The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

In an address to the National Press Club, Anthony Albanese has promised to return $750 million to the budget to pay back rising debt.

Polling analyst for Australia's The Conversation site, Adrian Beaumont, analyses three big polls showing some encouragement for Scott Morrison's incumbent Liberal-National coalition

Scott Morrison says Australians know he has the strength to make tough calls during a crisis, and that he will continue to do so during future events.

The final Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted May 12-17 from a sample of 2,049, gave Labor just a 52-48 lead by 2019 election preferences, a two-point gain for the Coalition since last fortnight’s Resolve. By respondent preferences, Labor’s lead was narrower at 51-49, a three-point gain for the Coalition.

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Anthony Albanese uses his National Press Club address to announce a Labor government would strip hundreds of millions of dollars from two government grant programs and put the money to better use, in an effort to improve the budget bottom line.

Wednesday: Guardian Essential poll has the Coalition closing the gap with Labor. Plus: outrage at Canva’s Russian operations

Experts say there has been a "noticeable drop in emphasis" on regional Queensland during the 2022 campaign as major parties focus on other electorates.

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