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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’

Evening Standard

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.

The Conversation

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’.

Al Jazeera

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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.

The Conversation

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.

AAP

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 Conversation

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.

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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 …

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

Banking, goldminers drag Aussie shares lower

The ASX200 fell 0.2 per cent, with the financial sector doing especially poorly after disappointing earnings from Westpac and Bendigo and Adelaide.

AAP

Coalition leading narrowly in four polls and would likely win an election held now

A national Newspoll, conducted February 10–14 from a sample of 1,244, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged from the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (down one), 31% Labor (steady), 12% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (steady) and 12% for all Others (up one).

The Conversation

Embattled casino operator Star offered $650m lifeline – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support

A warning has been issued over election polling as tightly clustered results in a close race may not reflect Australians' votes.

AAP

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The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton wants to cut public service jobs in Canberra. Here’s what happened last time

There are 26,000 more APS employees than in 2022 but the bill for contractors has fallen from its Covid pandemic peak

The Guardian - AU

Dutton names crossbenchers who could help him clinch minority government as poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor

Opposition leader says he will talk to three MPs as YouGov poll predicts Coalition winning 73 seats to Labor’s 66 at upcoming federal election

The Conversation

View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes.

AAP

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Modelling shows Labor is set to be the first federal government in almost a century to lose an election after one term, with more than a dozen seats at risk.

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The Guardian - AU

‘People are paying too much’: Coalition could break up big insurance companies, Dutton says

Opposition leader says more competition needed as growing numbers unable to afford home and car insurance

AAP

New homes and land banking off-limits to foreign buyers

Established homes will be off-limits and foreign owners will be forced to develop vacant land under new measures announced to improve housing supply.

AAP

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs.

AAP

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Floodwaters are not expected to subside any time soon and roads remain closed as an ex-cyclone continues dumping heavy rain and teams visit damaged stations.

AAP

Deadly warning over Chinese military 'intimidation'

Security experts fear repeated and dangerous near-misses involving the Chinese military could lead to serious injury or a potential loss of life.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Trump threatens new tariffs, Dutton’s citizenship test, artist dropped from Biennale

Constitutional expert warns referendum could be needed to change rules; Khaled Sabsabi axed to avoid ‘divisive debate’

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Albanese and Trump put Australia in holding patterns on election timing and tariffs

When parliamentarians left Canberra on Thursday after the fortnight sitting, federal politics had the air of an uneasy waiting game.

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