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Nationals guarantee that Coalition can lower power prices ‘in the short term’ met with scepticism

Energy expert Tony Wood says there is no evidence to support the policy pledge

The Guardian - AU

Labor's energy bill relief labelled 'band-aid solution'

Australia should divert its uncontracted gas back to the domestic market in the face of supply issues and soaring costs for households, advocates say.

AAP

Labor gains big lead in a Morgan poll, but drops back in YouGov

A national Morgan poll, conducted March 10–16 from a sample of 2,097, gave Labor a 54.5–45.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for Labor since the March 3–9 Morgan poll. This is Labor’s largest lead in a Morgan poll since August 2023.

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Morning Mail: Labor targeted over salmon farms, Canada calls election after Trump threats, Piastri wins Chinese GP

Albanese targeted over salmon farm protections; Australian driver gets first win of 2025 F1 season

The Guardian - AU

Should Australia increase its defence spending? We asked 5 experts

Both Labor and the Coalition are considering an increase to defence spending ahead of the federal election.

The Conversation

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

The federal budget will deliver help for working people, Anthony Albanese declares, as Labor tries to draw the opposition into revealing its hand.

AAP

Consultants in firing line amid public servant stoush

The coalition wants to slash public servant numbers but Labor says the alternative is costly consultants, as both sides lavish voters with cost-of-living help.

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‘Apoplectic’ environment groups halt Coalition attack ads to take aim at Albanese over species’ ‘death warrant’

Exclusive: Australia’s top green organisations suspend anti-nuclear power ads to fund campaign against Labor’s move to protect salmon industry

The Guardian - AU

What a $5,000 ticket will and won’t get you at one of Canberra’s budget night fundraising soirees

As you decipher how the budget may alter your life on Tuesday night, your politicians will be raking in the cash by wining and dining donors and lobbyists

The Guardian - AU

Australian budget 2025: where does the money come from and where does it go?

The halcyon days of back-to-back surpluses are over but you can expect more energy rebates and perhaps some surprise announcements

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: 5 things to look for in the budget – and why we really need another budget soon

Jim Chalmers likes to boast, or marvel, that he is the first treasurer since Ben Chifley to deliver four budgets in a term.

The Conversation

Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.

AAP

Households guaranteed $150 energy bill rebate as Coalition matches Labor budget pledge

Shadow treasurer says opposition will not ‘stand in the way’ but calls measure ‘Band-Aid to a bullet wound’ of high power prices

The Guardian - AU

Labor vows to support working from home as Coalition touts public servants cuts – as it happened

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Climate fight here and now, and linked to living costs

Fighting misinformation and communicating the link between cost of living and back-to-back weather disasters are key priorities for climate advocates.

AAP

'Hip pocket help' on its way in pre-election sweetener

Australians will receive more energy bill relief in the federal budget but the Liberals argue it's only needed because Labor has allowed costs to blow out.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Labor’s tough-on-crime turn could mark the beginning of the end for Jacinta Allan

The government has faced a ‘crime crisis’ before – but no matter how tough the premier talks on law and order, the Coalition is always willing to go tougher

AAP

Plans to help more into 'disaster' housing market

Aspiring homeowners could secure a cheaper mortgage and lower deposit by letting the government take a stake, but Peter Dutton questions whether they want to.

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Suburbs turn back on coalition over work-from-home ban

Mortgage-belt electorates have shifted towards Labor after the coalition pledged to force public servants back to the office.

The Guardian - AU

Bob Brown urges Greens to punish Labor at election if Albanese amends law to protect salmon farming

PM’s pledge to protect Tasmanian industry will weaken laws already failing to protect natural sites and at-risk species, environmentalists say

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Greens urge Labor to introduce powers to break up Coles and Woolworths duopoly

Parties call for intervention after ACCC report found Australian grocers among most profitable in world amid cost-of-living crisis

AAP

Major parties neck and neck as election draws closer

The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Dutton says he could handle Donald Trump, but can any Australian PM?

In the Trump age, how the next government, whether Labor or Coalition, will handle foreign affairs, defence and trade is shaping as crucially important.

AAP

RSPCA pulls approval for salmon farm after mass deaths

A salmon farm where workers were filmed sealing live fish in boxes has had its RSPCA tick of approval removed following an investigation.

AAP

Gas shortfall delayed as homes electrify, winters mild

Australia's southern states are still facing gas shortfall warnings yet the timeline has been pushed out by three years.

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