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Dutton hints he’ll sack 36,000 public servants. Voters deserve to know what services will be affected

Peter Dutton and his Coalition colleagues have dithered for several weeks on their plans for the Commonwealth public sector.

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Politicians are podcasting their way onto phone screens, but the impact may be fleeting

Australian podcast listeners have been treated to two appearances by the same guest in the past week: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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It’s time we asked: what is the cost not just to the budget, but to society, when the richest are helped to get richer?

The question ‘how do we pay for it’ only seems to come up when the government spends money on things that help low and middle-income earners

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View from The Hill: the mud flies, but will the voters take much notice?

In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing.

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Coalition, Labor miss the mark on $347b spending claim

The opposition's claim Labor has added $350 billion in spending omits the impact of inflation, while Labor's response misconstrues the coalition's planned cuts.

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Albanese riffs on Trump phone call, Keating’s sledging and ‘gotcha’ journalism on Grade Cricketer podcast spin-off

Billed as sports comedy, the interview on The Circus appeared to suit the PM, who was on safe territory for much of the hour-long show

The Guardian - AU

Dutton accuses PM of peddling 'dirt' on share purchases

Attempts to use Peter Dutton's decades-old financial records against him reflect poorly on the federal government, the opposition leader says.

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Matt Kean says suggestion Coalition could sack him if it wins election is ‘concerning threat’

Climate Change Authority chair says his job is to provide ‘frank and fearless advice’ after he criticised opposition’s nuclear energy proposal

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Dutton investments under scrutiny; Nine’s profit tumbles; and aerial images reveal Bali’s transformation

Spokesperson for opposition leader says he was not privy to a government briefing on the GFC

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton denies having access to sensitive information as Labor questions personal investments

Liberals decry government ‘dirt unit’ as Labor scrutiny leads to fiery clash during Senate estimates

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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?

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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.

AAP

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.

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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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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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

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

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