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Brendan O'Connor says defence spending under the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments was similar, on average. Is that correct?

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O'Connor says the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments both spend 1.7 to 1.8 per cent of GDP on defence. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Alexander Downer features in UK video promoting Britain’s ‘new plan for immigration’

Former Australian foreign minister says ‘no one will end up being able to reside in the UK if they pay a people smuggler’, in UK Home Office video

The Guardian - AU

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

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Reconciliation action plans let settlers take up more space, not relinquish it

A money-hungry and growth-at-all-costs society is entirely incompatible with the sovereignty of Indigenous peoples

The Guardian - AU

Australian prime minister bets on strong economy for reelection as inflation concerns grow

SYDNEY — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put economic stewardship at the center of his bid for a come-from-behind win in Australia’s May 21 ballot.

Tribune News Service

The Victorian seats to watch this election in the state dubbed the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’

Despite its reputation as a progressive state, Victoria could be decisive in the event of a tight federal election

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in battle to be prime minister as Australia heads to election

Both men have spent a good part of their lives in politics but, come May 21, one will be prime minister and the other will likely face the end of his political career.

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Australia PM Morrison first to serve full term in 15 years

In at least one sense, Scott Morrison is the most successful Australian prime minister in years

The Independent UK

Scott Morrison calls federal election for May 21, setting up battle with Labor's Anthony Albanese

Australians will get to decide who leads the country for the next three years when they go to the polls in a federal election on May 21.

ABC News

Albanese promises to unite country

Anthony Albanese is promising to unite the country if he wins the May 21 election after the prime minister finally set a six-week campaign in motion.

AAP

Not so fast ... we've all made the odd mistake

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Labor politicians are responding to the pre-election budget by attacking the government's record. Here's what you need to know to interpret their claims

Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have responded to the Coalition's pre-election budget with a string of attacks on the government's record. How do they stack up?

ABC News

Labor must not betray Indigenous voters by delaying voice to parliament, Keating and Pearson say

Former prime minister and Indigenous leader say that if the ALP wins government, it must hold a referendum in its first term

The Guardian - AU

Pru Goward among six Liberal-linked appointments by Coalition to Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Concerns sparked of repeat of 2019 when one in five named for government bodies before election called had Liberal or National ties

The Guardian - AU

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Letters: Invasion must trigger horrific memories

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

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XMMA 4 free live stream video: John Dodson vs. Francisco Rivera, more UFC alums (6:30 p.m. ET)

XMMA 4 is loaded with former UFC fighters – and you can watch a free live stream on MMA Junkie starting at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Newcastle Herald

Cash splash: will the budget save the Morrison government?

COVID-19 has exposed many weaknesses in government spending on services that the public considers a priority.

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I Spent Months Rewatching Two Decades Of Rove And I Think I Saw The Face Of God

The years played out before me like a million dying stars, burning out for me and me only as I whizzed by in the good starship YouTube.

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Liberals defend PM from bullying claims

High-profile Liberals have come out in support of the prime minister after accusations of bullying surfaced in parliament.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Expensive, temporary and targeted – and likely to fail

The death rattle of sinking governments is billions of dollars being shovelled out the door in an attempt to buy the votes of an unimpressed electorate.

The Guardian - AU

At this gravest of times the Coalition has served up an election budget designed simply to keep itself in power

If we move from Josh Frydenberg’s rhetoric to content, we discover this isn’t a serious plan for the future. This is a plan for the next few months

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Morrison’s gone, cynical Frydenberg trying to save the furniture

Scott Morrison is gone. Anthony Albanese will win the election. Josh Frydenberg is fighting to save some of the furniture. There, it’s been said.

The New Daily

The budget so far: Political vision or short-sighted?

With the election likely to be called no more than weeks away from tomorrow, politics has weighed as heavily on the production of this budget as any before.

AAP

'Special' league icon Raper farewelled

Former prime minister John Howard says Johnny Raper "left behind a wonderful legacy" as the rugby league Immortal was farewelled at a state funeral at the SCG.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Hardball politics exposes a defenceless scare campaign

Scott Morrison’s ramping up of a scare campaign has shone a laser-like focus on how defenceless Australia is against any military threat China might pose.

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