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Palmer bemoans 'boring' campaign, starves major parties

Unimpressed by the "most boring" election he's participated in, Clive Palmer says major party MPs will be preferenced last by his Trumpet of Patriots party.

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Of Course Clive Palmer’s Trumpet Of Patriots Candidates Are Raising Eyebrows

An alleged stalker, a convicted fraud, and a banned 'psychologist' walk into a political party...

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Palmer-supported vaccine injury case 'incoherent'

A Clive Palmer-supported class action against the government over the approval of COVID-19 vaccines has hit a hurdle after a judge called it "unintelligible".

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Facebook, Fortnite and FREE TAFE: nowhere to hide for voters in the Australian election campaign

The Liberals have pressed hard on the negatives, while Labor has a button of its own. Plus: Nick McKim’s surprisingly authentic gaming persona

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Why Trump is the elephant in the election campaign room

Donald Trump is casting a shadow on multiple fronts in the federal election, from the impact of tariffs to party leaders keen to distance themselves from him.

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No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcaster’s ‘waste’

ABC almost certainly facing yet another efficiency review if Coalition is elected, insiders say. Plus: shop the Andrew Tate look in the Women’s Weekly

The Guardian - AU

Palmer pledges big biscuits for Patriots election blitz

Billionaire Clive Palmer has munched on a favourite Australian snack while expounding on his new party's Trump-style policies and promising to spend big on ads.

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Morning Mail: Ukraine accepts truce plan, tariff deadline looms, Palmer’s ad splurge

Australia’s newfound trade surplus with the US spells trouble for exports; mining mogul ramps up election ad spending

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese gains in Newspoll, but the race remains neck-and-neck

A national Newspoll, conducted March 3–7 from a sample of 1,255, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (up one), 32% Labor (up one), 12% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (steady) and 10% for all Others (down two).

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Industry bailout steels Labor but poll pain persists

Labor still trails the coalition in exclusive latest YouGov polling as a federal election draws closer, despite voters backing a huge industry rescue package.

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Labor crashes to a 55–45 deficit in Resolve despite interest rate cut

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 18–23 from a sample of 1,506, gave the Coalition a 55–45 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for the Coalition since January. By 2022 election preference flows, the Coalition led by 52–48, a one-point gain for them.

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Grattan on Friday: Dutton doesn’t pull his punches on Trump while Albanese plays it safe

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will not be organising a buck’s night ahead of the coming nuptials of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon.

The Conversation

Clive Palmer’s Back With MAGA-Inspired Political Party ‘Trumpet Of Patriots’

“Australia needs Trump policies. Australians want them.”

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Clive Palmer echoes Trump in new political party launch

The new political party of billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer echoes the policies of US President Donald Trump by aiming to "make Australia great again".

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Coalition leading narrowly in four polls and would likely win an election held now

A national Newspoll, conducted February 10–14 from a sample of 1,244, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged from the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Coalition (down one), 31% Labor (steady), 12% Greens (steady), 7% One Nation (steady) and 12% for all Others (up one).

The Guardian - AU

This chart of Clive Palmer’s spending shows one reason we need political donation reforms

Changes to political donation rules are moving through parliament, and one man will be affected the most

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Clive Palmer's United Australia Party gone from ballots

Businessman Clive Palmer has lost a bid to re-register his United Australia Party ahead of the federal election, leaving his candidates unidentified.

The Guardian - AU

‘Bit of Clive money’: Seven West banks on election ad revenue as profits sink

Media company is expecting mining magnate Clive Palmer to buy more advertising space after releasing weak mid-year financial results

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Draft electoral donations cap to be raised after talks

Draft caps and thresholds for federal election spending will increase as Labor negotiates with the Liberals to pass electoral reform before parliament rises.

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Political donations data show who’s funding whom in Australia – but they are coming out far too late

As federal parliament reconvenes this week, the pre-election buzz is palpable. When will the election be called? Which policies are on the table? And who’s backing whom in this election campaign?

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Peter Dutton Kicks Off Election Campaign With A Slogan That Looks Extremely Familiar

Peter Dutton has revealed the new slogan for the Liberal Party's election campaign, which is strikingly similar to another slogan.

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Political finance law reforms will reduce big money in politics, but will rich donors be the ultimate winners?

Political funding in Australia has long been shrouded in secrecy. It is also dominated by large donations and unrestrained spending, courtesy of laissez-faire federal political finance laws.

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Independents up in arms over 'rigged' donations reforms

The major political parties have been slammed for "rigging" the system to boost their chances of winning, after agreeing on a political donations reform bills.

The Guardian - AU

Backflip on international student caps ‘baffling’, MP says – as it happened

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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says

ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer

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