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Kim Jong Un lookalike disrupts Australian election campaign

A man impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday disrupted the Australian election campaign when he burst into an event that Prime Minister Scott Morrison was attending with lawmaker Gladys Liu

The Independent UK

Nine mutes one of its own critics after shouty leaders’ debate

Amid the ferocious feedback, a review written for the Age and Sydney Morning Herald was spiked. Plus: Katherine Deves among the most mentioned election candidates

The Guardian - AU

Senate committee calls for royal commission into robodebt scandal

Labor-Greens majority committee accuses the government of withholding information on the scheme which caused ‘significant and widespread harm’

The Guardian - AU

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Morrison confesses to being a 'bulldozer', suggests he'll change 'gears'

Scott Morrison has acknowledged his style has alienated people, describing himself as “a bit of a bulldozer” and suggesting Australians would see a change of “gears” if he is re-elected.

The Conversation

Even Scott Morrison is trying to distance himself from Scott Morrison now

Where was this prime minister 2.0 when he was needed by Australians – as opposed to when he needed to win an election?

The Guardian - AU

What Is A Hung Parliament? And No, It’s Not *This*

What is a hung parliament and what would that mean if Aus ended up with one? If you didn't study politics, this explainer is for you.

Pedestrian.tv

Mark McGowan's WA budget surplus labelled 'unfair distortion' by Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas

WA Premier Mark McGowan gets his response after goading the other states on the WA budget result, saying they would be "green with envy".

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Kim Jong-un lookalike crashes PM's event

Scott Morrison's visit to the Melbourne seat of Chisholm took a comical turn when a North Korean leader lookalike inserted himself into the election campaign.

AAP

As Australia votes, indigenous people call for debate on rights

Activists at one of the world's longest-running protests for the rights of indigenous people are not pinning their hopes for change on Australia's May 21 general election.

Reuters

What party is ScoMo in? What is a corflute? Who should I vote for and who will win? The top Google searches of the Australian election

Voters engaging with politics in the final weeks of the campaign are searching for basic information like ‘when is the 2022 election in Australia?’, and hoping to find out who is winning

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge, Scott Morrison and who knows what about Rachelle Miller’s reported $500,000 payout

No one knows anything about the payout process (except when they do). Political editor Katharine Murphy walks through the saga

The Guardian - AU

What ABC readers asked us about the 2022 federal election

We asked ABC readers what they wanted to know about the federal election and received thousands of submissions. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

ABC News

Albanese seizes on PM’s ‘bulldozer’ admission; Chinese spy ship off WA coast ‘an aggressive act’, minister says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Coalition’s $3bn marginal seat spend, Ukraine grain export crisis, plan to ‘electrify everything’

Friday: Coalition promises $3bn for 10 marginal seats. Plus: the search for the perfect picture book of death

The Guardian - AU

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We looked into the lobby group taking on rugby star turned would-be senator David Pocock. Here's what we found

Conservative lobby group Advance Australia has independent ACT Senate candidate David Pocock in its sights, with Facebook advertising data revealing that the group's offensive against the former rugby star is disproportionate to its campaigning against any other candidate.

The New Daily

Julia Banks: Respect at work starts at the top

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has repeatedly shown a lack of commitment to ensuring respect, safety and equity for all women in the workplace.

ABC News

The LNP facing a tough challenge from Labor and Greens in Ryan at this election

Sitting LNP member Julian Simmonds is facing a genuine three-horse race in the traditionally blue-ribbon Liberal seat, with both Labor and the Greens targeting the seat.

Newcastle Herald

LETTERS: Why nurses and midwives fear for their registrations

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AAP

PM pivots to counter character attacks

Scott Morrison has acknowledged he'll have to change the way he approaches the prime ministership if his government is returned.

The Guardian - AU

Chinese-speaking voters critical of Coalition’s ‘militaristic’ stance on China in lead-up to 2022 election, WeChat study shows

Labor also faces criticism, but Albanese is gaining ground in news coverage on Chinese social media platform, research finds

The Guardian - AU

Morrison’s objection to lifting wages in line with inflation puts spotlight on pensions linked to CPI

Prime minister says such a move would be ‘incredibly reckless’ but payments such as pensions are already tied to cost-of-living changes

The Guardian - AU

Coalition targets marginal seats with almost $3bn in election spending promises

Labor has pledged close to $1bn for its top 10 marginals with Victorian seat of McEwen leading list of commitments

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: It's Albanese's to lose, as Morrison looks for some momentum

The Liberals have used John Howard extensively during this campaign. These days, they celebrate their party hero as the great winner. He was, however, the last Liberal prime minister to take his party into the wilderness.

Pedestrian.tv

Politicians Have Made Trans People An Election Issue ’Cos They Have Nothing Else To Offer

No matter who wins, most of us stand to lose.

AAP

Former envoy shuffled away from Morrison

A former senior Australian envoy to the Pacific says he was pushed and shoved as he sought to talk to the prime minister about the Solomon Islands.

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