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The Wentworth Project: Allegra Spender's profile rises, but polarises

At the campaign’s halfway point in the highly contested seat of Wentworth, ‘teal’ candidate Allegra Spender has shifted - but polarised - soft voters’ views about her.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2022

Seselja 'fighting for every inch' as loyalists gather for campaign launch

Chants of "Zed, Zed, Zed" echoed throughout the room as Senator Zed Seselja stepped up to the podium.

The Canberra Times · Apr 30, 2022

Albanese and Morrison to face off in second leaders’ debate of federal election, Nine says

News of debate which will employ a panel of three journalists comes as Labor pledges robodebt royal commission and Coalition promises cheaper medicines

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2022

Labor promises royal commission into bungled Robodebt scheme if elected. Scott Morrison says issue has been addressed

The Labor party is promising to set up a royal commission into the failed Robodebt scheme before the end of the year if it wins the federal election.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2022

The Northern Territory candidates vying for your vote in the federal election

Whether you're in downtown Darwin or the furthest flung corner of the Northern Territory, there's a politician that wants your vote in the federal election on Saturday 21 May.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Preference negotiations in earnest as big players and small tussle for places on May 21 tickets

Power lies in voting preferences as Labor's traditional Hunter margins narrow

Newcastle Herald · Apr 29, 2022

Jack Dempsey runs as independent as Hinkler voters rate federal election issues

A "safe" federal LNP seat has become an unexpected battleground where a former state government minister hopes to steal victory from his old party. Here are the issues voters say will matter most.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Childcare costs leave Australians wanting more federal government support

More than half of Australians think the federal government should pay a greater share of childcare costs, according to new data from Vote Compass.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

Needling Albanese over his Covid workload is a sign that Morrison is starting to worry

The PM desperately needs to turn the spotlight back onto Albanese, so he is using playground tactics to goad his opponent into error

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022

‘The director of his own show’: the PM mingles with middle Australia

Scott Morrison believes he has the ingredients for victory, but will it come together or remain a fantasy left on the campaign trail?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022