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Opposition leader also vows to make gender equity an objective of the Fair Work Act if ALP wins federal election on 21 May

An animated cartoon posted by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is removed from multiple social media platforms after it was flagged for spreading false claims about election fraud in Australia.

Labor has unveiled a plan to restore Australia's standing in the Pacific, but the prime minister claims it is a copy of what his government is already doing.

Following the controversy surrounding the signing of a security pact between Solomon Islands and China, Labor is set to announce a package of reforms to boost Australia's relationship with the Pacific.

“Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed.

Morrison dodges questions on whether Australia knew of Solomon Islands-China pact amid ministers’ conflicting accounts

Good morning, early birds. Premier Dominic Perrottet’s comments about transgender children are putting the NSW Coalition minority government at risk, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison has “deeply apologised” for saying he was “blessed” to have children without disability. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

Did the opposition call Scott Morrison a ‘racist’ for shutting the border to China at the start of pandemic? Let’s look at the record

A busy day for the prime minister as he tried to clean up a number of messes he himself created. But the Solomons disaster won’t go away.