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Coalition commits more Cairns port funds

The Morrison government if re-elected will commit $24 million to the further upgrade of the Cairns Marine Maintenance Precinct.

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Rental crisis in marginal Gilmore seat has homeless people calling for more action ahead of election

A campground in Moruya, in the federal electorate of Gilmore, is a refuge for Perry and dozens of families without homes. They're desperate to know what the next government will do to solve the housing crisis.

ABC News

Morning mail: private schools had ‘extra $10bn funding’, 1.6% of rentals affordable on minimum wage, Putin warns west of retaliation

Thursday: Public schools underfunded by at least $6.5bn a year while non-government schools received transitional funding, report shows. Plus: Emmanuel Macron dodges bag of tomatoes in Paris

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Hunter candidates back net zero target

The Nationals' James Thomson and Labor's Dan Repacholi have expressed support for their parties' 2050 targets.

Newcastle Herald

Coalition climate policy forced big polluters to pay $15m for carbon credits in past year

Scott Morrison says Labor wants to use government safeguard mechanism as a ‘sneaky carbon tax’ but it is already making big business pay for offsets

The Guardian - AU

Labor ‘gravely concerned’ by Karen Andrews’ claim about potential China election interference

Kristina Keneally says home affairs minister must clarify comments or brief Labor on intelligence reporting of foreign interference

The Guardian - AU

Greens to push for coal export levy if they hold balance of power

Adam Bandt to unveil minor party’s climate policy including making Australia a ‘renewable energy superpower’ and net zero by 2035

The Guardian - AU

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Private schools received an extra $10bn funding in Coalition ‘special deals’, study finds

Exclusive: Public schools underfunded by at least $6.5bn a year while non-government schools received transitional funding after Gonski 2.0 reforms

The Guardian - AU

Hunter $182m 'super hydrogen hub' unveiled

Almost 2500 jobs will be created as part of a $182 million clean 'Hunter Super Hydrogen Hub' to be unveiled on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: Warring within Coalition over 2050 target brings some gold dust for 'teals'

“The world has moved past Matt Canavan,” Nationals deputy leader David Littleproud declared on Wednesday, tossing his party colleague and former resources minister firmly under the bus as the “climate wars” exploded within the Coalition.

The Conversation

Coalition to change classification code for video games with loot boxes two years after review

Developers say they were not consulted as Labor questions timing of announcement on eve of election

The Guardian - AU

Business backs government climate policy that Morrison says is a ‘carbon tax’ when attacking Labor

Business Council of Australia says safeguard mechanism ‘is already in place alongside a suite of other measures to reduce emissions’

The Guardian - AU

Sinn Fein chief Mary Lou McDonald accuses government of 'punishing' people with turf ban

It comes after a proposed ban on the commercial sale of turf

Dublin Live

Analysis-Solomon Islands pact with China roils Australian PM's election campaign

For the first time in decades, the actions of a foreign state have taken centre stage in an Australian election campaign, analysts said, as China's security pact with the Solomon Islands reverberates into neighbour Australia's domestic politics.

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Aged care: What the major parties are promising this election

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

ABC News

Labor promises crackdown on multinational tax avoidance would bring almost $2 billion in revenue

Labor has laid out its economic plan for the next term, saying it will focus on lifting wages, cutting wasteful spending and a crack down on multinational tax avoidance that would add almost $2 billion to government coffers.

ABC News

Gamba grass becomes federal election issue as Labor and Coalition pledge funds to manage weed

National parks rangers welcome election pledges to combat gamba grass in what feels like an uphill battle.

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Minister says China timed Solomon Islands security deal to damage Coalition's election chances

The Home Affairs Minister says China intentionally timed a worrying security pact with Solomon Islands to hurt the Coalition's chances at the federal election.

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The Libs & Nats Are Fighting Over Climate Policy Again Bc They Only Want Us To Think They Care

The Nationals and the Liberals are feuding over climate policy again after Nationals Senator Matt Canavan told the ABC net zero was "dead".

ABC News

Matt Canavan told to 'pull his head in' by government colleagues over net zero by 2050 comments

Nationals senator Matt Canavan is told to "pull his head in" by a colleague, and slapped down by the Prime Minister, after attempting to muddy the waters over the Coalition's climate change commitments in the middle of a tight election race.

Newcastle Herald

National security and coal policy big early issues in federal election

Khaki joins coal as election hot-button

The Guardian - AU

Labor says households face ‘triple whammy’ after CPI shock – as it happened

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Federal election: Labor rubbishes Morrison's claims of a 'sneaky carbon tax' as scare campaign

Scott Morrison has said Labor's net zero plan is an attempt to revive the carbon tax. In response, Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare said this was a sign the Liberal Party was getting desperate.

The Conversation

Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security - but will it have any effect on the election?

Elections held in the shadow of war or overarching national security concerns tend to favour incumbents.

Newcastle Herald

Minor parties eye off Hunter preference upset

The Nationals are working to head off a preference deal between minor parties which could eliminate the junior Coalition partners from the race to steal the Hunter electorate off Labor.

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