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Morning mail: ex-SAS solider to take stand, power prices surge, Hatchie’s double life

Tuesday: Ben Roberts-Smith is calling a former patrol commander as his first witness-in-reply in his defamation trial. Plus: how to take your cat for a walk

The Guardian - AU

Labor, Liberals rule out independents deal

As polls point to a surge of support for independents and minor parties, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have ruled out crossbench deals to form government.

AAP

Labor to maintain the rage on disasters

Anthony Albanese has gone after Scott Morrison’s character and record in office, with Labor pledging more funds for disaster relief organisations.

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Climate policy in 2022 is no longer a political bin-fire – but it remains a smouldering issue for voters

As far as political debate goes, this federal election seems to be less about climate change than any in the past 15 years. Unlike in 2010, 2013 and 2016 – when governments were elected and leaders deposed over climate policy – this time there’s no brutal contest over the issue.

The Conversation

Omissions from election debate could give Hunter miners cause for concern

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Newcastle Herald

Industry anger after Defence spends $90 million on second-hand vessel in Canary Islands

Defence officials have quietly travelled to the Canary Islands and bought a five-year-old ship for Pacific Ocean operations, angering the local industry which was expecting the ship to be built in Western Australia.

ABC News

When will there be a federal ICAC or anti-corruption commission? What are the parties promising?

Although Anthony Albanese has committed to introducing an ICAC within the first six months of a Labor government, Barnaby Joyce does not think many Australians will care, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it's now off his agenda but denies it is a broken promise.

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Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: Labor holds 53-47% lead but Albanese takes a hit in Newspoll

Labor has clung to its 53-47% two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have taken a knock after his error-prone first week of the campaign.

The Conversation

He's the treasurer who may become the next leader of the Liberal Party. So how high can Josh Frydenberg fly?

`This is the first in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Carol Johnson’s profile of Jim Chalmers here.

The Conversation

Alexander Downer features in UK video promoting Britain’s ‘new plan for immigration’

Former Australian foreign minister says ‘no one will end up being able to reside in the UK if they pay a people smuggler’, in UK Home Office video

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese shifts campaign focus to perceived failings of Morrison government

Labor seeks to pressure Coalition over Medicare, as aspiring Liberal heath minister says party ‘absolutely guarantee Medicare in law’

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison says he misspoke after claiming the JobSeeker unemployment payment had risen to $46 a week

The Prime Minister clarifies his comments about the increase to the JobSeeker rate, after incorrectly claiming the unemployment benefit had risen to $46 a week since the last federal election.

ABC News

Australian leader warns of a resurgence in asylum seekers

Australia’s prime minister warns that thousands of asylum seekers will attempt to reach the country by boat if the opposition party wins elections on May 21

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The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is there any truth to scare campaigns about the cashless debit card and retiree tax?

Coalition and Labor are targeting older Australians with advertising featuring grave warnings for pensioners

Reuters

Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied on Monday that his government would make cuts to Australia's universal healthcare scheme if he is re-elected next month, after the opposition Labor Party raised doubts over its future.

Newcastle Herald

Outdoor visits could ease pain of COVID precautions in aged care

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AAP

Morrison pledges WA defence industry jobs

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used an election campaign visit to Western Australia to announce a $121 million patrol vessel investment.

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Yes, Scott Morrison Visited Sick Kids In Hospital Without A Mask ‘Cos Photo Ops Are More Important

Prime Minister Scott Morrison was not wearing a mask when he visited kids at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne on Good Friday.

Newcastle Herald

How Fitzy crashed ScoMo's big party

Topics: Fitzy crashed the party and the memory bank.

Newcastle Herald

Federal ICAC and integrity in politics shape as key election fights

We're only one week into the election campaign, and broken promises are already looming large.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison campaigns on border security; 10 Covid deaths – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Voters in hotly contested Liberal-held seat rank climate and environment over economy, poll finds

Integrity also considered a key issue in poll of voters in Liberal-held seat of North Sydney, reflecting results of wider poll of marginal seats across country

ABC News

Who wins when politics and religion collide, particularly during a federal election?

Ever since Scott Morrison invited TV cameras to watch him at a church service, there has been a spotlight on the role of religion in secular Australian politics and the influence of the 'Christian vote'. But church leaders say to brand Jesus a conservative is to miss his radical ideas.

AAP

Labor switches to attack as stocks dive

Anthony Albanese has visited Brisbane to take aim at the prime minister's record, as Scott Morrison talks up defence jobs in Western Australia.

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