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Icac funding to be ‘at arm’s length’ under NSW Labor, Chris Minns reveals

Exclusive: Labor would also set aside a fund for ‘unexpected matters’ that ‘require urgent attention’

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Scott Morrison says coal power stations should ‘run as long as they possibly can’

Prime minister says it would be ‘fine’ for private sector to build new coal power plants if commercially viable

The Guardian - AU

Liberals release policy costings early ahead of SA election, ruling out any more big funding announcements

SA's Liberal government closes the book on further major election commitments, releasing its policy costings five days before Saturday's vote and calling on Labor to do the same.

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Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down one), 3% One Nation (steady), 3% Clive Palmer’s UAP (down one) and 10% for all Others (up two).

The Conversation

Cost of living to dominate election cycle

As a new Newspoll showed Anthony Albanese drawing level with Scott Morrison as preferred leader, the cost of living has emerged as a major campaign issue.

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Pressure mounts on federal government to cut fuel excise – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Russia escalates war with attack near Poland, Daniel Andrews pushes sick leave trial, top Aussie pools

Monday: Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will push ahead with a paid sick leave trial for workers in insecure employment. Plus: Australia’s top 10 public swimming pools

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‘Here to get things done’: Daniel Andrews prepares for battle over paid sick leave

Exclusive: Victoria’s premier reveals why he is gearing up for a showdown with the Coalition government and business over benefits for casual workers

The Guardian - AU

Unionist Linda White leads race to replace Victorian Labor senator Kim Carr

The former Australian Services Union assistant national secretary gains backing from the United Workers Union

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises Qld manufacturing support

A federal Labor government will provide $22 million to boost advanced manufacturing in Townsville and North Queensland.

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Anthony Albanese now level with Scott Morrison as 'better PM': Newspoll

Anthony Albanese is now level with Scott Morrison as “better prime minister” for the first time in more than two years in Newspoll, as Labor retains its 55-45% two-party lead.

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Anthony Albanese says he is ‘hungry’ for election win and has learned from Labor’s past ‘mistakes’

Opposition leader tells Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program he is hopeful of victory and voters are tired of Scott Morrison

The Guardian - AU

Labor to consider civilian natural disaster agency as alternative to ADF as recovery focus switches to mental health

Shadow defence minister Brendan O’Connor says defence force should be trained for military purposes, not for disaster response

The Guardian - AU

‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs

‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

Prime minister says old rules are ‘starving businesses of staff’. This blog is now closed

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After the trauma of defeat, it makes sense for Labor to play it safe. But why has it taken so long for Albanese to define himself?

Labor’s current mindset is planning and hoping. But the party needs a gear change to convince voters their leader is the man for the moment

The Guardian - AU

Warrior, patriot, political player: Labor’s Kimberley Kitching remembered after sudden death

Sudden death of first-term senator facing a preselection battle has shocked the nation’s capital

The Conversation

VIDEO: Floods bring Morrison more trouble; Labor's Kimberley Kitching remembered

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics.

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Former MP in voter pitch outside SA court

Former Labor MP Annabel Digance has called on voters to support her return to the South Australian parliament after pleading not guilty to a blackmail charge.

The Guardian - AU

Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

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Former SA Labor MP Annabel Digance makes election pitch after blackmail court appearance

Annabel and Greg Digance read a pitch to voters based on their independence from major parties following a court appearance this morning for allegedly blackmailing South Australia's Opposition Leader.

ABC News

Kimberley Kitching mourned across political divide as stress of Labor preselection in focus

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten is questioning how much stress party politics and the preselection process put on his close friend Senator Kitching in the lead-up to her death.

AAP

Stress took toll on late senator: Shorten

Tributes are flowing for Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, who died from a suspected heart attack, aged 52, in Melbourne on Thursday night.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: We can't know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says

Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change.

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Govt denies flood funding allocation ‘political’

Two of three areas to miss out on extra funding are in a Labor-held electorate, prompting allegations the funding allocation was politically motivated.

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