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Karen Hayes is the subject of an internal investigation by Guide Dogs Victoria for publicly backing Mr Frydenberg in the hotly contested inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong.

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 20-23 from a sample of 1,538, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, unchanged from last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (up one), 36% Coalition (up one), 11% Greens (down one), 4% UAP (steady), 3% One Nation (down one) and 9% for all Others (steady).

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From marginal seats with diverse communities to blue-ribbon ones with climate-focused independents, voters are fed up with political spin and are seeking policy action on big issues like the cost of living and climate change.

Chances are you're eating food from a company built on bribes and corruption, by two billionaire brothers willing to break the law to get what they want.

Foreign aid cuts by Australia are partly to blame for the controversial security deal between China and Solomon Islands, says Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg refuses to say when Australia first knew of pact between Solomon Islands and China

Liberal MP labels teal independents’ digital advertising outlay ‘immoral’ as it surpasses party’s candidates by tens of thousands of dollars

Religious group says it has complied with the charities regulator’s rules about political campaigning

A Facebook page managed by the president of a local Labor branch in Queensland has been sharing incendiary posts, including claims that Liberal MP Gladys Liu is a Chinese spy, an ABC investigation has found.

Daily Telegraph condemns ‘offensive posts’. Plus: Crikey correspondent wins plaudits for epic apology