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Labor won’t make Kamala Harris’ mistakes against Trump, ALP boss says
In a closed door briefing for MPs, Labor’s national secretary outlined how the party would avoid the pitfalls of the Democrats’ celebrity-heavy campaign.
- by James Massola
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Political donations
Labor, Coalition strike in-principle deal to shut out big money donors
The shake-up will have far-reaching consequences for all political parties, upending the way they raise, spend and disclose campaign funds.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Abortion
Abortion back on election agenda after Greens push Labor to improve access
An exclusive poll shows that voters across all parties want abortion laws left alone, after a messy political debate raised fears laws could be unwound.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
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How you vote now comes down to one variable above all
Electoral allegiances have changed so much, poll watchers have had to come up with new names for political brands. So, do you vote GAL or TAN?
- by Ross Gittins
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Political leadership
Plenty of margin for error in Dutton’s ‘Trump bump’
The leaders are neck and neck in the polls, and the trend is running Dutton’s way. But there is nothing that proves voters are shifting to Dutton because of the US election.
- by David Crowe
Former RSL NSW boss to take on teal MP Sophie Scamps in northern beaches
Some senior Liberals in Mackellar were convinced a female candidate was needed to take on teal MP Sophie Scamps. Instead, the party chose a man.
- by Michael McGowan and Alexandra Smith
Teal independent to take on Liberals in WA’s South West
Western Australia’s second federal community independent candidate has been revealed as Bunbury urologist Dr Sue Chapman.
- by Hamish Hastie
Dutton taking pointers, but Coalition wary of going full Trump
The opposition leader has drawn a parallel between US and Australian voters. But MPs in his party see different points of attack from Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Trump’s road map is guiding the Liberals to a destination still unknown
Trump’s influence on the Australian body politic has been profound and malignant. Labor’s task now is to show Dutton would make life worse, not better.
- by Niki Savva
The battle for Mackellar could come down to Sophie v Sophie
Northern beaches Liberals were deep in the Pittwater byelection when nominations for the federal seat closed.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Settle Barnaby, the teal tidal wave’s unlikely to reach Tamworth
The former deputy PM has delivered an alarming warning to his constituents about independents: imagine if we had 151 of them in our national parliament.
- by Malcolm Knox
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal-election-2022