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No Sunday sleep-in for campaigners

Sunday was no rest day for those campaigning, as Scott Morrison made a prickly new friend.

The Canberra Times

Australia defends handling of China-Solomons deal; makes tax pledge ahead of polls

Australia's government on Sunday defended its response to China's courtship of nearby Solomon Islands which culminated in a security pact, ahead of a general election next month where it had hoped to highlight its national security credentials.

Reuters

PM pledges big funding to secure NT

Tackling crime and boosting jobs is part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's election pledge to the Northern Territory as he lands in Alice Springs.

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Qld Greens slam Katter trans sport threat

The Greens have slammed fellow crossbencher Robbie Katter for threatening a move to ban transgender athletes from women's sports in Queensland.

AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises $300 million for Northern Territory energy industry, $14 million to fight crime

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has headed to the Northern Territory to detail a $300 million energy spend that would see more than a third handed to gas giants to invest in carbon capture and storage.

ABC News

Scott Morrison condemns Labor of tactics over Liu ad; Daniel Andrews attacks ‘cruel’ trans debate; 17 Covid deaths – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Federal election second week: Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese campaign, in pictures

All eyes were on the leaders as Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese hit the hustings for the second week of the 2022 federal election campaign.

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Here's where your political leaders have been in the election campaign so far

With COVID-19 pulling the handbrake on Anthony Albanese's roadshow almost a fortnight into the election campaign, it's a good time a time to look at where the nation's leaders have been concentrating their political firepower.

ABC News

The moderates in the NSW Liberals are in a fight they never wanted over Katherine Deves

Analysis: With debate over Warringah candidate continuing, party divisions pave way for difficult year ahead

The Guardian - AU

‘We still don’t see ourselves’: as leaders court Indian-Australians, a new generation wants more than empty gestures

With the pain of the India travel ban still fresh, a community that will decide who wins in May is looking for genuine engagement and a seat at the table

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison refuses press conference as John Howard calls teal independents ‘anti-Liberal groupies’

Warringah MP Zali Steggall accuses former prime minister of using ‘appalling sexist language’

The Guardian - AU

Labor's Jim Chalmers suggests foreign aid cuts partly to blame for Solomon Islands pact with China

Foreign aid cuts by Australia are partly to blame for the controversial security deal between China and Solomon Islands, says Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

ABC News

Pub Test panel: no leader takes 'poll' position in a week of election mud-slinging

"Both leaders are getting away from what they really need to be talking about and offering," coal miner and Pub Test panellist, Bernie Wilson, said.

Newcastle Herald

US warns Solomon Islands against China military base as Australian MPs trade blame

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg refuses to say when Australia first knew of pact between Solomon Islands and China

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Businesses buy homes for staff to rent to combat worker shortage arising from housing crisis

Some NSW businesses are taking the housing and worker shortage "into our own hands" by buying homes for staff in areas with tight rental markets.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison refuses to hold press conference; Steggall accuses Howard of ‘sexist language’ after ‘groupies’ remark – as it happened

US says it will ‘respond accordingly’ if China allowed to establish military base in Solomon Islands. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Coalition MPs urge caution over ‘redundant’ bill to exclude trans women from female sport

While some government moderates say Australia’s sporting codes are already managing the issue, the Christian lobby warns issue is not ‘going away’

The Guardian - AU

Why some conservatives see Katherine Deves’ candidacy as a ‘godsend’

Despite controversial comments and calls for her disendorsement, many Liberals spy an opportunity

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'A very, very difficult planning exercise': What does it cost to hold an election and who pays?

More than 73,000 litres of hand sanitiser, 150,000 voting screens and 10,000 recycling bins are just a few of the essential supplies that have been procured for this year's election. So how much does it all cost?

The Canberra Times

ACM Pub Test: Leaders' debate 'kind of swung me'

Ash Laing is a first-time voter and his contribution to the ACM Pub Test has made him notice a lot more about politics.

ABC News

Not 'blessed', but privileged: Why Morrison's election debate comment angered so many this week

Advocates say Prime Minister Scott Morrison's comment that he was "blessed" not to have children with disability represents an outdated and harmful way of thinking about disability.

Newcastle Herald

Here's to Newcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga's promise paying off

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

The Guardian - AU

The ‘red wall’ and what it means for Australia’s election campaign

Trans rights are part of the culture war repertoire overseas, but will Australians become irritated by the fixation on an issue they regard as completely confected?

AAP

Treat every seat as a risk: John Howard

John Howard is sure the Liberal candidate in his old seat of Bennelong will win at next month's election but he warns every seat is always at risk.

AAP

Day 13 of the federal election campaign

What leaders Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese and their teams are up to in the federal election campaign on Saturday, April 23, day 13.

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