PM 'out of touch' on housing crisis: Labor The prime minister has pointed to a number of schemes in response to Labor claims he is not doing enough to solve Australia's housing crisis. AAP · Apr 27, 2022
Minister says China timed Solomon Islands security deal to damage Coalition's election chances The Home Affairs Minister says China intentionally timed a worrying security pact with Solomon Islands to hurt the Coalition's chances at the federal election. ABC News · Apr 27, 2022
One Nation takes surprise SA seat One Nation has won a seat in the South Australian upper house with the declaration of the votes from the March state election. AAP · Apr 27, 2022
South Australia gets first One Nation MP with Sarah Game elected to Legislative Council One Nation has its first MP in South Australia's parliament after Sarah Game was elected to the Legislative Council in a vote count conducted this morning. ABC News · Apr 27, 2022
Matt Canavan told to 'pull his head in' by government colleagues over net zero by 2050 comments Nationals senator Matt Canavan is told to "pull his head in" by a colleague, and slapped down by the Prime Minister, after attempting to muddy the waters over the Coalition's climate change commitments in the middle of a tight election race. ABC News · Apr 27, 2022
A brief history of the US-Australia alliance - and how it might change after the May election This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came into power in 2019. You can read the other pieces here and here. The Conversation · Apr 27, 2022
PM dismisses climate infighting claims Scott Morrison says the government has resolved the issue of party division on climate change, despite remarks from Nationals colleagues. AAP · Apr 26, 2022
National security and coal policy big early issues in federal election Khaki joins coal as election hot-button Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2022
Labor says households face ‘triple whammy’ after CPI shock – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022
Federal election: Labor rubbishes Morrison's claims of a 'sneaky carbon tax' as scare campaign Scott Morrison has said Labor's net zero plan is an attempt to revive the carbon tax. In response, Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare said this was a sign the Liberal Party was getting desperate. ABC News · Apr 26, 2022
Federal Labor to continue funding housing across remote Northern Territory if elected The commitment includes $100 million for immediate works on "urgent housing and essential infrastructure" in Northern Territory homelands, where a recent report said hundreds of homes were in disrepair and new builds were critically needed. ABC News · Apr 26, 2022
Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security - but will it have any effect on the election? Elections held in the shadow of war or overarching national security concerns tend to favour incumbents. The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022
Minor parties eye off Hunter preference upset The Nationals are working to head off a preference deal between minor parties which could eliminate the junior Coalition partners from the race to steal the Hunter electorate off Labor. Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2022
Labor unveil budget plan, PM touts regions As Labor outlined its economic strategy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made a direct pitch to regional voters as climate divisions loom. AAP · Apr 26, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022 Low-income tenants hardest hit as Australian rent rises outstrip assistance payments House rentals have risen by an average of 13.8% in capital cities and 20.2% for all rentals in regions compared with a 4.5% increase in rent assistance
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022 Labor defends agricultural visa scheme as farmers brace for minimum wage rise Coalition says proposal would reduce workforce but opposition insists only changes are to source country of recruited workers
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022 Morrison silent on ‘red line’ for China as Labor continues attack over handling of the Pacific Coalition wants focus on the economy but prime minister remains mired in fallout over Solomon Islands
Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2022 Molan backs Dutton's 'prepare for war' call during Hunter visit "If you want peace, you have to prepare for war"
AAP · Apr 26, 2022 Labor's plan to woo agricultural workers Labor has outlined a plan to address Australia's agricultural worker shortages by reforming seasonal worker programs, which critics say kills off the ag visa.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022 Scott Morrison is setting up another fake fight on a carbon ‘tax’ With Australia’s lived experience of global heating, you would think we’d have moved past grown men staging hyperbolic encounters with invisible things
The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022 Labor’s Pacific plan is underdone and risks further politicising foreign policy The news China has negotiated and signed a defence cooperation agreement with the Solomon Island has exposed the Australian government to a barrage of criticism.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 26, 2022 The ABC’s Fauziah Ibrahim Is Off Air & Under Review For ‘Bias’ After Clapping Back At Trolls The ABC announced a review of her social media activity after screenshots of a couple of tweets of hers containing “shitlists” that appeared to be anti-Labor surfaced.
Reuters · Apr 26, 2022 Australia PM trails in poll amid criticism over handling of China-Solomons deal Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is struggling to close the gap with the main opposition ahead of an upcoming general election, a poll showed on Tuesday, amid criticism over his handling of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands.
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022 Australian opposition party vows to train Pacific armies Australia’s opposition party has promised to establish a Pacific defense school to train neighboring armies in response to China’s potential military presence on the Solomon Islands
ABC News · Apr 26, 2022 Labor promises to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific with $525 million step up in foreign aid Labor will boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars, establishing climate and defence training programs and overhauling visa programs, as part of an effort to counter China's influence in the region.