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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Matt Canavan billed taxpayers for trip with family to Brisbane, where he spoke at CPAC dinner
Conservative Political Action Conference promised to donate part of dinner’s proceeds to Canavan, who says there is no record of a donation and trip was legitimate parliamentary business
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Christopher Knaus@knausc
LNP senator Matt Canavan billed taxpayers thousands of dollars to fly with his family for a three-night trip to Brisbane, during which he headlined Xmas drinks for a controversial conservative group that planned to donate him part of the night’s proceeds theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 12, 2022
The Guardian • Sarah Martin, Daniel Hurst • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Barnaby Joyce wrongly claims $1.5bn funding for second Darwin port has already been legislated
Bill that includes Northern Territory infrastructure funding did not pass before parliament was dissolved
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
We have Schrödinger’s minister with Alan Tudge both in and out of Morrison’s cabinet
The prime minister hopes to slide away from scrutiny by revving his campaign engine so loudly that all voters will hear is ‘Don’t vote Labor’
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Alexandra Smith • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Record number of NSW Liberal members quit amid war over preselections
The internal war within the NSW division of the Liberal Party has seen a mass exodus of members.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
“We have never seen anything like this; it’s an exodus,” says a member of the Liberal Party in NSW.
This report from @AlexSmithSMH has hard numbers on the membership woes. Could hobble the Liberals in marginal NSW seats.
smh.com.au/politics/nsw/r…
April 12, 2022
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 11, 2022 • news.com.au
Awkward question ScoMo won’t answer
It’s a question the Prime Minister can’t or won’t answer and no, it doesn’t involve interest rates.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
FAMILY VALUES: Questions PM won’t answer over taxpayer funded compo for Liberal staffer. news.com.au/national/feder…
April 12, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Factcheck: did Scott Morrison really save 40,000 lives from Covid?
Experts break down the PM’s claim, the effectiveness of Australia’s Covid response and who gets credit
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ABC News • Avani Dias, Som Patidar • April 12, 2022 • abc.net.au
This tropical island took a gamble on going organic. Now Sri Lanka is on the brink of catastrophe
Sri Lanka is facing a worsening economic crisis that has left its citizens struggling to get through everyday tasks such as driving to work or cooking their family meals. With the parliament in disarray, people are taking to the streets.
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Ali Russell@thealirussell
Powerful reporting here by ⁦@AvaniDias⁩ on the devastating situation in Sri Lanka. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…
April 12, 2022
The Guardian • Graham Readfearn • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Teen climate activist subjected to sexist and racist abuse amid federal court climate case
Anjali Sharma, one of eight who fought for government’s duty of care to young people, says she will not be silenced by online abuse
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The Guardian • Jane Lee, Katharine Murphy, Daniel Semo, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Campaign catchup: Alan Tudge and the $500,000 payout
Katharine Murphy explains why Scott Morrison is dodging questions about a $500,000 payout made to former Liberal party staffer Rachelle Miller
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Caitlin Cassidy@caitecassidy
“The last 24 hours have been a triumph of the gotcha over the substance. Voters I hope will reflect on substance.” Another great campaign catchup episode @murpharoo @JaneSYLee : Alan Tudge and the $500,000 payout theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 12, 2022
The Guardian • Eden Gillespie • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
AEC to probe One Nation links to Facebook page promoting candidates who oppose vaccine mandates
Three ads by Join the Conversation did not include a political authorisation statement, despite website being registered to One Nation’s Brisbane candidate
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The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor won’t commit to an increase in jobseeker payment
Shadow assistant minister Andrew Leigh confirms the party has dropped plans to review the benefit
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Factcheck: did the Coalition create 1.9 million jobs? Will it create 1.3 million more?
Scott Morrison’s government takes credit for job creation, but experts say the increase is driven largely by population growth
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison to name new health minister, while Tudge in limbo
The Prime Minister is tipped to name a new health minister in a move designed to assure voters that there will be a smooth transition from the retiring Greg Hunt.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
Anne Ruston likely to replace Greg Hunt in health statement on weekend.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
April 12, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • April 11, 2022 • afr.com
PM pledges 1.3m jobs while Albanese stumbles on unemployment rate
Government sources said Labor’s stats gaffe, in conjunction with a small narrowing of its Newspoll lead, had given the Coalition a morale boost.
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Rex Patrick@Senator_Patrick
.@ScottMorrisonMP has promised to create 1.3 million jobs over 5 years; just as he promised 450 GL of water to SA and delivered just 2 GL, or a billion trees and grew only 2 million, or 12 submarines and commissioned none for $5.5 billion. #auspol afr.com/news/politics/…
April 12, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Anthony Galloway • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Marles told military top brass he was likely to be defence minister in Labor government: sources
The deputy Labor leader last year gave senior members of the ADF the strong impression he would take over the portfolio if Labor won the election.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Shane Wright, Katina Curtis • April 11, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison goes on the attack with promise to create of 1.3m jobs in five years
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will ramp up his economic attack on Anthony Albanese, seizing on the opposition leader’s inability to remember the unemployment rate or the official interest rate.
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The Age • Melissa Cunningham • April 12, 2022 • theage.com.au
Man dies on stretcher after waiting hours for care at rural hospital
Regional doctors warn they are increasingly having to treat people in corridors and struggling to find intensive care beds for the most critically ill.
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The Guardian • Daniel Hurst, Paul Karp • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Independents accuse Morrison of using trans sport ban as a ‘dog-whistle to the ultraconservatives’
Zali Steggall says ‘Liberal moderates should make clear they would oppose any legislation’ while Christian lobby group wants Coalition to back PM’s ‘strong stand’
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Daniel Hurst@danielhurstbne
"Trans people are constantly used as political pawns without care – this must stop" theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 12, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Josh Butler • April 12, 2022 • theguardian.com
Liberal moderates concerned by Morrison raising trans women sport ban during election campaign
Senator Andrew Bragg says change isn’t necessary because Sex Discrimination Act already contains carve-outs for strength and stamina
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Josh Gordon • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Does the Coalition always manage the economy better than Labor?
For decades the Liberal Party has traded on the idea that it is the party of lower interest rates, lower taxes, lower unemployment, tighter budgets and stronger economic growth. But is it true?
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