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Albanese to pledge increased defence spending as Morrison promises more personnel

Labor and Coalition will make dueling announcements on Thursday as national security increasingly becomes a focal point for federal election

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Labor to spend more on defence if it wins power, says Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will use a major foreign policy speech to try and burnish his national security credentials, pledging to spend substantially more on defence than previous Labor governments.

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Labor promises new SA hills hospital

The South Australian opposition has promised to build a new hospital in the Adelaide Hills if the party wins the state election.

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Labor promises $220 million for new Mount Barker hospital in independent seat

Labor is targeting a key electorate ahead of the upcoming SA election, promising $220 million to build a new hospital in Mount Barker in the newly independent seat of Kavel.

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Rebel MP accuses Vic premier of bullying

A former Victorian Labor MP has aired claims of a systematic bullying campaign against her, naming Premier Daniel Andrews as a participant.

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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Albanese pledges Hawke-style government

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says he wants to govern like former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke if he is successful at the May federal election.

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Don't push India too hard on Russia: MP

A Labor MP says it could be counterintuitive to apply too much public pressure on India to condemn Russia's aggression, backing the rising power into a corner.

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Anthony Albanese to embrace Labor luminary Bob Hawke’s consensus style if ALP wins election

Opposition leader will use speech to business summit to present himself as a consensus figure with a ‘renewal’ agenda

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Australians are ready for a change of government – but we can’t watch the political contest as if it’s a spectator sport

Voters long to be collaboratively led rather than cynically played. But are we prepared to not just vote for change, but be part of it?

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: National security debate submerged under waves of bluster and spin

For a PM who claims the gift of far sightedness preparing for a deteriorating security environment, Scott Morrison is relying on a gossamer-thin record.

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PM outlines key goods in national interest

The federal government has laid out a plan to secure supply chains in order to prevent critical shortages, but Labor wants manufacturing issues to be addressed.

AAP

Morrison wants khaki election but voters aren’t convinced Coalition best to handle war, survey suggests

Guardian Essential poll shows voters split on who will react better to Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite Coalition’s history of leading Labor on national security

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Federal Labor to pledge $77m for teachers to educate students about sexual consent

Opposition’s new commitment comes after $32m pledge by the Morrison government

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Labor unveils $77M for respect education

Labor has unveiled a $77 million plan to train teachers in how to best talk to students about respect and relationships in an age-appropriate way.

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Victorian MP Kaushaliya Vaghela quits Labor after alleging systemic bullying

Kaushaliya Vaghela, who has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018, has accused the office of Premier Daniel Andrews of turning a blind eye to bullying over a number of years.

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Labor commits to SA road project

Labor has committed to spend $120 million on a road project in Adelaide if the party wins both the South Australian and the federal elections.

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Australian Christian Lobby campaigns for SA election candidates who oppose late-term abortions

The Australian Christian Lobby is sending out pamphlets, calling voters and running a website promoting candidates against allowing easier access to late-term abortions.

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Debate over child care subsidy increase

A boost to the federal government's child care subsidy will save around 250,000 families more than $2000 per year, but Labor says too many still miss out.

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PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia's east coast

Scott Morrison on Monday will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines.

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Saying child care is an 'essential service', Greens release plan for free early education and care

The Greens are promoting a $19 billion plan to make child care free and accessible for all families, which they hope to push major parties on should they hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

ABC News

Federal election 2022: Labor sets sights on marginal WA seats of Pearce and Swan as independent interest grows

The Liberal Party in WA faces a host of challenges at the forthcoming federal election to retain the 10 seats it currently holds, as the ABC hits the hustings to find out what voters want.

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Kelly’s heroes: can the UAP’s politics of anger derail the Australian election?

The number of people finding resonance with the ‘freedom’ message of Clive Palmer’s United Australia party cannot be ignored

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Albanese plays down WA premier's absence

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese's latest visit to Western Australia once again did not include any campaign events with the state's popular premier.

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