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Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese is sitting pretty for the election – so what could possibly go wrong?

Polls this week were once again music to Labor ears. Newspoll showed the opposition maintaining its strong election-winning margin. A poll in selected Western Australian seats had the Morrison government on the nose.

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Labor to examine internal culture in ‘ongoing way’ after questions about Kimberley Kitching treatment

Richard Marles says asking questions about events prior to senator’s sudden death is legitimate

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Kimberley Kitching disclosed bullying allegations in November, Rod Marsh farewelled at Adelaide Oval, when a potato is not a potato

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SA Best founder Nick Xenophon represents an independent MP in state election flyer fight

Former South Australian senator Nick Xenophon intervenes in the state election campaign — but he is not helping his former SA Best team.

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Labor landslide likely in South Australian election, but Labor-Greens unlikely to control upper house

The South Australian election is on Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. A YouGov poll for The Advertiser, conducted March 7-13 from a sample of 835, gave Labor a 56-44 lead, compared with the 2018 election result of 51.9-48.1 to Liberal, so this poll would be about an 8%…

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Kimberley Kitching disclosed allegations Senate Labor colleagues bullied her months before her death

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching told a parliament-employed workplace trainer she was being bullied by Senate Labor colleagues, according to multiple ALP sources.

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PM, WA premier's truce may be short lived

Scott Morrison has talked up his strong relationship with Mark McGowan while appearing alongside the Labor premier during a visit to Western Australia.

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Labor launches first TV ad ahead of poll

Labor will start rolling out national advertising from Friday ahead of the federal election in its first TV pitch to voters.

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Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney has no protection under the law if someone yells at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct?

Shadow Minister for Education and Women, Tanya Plibersek, says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney would have no protection under the law if someone yelled at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns

The combination of COVID fears and the appeal of so-called “convenience voting” will see record low numbers of South Australians attend polling booths on Saturday.

The Conversation

SA Labor reveals election costings

The South Australian opposition has revealed the costings for its election promises ahead of Saturday's poll.

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‘Extraordinarily disrespectful’: Albanese hits back after Labor senators dubbed ‘mean girls’

Rebuke followed story in The Australian about alleged disagreements between Kimberley Kitching and a group of female Labor senators

The Guardian - AU

NSW floods affect 37,000 Indigenous people

Labor says nearly 37,000 Indigenous residents were affected by unprecedented floods inundating northern NSW.

AAP

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits back at party, considers suing Rebecca White

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits out at his former party, saying it has made years of "horrendous decisions".

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Anthony Albanese rules out Labor inquiry into treatment of Kimberley Kitching before her death

Anthony Albanese rules out an investigation into reports former Labor senator Kimberley Kitching had been chastised and ostracised by some of her senior female colleagues, with the federal Labor Leader rejecting suggestions his party has a cultural problem.

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Labor denies pork-barrelling accusations

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the federal opposition is misusing grants funding to target seats ahead of the election.

AAP

'Mean girls' tag disrespectful: Albanese

Senior Labor figures have denied aspects of a news report saying the late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching was ostracised by people in her own party.

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Labor Secretary Gets Tour Of Tesla Gigafactory: Is This An Olive Branch From The White House?

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been critical about the lack of recognition by the White House for his electric vehicle company being the leader in the space. Could a recent visit by a U.S.

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Howard weighs into SA election campaign

Former prime minister John Howard has campaigned for the SA Liberal government ahead of the state election, dismissing a new opinion poll.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s wrong’: expert calls on Queensland to ban political donations from lobbyists

Accepting donations from lobbyists ‘defeats the purpose of donation transparency’, says public policy expert

The Guardian - AU

South Australian election: can social media savvy Peter Malinauskas lead Labor back to power?

Liberal premier Steven Marshall points to state’s nation-leading economy, but voters don’t seem to be listening

The Guardian - AU

Two people charged over alleged online threats against Labor senator Kristina Keneally

Australian federal police lay charges against 29-year-old man and 41-year-old woman

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Labor proposes community sector overhaul

The federal opposition has pledged to remove gag clauses imposed on community sector workers to publicly advocate, should Labor win the election.

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Two charged over threats against senator

A man and a woman have been charged over threatening messages sent to Labor senator Kristina Keneally after police raided two Sydney homes.

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Claims Tas Labor leak for political gain

Senior Labor members have been accused of leaking a complaint regarding inappropriate texts from Tasmanian Labor's ex-branch president for political gain.

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