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The Guardian • Christopher Knaus, Ben Doherty • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘They were tiny’: the Indonesians still fighting their conviction as adults in Australia
Anto and Samsul Bahar were 15 when they were jailed in a maximum security facility in Western Australia
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The Guardian • Sarah Martin • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘The director of his own show’: the PM mingles with middle Australia
Scott Morrison believes he has the ingredients for victory, but will it come together or remain a fantasy left on the campaign trail?
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Locked out: housing has become a path to wealth, but renters have been left behind
Analysis: Graphs show the pressures felt by renters around Australia as major party policies on housing affordability stagnate
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ABC News • Laura Tingle • April 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
The cost-of-living debate in this election campaign is ignoring the biggest issue for 4.3m Australians
We need to be able to have a proper conversation about the shortcomings and failures of the NDIS. But our major political parties don't seem to be able to offer the half-million voters who use it any reassurance this will happen any time soon, writes Laura Tingle.
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Laura Tingle@latingle
This week’s column: For nearly 4.3m of us, there is no more compelling cost-of-living question than what happens to the NDIS abc.net.au/news/2022-04-3…
April 30, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Rachel Clun • April 29, 2022 • smh.com.au
Coalition promises cheaper prescriptions as cost-of-living pressures bite
Common prescription medicines including asthma preventers and many contraceptive pills would be $10 cheaper per script from next year under a Coalition election promise.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Election 2022: Scott Morrison promises cheaper $10 prescriptions, a month after $10 cheaper prescriptions were announced and then unannounced in the budget smh.com.au/politics/feder…
April 30, 2022
The Guardian • Natasha May • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘Disaster’s in the recovery’: bushfire survivors still waiting for homes
Two years on, many residents are still in temporary housing and left to fend for themselves in a ‘worse position’ than they started
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Gabrielle Chan@gabriellechan
Many bushfire victims are still living in temporary accommodation and the work of rebuilding their homes has not even begun; while modular pods are being rolled out for northern rivers flood victims. ⁦@tasha_tilly⁩ + ⁦@carly_earl⁩ theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 30, 2022
The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Needling Albanese over his Covid workload is a sign that Morrison is starting to worry
The PM desperately needs to turn the spotlight back onto Albanese, so he is using playground tactics to goad his opponent into error
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The Saturday Paper • Zoe Bush, Fleur Ramsay • April 30, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Is it time for lawyers to dump their fossil fuel clients?
Many law firms are reducing their carbon footprint, but the legal representation they offer to fossil fuel companies is causing much more damage.
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Zoe Bush@zoejbush
Fleur Ramsay & I's piece in the Saturday Paper – fossil fuel companies & banks receive a lot of heat for their role in the climate crisis. But are lawyers similarly culpable? Yes, we are.
thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/climate/2…
April 30, 2022
The Guardian • Andrew Stafford • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘It’s literally slower than watching Australia drift north’: the laboratory experiment that will outlive us all
For more than 90 years, a funnel of pitch in Brisbane has been slowly dripping into a beaker. Nine drops have fallen, now the long wait for the tenth is on
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor to help low and middle income earners buy home with shared ownership scheme
Anthony Albanese will unveil $329m Help to Buy housing initiative as the centrepiece of Labor’s campaign launch in Perth
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The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Labor pledges royal commission into ‘human tragedy’ of robodebt if elected
Anthony Albanese vows to find those responsible for the scheme as Morrison says ‘the problem has been addressed’
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The Guardian • Anne Davies • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
New Murray-Darling Basin Authority boss fails to mention environment in all-staff memo
Staff raise concerns after incoming chief executive Andrew McConville emphasises agricultural outcomes in introductory letter
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The Guardian • Peter Hannam • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Clive Palmer’s campaign pledge to cap home loan rates ‘utterly irresponsible’, experts say
United Australia party plan to combat rising rates an ‘just an attention grabber’ and not genuine policy, critics say
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Lenore Taylor@lenoretaylor
Just in case anyone was believing the billboards....Clive Palmer’s centrepiece campaign pledge to cap homeowners’ interest rates at 3% for five years has been dismissed by economists as “radical”, “crazy” and “utterly irresponsible” theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 30, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Karen Middleton • April 30, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Exclusive: Defence review questions Afghanistan war deaths
A review of Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan questions whether soldiers’ deaths helped strategic outcomes and calls for ongoing royal commission-like powers to prevent misconduct.
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The Saturday Paper • Stephen Mutch • April 30, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
At this point, the Coalition government is unfit for office
It is fitting that this federal election should be about character. For the Liberals it is not just the character of the prime minister, Scott Morrison, that needs to be examined. The character question is also about the integrity of the government he leads, the party he now dominates, and the people who surround him.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin, Amy Remeikis, Paul Karp, Josh Butler, Miles Herbert, Miles Martignoni • April 30, 2022 • theguardian.com
Preferences and why the Greens target progressive seats: your campaign questions answered
Guardian Australia’s politics team answers questions including where your preferences go, and why progressive parties target seats already held by progressives
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
On the podcast, ⁦@Paul_Karp⁩ ⁦@JoshButler⁩ ⁦@AmyRemeikis⁩ and ⁦@danielhurstbne⁩ answer your campaign questions, from electoral mathematics, to creative destruction and the major parties. 🎧 up #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
April 30, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola, Anthony Galloway, Tom Cowie • April 30, 2022 • smh.com.au
Liberal MPs fear teal wave could see Frydenberg lose his seat
Meanwhile, Labor MPs are growing frustrated with the party’s campaign headquarters, singling out an inexperienced team and a disjointed media strategy.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
OK. I’ve read it.
The interesting bit is “sources close to the Treasurer” saying @ScottMorrisonMP personal brand is “toxic”with inner urban voters
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April 30, 2022
AfPak File Podcast: Why Are Afghanistan’s Hazaras Under Attack? • RFE/RL • April 29, 2022 • pressroom.rferl.org
AfPak File Podcast: Why Are Afghanistan’s Hazaras Under Attack?
After a period of relative calm, terrorists have carried out a flurry of attacks in Afghanistan in recent days. Some of them have targeted Afghanistan’s Hazaras, which have long been one of the country’s most marginalized communities. Why are they so frequently attacked by terrorists, why do...
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Michael Kugelman@MichaelKugelman
Why are Afghanistan's Hazaras under attack, and what accounts for their marginalized plight? The latest AfPak File podcast discusses one of Afghanistan's most vulnerable communities w/@sitarah_m @HalimaKazem @tamimasey & me. Moderated by @tahirmuh. pressroom.rferl.org/a/31827178.html
April 29, 2022
ABC News • Matt Wordsworth • April 30, 2022 • abc.net.au
Closing our eyes to COVID-19 suffering and deaths is 'bordering on irresponsible', epidemiologist says
We seem to be at the point in this pandemic where people die every day from COVID-19 … and it seems we're OK with that, writes Matt Wordsworth.
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Australian Financial Review • Tom McIlroy • April 30, 2022 • afr.com
Greens to preference Labor ahead of Liberals around the country
The decision to ‘punish’ conservative candidates could help Labor’s Anthony Albanese in his bid to oust Scott Morrison and become prime minister.

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