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Andrews says Dutton will be Liberal leader

Peter Dutton is shaping up as the Liberal Party's next leader, with colleagues forced to defend him against a scathing attack from WA Premier Mark McGowan.

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Anthony Albanese meeting with Joe Biden and Quad leaders in first full day as Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese faces his first major test as Australia's new Prime Minister, spending his first full day in office on the world stage. He will meet with US President Joe Biden and the leaders of India and Japan for Quad meetings.

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Nationals could dump Barnaby Joyce over net zero stance with Peter Dutton set to lead Liberals

Sussan Ley or Jane Hume likely to be deputy Liberal leader as Coalition continues to grapple with election fallout

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Their votes won't change who wins this election. So how do people in safe seats make their voices heard?

Marginal seats get most of the political and media attention during the election campaign. So what's it like for those living in some of Australia's safest seats?

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Agriculture provides a steady hand during mining booms and busts, but does it get enough support?

Agriculture has been a steady hand as the big money flows in and out of central Queensland mines, so what do those on the land want from this election?

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Public sector cuts worth $3.3bn would not result in job losses, David Littleproud claims

Nationals frontbencher describes cuts as ‘sensible management’ but unions say they will result in thousands of job losses

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Tension builds over three-cornered contest in Nicholls electorate, despite vast Nationals margin

Nicholls is held by the Nationals with a spacious 20 per cent margin. But the combination of a retiring MP and a prominent independent candidate could mean the end of the Coalition's stronghold on the seat.

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Nationals Deputy Leader David Littleproud warns Nicholls voters against voting for independent

Nationals Deputy Leader David Littleproud says Nicholls voters will change the government if they vote independent.

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Live export policy position of Labor not clear say WA livestock producers

With less than three weeks before the federal election, livestock producers call for clarity on the Labor Party's position on the export of live animals, particularly sheep.

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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.

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Labor defends agricultural visa scheme as farmers brace for minimum wage rise

Coalition says proposal would reduce workforce but opposition insists only changes are to source country of recruited workers

The Guardian - AU

Labor's plan to woo agricultural workers

Labor has outlined a plan to address Australia's agricultural worker shortages by reforming seasonal worker programs, which critics say kills off the ag visa.

AAP

Election diary: Hunter seats bursting with voters

The close of the electoral rolls this week showed that Paterson is the second largest seat out of 151 in Australia.

Newcastle Herald

Federal government loan guarantee scheme to help farmers forced out of the market by soaring values

The federal government wants to help more people crack into the rural property market by guaranteeing 40 per cent of their loan deposits, as farm values soar.

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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 Conversation

The Morrison government wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?

The richness of Earth’s plant and animal species is rapidly declining. In Australia, responsibility for this biodiversity loss lies in many quarters – including agriculture.

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Lumpy skin disease live samples to be imported to Australia so CSIRO can develop vaccine

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says there's a real risk the disease, which could devastate Australia's cattle industry, could be "blown in" from Indonesia.

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Anthony Albanese hints at permanent residency for foreign workers under Labor government

Foreign workers could be allowed to live permanently in Australia if Labor wins the upcoming election, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has hinted.

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PM, Labor hit the road in marginal seats

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is spruiking the government's economic credentials in Melbourne while his challenger is targeting marginal seats in Queensland.

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Carbon farming projects can soon be stopped by Agriculture Minister if 'adverse' to communities

Australia's Agriculture Minister will have the power to stop new carbon farming projects covering more than 15 hectares, or more than one third of a farm, from next week.

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Agriculture Minister David Littleproud calls farm lobby 'ignorant', 'sideline critics' over lumpy skin disease criticism

David Littleproud says the country's national farm lobby is ignorant in its criticism of the coalition's pre-election budget and suggests it is a "sideline critic that doesn't understand the science".

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Exports and innovation in $600m ag spend

The government's agriculture budget aims to make it easier for farmers to export their products, with hopes the sector will be worth $100 billion by 2030.

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Australia looks to Vietnam for farm workers as first MOU under agriculture visa is signed

Vietnam signs up for Australia's Agriculture Visa Program, but it is not clear how many farmer workers it will deliver, or when.

AAP

Vietnam joins agriculture visa program

Vietnam has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia over its agriculture visa program, which provides labour supply across primary industries.

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