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Coalition faces criticism for limiting ‘top-up’ payment to Lismore flood victims only

Extra $350-a-week quietly added to disaster recovery allowance but other northern rivers areas ineligible

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledges to fund Maitland Hospital MRI licence

Health workers are calling out to both sides of politics for solutions to Australia's staffing shortages.

Newcastle Herald

Labor no longer committed to republic vote in first term, prioritising Indigenous recognition instead

Federal Labor is no longer committed to holding a vote on whether Australia should become a Republic within its first term of government, instead prioritising a referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

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Prime Minister, your economic superiority claims just don't add up

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb). Letters should be fewer than 200 words.

Newcastle Herald

PM security officers out of hospital

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese suspended political hostilities on Good Friday, with both attending church services.

AAP

Q+A panellists call for election to focus on policy, not point-scoring as both parties back Indigenous voice to parliament

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Liberals "lied" about a federal ICAC, as he and Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg trade insults over integrity and Anthony Albanese on Q+A.

ABC News

Liberal MP Michael Sukkar accused of plagiarising SA Premier Peter Malinauskas's campaign ad

A senior federal government MP is accused of ripping off an advertisement used by new South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas during his successful election campaign.

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Lime Cordiale Want You To Vote For Climate Independents & Stop Fking Yr Ballot In New Campaign

Petition for all musos to reveal their secret political leanings.

Pedestrian.tv

Big Labor is failing to meet the moment, advocates say

After overseeing decades of decline, big unions aren't quite used to this kind of excitement around organizing.

Axios

Australian Medical Association disappointed by major party funding inaction amid hospital crisis

AMA chief to call on Anthony Albanese to ‘stand for health’, saying funding boost is urgent to alleviate pressure on medical system

The Guardian - AU

Grattan on Friday: Labor and Albanese hoping for Easter resurrection

A week ago, Anthony Albanese appeared well placed as the election was about to be called. Now he has comprehensively blown the first campaign week.

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

Track Record Check: We Sussed Anthony Albanese’s Voting Past ‘Cos Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Election szn is here but how can we know what each party leader really cares about? Look at their track records. You're up, Anthony Albanese.

Pedestrian.tv

Hope? Contempt? Reciprocity? How each political party's election ads reveal their key messages

The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is the target audience for each party’s ad, what are their key messages and how effective will they be?

The Conversation

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The Conversation

How should the next Australian government handle the Pacific?

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came to power. You can read the first piece in the series here.

The Conversation

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.

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

Does Labor plan to force the top 200 energy users and producers to cut emissions by 25%?

Angus Taylor claims that to be the opposition’s aim but Chris Bowen says it’s a target ‘more than two-thirds of the companies already have’

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Newcastle Herald

Residents reckon Mandalong Road still 'won't cope' with hefty upgrade

Residents aren't sold on the $76 million dollar upgrade to the major chokepoint on Mandalong Road, arguing it will struggle to meet demands under new pressure from the $235 million Cedar Mill development.

ABC News

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

Greens pledge $500 million to help steelmakers quit coal by 2040 in federal election promise

The Greens will push for a $500 million investment in helping steelmaking regions transition away from coal — if the party holds the balance of power following the federal election.

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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.

Newcastle Herald

Labor vows to match Newcastle Airport terminal upgrade commitment

The Newcastle Herald reported on Thursday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will promise $55 million for the project during a visit to the region today.

ABC News

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.

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