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Federal election: Do preference deals matter? Who's making them? And how are they allocated?

Every federal election, there's a big kerfuffle about preference deals among parties. Why do the parties care so much? Do they even matter? And what should you know before you vote?

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

'You may not like me, but you know me': PM

Scott Morrison tells party faithful they at least know his government's plan for Australia's future even if they don't like him or all that he's done.

AAP · Apr 29, 2022

Coalition promises to make Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medications $10 cheaper if re-elected

Some medications on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) would be $10 cheaper under a re-elected Coalition government, the Prime Minister will announce on Saturday.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

How Do The Major Parties Measure Up On Climate Policy?

We're here to help you understand and compare each major party's promises and policies and lay them all out without the political spin.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 29, 2022

Solomon Islands PM suggests Australia’s reaction to China security deal is hysterical and hypocritical

Manasseh Sogavare says he wasn’t told about Aukus pact until it was public while Scott Morrison accuses counterpart of parroting China’s lines

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022

Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare blasts Australia over criticism of China security deal

The Solomon Islands Prime Minister delivers a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security pact with China.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

To Russia with love: ABC takes down interview sympathetic to Moscow’s stance on Ukraine

National broadcaster removes segment that it admitted ‘unduly favoured Russia’s perspective’. Plus: teal or no teal?

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022

No, Mr Morrison – the safeguard mechanism is not a 'sneaky carbon tax'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week claimed Labor was planning a “sneaky carbon tax” should it win power, and Nationals senator Matt Canavan declared the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 was “dead”.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2022

Climate crisis – not China – is biggest threat to Pacific, say former leaders

Pacific Elders Voice group says military tension ‘created by China and the US and its allies’ are secondary to rising seas and catastrophic cyclones

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022

Labor leader Anthony Albanese emerges from COVID-19 isolation with rising power prices on the agenda

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese rejoins the federal election campaign after a week in COVID-19 isolation as power prices and the cost of living continue to be hot topics on the election campaign.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022