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From the vines to the mines, these are the issues that will decide the 2022 federal election in the Hunter

After the 2019 Federal poll, the electorate of Hunter, once considered a safe Labor seat, tumbled towards marginal territory, largely because of a word that still rules in the region and at the local ballot box - coal.

Newcastle Herald

Labor leader Anthony Albanese promises a national integrity commission by Christmas if Labor win the federal election

Federal Labor promises a vote on a national integrity commission by the end of this year if it wins the federal election. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has not matched the commitment.

ABC News

Scott Morrison backs Warringah candidate amid Liberal revolt – as it happened

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The Pub Test: Meet our panel of Hunter voters tackling this year's federal election issues

Today we introduce our Pub Test panel - a small cross-section of the community who will give us their thoughts on the election campaign as it unfolds.

Newcastle Herald

Australia now remembers Scott Morrison can campaign. But will voters forget the past three years?

The devastatingly effective Campaign Morrison was on show this week, as Anthony Albanese fluffed his first pop quiz

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese commits to anti-corruption watchdog by end of 2022, if Labor wins election

Scott Morrison under pressure over integrity commission failure and $500,000 payout to ex-ministerial staffer

The Guardian - AU

George Christensen changes the dynamic for an already intense Senate race in Queensland

Analysis: Plenty of high-profile candidates are chasing rightwing votes, but only one will likely get a Senate seat

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Pork this way: which electorates have been promised the most in the election campaign?

On a per-voter basis, Coalition-held seats of Bass in Tasmania and Canning in WA given biggest spending commitments so far

The Guardian - AU

Don't Expect Unions To Make a Comeback

Despite the recent win against Amazon and Joe Biden's full backing, Big Labor is fading because workers are making progress without unions.

Reason

PM won't budge on federal ICAC

As Labor pledges to legislate a federal corruption watchdog by year's end, the prime minister says he'll only introduce his version if it's unopposed.

AAP

The Wentworth Project: 'Soft' voters dislike Morrison but hesitate about Albanese

“Soft” voters who took part in focus groups in the Sydney seat of Wentworth this week were probably speaking for a vast number of Australians when they vented their disgruntlement with the two leaders who are fighting out this election.

The Conversation

How Albo used Hunter visit to not make things worse

On the election trail with the Newcastle Herald's political reporter.

Newcastle Herald

Labor leader Anthony Albanese forced to clarify whether key health pledge formally costed

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has once again been forced to clarify comments he has made on the election campaign trail, hampering efforts to refocus the Labor campaign over the Easter long weekend.

ABC News

Liberal candidates accused of ‘plagiarising’ South Australian Labor premier’s campaign ads

ALP claims Michael Sukkar and Rachel Swift both imitated Peter Malinauskas’s ad’s distinctive style from SA state election

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Never mind the bollocks: Albanese’s non-gaffe on immigration was just media hysteria

Perhaps the Labor leader’s point was confusing to some observers because it was logic, as opposed to a premasticated talking point

The Guardian - AU

Financial Review’s numbers game over Albanese falls short as Mercury prints ‘Tassie Shocker’

Fine print casts doubt on AFR and News Corp’s claims about Labor leader. Plus: Leigh Sales quits Twitter

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‘Massive policy failure’: retired judges blast Morrison’s broken promise on federal Icac

Former supreme court judge Anthony Whealy says Coalition’s explanation for not legislating a promised anti-corruption commission is ‘spurious’

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Anthony Albanese and Jenny Morrison attend same Easter service – as it happened

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The Coalition is promising big things for a Darwin port ahead of the federal election, but the path ahead is unclear

The federal government is spruiking its $1.5 billion commitment for port facilities in Darwin on the campaign trail. But how the money will be spent, when Darwin already has a port that is owned by a Chinese company, is unclear.

The Guardian - AU

Are Australia’s unemployment figures cause for celebration or is the devil in the detail?

The last time the jobless rate was this low was November 1974 – but flat wages and job insecurity are still prevalent

The Guardian - AU

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

Newcastle Herald

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.

ABC News

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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

AAP

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.

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