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Sydney's complex system of road tolls to be reviewed by state government

Sydney's complex system of toll roads, including the pricing structure and impacts on the cost of living, is to be examined as part of a major state government review.

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Labor confirms it will recruit overseas doctors and nurses to fulfil health and aged care promises

Labor leader Anthony Albanese admits the party will need to recruit overseas health workers as a "stopgap" measure, if elected, to meet its promise to increase the number of nurses in aged care.

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Payne says China military base in Solomons would be a ‘red line’ – as it happened

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Federal election: Major parties target northern Australia as national security dominates campaign—as it happened

National security continues to be a key election issue as both major parties target the north of the country in the third week of campaigning.

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The Loop: Trump on Twitter's new owner, UN boss to visit Putin, and could a mushroom protein powder help the planet?

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In election 2022 battleground seats, voters are switching off politics but economic issues loom

From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change.

ABC News

Council wants Newcastle wired for EV charging

City of Newcastle is poised to make electric vehicle charging infrastructure mandatory in new developments.

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Morning mail: lobby group under fire for trans billboard, old China trip sparks new dispute, Elon Musk buys Twitter

Tuesday: AOC and Swimming Australia threaten legal action over billboards claiming ‘women’s sport is not for men’. Plus: the world’s richest man now owns Twitter

The Guardian - UK

Labor pledges to restore Pacific relations

Labor has unveiled a plan to restore Australia's standing in the Pacific, but the prime minister claims it is a copy of what his government is already doing.

AAP

Too little, too late: who will fix the home care crisis for Australia’s ageing population?

As aged care firms as a key election battleground, thousands are still dying each year waiting for home care packages

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledges more foreign aid to Pacific with plan ‘to restore Australia’s place as first partner of choice’

Seven-point plan also includes funding boosts for regional broadcasting and fight against illegal fishing

The Guardian - AU

Richard Marles’ contentious China trip was praised by Coalition MP

Deputy Labor leader was joined in Beijing in 2019 by Ted O’Brien who wrote a positive testimonial of the study tour

The Guardian - AU

Why not both? Voters in two key WA seats doubtful about ‘Morrison plus McGowan’ deal

Swan and Hasluck could be among the seats to fall if Labor gets a swing just one-third as big as Mark McGowan’s at state level

The Guardian - AU

Labor maintains election-winning leads in Newspoll and Ipsos, as opposition to unveil Pacific initiatives

Labor has maintained unchanged its solid two-party leads in both Newspoll and the Australian Financial Review’s Ipsos poll.

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Labor to announce Pacific plan to boost diplomatic relations in region

Following the controversy surrounding the signing of a security pact between Solomon Islands and China, Labor is set to announce a package of reforms to boost Australia's relationship with the Pacific.

AAP

Nationals back 'flexible' net zero pledge

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says Australia will try to meet its net zero target, but has supported his candidate who said it wasn't "binding".

The Guardian - AU

Replacing NSW coal plant with renewables would create thousands more jobs than gas, report says

Solar and wind could bring ‘jobs boom’ to regions that have previously depended on coal, Australian Conservation Foundation says

ABC News

Anzac Day 2022 in Darwin sees Prime Minister Scott Morrison, deputy Labor leader Richard Marles, attend commemorations

The sound of a didgeridoo marked the start of Darwin's Anzac dawn service, attended by a large crowd including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and deputy Labor leader Richard Marles.

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The Guardian - AU

‘We have not seen the preparation’: Labor attacks Coalition after Dutton’s declaration on war

Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles says Coalition ‘is a government which beats its chest’ but does not deliver

Tribune News Service

Chinese naval base in Solomons a ‘red line,’ Australian PM says

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands would be a “red line” for his government, as he attempts to deflect criticism he did not move quickly enough to avoid a security agreement between Honiara and Beijing.

ABC News

Peter Dutton marks Anzac Day by again comparing China and Russia to Nazi Germany before World War II

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says Australia can only preserve peace by preparing for war, while Labor's deputy leader criticises the government for failing to prepare Australia for any future conflict.

The Canberra Times

Canberra Anzac dawn service draws 18,000 strong crowd

Photos from the 2022 Anzac Dawn Service at the war memorial.

The Guardian - AU

Anzac Day commemorated; ABC reviewing presenter’s social media activity – as it happened

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Morning mail: Anzac Day commemorations return post-Covid, Macron re-elected, extinction warnings fall on deaf ears

Monday: Australians pay respects to fallen soldiers as Anzac Day commemorations return after Covid disruptions. Plus: Emmanuel Macron defeats far right’s Marine Le Pen for French presidency

ABC News

Scott Morrison's use of 'blessed' thrust NDIS back into spotlight, raising questions neither side is prepared to answer

A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.

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