Politics live news Australia: PM, Albo's poll fight: economy vs 'it's our time'
With Australians off to the polls on May 21, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese mark out their battle grounds and deliver their pitches.
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Pro-Palestine activists to maintain the rage against PM, Labor
Muslim independents, Labor activists and pro-Palestine protesters will work to block Anthony Albanese’s attempts to take the Middle East off the election agenda post-ceasefire.
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‘Surprise’ jobs rise casts cloud over February rate cut hopes
Labor can deliver low inflation and near-record low unemployment at the same time, Jim Chalmers declares, even as economists say new jobs data meant the Reserve Bank was in no rush to cut rates.
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