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Labor launches first TV ad ahead of poll

Labor will start rolling out national advertising from Friday ahead of the federal election in its first TV pitch to voters.

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Tanya Plibersek says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney has no protection under the law if someone yells at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct?

Shadow Minister for Education and Women, Tanya Plibersek, says a Muslim woman on a train in Sydney would have no protection under the law if someone yelled at her for wearing a hijab. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns

The combination of COVID fears and the appeal of so-called “convenience voting” will see record low numbers of South Australians attend polling booths on Saturday.

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SA Labor reveals election costings

The South Australian opposition has revealed the costings for its election promises ahead of Saturday's poll.

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‘Extraordinarily disrespectful’: Albanese hits back after Labor senators dubbed ‘mean girls’

Rebuke followed story in The Australian about alleged disagreements between Kimberley Kitching and a group of female Labor senators

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NSW floods affect 37,000 Indigenous people

Labor says nearly 37,000 Indigenous residents were affected by unprecedented floods inundating northern NSW.

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Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits back at party, considers suing Rebecca White

Former Tasmanian Labor president Ben McGregor hits out at his former party, saying it has made years of "horrendous decisions".

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Anthony Albanese rules out Labor inquiry into treatment of Kimberley Kitching before her death

Anthony Albanese rules out an investigation into reports former Labor senator Kimberley Kitching had been chastised and ostracised by some of her senior female colleagues, with the federal Labor Leader rejecting suggestions his party has a cultural problem.

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Labor denies pork-barrelling accusations

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the federal opposition is misusing grants funding to target seats ahead of the election.

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'Mean girls' tag disrespectful: Albanese

Senior Labor figures have denied aspects of a news report saying the late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching was ostracised by people in her own party.

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Labor Secretary Gets Tour Of Tesla Gigafactory: Is This An Olive Branch From The White House?

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been critical about the lack of recognition by the White House for his electric vehicle company being the leader in the space. Could a recent visit by a U.S.

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Howard weighs into SA election campaign

Former prime minister John Howard has campaigned for the SA Liberal government ahead of the state election, dismissing a new opinion poll.

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‘It’s wrong’: expert calls on Queensland to ban political donations from lobbyists

Accepting donations from lobbyists ‘defeats the purpose of donation transparency’, says public policy expert

The Guardian - AU

South Australian election: can social media savvy Peter Malinauskas lead Labor back to power?

Liberal premier Steven Marshall points to state’s nation-leading economy, but voters don’t seem to be listening

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Two people charged over alleged online threats against Labor senator Kristina Keneally

Australian federal police lay charges against 29-year-old man and 41-year-old woman

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Labor proposes community sector overhaul

The federal opposition has pledged to remove gag clauses imposed on community sector workers to publicly advocate, should Labor win the election.

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Two charged over threats against senator

A man and a woman have been charged over threatening messages sent to Labor senator Kristina Keneally after police raided two Sydney homes.

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Claims Tas Labor leak for political gain

Senior Labor members have been accused of leaking a complaint regarding inappropriate texts from Tasmanian Labor's ex-branch president for political gain.

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Former Liberal MP Troy Bell hits out at Premier Steven Marshall days ahead of SA election

Liberal-turned-independent MP Troy Bell releases a scathing public letter to his former party days out from the SA state election, refusing to guarantee support in the event of a hung parliament and telling Premier Steven Marshall the "clock is ticking" to match Labor spending in his seat.

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Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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Risks for Morrison in SA election result

As South Australians go to the polls this weekend, federal political strategists will be scrutinising trends and issues.

The Guardian - AU

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’

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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).

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