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Government claims of 7% real wage rise since in office disputed – as it happened

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Strife of the party

Good morning, early birds. Several United Australia Party election candidates have reportedly faced criminal proceedings in court, and if Labor wins Saturday’s election Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he will go to the Quadrilateral meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday immediately after being sworn in as leader. It’s the news you…

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The Loop: Coalition shares election costings, refugee advocate wins court appeal, and an English soccer player comes out as gay

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Elections used to be about costings. Here's what's changed

The last week of campaigns used to be frantic, behind the scenes. In public, right up until the final week, the leaders would make all sorts of promises, many of them expensive, with nary a mention of the spending cuts or tax increases that would be needed to pay for…

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Coalition costings: $3.3bn in public service cuts to fund election pledges worth $2.3bn

Josh Frydenberg spruiks ‘responsible approach’ and calls on Labor to submit its policies to financial scrutiny

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Australia under Albo — what lies in store if Labor wins?

Life under Labor will be less a story of policy than one of reaction to economic events as Australia enters a difficult transition.

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Stand by for the oddly designed Stage 3 tax cut that will send middle earners backwards and give high earners thousands

The Reserve Bank is pushing up interest rates to take money out of our hands.

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‘I am who I am’: Anthony Albanese rushes towards his date with destiny

Can the Labor leader persuade Australians that his passion and emotional investment are the qualities they need in a PM?

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Labor’s would-be treasurer gains coverage while ScoMo just can’t get clear air for his message

In election campaigns you want clear air to talk about your preferred topics. Isentia’s Campaign Insights data shows Scott Morrison has had anything but.

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Grattan on Friday: 'Gotcha' questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders

The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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This reckless spending must stop — but it won’t. Not after 2019

Inflation is being exacerbated by reckless federal spending. But Labor doesn’t dare call for an end to it.

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Treasurer, Chalmers keep to familiar lines

Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers have failed to deliver any blows during the treasurers' debate at the National Press Club.

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Electioncast: Who won the money men’s debate?

A day after an interest rate rise and amid growing inflation, Kishor Napier-Raman broke down the clash between Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers over who would be the better economic manager.

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Electioncast: Who won the battle of the money men?

A day after an interest rate rise and amid growing inflation, Kishor Napier-Raman broke down the clash between Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers over who would be the better economic manager.

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Money men face off as the Coalition defends its progress on gendered violence

Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers, both ambitious for the treasurer’s mantle after May 21, held no punches in their debate today.

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Morrison shrugs off 'buffoons' sledge from NSW anti-corruption watchdog commissioner

Scott Morrison shrugs off a frank character assessment from one of the commissioners of the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog, who labelled critics of his organisation as "buffoons".

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Scott Morrison warns overly powerful Icac could turn Australia into ‘public autocracy’

Labor, which has promised to establish a national anti-corruption commission ‘with teeth’, says the PM’s comments show his ‘true colours are emerging now’

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Federal election: Rising interest and inflation rates dominate debate between Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers — as it happened

Interest rates, cost-of-living pressures and how each party would start to repay our historic debt dominate the treasury debate. Look back at all the day's politics.

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Centre-left parties worldwide have struggled to reinvent themselves – what kind of ALP is fighting this election?

With due caution about the (in)accuracy of opinion polls, Australian voters may bring in a Labor government on May 21. If so, what kind of government would they get?

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Labor says rate rise highlights PM’s shredded credentials but Morrison insists it’s part of pandemic journey

Scott Morrison says Reserve Bank has ‘made a very important statement about where we are now in our journey out of this pandemic’

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians ready for rate increase, as Labor warns nation faces cost-of-living crisis

The Prime Minister says households are prepared to deal with the first increase to interest rates in more than a decade, but Labor says his government is not doing enough to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren't. Who's right?

“Power prices are going up”, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers declared last week. But according to energy minister Angus Taylor, “No one’s household power prices have gone up.” So who is right?

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Anthony Albanese says debt and deficit have never been higher. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says that debt and deficit in Australia have never been higher. RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look at the history books.

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Labor seeks momentum from campaign launch

As Labor officially launches its election campaign in Perth, Scott Morrison is returning to the theme of online safety as he campaigns in Sydney.

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More campaign fluff as Morrison thunders about boats and the economy

Anthony Albanese’s return to the campaign trail was met by a blustery Scott Morrison accusing him of dodging election debates.

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