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Australian Christian Lobby campaigns for SA election candidates who oppose late-term abortions

The Australian Christian Lobby is sending out pamphlets, calling voters and running a website promoting candidates against allowing easier access to late-term abortions.

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Debate over child care subsidy increase

A boost to the federal government's child care subsidy will save around 250,000 families more than $2000 per year, but Labor says too many still miss out.

AAP

PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia's east coast

Scott Morrison on Monday will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.

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Saying child care is an 'essential service', Greens release plan for free early education and care

The Greens are promoting a $19 billion plan to make child care free and accessible for all families, which they hope to push major parties on should they hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

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Federal election 2022: Labor sets sights on marginal WA seats of Pearce and Swan as independent interest grows

The Liberal Party in WA faces a host of challenges at the forthcoming federal election to retain the 10 seats it currently holds, as the ABC hits the hustings to find out what voters want.

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Kelly’s heroes: can the UAP’s politics of anger derail the Australian election?

The number of people finding resonance with the ‘freedom’ message of Clive Palmer’s United Australia party cannot be ignored

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Albanese plays down WA premier's absence

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese's latest visit to Western Australia once again did not include any campaign events with the state's popular premier.

AAP

Labor calls on disaster relief boss to resign for criticising flood victims who want ‘to live among the gum trees’

Shane Stone doubled down on the comments on Friday, saying he had started a conversation about not rebuilding in disaster-prone areas

The Guardian - AU

Disaster agency chief should be sacked, Labor says, after call for flooded homes not to be rebuilt

The government's disaster recovery agency boss says it's time to have a tough conversation on ending development on flood plains, saying inundated homes should not be rebuilt. Labor says he should be sacked.

ABC News

Recovery head rebuffs resignation calls

The federal opposition has called for the head of National Recovery and Resilience Agency to resign following remarks about flood victims.

AAP

SA Labor would axe Russian investments

Labor has promised to change legislation if it wins the South Australian election so the government can remove public sector funds from Russian investments.

AAP

Fifth death reported in NSW; ‘it’s climate change,’ Palaszczuk says as Qld death toll rises to 10 – as it happened

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Friday essay: 'fair game', racial shame and the women who demanded more

Sexual politics is difficult terrain for young people to navigate. Desire, threat and insecurity are a powerful combination in the most benign circumstances, even before teenagers were drenched in social media harassment and ubiquitous porn.

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Grattan on Friday: Morrison's COVID bout a reminder the virus could disrupt election campaign

If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.

ABC News

Government says Labor's attack on Services Australia flood sites a 'cheap' political play

Labor accuses the federal government of making partisan picks for where to send flood assistance — but ministers and Services Australia say state governments decide where to send staff.

AAP

Labor MP Byrne to resign at next election

Long-standing Holt MP Anthony Byrne will resign from politics at the next election.

AAP

Federal campaign hits WA as border opens

Anthony Albanese has hit the campaign trail in Western Australia where Labor hopes to snatch three seats, including Christian Porter's electorate of Pearce.

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The Guardian - AU

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Long-serving Labor senator Kim Carr set to lose seat in preselection challenge

Push to knock off the Victorian gains traction amid speculation first-term senator Kimberley Kitching could also face a contest

ABC News

SA Electoral Commission clears Liberals over attack ads on Labor health policy and Peter Malinauskas

South Australia's electoral commissioner knocks back a Labor bid to shut down Liberal Party advertising attacking the closure of a hospital in a key marginal seat.

ABC News

Cash in $5 billion natural disaster fund barely spent, as money sits earning interest

Just $150 million from a $5 billion fund has been set aside for disaster-mitigation projects, and much less than that has actually been spent. It's prompted the question: With a big slice of eastern Australia either underwater or recently underwater, could that money be doing a lot more?

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Fact Check: Has The Government Actually Spent $17B On Disaster Relief?

Scott Morrison said the government has spent $17 billion on disaster relief in three years, but Labor said the number has been “fudged”.

ABC News

Clive Palmer denies Liberals and Labor claims he bought Hitler's car

Australian billionaire and United Australia Party founder Clive Palmer reportedly buys one of Adolf Hitler's cars at auction from a Russian billionaire.

ABC News

SA Liberals promise to slash school fees as Labor announces location for promised hydrogen plant

The state government has promised to cut school fees for parents, as the South Australian Labor Party announces its site for the proposed hydrogen power station.

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