federal election 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison doubles down on religious discrimination act | ABC News – ABC News (Australia)

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison doubles down on religious discrimination act | ABC NewsABC News (Australia) Liberal MPs will cross the floor again to protect LGBT students if religious bill is revivedSydney Morning Herald ‘No evidence’ LGBTQI students are expelled from religious schools, Scott Morrison claimsPerthNow Prime Minister Scott Morrison says schools not expelling gay students, … Read more

Federal Labor to fund Medicare urgent care clinics in Darwin and Alice Springs if elected

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Federal Labor has promised to fund bulk-billed urgent care clinics in Darwin and Alice Springs and provide $ 10 million to purchase a second CareFlight rescue helicopter in the Northern Territory if elected in two weeks. Key points: Visits to the urgent care clinics would be bulk billed Labor said it wants to see the … Read more

Labor Party accused of running racist ad, Three men critical after hotel fire | 9 News Australia – 9 News Australia

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Labor Party accused of running racist ad, Three men critical after hotel fire | 9 News Australia9 News Australia Three men in critical condition in hospital after fire damages North Adelaide hotelABC News Hotel Meridien, Adelaide: Seven people injured and one critically injured in hotel fireDaily Mail View Full coverage on Google News .

Vote Compass data shows climate change, cost of living and the economy are the big election issues, but voters still split along party lines

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Climate change, cost of living and the economy are the most important issues to Australians this election, but there’s a large split along voting lines, according to Vote Compass. More Australians mentioned climate change as their number one issue than any other topic, with 29 per cent of people saying it was important. But that … Read more

How the Cashless Debit Card scare campaign spread on social media | ABC News – ABC News (Australia)

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How the Cashless Debit Card scare campaign spread on social media | ABC NewsABC News (Australia) Morrison blasts Labor’s ‘inaccurate’ scare campaign over cashless debit cardsSky News Australia Labor pledges to scrap compulsory income management | ABC NewsABC News (Australia) View Full coverage on Google News .

Who are the ‘teal independents’? Your questions answered about the candidates fighting for some of Australia’s wealthiest electorates

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They’ve been labeled the “teal independents” – a group of mostly female candidates taking on mostly male Liberal MPs in some of Australia’s wealthiest electorates, spanning the country from Perth and Adelaide to Sydney, Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria. With millions of dollars in funding behind them from small donors and from the Climate … Read more

Wrapping up the first week of the election campaign, what happened? | ABC News – ABC News (Australia)

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Wrapping up the first week of the election campaign, what happened? | ABC NewsABC News (Australia) Federal election: Day 7 of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese’s campaignsPerthNow What they said on day 7 of the campaignThe Examiner The key economic measure missing in the campaign debate | Alan Kohler | ABC NewsABC News (Australia) View … Read more

Morrison’s cabinet confusion and Albanese’s epic stumble: Welcome to day one of the federal election

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Awlrighty. So we’re away, on a six-week election campaign during which Scott Morrison – Australia’s 30th prime minister – will beseech the nation to give him another go-round rather than handing the joint over to Labor leader Anthony Albanese. They’ve hit the ground running – and so have we. I’ll be bringing you the highlights … Read more

As the 2022 federal election looms, Scott Morrison announces $ 60m for tourism recovery

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flown into Cairns packing a $ 60-million funding boost to entice international visitors back to Australia. Key points: Tourism Tropical North Queensland says 9,000 jobs in the region have been lost since the pandemic began The PM says the area has recovered from hardship before and will do so again … Read more