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Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce speaks at the despatch box during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, May 2, 2016. (AAP Image/Sam Mooy) NO ARCHIVING

Please Barnaby, give us some herpes

OPINION: It is day two of the campaign and already it is boring and predictable. We desperately need some excitement courtesy of Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce – and his war on the carp.

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Australian Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten celebrates after delivering the 2016-17 Federal Budget Reply speech in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 5, 2016. (AAP Image/Sam Mooy) NO ARCHIVING

Budget promises fewer jobs, lower growth

LAST week’s Budget was meant to demonstrate, at last, that Malcolm Turnbull was different to Tony Abbott. But it contains the same $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals and the same cuts to working and middle class families.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull holds his hand out as he speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, May 8, 2016. Turnbull officially announced a double dissolution election on July 2, 2016 and put economic management at the forefront of his campaign to win a second three-year term for his conservative coalition during era of extraordinary volatility in Australian politics. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Opportunities have never been greater

THE opportunities have never been greater so the challenge for us is to take advantage of them and build the strong growth, and the great jobs of the 21st century for all Australians.

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Sri Lankan assylum seekers wave from a wooden boat at a port in Cilegon, Indonesian Banten province, 13/10/2009 with Australian PM Rudd confirmed that he phoned Indonesian president for help in stopping people-smuggling shortly before their navy intercepted a boatload of 260 Sri Lankans bound for Australia.

Where the parties stand

WHAT policies do the two main parties have on each public issue? Political Reporter Peter Jean presents their respective stances.

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