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Labor’s two-state wish list for progressive Senate control

Even with an Albanese government looking more and more plausible, it’s not a sure thing that Labor will have control of the Senate.

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Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere

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Race for the Senate: could Labor and the Greens gain control?

As well as the whole House of Representatives, 40 of the 76 Senate seats will be up for election on May 21. There are 12 senators per state and two per territory. At half-Senate elections, six senators for each state and the four territory senators are up for election. Unless…

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Jacqui Lambie preferences Labor in two Tasmanian seats but backs Bridget Archer in Bass

ALP will benefit in Braddon and Lyons and will preference JLN Senate candidate Tammy Tyrrell

The Guardian - AU

One Nation won’t preference moderate Liberal MPs in key seats

Decision comes after Liberals preference the Jacqui Lambie Network, labelled ‘green-left’ by Pauline Hanson, over One Nation

The Guardian - AU

Veterans boss raised concerns about private consultants interviewing families about department's performance

Australia's Veterans' Affairs boss warned against attempts to investigate her department's processing of claims, telling the minister last year she would "not support" an approach that specifically focused on families who had lost a relative to suicide.

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Silence of the Lambies: just what is Team Jacqui up to in the Tasmanian Senate race?

Jacqui Lambie’s political journey has been loud, colourful and well-documented. The same can’t be said of her candidate vying for a spot in the upper house.

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Morning mail: leaders clash over China security deal, coal export boom to bust, UK thirsty for vampires

Thursday: Labor leader Anthony Albanese wins the first leaders’ debate. Plus: Russia tests new missile from its nuclear arsenal

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Labor serves up chicken soup for the soul in Burnie

Will the threatened Indue cashless welfare card roll-out kill the Libs in Tasmania? A day at the senior citizens club suggests so.

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Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

The Guardian - AU

It’s a Tassie thing: the upside-down and inside-out jockeying for Senate benches

There are 350,000 voters who select six senators every half-Senate election and it’s a weirdly wonderful battle for the crossbench.

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Is a key Jacqui Lambie staffer doing media work for a Lambie Network candidate — on the taxpayers’ money?

The independent senator says she fighting for those who need a leg up. But is she giving herself a leg up in the process?

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Populism and the federal election: what can we expect from Hanson, Palmer, Lambie and Katter?

Populist politicians have been household names in Australian politics over the past decade, from Pauline Hanson to Clive Palmer, Bob Katter and Jacqui Lambie.

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Tasmania has 'a habit' of large seat swings, and this election won't be any different, experts say

The marginal Tasmanian electorates of Bass, Braddon and Lyons are likely to get plenty of visits from federal politicians over the six weeks before the election.

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The bully list: a growing line-up of people who say Scott Morrison is a bully

It’s interesting that those who accuse the prime minister of coming the heavy are all female — so it’s easy to dismiss them as fragile petals.

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Budget retort

Good morning, early birds. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has promised a $2.5 billion aged care package in his budget reply, and Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was charged with spy offences in China, has had her verdict deferred after a secret one-day trial. It’s the news you need to know,…

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Jacqui Lambie unloads on Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Q+A over Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and the federal budget

On Q+A, independent senator Jacqui Lambie suggests outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has been unfairly ousted due to her sex, and backs the claims Senator Fierravanti-Wells made about the Prime Minister's alleged poor character.

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Liberal senator Hollie Hughes defends Prime Minister, accuses Concetta Fierravanti-Wells of bullying

Following a nine-minute speech to the Senate earlier this week by Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells excoriating the Prime Minister, Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has sensationally accused her Senate colleague of being a bully while defending Scott Morrison's character.

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Liberals defend PM from bullying claims

High-profile Liberals have come out in support of the prime minister after accusations of bullying surfaced in parliament.

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The Loop: Shane Warne's final bow at MCG memorial, parts of northern NSW hit by more flooding, concert raises millions for Ukraine

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Jacqui Lambie threatens to name Tasmanian school after child allegedly raped and left homeless

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie threatens to name a school in her state where a child was allegedly raped unless the state government helps the child's homeless family.

The Guardian - AU

From Lambie’s ‘loud girl’ to Ericmentum, Tasmania’s fierce Senate race is a taste of what’s to come

Weeks out from the 2022 federal election, it pays to remember the House contest determines who governs but the Senate always shapes what happens next

The Guardian - AU

Nine-year wait for NZ refugee deal due to fears of snubbing US option, Jacqui Lambie and government say

Independent senator says deal with New Zealand to resettle 450 people could have caused some to turn down US program

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Jacqui Lambie accuses Scott Morrison of being intimidating, bullish during New Zealand refugee deal talks

The independent senator accuses the Prime Minister of being "intimidating" and "bullish" during negotiations in 2019 to resettle hundreds of refugees in New Zealand in return for her support to repeal a separate refugee medical evacuation bill.

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A Solomon decision

Good morning, early birds. Trade Minister Dan Tehan and Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews are worried China could set up a military base in the Solomon Islands, and 97% of aged care workers have not received the Morrison government’s promised $800 bonus. It’s the news you need to know, with…

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