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View from the Hill: will Albanese opt for an April election now a rate cut has him breathing more easily?

The Reserve Bank has delivered the expected modest rate cut of a quarter of a percentage point, and we’re set for the predictable frenzy of speculation about an April election.

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Morning Mail: Australians unaware of Labor policies, RBA tipped to cut cash rate, Europe’s leaders discuss Russian threat

Voters are not familiar with the government’s key policies and achievements in a new poll, and the Reserve Bank is predicted to cut the official cash rate later today.

The Guardian - AU

PM denies rate cut will impact election timing

Anthony Albanese remains coy on when Australians will head to the polls, after the Reserve Bank delivered cost-of-living relief for mortgage holders.

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The election could be called any day – but Peter Dutton still hasn’t explained how his nuclear proposal will work

His claim that nuclear power would lead to cheaper bills in the near future isn’t supported by the modelling released to back it up. But the soundbite survives …

The Guardian - AU

Labour’s Secret Weapon to Crush the Reform UK Surge Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight

Labor MP Joe Powell is making headlines with a groundbreaking private members bill aimed at curbing the addictive nature of social media for children under 16.

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Prominent Muslim groups claim reaction to Sydney nurses video is ‘selective outrage’

Coalition of Islamic groups says remarks made by nurses that they would kill Israeli patients were ‘emotional and hyperbolic’

The Guardian - AU

Coalition leading narrowly in four polls and would likely win an election held now

A national Newspoll, conducted February 10–14 from a sample of 1,244, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged from the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (down one), 31% Labor (steady), 12% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (steady) and 12% for all Others (up one).

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Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

The Guardian - AU

Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support

A warning has been issued over election polling as tightly clustered results in a close race may not reflect Australians' votes.

AAP

Majority of Australian voters expect fair and humane approach to refugees, poll shows

Exclusive: Research in lead-up to federal election shows more than half of those surveyed want asylum seekers to have more rights while they await visa decisions

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton wants to cut public service jobs in Canberra. Here’s what happened last time

There are 26,000 more APS employees than in 2022 but the bill for contractors has fallen from its Covid pandemic peak

The Guardian - AU

Dutton names crossbenchers who could help him clinch minority government as poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor

Opposition leader says he will talk to three MPs as YouGov poll predicts Coalition winning 73 seats to Labor’s 66 at upcoming federal election

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes.

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Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Modelling shows Labor is set to be the first federal government in almost a century to lose an election after one term, with more than a dozen seats at risk.

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Controversial Labor MP dies months after alleged attack

A controversial former Western Australia Labor party MP has died in hospital after an alleged attack.

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Convicted murderer among three members of NZYQ cohort to be resettled in Nauru under deal struck by Labor

Three non-citizens with criminal histories taken into immigration detention in preparation for removal from Australia, home affairs minister says

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Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

A convicted murderer is one of three released immigration detainees the federal government will pay Nauru to take off Australia's hands as part of a visa deal.

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New homes and land banking off-limits to foreign buyers

Established homes will be off-limits and foreign owners will be forced to develop vacant land under new measures announced to improve housing supply.

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Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs.

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Food supply at risk as growers look to greener pastures

Many vegetable growers ponder quitting as production costs rise and farmgate prices remain paltry, with the industry warning an exodus would risk food supply.

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Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has started his new role as the University of Canberra's vice-chancellor, outlining his vision during tough times.

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Labor admits trust damaged after surviving voter revolt

The Liberals have fallen short of a by-election upset in a traditional Labor stronghold after voters took a sledgehammer to the 10-year-old state government.

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Independents seize on 'unfair' deal to boost campaign

David Pocock is going on tour to visit other independent candidates challenging major party MPs after electoral changes he brands as unfair were rammed through.

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Call to bring back inheritance tax to tackle wealth gap

Inheritance taxes are economically efficient and reduce inequality between those who work for an income and those who earn income from wealth, economists say.

The Guardian - AU

NSW Labor accused of trying to ‘redesign’ a mental health system with no psychiatrists

Patient care compromised by closing beds and shifting workload to less qualified staff, motion claims

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