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Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

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PM rejects 'slurs' over Lib preselection

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected accusations of racism, pointing to comments by Lebanese leaders affirming his good character.

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PM, Labor hit the road in marginal seats

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is spruiking the government's economic credentials in Melbourne while his challenger is targeting marginal seats in Queensland.

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Lismore MP says federal government needs to ‘step up’ flood support – as it happened

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Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

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Labor ahead 54-46% in post-budget Newspoll, as Morrison rejects claims of racist tactics in his preselection fight

Labor’s two-party lead has been cut back slightly, to 54-46%, and its primary vote has fallen in the post-budget Newspoll. But Anthony Albanese would have a strong win if the latest poll were reproduced at the election.

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Scott Morrison dismisses preselection allegations as ‘bitter and malicious slurs’, insists party is united ahead of federal election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison insists his party is united ahead of the federal election as he again denies allegations he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese heritage in 2007.

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Scott Morrison Denies Using His Lib Opponent’s Lebanese Ethnicity Against Him To Become An MP

“He (Morrison) was adamant and explicit that a candidate of Lebanese heritage could not hold the seat of Cook, especially after the Cronulla riots.”

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More funding for Tasmania's Marinus Link

The Morrison government is providing more funding for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector from Tasmania to the mainland.

AAP

Nobody believes PM on anything: Labor

The prime minister has repeatedly denied claims he made a racist comment against pre-selection opponent in 2007 but Labor says nobody believes him.

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Michael Towke repeats claims after PM denies raising his Lebanese heritage in 2007 preselection fight

Scott Morrison has denied he said 15 years ago that Towke was a Muslim or that he couldn’t be trusted because he was a Lebanese-Australia

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Severe weather and flood warnings – as it happened

Dangerous flash flooding possible in East Gippsland; NSW reports 11 Covid deaths and 16,807 new cases; Victoria has two deaths and 9,008 cases; Towke breaks silence over 2007 preselection fight with Morrison. This blog is now closed

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With a budget full of treats, can Scott Morrison woo back regional Queensland voters?

Will one-off cash payments and cuts to the fuel excise be enough to convince Queenslanders to give Scott Morrison another miracle win, or will they opt for change?

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Even after 30 years of broadcasting, Jon Faine still has some secrets to tell

The much loved (and much hated) former ABC presenter recounts his raucous youth and explains why Scott Morrison’s government is doomed

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Labor is careful not to write him off, but the pressure is all on Scott Morrison

The PM of 2019 could have won with this budget – he still can, but now he has three years of baggage to carry

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Business groups eye full Aust-India FTA

A deal to cut export tariffs between Australia and India is a stepping stone towards a full free trade agreement, business leaders say.

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India inks trade pact with Australia to counter China as calls grow for country to take stand on Russia

India’s pact with western ally Australia comes amid the Ukraine invasion over which pressure mounts on the country to take a stand

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Scott Morrison says he did not ask Liberal preselectors in 2007 to vote against Michael Towke due to his Lebanese heritage

Prime Minister Scott Morrison denies explosive allegations that he asked Liberal Party members to vote against a preselection rival due to his Lebanese background while fighting to become the party's candidate for Cook in 2007.

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Jerry Nockles selected as Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro

Dr Nockles served in the defence force for 24 years.

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India-Australia deal seeks to double bilateral trade in 5 years

Significant economic pact for New Delhi amid Canberra’s tensions with Beijing

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'Historic' trade agreement with India signed after decade of negotiations

An historic trade agreement, celebrated as a way for Australia to reduce its reliance on China, is signed with India.

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Scott Morrison denies falsely claiming 2007 preselection rival Michael Towke was a Muslim

Prime minister says he did not say Towke was a Muslim or suggest he couldn’t be trusted because he was Lebanese

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PM denies claims he made race comments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has again denied claims he made racist comments about an opponent during the 2007 preselection battle for the seat of Cook.

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Scott Morrison defends trade pact with India after its refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

India has abstained from UN resolutions censuring Moscow and has increased oil purchases from Russia

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Libs name NSW election candidates

The Liberal Party has endorsed nine additional NSW candidates to stand at the upcoming federal election.

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