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Michael Pascoe: The budget without reply

Next Thursday the Sydney Liberal Party faithful are being invited to pay $880 a seat for lunch and to listen to a budget reply.

The New Daily · Oct 26, 2022

A Complaint To The Human Rights Commission’s Been Lodged About LGBTQI+ Inclusion In The Census

"Our national census should count every one of us properly."

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 17, 2022

‘Kaison has two mums’: discrimination complaint lodged over lack of census questions on sexuality

Newcastle parent April Long says it was shocking to discover 2021 census asked where their child’s ‘mother and father’ were born

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Which seats are still in doubt? And when will counting finish?

Five seats remain in doubt as the Australian Electoral Commission continues to count votes since Saturday's election. Labor needs two more seats to form a majority government. This is the current situation.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt? And when will counting finish?

As the Australian Electoral Commission continues to count votes since Saturday's election, four seats remain in doubt. Labor needs one more seat to form a majority government. This is the current situation.

ABC News · May 24, 2022

Vote count continues as margins narrow

The Australian Electoral Commission's latest figures give Labor 75 seats to the coalition's 58 as the vote count continues.

AAP · May 23, 2022

Victoria turns red and teal as Liberals are all but vanquished in greater Melbourne

The federal election result is highly problematic for the Liberal Party. Aside from finding itself on the opposition benches for the first time in nine years, the Liberal Party lost support in what were once its strongest electorates in Victoria. The biggest blow of all came in losing former Treasurer…

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

Michael Sukkar says Coalition policies have pushed first home buyers to their highest levels in 15 years. Is that correct?

Housing Minister Michael Sukkar says the Coalition is responsible for getting the level of first home buyers to its highest in 15 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Coalition minister concedes plan to allow first homebuyers to access super will push up house prices

Allowing access to up to $50,000 of retirement savings ‘like throwing petrol on a bonfire’, industry super group warns

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2022

Government minister admits first home buyer policy would push up house prices, PM says other policies would balance it out

Jane Hume concedes the policy would see house prices increase "temporarily", something economists and the opposition are warning will happen.

ABC News · May 15, 2022