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Warnings consultants would replace axed public servants

Australians could wait in longer lines and pay more for government services under an opposition plan to cut thousands of public servants, a Labor minister says.

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Albanese ‘confident’ US would come to Australia’s defence in event of attack

PM tells Q&A that relationship is ‘rock solid’as he fields questions on cost of living, housing and antisemitism

The Guardian - AU

Young Australian voters: tell us what issues you care about at the federal election

What motivates younger voters may well decide the election. Do Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton speak your language? Or are you looking beyond Labor and the Coalition?

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Labor crashes to a 55–45 deficit in Resolve despite interest rate cut

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 18–23 from a sample of 1,506, gave the Coalition a 55–45 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for the Coalition since January. By 2022 election preference flows, the Coalition led by 52–48, a one-point gain for them.

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Brisbane bus drivers push back strike action – as it happened

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View from The Hill: Dutton tries to neutralise health issue by saying, ‘we’ll do just what Labor does’

Peter Dutton has launched a game of one-upmanship after Anthony Albanese at the weekend unveiled Labor’s $8.5 billion health policy that promises near universal bulk billing for GP visits by 2030.

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Labor health pledge points to key election battleground

Anthony Albanese's decision to make a cornerstone election promise in Tasmania points to the state's importance to Labor's hopes for re-election.

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Real or fake? AI tech sparks election deception fears

Did Anthony Albanese shoot down punters? Did Peter Dutton announce an abortion ban? MPs shown deepfakes of their leaders have been asked to spot the dud.

AAP

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Healthcare funding is to receive a certain boost with both major parties pledging to spend billions of dollars as they prepare for the federal election.

AAP

Albanese pledge: nine in ten GP visits bulk billed by 2030, in $8.5 billion Medicare injection

The Albanese government on Sunday will pledge $8.5 billion for Medicare, declaring this would enable all Australians to have access to bulk billing by 2030.

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Labor pledges 18m extra bulk-billed GP visits a year as part of $8.5bn Medicare funding boost

New funds for 400 nursing scholarships and 2,000 more doctors and expansion of existing bulk-billing incentive

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says he has the answer to rising insurance premiums. So how would divestiture work?

Coalition leader says Australians are being ‘ripped off’ and the Greens agree the industry needs a shake-up

The Guardian - AU

Abbie Chatfield Defends Her Bias In Albo Interview: ‘Not A Debate’

“I was not there to debate the prime minister and have him somehow change his policy or views.”

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Antisemitism summit: John Howard says ‘God bless Sky News’ as Mark Dreyfus warns against partisanship

Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYT

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Evening Standard

World leaders speaking out against Donald Trump after heated exchange with Zelensky

A few people have backed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, including Sir Keir Starmer and President Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence

Evening Standard

Donald Trump's barbed attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky 'to boost' Ukrainian president's popularity

The US president has sparked outrage by blaming Ukraine for starting Putin’s war and branding Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator’

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Grattan on Friday: Dutton doesn’t pull his punches on Trump while Albanese plays it safe

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will not be organising a buck’s night ahead of the coming nuptials of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon.

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Australia’s PM denies double standard after alleged attacks on Muslim women

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says any attack on a person on the basis of their faith is ‘reprehensible’.

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The Conversation

Population panic: how demography is used for political gain

Population is far from the seemingly innocuous and bland topic of “people”. We’re not just talking people. We’re talking the very foundation of society, culture, and economy … and it’s deeply fraught. It’s also an effective political point scorer.

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Islamophobia accused sobs in court, victim traumatised

A woman charged with attacking two Muslim women in separate assaults at a suburban shopping centre has appeared in court sobbing as she was remanded in custody.

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What is divestiture and how would it stop insurance companies ‘ripping off’ customers?

Australia is creeping towards adding a divestiture power to its Competition and Consumer Act.

The Guardian - AU

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

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 …

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Climate risk main reason premiums are rising: insurers

Breaking up big companies is no silver bullet to keep insurance premiums affordable, the sector says.

AAP

PM-prompted cyclone name change might not be the last

Australia's next cyclone, due to be given the same name as the nation's leader, will get a new title but a more complicated choice might loom before long.

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