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Technically our unemployment rate now begins with a '3'. How do we keep it there?

The official employment figures say the unemployment rate for March was 4.0%, exactly the same as a month earlier.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese commented on offshore detention while on the campaign trail. Here's why Peter Dutton pounced on his comments

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has been forced to clarify his position on offshore detention centres. It follows the Coalition seizing on comments he made on the campaign trail. Here's how it all went down in case you missed it.

ABC News

Few restrictions, no spending limit, and almost no oversight: welcome to political advertising in Australia

So the federal election is on. Billboards are suddenly plastered with party slogans, campaign ads are all around us, and our social media feeds are flaring up with political spin.

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Coalition’s $220m pledge for native forestry ‘bad news’ for threatened species, conservationists say

Morrison says he ‘won’t support any shutdowns of native forestry’ as he announces new Tasmania hub in country’s most marginal electorate

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison effectively ditches promise to establish anti-corruption commission if re-elected

Scott Morrison has effectively ditched his commitment to establish a national anti-corruption watchdog even if re-elected, refusing to budge on any changes to his preferred model and trying to blame Labor for the delays.

ABC News

Scott Morrison again blames Labor for Coalition’s failure to deliver federal Icac

PM said government had not broken its election promise to create anti-corruption body, despite never introducing legislation

The Guardian - AU

Vote Compass shows Australians are worried about corruption in politics

We asked Australians how much of a problem corruption is in Australia today. Here's how they responded.

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We trawled through thousands of comments on the Prime Minister's Facebook page about flood victims. Here's what we didn't find

Did Australians use the PM's Facebook page to advocate for less government support for flood victims? We looked through thousands of comments — and found hardly any.

ABC News

Morning mail: Morrison abandons anti-corruption pledge, 765 civilian bodies found in Kyiv, rethinking work culture

Thursday: Long delays expected at domestic airports before Easter. Plus: WHO chief blames racism for greater focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia

The Guardian - AU

State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

The Conversation

$From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?$

From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?

This is the first piece in a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed under the Morrison government.

The Conversation

Morrison government unnecessarily extended plum jobs worth up to $500,000 ahead of federal election

Plum jobs worth up to $500,000 a year were extended to Liberal Party-linked individuals by the Morrison government in the lead-up to the election, and many were not due to end for another two years.

ABC News

Factcheck: are Coalition claims Labor’s pandemic policies would have cost an extra $81bn accurate?

Scott Morrison has backed up Covid claim first made by Simon Birmingham, but shadow finance minister dismisses numbers as ‘dodgy’

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison effectively ditches his promise to establish a federal anti-corruption commission

Prime minister says if Coalition wins election he would only introduce legislation if Labor agreed in advance to back heavily criticised model

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Morrison abandons support for trans sport ban after hand-picked candidate apologises for tweets

Liberal Katherine Deves apologises for post describing trans kids as ‘surgically mutilated and sterilised’ as Zali Steggall calls for her disendorsement

The Guardian - AU

Mathias Cormann calls for greater foreign aid despite role in Australian cuts

OECD leader urges increase despite previously defending Australia’s cuts while finance minister

ABC News

The Coalition says Labor plans to introduce a 'death tax' if it is elected. Is there any evidence?

Since 2019, the Coalition has been running a campaign to convince you Labor will introduce a "death tax" if elected. But is there any evidence?

ABC News

George Christensen to get $100k payout after defecting to One Nation and an unwinnable Senate spot

National Party defector George Christensen appears on track to receive a $105,000 taxpayer-funded payout after his decision to contest an unwinnable position on One Nation's Senate ticket for Queensland.

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Business calls for political 'courage' to confront industrial relations reform

Business groups are urging both political leaders to show "courage" and confront the politically fraught issue of industrial relations, arguing any benefits of future wage growth could be delayed by an inflexible enterprise bargaining system.

The Guardian - AU

Low wage growth in Australia didn’t happen by accident – it’s the system working as intended

Workers have a role to play in demanding higher pay, but the Coalition has spent years condemning ‘weak-kneed’ employers who offer good wages

The Guardian - AU

We have Schrödinger’s minister with Alan Tudge both in and out of Morrison’s cabinet

The prime minister hopes to slide away from scrutiny by revving his campaign engine so loudly that all voters will hear is ‘Don’t vote Labor’

The Guardian - AU

Barnaby Joyce wrongly claims $1.5bn funding for second Darwin port has already been legislated

Bill that includes Northern Territory infrastructure funding did not pass before parliament was dissolved

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: did the Coalition create 1.9 million jobs? Will it create 1.3 million more?

Scott Morrison’s government takes credit for job creation, but experts say the increase is driven largely by population growth

Dublin Live

Energy crisis: Government plan to slash VAT on fuel to cut bills

And it also plans to give an extra lump sum of €99 to over 370,000 households that avail of the fuel allowance

ABC News

Bridget Archer facing Ross Hart in fight for Bass, which Liberals hold by margin of just 0.4 per cent

In the marginal Tasmanian seat of Bass, sitting Liberal member Bridget Archer is going up against the former member, Labor's Ross Hart.

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