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Anthony Albanese now level with Scott Morrison as 'better PM': Newspoll

Anthony Albanese is now level with Scott Morrison as “better prime minister” for the first time in more than two years in Newspoll, as Labor retains its 55-45% two-party lead.

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Anthony Albanese says he is ‘hungry’ for election win and has learned from Labor’s past ‘mistakes’

Opposition leader tells Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program he is hopeful of victory and voters are tired of Scott Morrison

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Labor to consider civilian natural disaster agency as alternative to ADF as recovery focus switches to mental health

Shadow defence minister Brendan O’Connor says defence force should be trained for military purposes, not for disaster response

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‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs

‘Voices of’ candidates and other independents, in some cases funded by the Climate 200 group, are putting government seats under pressure

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Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened

Prime minister says old rules are ‘starving businesses of staff’. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

After the trauma of defeat, it makes sense for Labor to play it safe. But why has it taken so long for Albanese to define himself?

Labor’s current mindset is planning and hoping. But the party needs a gear change to convince voters their leader is the man for the moment

The Guardian - AU

Warrior, patriot, political player: Labor’s Kimberley Kitching remembered after sudden death

Sudden death of first-term senator facing a preselection battle has shocked the nation’s capital

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VIDEO: Floods bring Morrison more trouble; Labor's Kimberley Kitching remembered

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics.

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Former MP in voter pitch outside SA court

Former Labor MP Annabel Digance has called on voters to support her return to the South Australian parliament after pleading not guilty to a blackmail charge.

AAP

Australia bans imports of Russian oil, petroleum, gas and coal – as it happened

Australia follows lead of US and UK with Russia sanctions; ‘We want tradies to come to Queensland,’ premier says. This blog is now closed

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Former SA Labor MP Annabel Digance makes election pitch after blackmail court appearance

Annabel and Greg Digance read a pitch to voters based on their independence from major parties following a court appearance this morning for allegedly blackmailing South Australia's Opposition Leader.

ABC News

Kimberley Kitching mourned across political divide as stress of Labor preselection in focus

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten is questioning how much stress party politics and the preselection process put on his close friend Senator Kitching in the lead-up to her death.

ABC News

Stress took toll on late senator: Shorten

Tributes are flowing for Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, who died from a suspected heart attack, aged 52, in Melbourne on Thursday night.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: We can't know what sort of PM Albanese would be – but not for the reasons the government says

Years ago, Kevin Rudd sold himself as a version of Howard-lite, as he sought to reassure voters he wouldn’t be scary. This week, Anthony Albanese invoked a Labor icon to soothe fears of change.

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Govt denies flood funding allocation ‘political’

Two of three areas to miss out on extra funding are in a Labor-held electorate, prompting allegations the funding allocation was politically motivated.

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Both sides of politics in shock as Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching dies aged 52

Tributes are pouring in from both sides of politics at the shocking news that Labor Senator Kimberly Kitching has died of a suspected heart attack aged 52.

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Labor senator Kimberley Kitching dies suddenly in Melbourne aged 52

Federal leader Anthony Albanese says ‘the Labor family is in shock tonight at the tragic news’ that Kitching had died of a suspected heart attack

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Labor senator Kimberley Kitching dies

Tributes have begun for Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, who has died from a suspected heart attack, aged 52.

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Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching dies suddenly in Melbourne aged 52

The ABC understands Senator Kitching, 52, died of a suspected heart attack. Labor Leader Anthony Albanese says the party is "in shock" over the passing of their friend and colleague.

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Aboriginal health service facilities upgrade pledge in remote Ceduna draws emotional response

An Aboriginal health service in remote South Australia has welcomed an election pledge of more than $13 million to replace its decaying headquarters.

AAP

Albanese pledges to fill submarine gap

In a major foreign policy and security speech, Anthony Albanese will pledge to find ways to keep the submarine fleet going before nuclear vessels arrive.

The Guardian - AU

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Anthony Albanese: It’s time to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity

Anthony Albanese: Renewable energy is not coming. It is here. And because it is clean and cheap, it offers us great opportunities.

The Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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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