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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.

The Conversation

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.

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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.

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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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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

The Guardian - AU

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”.

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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.

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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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ALP pledges Whyalla hydrogen plant

The South Australian mid-north centre of Whyalla will be the location for a major hydrogen plant development if Labor wins the state election this month.

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Richard Marles says there are 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were in 2013. Is that correct?

Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles says there are now 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were when the Coalition came to office in 2013. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: ‘life-threatening’ rain expected in Sydney, Russia ‘targeting civilians’, Scott Morrison Covid positive

Wednesday: City and surrounding areas brace for severe weather and flood warnings. Plus: PM to continue working after testing positive for Covid

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The psychology of a loss of place: when we demolish socially significant places, we demolish part of who we are

The John Curtin Hotel in Carlton, another of Melbourne’s cultural landmarks, is set to close. Nearly 150 years old, the pub has long been a haunt of the union movement, Labor leaders, detectives, journalists and the live music scene.

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Labor questions whether Peter Dutton’s fundraiser breaches Queensland laws

Online charity appeals require state government authorisation which aims to prevent scams and misuse of funds

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The New Daily

Scott Morrison hopes for a miracle election win, but the polls suggest he’s dreaming

There are about 90 days until an election in May. Dennis Atkins digs into the numbers and finds some interesting trends, especially in Queensland.

ABC News

Ambulance statistics show SA ramping cut by almost half in last four months

The South Australian government says ambulance ramping has "plummeted" by 47 per cent since October, releasing the latest statistics a month early.

AAP

Libs say SA ambulance ramping easing

The South Australian government says ambulance ramping across the state is easing significantly as Labor targets it as a key election issue.

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SA Labor promises $40m tourism boost

Labor has promised a $40 million boost to the tourism sector over four years if it wins South Australia's March election.

AAP

Ex-Labor staffer committed on rape charges

A former Labor staffer has been committed to stand trial for three counts of sexual intercourse without consent relating to two separate alleged incidents.

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Flying NPWS choppers to NSW floods 'naive'

The SES has rejected Labor calls for the NSW government to use its fleet of National Parks and Wildlife Services helicopters in the state's flood crisis.

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NSW ICAC alleges ex-Labor MP, restaurateur conspired to disguise donation from Chinese billionaire

The NSW branch of the ALP is back under scrutiny after a corruption watchdog finds that a former Labor politician and a restaurateur allegedly conspired to disguise a donation from a Chinese property developer.

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