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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Scott Morrison effectively ditches his promise to establish a federal anti-corruption commission
Prime minister says if Coalition wins election he would only introduce legislation if Labor agreed in advance to back heavily criticised model
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The Canberra Times • Gerard Cockburn, Dan Jervis-Bardy • April 13, 2022 • canberratimes.com.au
Business used to promote PM's job-creation agenda set to cut jobs
The factory which Scott Morrison toured to spruik the Coalition's job-creation agenda is poised to shed workers
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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
NSW Liberal senator billed taxpayers for travel allowance on day of Melbourne Cup marquee event
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority accepted Hollie Hughes’s explanation that event was justified ‘parliamentary business’ as invitation was from alcohol company with employees in her home state
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 12, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s pick apologises for trans slurs
Scott Morrison’s ‘captain’s pick’ for the seat of Warringah, Katherine Deves, has apologised for describing trans kids as “surgically mutilated and sterilised”.
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ABC News • Elizabeth Wright, Celina Edmonds • April 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Greg's been getting paid $2.50 an hour for two years. At his workplace, it’s legal
The disability royal commission is examining the experiences of people who have worked in Australian disability enterprises, as advocates raise concerns about low wages.
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Peter Taggart@petertaggart
Someone with an intellectual disability working for as low as $2.50 an hour is disgusting, exploitive and unacceptable. Maybe they could talk about this on the campaign trail instead of spending a third day on the unemployment figure. abc.net.au/news/2022-04-1…
April 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Ross Gittins • April 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
Let’s use this election to raise the quality of the politics we get
The growing trend of people choosing to vote for minor parties or independents is a healthy development that will force the two main parties to lift their game.
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Australian Financial Review • Patrick Durkin • April 13, 2022 • afr.com
Simon Holmes à Court’s personal battle with Josh Frydenberg
The son of Australia’s first billionaire, who might sway the next federal election, says having independents control power in parliament is “within reach”.
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Edmund Tadros@edmundtadros
This interview with @simonahac by @patrickdurkin is quite the read
afr.com/politics/simon…
April 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun, Angus Thompson • April 13, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Hollow’ promise: Foreign workers needed to meet PM’s jobs target
Experts say the only way to meet Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s pledge to create 1.3 million jobs is to bring in significant numbers of foreign workers to fill them.
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The Age • Royce Millar • April 13, 2022 • theage.com.au
The chill winds of change and the battle for Goldstein’s golden mile
For the first time there is real contest for the blue ribbon Liberal seat of Goldstein. This is how the battle lines are drawn.
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The Guardian • Richard Denniss • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Low wage growth in Australia didn’t happen by accident – it’s the system working as intended
Workers have a role to play in demanding higher pay, but the Coalition has spent years condemning ‘weak-kneed’ employers who offer good wages
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Richard Denniss@RDNS_TAI
Just as Scott Morrison wants to see more women get into parliament (but not at the expense of men) the PM is all in favour of stronger wage growth…but not at the expense of higher profits…If only low paid workers could eat magic pudding #auspol #ausecon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
April 13, 2022
ABC News • April 13, 2022 • abc.net.au
Factory visited by Morrison to spruik job creation set to cut jobs, move some work to Vietnam
A factory visited by the Prime Minister while he spruiked a promise to create over a million jobs if re-elected plans to cut jobs at the facility and move them offshore to Vietnam.
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Crikey • Bernard Keane • April 13, 2022 • crikey.com.au
'Insecure work'? Ask the thousands queued at Sydney Airport
Privatised monopoly or near-monopoly service providers who prefer to keep staff numbers low and profits high. Sound familiar? It should if you're stuck in a queue at Sydney Airport.
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The Guardian • Tory Shepherd, Amy Remeikis, Sarah Martin, Daniel Hurst, Katharine Murphy, Elias Visontay, Eden Gillespie, Calla Wahlquist, Paul Karp, Christopher Kn… • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
PM distances government from private member’s bill – as it happened
This blog is now closed
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
It’s Wednesday and @AmyRemeikis is charging out of the gate with the live updates. George Christensen to stand for One Nation, Scott Morrison confronted by activist. Tune in #auspol 👇 theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 13, 2022
The Guardian • Amanda Meade • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
There is ‘no one News Corp view’ on election, head of company’s Australian arm tells staff
News Corp Australasia executive chairman issues all-staff memo, with scrutiny on election coverage likely to increase
The Guardian • Adam Morton • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Australia’s new gas projects to struggle financially after 2030 if 1.5C climate goal met, report says
Analysis from Investor Group on Climate Change places economic viability of eight major fossil fuel projects in doubt
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The Guardian • Jane Lee, Katharine Murphy, Miles Martignoni, Gabrielle Jackson • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
Campaign catchup: covering elections is about accountability not ‘gotcha’ questions
In this episode of Full Story’s campaign catchup, Jane Lee talks to political editor Katharine Murphy about the media’s role in elections
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
Today on campaign catch up, you'll hear some frank reflections from me on journalistic practice during elections, including drinking with leaders and other controversies theguardian.com/australia-news… with the lovely @JaneSYLee with thanks to @milesage #AusPol2022
April 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Josh Gordon • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Fact check: 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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Rachel Clun@rachelclun
Let's peek behind the headline campaign stuff. A common refrain from the Coalition - they are better economic managers than Labor. Josh Gordon at @theage took a look at this, and based on measures like tax to GDP ratio that doesn't quite stack up: theage.com.au/national/does-…
April 13, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 12, 2022 • smh.com.au
Greens promise bulk-billed dental care under Medicare expansion
Australians will be promised universal access to free dental care in a multibillion-dollar Greens pledge they would fund by taxing billionaires “like Clive Palmer”.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
You want a campaign with big ideas? Here’s one.
theage.com.au/politics/feder…
April 12, 2022
The New Daily • Michael Pascoe • April 13, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
#ScottyfromMarketing feeding the chooks with nonsense jobs pledge
In the Liberal Party’s campaign headquarters early on Tuesday morning, newbie volunteers would have been laughing and slapping their thighs in disbelief.
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • April 13, 2022 • theguardian.com
I can’t eat childcare or lower taxes. Australians in poverty have been thrown to the wolves by both parties | Melissa Fisher
No one cares about us until the economy needs to be stimulated. We are used to do it then abandoned again

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