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Labor candidate withdraws over eligibility

Section 44 citizenship concerns have forced Labor's candidate in the federal seat of Hughes in Sydney to withdraw.

AAP

Section 44 strikes again: Labor candidate for Hughes quits race due to Greek citizenship concerns

Local teacher Peter Tsambalas was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January to contest south Sydney seat

The Guardian - AU

The polls look grim for the Coalition. Will Queensland buck the trend again?

Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

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With election 2022 nearly upon us, can we actually trust the opinion polls this time?

There's been a lot of soul-searching after opinion polls failed to predict Scott Morrison's 2019 win, but the big question remains: Will the polls be closer to the mark this time around?

ABC News

'Wonderland' economics has its limits

Editorial | April 2, 2022

The Canberra Times

High Court refuses Vic Labor challenge

Victorian Labor powerbrokers have failed to get special leave from the High Court to challenge national intervention in the branch.

AAP

Vic Labor figures seek end to intervention

Victorian Labor powerbrokers will find out on Thursday whether they can challenge national intervention in the branch in the High Court.

AAP

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Labor finalises candidates in crucial seats ahead of election

Jana Stewart to take Kimberly Kitching’s Senate spot amid factional in-fighting in Victoria over federal intervention

The Guardian - AU

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching remembered in teary parliamentary tribute

The life and legacy of late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching is remembered by politicians across the divide in a special parliamentary tribute, with tearful colleagues describing her as a friend, patriot and warrior.

ABC News

Morrison wins battle to head off rank-and-file preselections, as government readies to deliver vote-bait budget

Scott Morrison finally got his way at the weekend when the Liberal federal executive agreed to candidates for several key NSW seats being picked by a three-person committee rather than the rank and file having their say.

The Conversation

Vic Labor figures seek end to intervention

Victorian Labor powerbrokers have sought a ruling in the High Court on whether a national intervention in the branch is valid.

AAP

No inquiry into Kitching claims: Albanese

Anthony Albanese says there won't be an independent inquiry into allegations late Senator Kimberley Kitching was bullied while in office.

AAP

Labor plan to parachute Andrew Charlton into multicultural western Sydney seat ignites anger

Move to install Accenture executive as Parramatta candidate would be second time in a year ALP has overridden local branch members in the region

The Guardian - AU

ALP to set up Kitching human rights award

Anthony Albanese has written to the ALP national executive asking members to set up a Kimberley Kitching Human Rights Award in recognition of her work.

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The New Daily

Madonna King: Image has always trumped substance, but it’s time we looked beyond it

The PM's passive aggressive makeover sledge aimed at the ALP leader’s image revamp is nothing more than a bit of politics.

ABC News

Kimberley Kitching disclosed allegations Senate Labor colleagues bullied her months before her death

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching told a parliament-employed workplace trainer she was being bullied by Senate Labor colleagues, according to multiple ALP sources.

The Hindu

Four trapped in SCCL’s largest mechanised underground coal mine

Four persons, including a coal miner and two officials of the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) besides an outsourced worker, were trapped inside the Adriyala Longwall Project (ALP), India’s largest mechanised underground coal mine, in Ramagiri mandal of Telangana’s Peddapalli district, when a portion of the roof of the…

ABC News

NSW ICAC alleges ex-Labor MP, restaurateur conspired to disguise donation from Chinese billionaire

The NSW branch of the ALP is back under scrutiny after a corruption watchdog finds that a former Labor politician and a restaurateur allegedly conspired to disguise a donation from a Chinese property developer.

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The New Daily

Labor retains 55-45 Newspoll lead, with less than 90 days remaining until election

Anthony Albanese’s ALP has retained a 10-point lead over Scott Morrison’s Coalition in the latest Newspoll released on Sunday night.

AAP

ALP federal takeover appeal dismissed

An appeal to stop the federal takeover of the Victorian Labor Party by the national executive has been dismissed.

ABC News

Clive Palmer and the United Australia Party claim three former prime ministers as their own. Is that correct?

United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer claims Sir Robert Menzies, Joseph Lyons and Billy Hughes as former prime ministers who were leaders of his party. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison and Dutton should beware; the sword they wield against Labor on China is double-edged

The pre-election national security offensive could backfire on the Coalition – and damage Australia’s body politic

ABC News

Peter Dutton 'more likely' to fund community grants in Coalition seats, audit finds

Defence Minister Peter Dutton approved a higher proportion of community safety grants to Coalition electorates, and was more likely to hand-pick some of the funds in Coalition-held seats, the auditor-general has found.

The New Daily

Labor leads Coalition 55-45 in latest Newspoll

Support for the Coalition and ALP has not changed in the latest Newspoll despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison experiencing a week to forget in Parliament.

ABC News

NSW Premier takes responsibility for by-election results in wake of Bega loss

In the wash-up from Saturday's historic ALP by-election win in the seat of Bega, Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes he needs to reflect on the results in the four seats.

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