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Friday: Coalition promises $3bn for 10 marginal seats. Plus: the search for the perfect picture book of death

Good morning, early birds. The Liberal Party has preferenced WA One Nation Senate candidate and former Liberal MP Paul Filing who compared Premier Mark McGowan’s vaccine mandates to Nazi Germany, and Labor plans to crack down on modern slavery. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Conservative lobby group Advance Australia has independent ACT Senate candidate David Pocock in its sights, with Facebook advertising data revealing that the group's offensive against the former rugby star is disproportionate to its campaigning against any other candidate.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has repeatedly shown a lack of commitment to ensuring respect, safety and equity for all women in the workplace.

Sitting LNP member Julian Simmonds is facing a genuine three-horse race in the traditionally blue-ribbon Liberal seat, with both Labor and the Greens targeting the seat.

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Scott Morrison has acknowledged he'll have to change the way he approaches the prime ministership if his government is returned.

Labor also faces criticism, but Albanese is gaining ground in news coverage on Chinese social media platform, research finds

Labor has pledged close to $1bn for its top 10 marginals with Victorian seat of McEwen leading list of commitments

Prime minister says such a move would be ‘incredibly reckless’ but payments such as pensions are already tied to cost-of-living changes

It’s Anthony Albanese’s turn to visit the Great Barrier Reef, where fellow prime ministerial contender Scott Morrison recently pledged $1 billion.