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Class struggle at the golf club: the battle for Indi on the Central Plains

Locals in Euroa appear reluctant to talk politics — unless they are at the golf club or the ‘good coffee’ cafe in town.

Crikey

Palmer pulls ads amid talk of candidate rift

Has the mining billionaire changed his mind about preferencing the major parties last?

Newcastle Herald

Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere

The Guardian - AU

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Race for the Senate: could Labor and the Greens gain control?

As well as the whole House of Representatives, 40 of the 76 Senate seats will be up for election on May 21. There are 12 senators per state and two per territory. At half-Senate elections, six senators for each state and the four territory senators are up for election. Unless…

The Conversation

Will Labor preferences deliver a teal or two? Time to crunch some numbers

How-to-vote cards are a lot less effective in seats dominated by affluent and educated voters who don’t want — or need — to be guided.

Crikey

Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election?

Clive Palmer has had a tough run leading up to the 2022 election campaign. He faced COVID-19 without the protection of vaccination in March, tripped at his National Press Club speech and reported being knocked unconscious for about 20 seconds when he fell during a rehearsal for his United Australia…

The Conversation

Labor's lead steady in Newspoll and gains in Resolve; how the polls moved during past campaigns

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 27-30 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 5% One Nation (up two), 4% UAP (steady) and 6% for all Others (down three).

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LNP preferences could be ‘deciding factor’ for One Nation in Queensland

Opponents say preference decision is a strategic move that could alienate moderate voters within the party

The Guardian - AU

The Northern Territory candidates vying for your vote in the federal election

Whether you're in downtown Darwin or the furthest flung corner of the Northern Territory, there's a politician that wants your vote in the federal election on Saturday 21 May.

ABC News

Clive Palmer’s campaign pledge to cap home loan rates ‘utterly irresponsible’, experts say

United Australia party plan to combat rising rates an ‘just an attention grabber’ and not genuine policy, critics say

The Guardian - AU

Federal election: Do preference deals matter? Who's making them? And how are they allocated?

Every federal election, there's a big kerfuffle about preference deals among parties. Why do the parties care so much? Do they even matter? And what should you know before you vote?

ABC News

Election Diary: Moon boots, poster wars and bookies' favourites

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Clive Palmer's promise to cap mortgage rates at 3% would make it much harder to get a home loan

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party continues to make waves in the federal election campaign, most recently with advertisements on massive billboards pledging a “maximum 3% interest rate on all home loans for five years”. But does this promise stack up?

The Conversation

‘George Christensen paused… his beard like a cat mid-fall out of a window’: an evening with the right’s menagerie

A Senate forum in the Brisbane suburb of Springwood featured a smorgasbord of right-wing candidates, all with their own issues. Though discussion tended to veer away from improving democracy towards chemtrails, paedophiles, vaccines and China.

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Labor retains clear Newspoll lead and large Ipsos lead as record number of candidates nominate

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 20-23 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged from last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (up one), 11% Greens (down one), 4% UAP (steady), 3% One Nation (down one) and 9% for all Others (steady).

ABC News

The Prime Minister's failure to establish a federal ICAC looks like a broken promise

The Prime Minister blamed a lack of "bipartisan support" for his government's failure to establish a federal anti-corruption body. But the evidence suggests it's a broken promise.

The Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

Elevator rock and a sloshing sea of yellow: Clive Palmer’s Trumpian election campaign ad

Each week we ask experts to break down a political advertisement: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

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Newcastle Herald

Kelly outlines key United Australia Party policies in Newcastle

United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly hopes candidates in the Hunter region play a role in delivering the minor party the balance of power in the House of Representatives when voters go to the polls later this month.

The Conversation

Labor still has clear lead in Newspoll and Resolve, but Albanese’s ratings slump

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 14-17 from a sample of 1,510, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged since last week. Primary votes were 36% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (down one), 12% Greens (up two), 4% One Nation (up one), 4% UAP (steady) and 9% for all Others (down one).

ABC News

Why Queensland is home to maverick politicians like Clive Palmer and Pauline Hanson

Queensland is set to play a large role in next month's federal election, and the state's maverick politicians could be key to the outcome. What makes them so popular in the Sunshine State?

The Guardian - AU

AEC alarmed at ‘dangerous’ voter fraud claims spreading before Australian election

Candidates from One Nation, United Australia party and other micro parties have begun seeding Facebook with advice tinged with claims about ballots being erased, amended or hidden

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

United Australia Party 2022 Federal Election campaign launch at Sunshine Coast's Palmer Coolum Resort a marathon event

With more than an hour of videos and a folk band playing revised versions of Australian classics, the United Australia Party campaign launch on Queensland's Sunshine Coast becomes a marathon affair.

ABC News

One Nation disendorses Brisbane candidate Rebecca Lloyd

The candidate's removal follows the ABC revealing a website she registered is being investigated by the Australian Electoral Commission.

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