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Government defends flurry of appointments to key roles of former Coalition staffers and MPs

Morrison government accused of rushing in appointments prior to election amid latest announcements

The Guardian - AU

Defence blocks access to advice on location choice for Australia’s nuclear submarines base

Labor demands government reveal how it shortlisted Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla as potential sites for base

The Guardian - AU

Living on the wedge: why the Coalition faces threats from left and right in Queensland

All the attention has been on Labor’s struggles in the state, but the LNP could face challenges on two fronts in the upcoming election

The Guardian - AU

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For three years the prime minister has schemed and strategised. Can Australians stomach any more?

If the problem with Anthony Albanese is that he’s an unknown quantity, then the problem with Scott Morrison is that we know him all too well

The Guardian - AU

Latest IPCC report offers key lessons for Australia but is anyone listening?

The climate authority has warned it is now or never to cut emissions but will MPs on the campaign trail heed its warning?

The Guardian - AU

High court win on NSW preselections clears way for Morrison to call election

PM expected to visit governor general this weekend to trigger mid-May election after court refused to hear appeal against ‘captain’s picks’

The Guardian - AU

Labor's Murray-Darling Basin policy pledges more environmental water for SA, angering upstream states

Federal Labor is coming under fire from its own side of politics, with the Victorian government slapping down its Murray-Darling Basin policy.

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Australia's government prepares to call election

Australia is expected to trigger a national election in the coming days, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison seeking to clear thorny political issues as his three-year term nears its end.

Reuters

Liberal Party leadership contest widens to include Adelaide Hills MP Josh Teague

Former lower house speaker Josh Teague puts his hand up to replace outgoing SA Liberal leader Steven Marshall, weeks after the party's electoral drubbing.

ABC News

AEC investigating popular union TikTok accounts skirting transparency rules ahead of federal election

Union-affiliated TikTok accounts publishing anti-government videos ahead of the federal election have racked up millions of views. But the ABC finds not everyone is playing by the rules.

ABC News

Calls to end NSW govt 'accounting trick'

A NSW parliamentary committee wants a state government-owned transport company to be wound up so taxpayers don't have to fork out billions to keep it running.

AAP

Armed children in every Aussie school? Bob Katter misses the mark with gun claim

The independent MP has a novel idea for protecting the country from potential foreign threats: give children guns. Experts say the background to his claim gets our history wrong.

ABC News

Caroline Kennedy praises Australia’s bipartisan foreign policy despite PM’s claims on Labor and China

Nominee as US ambassador says there’s a lot more to the Aukus deal than just submarines as she faces US Senate foreign relations committee hearing

The Guardian - AU

Support needed to help millions of Australian renters with rising cost of living, experts say

As the cost of living continues to rise, experts say more needs to be done to ease the financial pressures faced by millions of Australians who are renting their homes.

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Newcastle Herald

Edgy encounter highlights desire for 'fair go'

RE: "Prime Minister Scott Morrison confronted by angry punter on a visit to Edgeworth Tavern, Herald online 6/4".

AAP

PM accuses Albanese of avoiding scrutiny

As speculation mounts about when the election will be called, Scott Morrison has accused Anthony Albanese of ducking and weaving ahead of the poll.

AAP

Labor candidate withdraws over eligibility

Section 44 citizenship concerns have forced Labor's candidate in the federal seat of Hughes in Sydney to withdraw.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: A new government would bring changes for the bureaucrats in the Canberra 'bubble'

With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are starting to gossip about what an Albanese administration would mean for them.

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Key takeaways from Senate COVID-19 committee final report

From lockdowns, to the international border closure and the vaccine rollout, a Senate committee has been scrutinising the government's response to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Here are some of the main points from its final report.

The Guardian - AU

Section 44 strikes again: Labor candidate for Hughes quits race due to Greek citizenship concerns

Local teacher Peter Tsambalas was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January to contest south Sydney seat

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor in pre-election move to make coal plants give five years’ notice before closing

Minister’s proposal comes after some plants said they would close earlier than scheduled as they struggled to compete with renewables

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Covid response should be examined by royal commission, Senate inquiry recommends

Report by Labor-chaired committee found Australia fared better than other countries, but there were ‘significant failures’ on quarantine and vaccine supply

Newcastle Herald

ScoMo cops untimely pub bashing in Newcastle

The last thing the PM needed was a public dressing down from a real person.

ABC News

How the United Australia Party's massive campaign budget could influence the federal election

Clive Palmer says he plans to spend about $70 million on the coming federal election campaign. And unlike the last election, he says he is undecided on which major party the UAP will preference.

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Clive Palmer says United Australia Party will preference major parties last at federal election

Clive Palmer says the United Australia Party will preference the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens last on all its how-to-vote cards at the upcoming federal election.

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