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Budget delivers cheaper medicines and more bulk billing but leaves out long-term health reform

Less than two months from an election, the Albanese government last night presented a budget that aims to swing the voting pendulum its way.

The Conversation

Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Universal $5 a week tax cuts are being raced through parliament as debate around cost of living intensifies ahead of the federal election.

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Labor defies criticism to add 3,400 public service roles

Katy Gallagher says staffing increases are necessary and an ‘investment in the future’

The Guardian - AU

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A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty

The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainty.

The Conversation

Dutton warns party room leaks to media could cost Coalition the election

Opposition leader calls for discipline in the ranks after destabilising leaks led to critical headlines, multiple insiders say

The Guardian - AU

Australians deserve answers on climate before they vote. Here are five things we still don’t know

From our broken environmental laws to the role of gas, there are some big questions that remain unanswered by both major parties

The Guardian - AU

Budging Labor incumbents huge task even for Muslim Vote

Support of Muslim political groups won't be enough to get independents over the line against entrenched senior Labor figures without a Liberal preference deal.

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Liberal backbenchers urge Coalition not to raid foreign aid budget to pay for rumoured $15bn defence boost

Exclusive: Following in UK government’s footsteps may compromise Australia’s leadership in South Pacific, Liberal MPs say

The Guardian - AU

A new deal means every school in Australia will be fully funded by 2034. Here’s what you need to know

Why has it taken so long to reach an agreement and does Queensland signing up really spell the end of ‘the education wars’?

The Guardian - AU

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

The federal budget will deliver help for working people, Anthony Albanese declares, as Labor tries to draw the opposition into revealing its hand.

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View from The Hill: 5 things to look for in the budget – and why we really need another budget soon

Jim Chalmers likes to boast, or marvel, that he is the first treasurer since Ben Chifley to deliver four budgets in a term.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese Shares Support For WFH After Staggering Office Travel Costs

PM Anthony Albanese has issued support for those working from home, following the opposition's anti-WFH comments.

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The Greens Propose To End Defence Agreements With The US

The Greens' defence spokesperson David Shoebridge proposed to replace US-made drones with locally-made ones in a press release on Saturday.

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Labor vows to support working from home as Coalition touts public servants cuts – as it happened

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Peter Dutton’s taxpayer-funded flight to ‘long lunch’ on Noosa River was investigated by expenses watchdog

Exclusive: Expenses authority found claim was within parliamentary rules because Dutton attended ‘in his official capacity as a minister’

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'Hip pocket help' on its way in pre-election sweetener

Australians will receive more energy bill relief in the federal budget but the Liberals argue it's only needed because Labor has allowed costs to blow out.

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Suburbs turn back on coalition over work-from-home ban

Mortgage-belt electorates have shifted towards Labor after the coalition pledged to force public servants back to the office.

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Bob Brown urges Greens to punish Labor at election if Albanese amends law to protect salmon farming

PM’s pledge to protect Tasmanian industry will weaken laws already failing to protect natural sites and at-risk species, environmentalists say

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Supermarkets Coles & Woolworths Have ‘Limited Incentive’ To Compete On Price, ACCC Finds

“We don't want the supermarkets to be treating Australians like mugs.”

The Conversation

Peter Dutton wants American anti-mafia laws to take on the CFMEU. Could they work in Australia?

In June 1988, the Reagan administration launched the most important US labour case of the past half-century.

The Conversation

This anniversary wasn’t meant to be easy: Malcolm Fraser and the modern Liberal Party

Fifty years ago, Liberal MPs chose Malcolm Fraser as their leader. Eight months later, he led them into power in extraordinary – some might say reprehensible – circumstances. He governed for seven and a half years, and remains our fourth-longest serving prime minister.

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Major parties neck and neck as election draws closer

The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Dutton says he could handle Donald Trump, but can any Australian PM?

In the Trump age, how the next government, whether Labor or Coalition, will handle foreign affairs, defence and trade is shaping as crucially important.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton calling Albanese ‘limp-wristed’ over Chinese ships ‘unsurprising’, Wong says

Opposition leader criticised for using historical slur against gay men, with a spokesperson for Dutton saying ‘no offence was intended’

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Australia in discussions to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of US aid cuts for Pacific nations

Penny Wong says diplomats are consulting US government and ‘engaging with countries in our region’ to determine need for additional support

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