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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • April 15, 2022 • news.com.au
War erupts over anti-transgender candidate
The Liberal Party is at war over Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves with the state’s Treasurer declaring there is no “place in a mainstream political party for bigotry.”
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Matt Kean MP@Matt_KeanMP
There is no place in a mainstream political party for bigotry. Coming out as Trans would be hugely challenging, especially for kids, and political leaders should be condemning the persecution of people based on their gender, not participating in it. news.com.au/national/feder…
April 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • The Herald's View • April 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Morrison says he has ‘honoured his proposal’ for a federal ICAC. He is wrong
The prime minister committed himself to introducing a proposal to parliament and fighting to have it passed. He has not. It is a broken promise.
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Bevan Shields@BevanShields
Herald editorial: Scott Morrison's attack on the NSW ICAC today was nothing short of hysterical and his approach to such a crucial issue raises serious questions about the Prime Minister's understanding of transparency and honesty in government smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 14, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
Moderate Liberals face independent integrity campaigners after PM abandons pledge
Independents in key Liberal seats are pushing on with campaigns on a national integrity commission after Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused to commit to setting one up.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
“A memory blank is one thing but a policy blank on an integrity commission is much worse for democracy in Australia.”
— Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy, QC, the chair of the Centre for Public Integrity.
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April 15, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • April 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Massive policy failure’: retired judges blast Morrison’s broken promise on federal Icac
Former supreme court judge Anthony Whealy says Coalition’s explanation for not legislating a promised anti-corruption commission is ‘spurious’
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Never mind the bollocks: Albanese’s non-gaffe on immigration was just media hysteria
Perhaps the Labor leader’s point was confusing to some observers because it was logic, as opposed to a premasticated talking point
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • April 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘I admire her’: Abbott backs embattled Deves to remain as candidate
Tony Abbott, the former MP for Warringah, said he “can’t understand the pile on from people who claim to be supporters of women’s rights”.
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Michael Koziol@michaelkoziol
Exclusive: Tony Abbott strongly backs embattled Katherine Deves to remain as the Liberal candidate for his former seat of Warringah, says he “admires her” for her stance smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 15, 2022
The Guardian • Luke Henriques-Gomes • April 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition faces criticism for limiting ‘top-up’ payment to Lismore flood victims only
Extra $350-a-week quietly added to disaster recovery allowance but other northern rivers areas ineligible
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Luke Henriques-Gomes@lukehgomes
The government quietly doubled the weekly disaster allowance for Lismore last Friday, sparking new claims of preferential treatment for Coalition areas theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 15, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • April 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
2019 time warp: PM walks the pork while Albanese baulks the talk
As the Coalition plays a shameless repeat of its last victory – buying votes – Albanese botches his message, just as Shorten did three years ago.
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David Crowe@CroweDM
While the cameras were on the two leaders, Barnaby Joyce spent $2 billion in four days in seats he wants to win.
Deja vu all over again. Column on the pork time warp:
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April 15, 2022
Meanjin • Meanjin Editor • April 14, 2022 • meanjin.com.au
Election Coverage in the Passive Voice
Let’s start with something positive, to remind ourselves that a better world of political reporting is possible. On Monday evening, the first Monday of the election, Laura Tingle took to the airwaves of the ABC’s 730 program and delivered a package that showed journalism can be about context across a full term of government and not just gotchas within the artificially constructed limitations of an election campaign grab.
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ABC News • Patrick Martin • April 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery': Liberal MP accused of copying SA Labor Party ad
A senior federal government MP is accused of ripping off an advertisement used by new South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas during his successful election campaign.
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The Guardian • Nick Evershed, Andy Ball, Josh Nicholas, Stephanie Tran • April 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Pork-o-meter: tracking Australian election spending announcements
We are tracking all announcements from Coalition and Labor MPs and candidates throughout the campaign, and which seats and states the party leaders are visiting. You can also search to see how much your electorate is getting so far
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • April 15, 2022 • theguardian.com
Could a climate of change eject the Liberals from the Perth blue-ribbon seat of Curtin?
Julie Bishop’s former electorate in the city’s affluent western suburbs has been in conservative hands since its creation. An independent hopes to change that
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The Guardian • Elias Visontay • April 14, 2022 • theguardian.com
Short-staffed Australian airports in chaos as flights depart without any luggage
Unions say aviation industry cannot cope with Easter travel crush after effects of Covid leave workforce depleted
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Sally McManus@sallymcmanus
When you sack your loyal and experienced staff and outsource their jobs to companies paying bottom dollar, this is what happens theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 15, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Phillip Coorey • April 15, 2022 • afr.com
Albanese promises national anti-corruption body by Christmas
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has sharpened his commitment to establishing a national integrity commission, vowing to do so by the end of 2022, should he win the federal election.
The Age • Royce Millar • April 15, 2022 • theage.com.au
Zoe Daniel apologises to Jewish community over comments about Israel, Hitler
The blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Goldstein has a substantial Jewish population, but incumbent MP Tim Wilson says the independent candidate’s apology is a “cynical electoral ploy” and criticised her for keeping her signature on an “avowedly anti-Israel letter”.
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ABC News • Ellen McCutchan, David Campbell • April 14, 2022 • abc.net.au
We fact-checked the PM's claim that some on Facebook urged him to give less government support to flood victims
Did Australians use the PM's Facebook page to advocate for less government support for flood victims? We looked through thousands of comments — and found hardly any.
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RMIT ABC Fact Check@ABCFactCheck
PM @ScottMorrisonMP told @abc730 that some say flood victims “shouldn't get payments, they should have their insurance” and suggested: "try looking at my Facebook feed from time to time”.
So we did. And we found very few comments of that nature: ab.co/3xrDyHn #ausvotes
April 14, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Andrew Taylor, Nathanael Cooper • April 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
At least one-third of Opera Australia employees believe it has bullying problem
An internal survey of staff at Opera Australia found a third of employees believe bullying and harassment is an issue at the company.
news.com.au • Samantha Maiden, Duncan Murray • April 14, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s pick says half of trans men are sex offenders
Scott Morrison is under pressure to disendorse a Liberal candidate after she claimed that “half of all males with trans identities are sex offenders” and compared trans activists to Nazis.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Michael Koziol • April 14, 2022 • smh.com.au
Liberal candidate apologises for comparing anti-trans activism to Nazi resistance
Katherine Deves’ views on LGBTQ issues are in the spotlight as she contests the seat of Warringah.
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Peter FitzSimons@Peter_Fitz
Lib candidate apologises for tweet that “half of all males with trans identities are sex offenders”.
She is one of the "Captain's picks", I think, imposed by the Feds on the local pre-selectors whether they like it or not?
Who did the vetting?
#auspol
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April 14, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • April 14, 2022 • afr.com
I’m travelling with Scott Morrison and we haven’t met a real voter yet
For the media, the experience is like being on a chaotic school excursion.
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