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How does preferential voting work in Australia?

Preferential voting gives people the chance to say who they want to win the election and who they don't.

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Tasmanian Liberals accused of 'electoral bribery' over taxpayer-funded election grants

The Tasmanian Liberal Party is accused of electoral bribery during the 2021 state election campaign, with documents obtained by the ABC revealing the party promised hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded community grants if it won the election.

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How an innocent Facebook post morphed into a rumour that helped fuel Labor's Cashless Debit Card scare campaign

When Corrinne Boon posted to Facebook in May last year, she had no idea her words would be twisted and used in a scare campaign by Labor in a bid to win the votes of anxious age pensioners.

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David Speirs extends olive branch to former Liberal MPs, as Bragg voters prepare for third election

South Australia's new Opposition Leader leaves open the possibility of luring MPs facing corruption charges back to the Liberal fold, as the party faces the challenge of having to retain a blue-ribbon seat at a by-election triggered by the former deputy premier.

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Liberal Party accused of 'con job' after funding pledge for bypass in marginal seat

A Liberal Party election pitch to start work on a major infrastructure project in a marginal seat has been criticised by Labor as a "con job".

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Who are the 'teal independents'? Your questions answered about the candidates fighting for some of Australia's wealthiest electorates

They've been labelled the "teal independents" — a group of mostly female candidates taking on mostly male Liberal MPs in some of Australia's wealthiest electorates. This is how they could impact the federal election.

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The Loop: Morrison stands by Warringah candidate Katherine Deves, Russia's push for Donbas explained, Ash Barty trades racquets for clubs

Out of The Loop with today's headlines? We've got you covered.

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Northern Territory CLP senate candidate Jacinta Price voices support for Warringah candidate Katherine Deves

Northern Territory CLP candidate Jacinta Price has called Katherine Deves a "champion for women's rights", saying the controversial Liberal Party candidate was being "silenced in the name of wokeness".

ABC News

Katherine Deves claims key role in controversial bill to ban trans women from women’s sport

Embattled Liberal candidate for Warringah says she worked with Tasmanian senator Claire Chandler on ‘Save Women’s Sport’ legislation

The Guardian - AU

Medicare, aged pensions and energy bills: Which scare campaigns should you be looking out for in this election?

From a carbon tax to Medicare, energy bills and pensioner changes — the Coalition and Labor are both relying heavily on scare campaigns ahead of next month's poll.

ABC News

Matt Kean renews call for Katherine Deves to be disendorsed in seat of Warringah

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says the Liberal Party's candidate in Warringah is "not fit for office" and her comments threaten the political future of moderates at the upcoming election.

ABC News

New leader and direction for SA Liberals

Former South Australian environment minister David Speirs has won a ballot to succeed Steven Marshall as the state's Liberal Party leader.

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Steven Marshall confident successor can reverse Liberal fortunes as party elects new leader

As South Australian Liberal MPs select a new leader, a month after their resounding electoral defeat, the state's former premier, Steven Marshall, issues words of encouragement to colleagues.

ABC News

Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

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He's the treasurer who may become the next leader of the Liberal Party. So how high can Josh Frydenberg fly?

`This is the first in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Carol Johnson’s profile of Jim Chalmers here.

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ELECTION RECAP: Here’s Hoping The Libs Have A Plumber Because The Leaks Keep Coming

Everything you need to know to seem smart at the pub this long weekend.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison faces Liberal mutiny over Warringah candidate Katherine Deves’ trans views

NSW treasurer Matt Kean and long-time Liberal activist Walter Villatora call for Deves to be disendorsed

ABC News

Scott Morrison sticks by Katherine Deves after NSW Treasurer calls for Liberal candidate in Warringah to be dumped

Prime Minister Scott Morrison sticks by his controversial pick for the seat of Warringah after the NSW Treasurer said "she's got to go" for her comments about transgender people.

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Liberal candidate for Hughes in a 'sprint' against independents and Craig Kelly

The Liberal Party's pick for the southern Sydney seat of Hughes, after the defection of Craig Kelly, faces a fight from other candidates who have had months on the campaign trail already.

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Liberal candidate Katherine Deves apologises for likening her activism against transgender athletes to standing up against the Holocaust

A controversial candidate in a prized former Liberal Party seat apologises after a YouTube video emerged in which she compared her lobbying to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's sport to standing up against the Holocaust.

The Conversation

Hope? Contempt? Reciprocity? How each political party's election ads reveal their key messages

The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is the target audience for each party’s ad, what are their key messages and how effective will they be?

The Conversation

State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

ABC News

Morrison government unnecessarily extended plum jobs worth up to $500,000 ahead of federal election

Plum jobs worth up to $500,000 a year were extended to Liberal Party-linked individuals by the Morrison government in the lead-up to the election, and many were not due to end for another two years.

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AEC warns voters to ‘think twice’ before giving details to political parties offering to register their postal vote ahead of election

Australian political parties reaching out to you with postal vote registration forms ahead of election day may be just as interested in your personal data as helping you cast a ballot.

ABC News

Liberal candidate Allison Bluck apologises over false claim involving woman with similar name

SA Liberal candidate Allison Bluck apologises for telling voters she runs a nature trail on Kangaroo Island — a position actually held by a woman called Alison Buck.

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