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Can the independents upset Australia’s political status quo?

As trust in the major parties declines, independents hope to win over voters in Saturday’s election.

Al Jazeera

Raiding super early has already left women worse off. Let's not repeat the mistake for home deposits

In 2020 the Morrison government allowed Australians to raid their superannuation to get through during the pandemic. This week Scott Morrison proposed letting people raid their super for a home deposit.

The Conversation

Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat

Sydney businesswoman Allegra Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics

The Independent UK

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Reality cheque: we taught AI to spot the most used props this election. Here’s what it found

Hi-vis workwear and cute dogs have come to dominate politicians’ federal election campaign photos, but giant cheques are out of fashion

The Guardian - AU

A forgotten story of the election is First Nations voices are often excluded from the conversation

Many people I’ve spoken to feel invisible and sidelined in politics, but their concerns should be heard

The Guardian - AU

Australian leaders focus on undecided voters in final campaign push

Australia's political leaders raced to get their message out to undecided voters in marginal seats on Thursday, two days before a general election, with economic problems dominating the last stretch of a tough campaign.

Reuters

PM confirms no plans to repeal voluntary assisted dying ban on territories as NSW laws pass

Scott Morrison confirmed a Coalition government would not seek to overturn the ban if re-elected, saying it was "not our policy".

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Red card for PM after soccer stumble

The eight-year-old bulldozed to the ground by the prime minister in a soccer slip that went viral says he should have won a penalty for the challenge.

AAP

PM draws line on assisted dying in NT, ACT

While Labor has pledged to prioritise a parliamentary debate on voluntary assisted dying if it wins government, Scott Morrison says that's not his policy.

AAP

Australian PM stumbles and flattens small boy during footy game on election trail

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was taking part in a kid's football game in Tasmania while on the election trail when he stumbled and fell on top of a small boy

Daily Mirror

Australia's economy holds plenty of pitfalls for election winner

Whichever party takes the reins of power at Australia's election on Saturday faces an economic road pitted with pot holes, from runaway inflation to rising interest rates, ballooning debt and an over-heated housing market.

Reuters

Coalition plan allowing first homebuyers to use super could shrink all workers’ retirement savings, industry analysis finds

Industry Super Australia finds returns to members would decrease as funds would have to keep more cash on hand, reducing amount that can be invested

The Guardian - AU

Leaders fall short on ACM Pub Test

Do Morrison and Albanese pass the Pub Test? Here's what the punters said

The Canberra Times

Gas industry and Coalition reach for a get-out-of-catastrophe-free card in climate crisis Monopoly

Carbon capture and storage isn’t working close to a scale that would significantly lower emissions – despite billions in taxpayers’ cash thrown at it

The Guardian - AU

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The Conversation

Australian election: how the country’s political landscape is shifting – podcast

As Australians prepare to vote in federal elections on May 21, in this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we explore how the country’s political landscape is shifting – and why the writing may be on the wall for Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

ABC News

Labor has reheated its 'Mediscare' campaign for the 2022 election. How do its claims stack up?

For the third election in a row, Labor is running a campaign to convince you that the Coalition has a plan to cut Medicare if re-elected. How do the claims stack up, and is there any evidence?

The Guardian - AU

Plibersek says Albanese has a ‘tough job’ as polls tighten – as it happened

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ABC News

Federal election: All the updates from the campaign with Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison — as it happened

The economy remains at the centre of the election campaign, with the latest unemployment data released on Thursday, along with Labor unveiling its policy costings.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: aged care Covid deaths, renters turn to crowdfunding, DVD collectors

Thursday: At least 60 nursing home residents with coronavirus are dying each week as workers prepare to strike. Plus: the ‘innately comforting’ tactility of collecting movies

The Conversation

'A new climate politics': the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia

Climate change and reducing emissions has figured little in the 2022 federal election campaign. But after many years of inadequate national climate policy, the need for sensible, long-term measures is now dire.

ABC News

The Loop: New unemployment figures, a Russian soldier pleads guilty, and the PM crashes into a child

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ABC News

Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

AAP

Extra spending will drive economy: Labor

Two days out from the federal election, Labor has outlined an extra $7.4 billion in spending but says it is needed to improve fairness and boost the economy.

The Guardian - AU

‘Taken for granted’: western Sydney’s Muslim community rethinks a fractured Labor relationship

As the Australian election winds down, the cohort now views the opposition as a ‘lesser evil’ that has failed to address their major concerns

The Guardian - AU

Scale of Australia’s aged care Covid deaths laid bare as staff prepare to strike

Analysis shows more than 1,400 deaths reported by providers so far in 2022, dwarfing the first two years of pandemic

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