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The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Wages are expected to dominate the campaign as new polls show the election race is tightening and the prime minister conceded he could have been more sensitive.

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Wage growth likely lagging living costs

New figures are likely to show wages were growing at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent as of the March quarter, less than half the rate of inflation.

Crikey

How Australia's election battle will affect NZ

Prime ministerial candidates borrow from NZ policy – but major trans-Tasman change is unlikely.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledges saying 'I don't hold a hose, mate' wasn't helpful in ACA interview with Tracy Grimshaw

Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledges saying "I don't hold a hose, mate" after taking a Hawaiian holiday while fires burned across large parts of Australia "wasn't helpful".

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Anthony Albanese defends delaying release of policy costings until two days before election

Labor leader chased by reporters asking questions on costings, while Scott Morrison challenged over refusal to appear on NITV

The Guardian - AU

‘Hello it’s John Howard calling’: former PM says Liberal party asked him to ‘campaign extensively’

The current prime minister is unpopular in city marginal seats, so the Coalition is banking on robocalls and letterbox drops from Howard to sway voters

The Guardian - AU

Federal election briefing: Morrison snubs NITV while Albanese walks away from costings queries – and Penny Wong a secret weapon?

Tuesday: The best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The Guardian - AU

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Barnaby Joyce’s drought envoy texts not ‘documents of a minister’, prime minister’s office claims

PMO again refuses freedom of information request to release any messages Joyce says were reports on his work

The Guardian - AU

Below the Line: A Facebook executive explains the last-minute election battle on social media – podcast

What do One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Labor’s Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official.

The Conversation

Costings row, Albo courts Stokes, plus Dutton the biggest loser in defamation case

The government attacked Labor over its failure to release policy costings, as Peter Dutton lost his defamation case.

Crikey

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…

The Conversation

Scott Morrison’s 2018 promise for a federal ICAC ‘with teeth’ still haunts the Coalition

Cleaning up federal politics is a key issue for Labor, independents and the Greens. For the Coalition, it’s a key broken promise.

Crikey

Women voters stopped Trump from getting a second term. Will they stop Morrison?

Women will decide the outcome of this election. So why is no one acknowledging this?

Crikey

The leader of this nation continues his lying ways, and it’s getting worse

The PM’s well-earned reputation for mendacity has only grown on the campaign trail. Crikey’s new dossier shows the lies and falsehoods have reached another level as the election draws near.

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Nicole Manison to remain Northern Territory's Deputy Chief Minister as Scott Morrison slams Labor's 'instability' while in Darwin

Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison will remain in her role under the new Natasha Fyles administration, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison accuses the Northern Territory government of "instability" during his visit to Darwin.

Al Jazeera

Australian election: Where is climate change on the agenda?

Most Australians want action on climate change, but you would not know that from the campaign for Saturday’s election.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison softens language on minimum wage rise amid pressure on cost of living

PM previously called Anthony Albanese a ‘loose unit’ for backing $1 an hour rise to minimum wage, saying it would exacerbate ‘inflationary pressures’

The Conversation

Why Morrison's ‘can-do’ capitalism and conservative masculinity may not be cutting through anymore

Scott Morrison’s election strategy was clear at the end of last year. As borders were opened up and restrictions eased, Morrison argued the Coalition would be winding back the big government measures that were necessary during the pandemic.

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Australian PM touts fiscal discipline in final election campaign lap

Australia's ruling coalition on Tuesday pledged to fund A$2.3 billion ($1.60 billion) worth of its election promises by curbing public sector spending over the next four years, which it said would also further reduce the budget deficit.

AAP

Federal ICAC not comparable to court: PM

The prime minister has again defended his model for a federal anti-corruption commission, saying it is designed to be consistent with the justice system.

The Guardian - AU

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

The New Daily

‘Respect and expect’: Coalition to cut public service funding

Scott Morrison will order “well paid” public servant bosses to make $2.7 billion in cuts to help the government claw back its trillion-dollar debt.

Newcastle Herald

Sweeping new search powers granted to Hunter Valley police

NSW police can now search the homes, cars, planes and boats of convicted drug dealers without a warrant as part of the crackdown on Sydney criminal gangs involved in public executions and turf wars.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s Aukus middleman has not lobbied US officials since landmark deal announced, document shows

US foreign lobbying register filings reveal Prof Donald Winter has not carried out any ‘representational activities’ since Aukus deal was announced

Crikey

Once a bulldozer, always a blunt-force machine: the new ScoMo looks pretty much the same as the old one

The prime minister’s appearance last night on the ABC’s 7.30 proved the promise of a new Morrison is just smoke and mirrors.

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