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Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia could become an unrecognisable “public autocracy” if a national ICAC with influence was established, and the Coalition has announced it would freeze the pension-deeming rate for two years if elected. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma…

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Labor Quoted RHOM’s Bullshit Detector Gina Liano In A Vid About Scott ‘Engadine’ Morrison

Alright. You've got the gays and I's attention.

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Factcheck: is it fair to label candidates challenging Liberal moderates ‘fake independents’?

Many of the candidates vying for Liberal heartland seats share policy ideas and funding sources. But does that mean they aren’t truly independent?

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Albanese and Morrison to face off in second leaders’ debate of federal election, Nine says

News of debate which will employ a panel of three journalists comes as Labor pledges robodebt royal commission and Coalition promises cheaper medicines

The Guardian - AU

Labor promises royal commission into bungled Robodebt scheme if elected. Scott Morrison says issue has been addressed

The Labor party is promising to set up a royal commission into the failed Robodebt scheme before the end of the year if it wins the federal election.

ABC News

What’s in a campaign launch song? If the Only Way Is Up, probably plenty

Which track will define the 2022 election campaign? Crikey satirist Tom Red has a few ideas.

Crikey

Home Affairs Minister rejects Labor's request for intelligence briefing following 'political interference' comments

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews dismisses demands from the Labor Party for an urgent intelligence briefing on the controversial security pact between China and Solomon Islands, after yesterday alleging the deal could have been timed to hurt the Coalition's electoral chances.

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Daniel Andrews refuses to comment on leaked Ibac report into Victorian Labor party

Premier says it’s ‘grossly inappropriate’ to comment on reported allegations in Ibac draft report before final version tabled

The Guardian - AU

Take A Look At This Herald Sun Pie Chart For A Lesson On How *Not* To Use Data

Totally accurate and not at all misleading!

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Could the 2022 election result in a hung parliament? History shows Australians have nothing to fear from it

The first two weeks of the 2022 election campaign have increased the possibility that neither of the two major parties will gain a majority in the House of Representatives.

The Conversation

How an innocent Facebook post morphed into a rumour that helped fuel Labor's Cashless Debit Card scare campaign

When Corrinne Boon posted to Facebook in May last year, she had no idea her words would be twisted and used in a scare campaign by Labor in a bid to win the votes of anxious age pensioners.

ABC News

Australian party leaders clash on China in election debate

Australia’s prime minister and his opposition rival have clashed heatedly over Australia’s tumultuous relationship with China in the first leaders' debate ahead of elections on May 21

The Independent UK

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Newcastle Herald

Concern over Qld local govt election caps

Queensland's Liberal National Party is furious about a state government discussion paper on potential caps on spending for local council elections.

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The Conversation

Explainer: what are Labor and the Coalition promising on an anti-corruption commission and what is the government's record?

As the election is looming, the Labor Party has placed integrity issues prominently on its party platform. Labor leader Anthony Albanese claims the Morrison government cannot be trusted, and that the only way to restore integrity is to elect a new government.

Newcastle Herald

Promise to urgently improve Shortland mobile coverage

The Labor Party has pledged to only approve new development buildings where there is network capacity, in an election promise to urgently improve mobile coverage for the Shortland electorate.

Reuters

Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied on Monday that his government would make cuts to Australia's universal healthcare scheme if he is re-elected next month, after the opposition Labor Party raised doubts over its future.

Newcastle Herald

Outdoor visits could ease pain of COVID precautions in aged care

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ABC News

As the federal election nears, voters' frustration with major parties could shake things up

There are signs voters in key seats are turning away from the Labor and Liberal parties, in a trend one analyst likens to the election of Donald Trump to US president in 2016.

ABC News

Q+A panellists call for election to focus on policy, not point-scoring as both parties back Indigenous voice to parliament

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Liberals "lied" about a federal ICAC, as he and Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg trade insults over integrity and Anthony Albanese on Q+A.

The Conversation

Hope? Contempt? Reciprocity? How each political party's election ads reveal their key messages

The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is the target audience for each party’s ad, what are their key messages and how effective will they be?

Pedestrian.tv

Youth Advocates Held A Pre-Election Q&A With Pollies And Guess Which Party Didn’t Rock Up?

We'll give you three guesses.

The Conversation

Why party preselections are still a mess, and the courts haven't helped

You join a political party. Its rules are over 100 pages long. And that’s only for your state division. There’s also an overarching “federal” party constitution.

ABC News

The Coalition says Labor plans to introduce a 'death tax' if it is elected. Is there any evidence?

Since 2019, the Coalition has been running a campaign to convince you Labor will introduce a "death tax" if elected. But is there any evidence?

Tribune News Service

China is just one of the headaches facing Australia’s next PM

Australia is heading to a national vote on May 21 with the center-right Liberal National coalition government campaigning for a fourth term in office after grappling with a pandemic and a slew of climate change-related disasters.

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