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Labor still has clear lead in Newspoll and Resolve, but Albanese’s ratings slump

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 14-17 from a sample of 1,510, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 36% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (down one), 12% Greens (up two), 4% One Nation (up one), 4% UAP (steady) and 9% for all Others (down one).

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Factcheck: is Labor’s policy on asylum seekers and refugees any different to the Coalition’s?

Boat turnbacks, offshore detention and third-country resettlement have bipartisan support. Does Labor differ at all from the government?

The Guardian - AU

Labor accuses Angus Taylor of ‘desperate’ climate scare campaign over energy claims

Minister under pressure to release modelling he claims shows consumers would be $560 a year worse off under ALP’s electricity policy

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Federal government loan guarantee scheme to help farmers forced out of the market by soaring values

The federal government wants to help more people crack into the rural property market by guaranteeing 40 per cent of their loan deposits, as farm values soar.

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Major parties rule out deals with independents – as it happened

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Federal election: Morrison addresses business leaders in Perth, Albanese pledges funding for veteran-led disaster response organisation in Brisbane

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are both urging people not to vote for high-profile independents running against incumbent MPs in marginal seats which could hold the key to victory at next month's election.

ABC News

Labor's pledge to put 5200 extra volunteers on the ground in wake of disasters

Mr Albanese will use the ninth day of the campaign to spruik a $38 million funding pledge over three years to Disaster Relief Australia, a veteran-led organisation assisting communities after natural disasters.

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Labor, Liberals rule out independents deal

As polls point to a surge of support for independents and minor parties, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have ruled out crossbench deals to form government.

AAP

If Labor wins the election, he is set to become the next federal treasurer. So who is Jim Chalmers?

This is the second in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Josh Frydenberg here.

The Conversation

Climate policy in 2022 is no longer a political bin-fire – but it remains a smouldering issue for voters

As far as political debate goes, this federal election seems to be less about climate change than any in the past 15 years. Unlike in 2010, 2013 and 2016 – when governments were elected and leaders deposed over climate policy – this time there’s no brutal contest over the issue.

The Conversation

Will Australia's nuclear submarines end up being built overseas?

Senator Rex Patrick says "it looks more and more likely" that Australia's nuclear submarines may be built overseas, while one defence expert says we would be better off constructing them in the UK or US.

ABC News

Omissions from election debate could give Hunter miners cause for concern

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

When will there be a federal ICAC or anti-corruption commission? What are the parties promising?

Although Anthony Albanese has committed to introducing an ICAC within the first six months of a Labor government, Barnaby Joyce does not think many Australians will care, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's now off his agenda but denies it is a broken promise.

ABC News

Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

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NSW accused of politicising history scheme as Labor seats miss out on first round of blue plaques

None of 17 markers on buildings where historical figures lived or worked, or where major events occurred, are in Labor-held seats

The Guardian - AU

Bodies of Indigenous families’ loved ones left in morgues after collapse of funeral insurer Youpla

Federal government urged to provide compensation, as minister says families can apply for state-assisted or ‘pauper’ funerals

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Labor holds 53-47% lead but Albanese takes a hit in Newspoll

Labor has clung to its 53-47% two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have taken a knock after his error-prone first week of the campaign.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese shifts campaign focus to perceived failings of Morrison government

Labor seeks to pressure Coalition over Medicare, as aspiring Liberal heath minister says party ‘absolutely guarantee Medicare in law’

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Scott Morrison says he misspoke after claiming the JobSeeker unemployment payment had risen to $46 a week

The Prime Minister clarifies his comments about the increase to the JobSeeker rate, after incorrectly claiming the unemployment benefit had risen to $46 a week since the last federal election.

The Guardian - AU

Australians unlikely to know cost of scrapped submarines until after election, Peter Dutton says

Defence minister says negotiations with France over abandoned naval agreement will ‘take some time’

The Independent UK

Australian leader warns of a resurgence in asylum seekers

Australia’s prime minister warns that thousands of asylum seekers will attempt to reach the country by boat if the opposition party wins elections on May 21

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is there any truth to scare campaigns about the cashless debit card and retiree tax?

Coalition and Labor are targeting older Australians with advertising featuring grave warnings for pensioners

ABC News

Gilmore Liberal candidate Andrew Constance rules out ministerial portfolio

Liberal candidate for Gilmore Andrew Constance has told the Prime Minister he does not want a portfolio in a potential future Coalition federal government. It comes as Labor accuses Mr Constance of rewriting history over his claims that no Australian company had bid for a billion-dollar state rail contract.

Reuters

Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied on Monday that his government would make cuts to Australia's universal healthcare scheme if he is re-elected next month, after the opposition Labor Party raised doubts over its future.

AAP

Morrison pledges WA defence industry jobs

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used an election campaign visit to Western Australia to announce a $121 million patrol vessel investment.

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