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Federal Election
Calls for electric cars to face a tax
Experts say the end of the fuel excise discount in September was a chance to consider whether taxing fuel was still “the smartest way to pay for our roads”.
Full list: 11 Coalition policies Albo has copied
Anthony Albanese has come under fire for copying Coalition policies, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg saying he “doesn’t have an idea of his own”. See the 11 policies he has copied.
$454m Aussie Ghost Bats to hunt and kill prey in the air
Seven Australian-made Ghost Bat aerial vehicles with global technology will join the nation’s defence war chest in a $454m Morrison government deal.
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PM’s pick links trans men to sex offenders
Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves issued a second public apology after more deleted tweets about the transgender community were unearthed.
Surprise turn in crucial figure
Australia’s unemployment rate has remained steady at 4.0 per cent, despite expectation it could drop again, breaking a nearly 50-year record.
Googly eyes, tomato sauce: Election signs the target of vandals
Thousands of corflutes and political signs have already been hammered into the ground across Toowoomba — and plenty of them have been pulled down and vandalised by pranksters, including with googly eyes.
‘Hi, I’m Rachel’: Did copycat Libs pull a swiftie on Premier Pete?
The Coalition’s candidate for the state’s hottest election battleground is one of two Liberals so far with ads that may seem familiar to SA voters. Watch the videos.
Labor clarifies Albanese’s aged care migrant worker bid
Labor has told the nurses union Australians will be first in line for aged care jobs after comments by Anthony Albanese caused disquiet within the union.
What did Australia do to deserve a campaign like this?
The extent to which the Albo gaffe has dominated proceedings seems to point to a broader malaise, writes David Penberthy.
‘Jen and I send our love’: PM’s security team in car crash
Scott Morrison has wished his security team well after they were injured in a car crash with Tasmanian police officers. It comes after Anthony Albanese backflipped on offshore detention centres.
‘How can they believe you?’: Lisa rips Libs
Lisa Wilkinson has ripped into the Liberal Party’s campaign spokeswoman over Scott Morrison’s broken promise to create a federal corruption watchdog.
ScoMo and Albo to go head-to-head in People’s Forum
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese will face off for the first time this election in a live People’s Forum in Brisbane next week where they will take questions from 100 undecided voters.
Asylum seekers and forests dangerous for Labor
Stopping asylum-seeker boats and saving Tasmania’s forests are exactly where the Liberals want to be and it’s dangerous ground for the Labor Party, writes Ellen Whinnett.
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