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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • May 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I am who I am’: Anthony Albanese rushes towards his date with destiny
Can the Labor leader persuade Australians that his passion and emotional investment are the qualities they need in a PM?
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Katharine Murphy@murpharoo
I’ve known Anthony Albanese for more than 20 years. This is the politician, and the person, I know. A campaign profile of the Labor leader - with ⁦@mpbowers⁩ #auspol theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 7, 2022
ABC News • Laura Tingle • May 7, 2022 • abc.net.au
Amid all the shouting, there's a perplexing gap in our election conversation
While car park funding and pork barrelling should be under scrutiny in the election campaign, there are much broader issues to be considered about the accountability, transparency and responsibility involved in the way government works for us, writes Laura Tingle.
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The Guardian • Stephanie Convery • May 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
‘I’ve never felt this vulnerable’: Guardian readers share their rental crisis horror stories
From eye-watering rent hikes and knock-backs to barely livable properties, this is the pointy end of Australia’s housing disaster
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Stephanie H Convery@gingerandhoney
I read the messages of every single person who responded to @GuardianAus’s rental crisis series with their own stories. Here are just some of them: theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 7, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Peter Hartcher • May 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
How Morrison turns the blue heartland teal
The prime minister is such a liability in progressive Liberal seats that he’s spending his efforts scouting to win marginal Labor seats.
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🌏 Zali Steggall MP@zalisteggall
Great to chat to Peter Hartcher about the rise of the Independents. As I told him, many people feel the Liberal Party left them not the other way around. I think there’s a realignment under way.
#auspol
#IndependentsDay
#WarringahVotes
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May 7, 2022
The Guardian • Anne Davies • May 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
Mackellar malaise: could an independent GP cause an upset in the Liberals’ beachside bastion?
New polling undertaken for Climate 200 suggests Sophie Scamps could unseat popular Liberal incumbent Jason Falinski
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The Saturday Paper • Jane Caro • May 7, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The woman who would not give up
A years-long battle to have the psychological trauma caused by domestic violence correctly diagnosed and treated has finally resulted in Australia’s first specialised women-only mental health facility.
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🐀Dr Karen Williams MPH FRANZCP 🐀@DrWilliams
“I just want a ward…one ward…where I can safely treat women who have experienced family & sexual trauma”
She looked straight back at me and replied
“What if I give you a hospital?” @JaneCaro
Finally can tell everyone this amazing development …. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/health/20…
May 7, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Andrew Tillett • May 7, 2022 • afr.com
Crew feared ageing Australian submarine would sink in deep sea mishap
The navy denies HMAS Sheean was at risk of sinking as it prepared to deep dive, but the event has left crew traumatised.
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Andrew Tillett@andrewtillett
Not good. One of the Collins class submarines flooded at sea while in deep water. A pump broke and valves failed to close. afr.com/news/politics/…
May 7, 2022
The Saturday Paper • Richard Denniss • May 7, 2022 • thesaturdaypaper.com.au
Why the days of safe Liberal seats are almost over
Here is one truth about this election: the Liberal Party is risking its future on a prime minister who likely doesn’t have one. After years of neglect, it should come as no surprise that many Liberal voters would be looking for an alternative. What is a surprise is that the Liberal Party machine, as distinct from the prime minister’s office, would risk seats such as Kooyong,
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Chloe Booker, Najma Sambul • May 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
We’re living with COVID but more of us are dying than ever
Once a daily obsession, Australians now seem largely inured to the sobering daily stats from the ongoing pandemic.
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WSJ • Keach Hagey, Mike Cherney and Jeff Horwitz • May 6, 2022 • wsj.com
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia to Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say
When Facebook blocked news pages last year to pre-empt Australian legislation that would force it to pay for content, it also took down hospitals, emergency services and charities. The company says that was inadvertent; whistleblowers allege it was a negotiating tactic.
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The Guardian • Donna Lu • May 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
Explainer: why are Covid infection rates in Australia so high compared with other countries?
Despite three new subvariants spreading and the second-highest daily infection rate in the world, Australians seem to be tuning out when it comes to Covid information
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The Guardian • Natasha May • May 7, 2022 • theguardian.com
Council move against anti-Angus Taylor signs goes against third-party rights, legal experts say
Order to remove Vote Angus Out community group’s election signs in Hume came after complaint from Liberal incumbent’s office
The Sydney Morning Herald • Nick Toscano • May 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Power struggle: The fight for the soul of Australia’s largest polluter
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ intervention has added to significant questions about AGL’s role in the clean-energy transition and its blueprint for the future.
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Miki Perkins@perkinsmiki
A really great behind-the-scenes look at @mcannonbrookes AGL move and why he did it, by @NickToscano1
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May 7, 2022
The New Daily • John Elder • May 6, 2022 • thenewdaily.com.au
COVID's death toll is soaring, but nobody seems to care
It's just shy of a month since Scott Morrison announced the election. Since then, as of Friday, 907 people have died from COVID-19.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • David Crowe • May 5, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Spirit of consensus’: Albanese holds out promise of economic reform to lift wages
In his economic pitch to industry leaders, the Labor leader also named universal childcare as the legacy he would like to leave if he becomes prime minister.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Matthew Knott • May 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
The PM’s pitch: You might not like me, but you need me
Underdog Scott Morrison is hoping to pull off another “miracle” election win, ramping up his campaign and pushing his policy strengths.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Paul Sakkal • May 7, 2022 • smh.com.au
Security guards, swastikas and vandals on the previously sedate streets of Kooyong
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says there appears to be a deliberate and targeted effort to vandalise his election boards.
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Sunbury & Macedon Ranges • jimjin • May 7, 2022 • sunburymacedonranges.starweekly.com.au
The cost of trying to live
Before the pandemic, Geoff Cronin didn’t have to eat just two meals a day to be able to budget for …
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The Australian • Peter van Onselen • May 7, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Economic reform gets filed under too hard
Neither major political party has anything resembling a plan to balance the budget, much less pay down government debt. And thats before even discussing their collective unwillingness to reform the economy.
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ABC Radio National • May 6, 2022 • abc.net.au
The Wrap: the rise of the 'gotcha' and winning the regional vote
Regional voters are re-assessing their options even in safe LNP seats. Voters say that politics are transcending the policies made for the 'FBI's (Forgotten Bastards of the Inland) Fiona Simson, President of the National Farmers Federation and Peter Van Onselen, political commentator and contributing editor at The Australian
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