she expected, saying she has "not resigned" but only "given notice" of her intention to do so.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese pledges to lower cost of PBS medicines and boost EVs at Labor campaign launch

Opposition leader also vows to make gender equity an objective of the Fair Work Act if ALP wins federal election on 21 May

ABC News

Labor officially launches election campaign with housing plan and pledge to cut medicine costs

Anthony Albanese uses Labor's campaign launch to announce a plan to cut the cost of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, meaning no medicine would be more than $30.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition criticises Labor’s housing policy because government could profit from price rises

Scott Morrison argues Labor is ‘looking to make money out of this’ as Anthony Albanese pledges to cut cost of some mortgages by up to $380,000

ABC News

Federal election: Labor launches campaign in Perth with new housing pledge

Labor politicians descended on Perth, where the ALP launched its official election campaign with a pledge to make it easier for Australians to buy a home.

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Labor Says It’ll Cop 40% Of First Home Costs So You Can Have A Backyard For Ur 23938 Doggos

Please, anything to get us out of this boomer-dominated hellscape.

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