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Morning mail: leaders clash over China security deal, coal export boom to bust, UK thirsty for vampires

Thursday: Labor leader Anthony Albanese wins the first leaders’ debate. Plus: Russia tests new missile from its nuclear arsenal

The Guardian - AU

Deals, golf with Trump, and little introspection: Joe Hockey goes to Washington and writes his memoirs

Perhaps unfairly, the image most of us have of Joe Hockey comes from his time as federal Treasurer, when he was photographed smoking a cigar with then Finance Minister Mathias Cormann in the aftermath of the 2014 budget.

The Conversation

'This worked much better than I thought.' Why you need to watch out for strategic lies in the federal election

During the federal election, politicians of all persuasions will use a range of campaigning and spin tactics. But there is a difference between “gilding the lily” and lying with strategic intent, a trend that is growing in western democracies.

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How an innocent Facebook post morphed into a rumour that helped fuel Labor's Cashless Debit Card scare campaign

When Corrinne Boon posted to Facebook in May last year, she had no idea her words would be twisted and used in a scare campaign by Labor in a bid to win the votes of anxious age pensioners.

ABC News

Rightwing media no longer wield power as they once did. So why is Labor letting them set the election agenda?

‘Paper tigers’ may as well be real if progressives cower under our beds in fear of them. If we want to win, we have to fight

The Guardian - AU

Aged care sector questions Coalition claim home care workforce has grown by almost 15%

Providers say they continue to face severe staffing challenges and ‘are not aware of any data that reflects this level of growth’

The Guardian - AU

Amid sharp questions in leaders’ debate, Morrison stayed relentlessly on message while Albanese showed he was listening

There were stumbles and a few bad moments as audience of swinging voters asked the most substantive questions of the campaign so far

The Guardian - AU

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View from The Hill: Undecided voters give narrow victory to Albanese

The vote among the 100 undecided voters at Wednesday’s Sky News/Courier Mail people’s forum was a modest 40% victory for Anthony Albanese. Morrison was rated the winner by 35% of the audience, while some 25% were undecided.

The Conversation

No magic moments: 3 Australian politics experts on Morrison and Albanese's first election debate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese met at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday evening with 100 undecided voters.

The Conversation

Australian party leaders clash on China in election debate

Australia’s prime minister and his opposition rival have clashed heatedly over Australia’s tumultuous relationship with China in the first leaders' debate ahead of elections on May 21

The Independent UK

Leaders' debate: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clash over boat turnbacks, China, NDIS and major reforms

The first leaders' debate of the election campaign starts out as a friendly affair but ends with Labor leader Anthony Albanese accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of an "outrageous slur".

ABC News

Morrison and Albanese clash on Solomon Islands-China pact in first leaders’ debate of federal election

Scott Morrison accuses Anthony Albanese of siding with China as Labor leader wins support of 40% of undecided voter forum over PM’s 35%

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands’ security pact with China raises the question – is Australia the partner for the Pacific it thinks it is?

There may not be a direct link between climate policy and the agreement, but it has contributed to the dimming of Australia’s reputation in region

The Guardian - AU

NSW politicians rush to offer trans views

Members of the NSW government and opposition have been scrambling to air their opinions on trans women in sport.

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Federal Labor pledges to scrap compulsory income management if it wins the election

Federal Labor will make the controversial basics card optional within the first term of government if it wins the election next month, making a commitment that any broad-based income management should be voluntary.

Newcastle Herald

Labor takes top spot in first election debate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have faced off in their first debate with Labor claiming victory.

ABC News

Federal election: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese go head-to-head in first leaders' debate

The first leaders’ debate of the 2022 federal election campaign saw Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese go head-to-head, with the Opposition leader being the audience's pick.

Newcastle Herald

Splurging, blunders and controversy - it must be election season

Australia's two prime ministerial candidates will go head-to-head in a televised debate tonight.

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The Guardian - AU

In an election short on excitement, Morrison and Albanese are relying on scare campaigns

Voters don’t appear overjoyed by either leader, so the major parties are going negative

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Track Record Check: We Looked At Adam Bandt’s Voting History So What Has He Stood For?

Election szn is here but how can you know what each party leader actually cares about? Look at their track records. You're up, Adam Bandt.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison fends off claim Solomon Islands-China pact is worst foreign policy failure since 1945

Prime minister defends Canberra’s ‘calibrated’ approach to Honiara and tries to turn criticism back on Labor

The Guardian - AU

Change of government would present ‘great opportunity’ in fight to free Julian Assange, his father says

John Shipton, father of the WikiLeaks founder, says ‘of course things would change’ if Labor were elected in May

AAP

WA premier McGowan in COVID-19 isolation

Western Australia's premier says he will spend seven days isolating at home after one of his family members tested positive to COVID-19.

ABC News

David Speirs extends olive branch to former Liberal MPs, as Bragg voters prepare for third election

South Australia's new Opposition Leader leaves open the possibility of luring MPs facing corruption charges back to the Liberal fold, as the party faces the challenge of having to retain a blue-ribbon seat at a by-election triggered by the former deputy premier.

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: has the Coalition really ruled out industrial relations changes that could cut pay?

Labor is on the attack over PM’s ambiguous stance on changing better-off-overall test in omnibus bill

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