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The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

The federal attorney-general has defended government appointments of ex-Liberal MPs and coalition staffers to the AAT, days away from the election being called.

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NSW, federal governments announce flood recovery cash boost for students, teachers

Students, apprentices, teachers and people who have been left out of work since the floods are set to benefit under a range of funding announcements.

ABC News

Sydney News: Court to hand down decision in Liberal Party pre-selection stoush

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal is preparing to deliver judgement in the internal Liberal Party fight over the selection of candidates for this year's Federal Election.

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Morning mail: climate action ‘now or never’ says IPCC, Biden urges Putin war crimes trial, Liberal MP lashes out at Morrison

Tuesday: Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025, say climate scientists in final warning. Plus: Catherine Cusack accuses the PM of ‘ruthless bullying’

The Guardian - AU

'Kafkaesque' true stories of ordinary people: inside the first days of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

We have lived through two tumultuous years as the COVID-19 pandemic has swept through Australia. Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the lead, for domestic political purposes, in calling for an investigation into the origins of the virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The Conversation

Preselection and parachuting candidates: 3 reasons parties override their local branch members, despite the costs

Allegations emerged over the weekend that Prime Minister Scott Morrison used a racist slur in a preselection battle in 2007.

The Conversation

With election 2022 nearly upon us, can we actually trust the opinion polls this time?

There's been a lot of soul-searching after opinion polls failed to predict Scott Morrison's 2019 win, but the big question remains: Will the polls be closer to the mark this time around?

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Farmers lay out their election demands

Farmers have identified five key priority areas ahead of the federal election, and are calling for billions more to be invested in regional Australia.

AAP

Poll: Coalition cash splash leaves voters cold as just a quarter say budget will be good for them

Half of voters say budget designed to win election as Labor takes 11-point lead on economic management

The Guardian - AU

Leaders United edge Wildcats in Perth

Melbourne United have inflicted Perth's third straight loss at home for the first time since 1999 with a 84-75 win at RAC Arena.

AAP

Liberal MP accuses Scott Morrison of ‘ruthless bullying’ and scheming at the expense of flood victims

NSW upper house member Catherine Cusack claims prime minister has ruined the Liberal party and says she will not vote for re-election of Coalition government

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison branded ‘compulsive liar’ by former preselection rival Michael Towke

Prime minister says allegations he raised his opponent’s Lebanese heritage in 2007 internal contest ‘absolutely outrageous’

The Guardian - AU

Raft of former Liberal politicians, staffers included in government appointments

The government has appointed judges, board members and new heads of organisations in recent days, before the federal election is likely called later this week.

ABC News

Government appointments come under fire

The appointment of former Liberal MPs and staffers to the appeals tribunal has attracted criticism, days out from the start of the federal election campaign.

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Pru Goward among six Liberal-linked appointments by Coalition to Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Concerns sparked of repeat of 2019 when one in five named for government bodies before election called had Liberal or National ties

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Final Opinion Polls Before Election Show This Is Going To Be Too Fkn Close And I Cannot Look

The first opinion polls of the federal election campaign are here and they show Labor's lead over the Coalition has slipped again slightly.

ABC News

Queensland turned its back on Labor over coal jobs last federal election. What are the key issues this time?

After three years of bushfires, a pandemic and rising living costs, Australians face another federal election, with job security and climate change still major issues in regional Queensland.

AAP

Funding limbo for Qld floods buyback plan

Flood affected Queensland residents face uncertainty with a State Government plan to buy back or retrofit homes dependant on federal support.

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Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

AAP

PM rejects 'slurs' over Lib preselection

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected accusations of racism, pointing to comments by Lebanese leaders affirming his good character.

AAP

PM, Labor hit the road in marginal seats

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is spruiking the government's economic credentials in Melbourne while his challenger is targeting marginal seats in Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Lismore MP says federal government needs to ‘step up’ flood support – as it happened

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Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

The Conversation

Labor ahead 54-46% in post-budget Newspoll, as Morrison rejects claims of racist tactics in his preselection fight

Labor’s two-party lead has been cut back slightly, to 54-46%, and its primary vote has fallen in the post-budget Newspoll. But Anthony Albanese would have a strong win if the latest poll were reproduced at the election.

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Scott Morrison dismisses preselection allegations as ‘bitter and malicious slurs’, insists party is united ahead of federal election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists his party is united ahead of the federal election as he again denies allegations he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese heritage in 2007.

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