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Paul Bongiorno: Albanese discovers the pitfalls of juggling debt and the pandemic

Being in government is always a seat of the pants enterprise no matter that our political leaders try to convince us otherwise.

The New Daily

Anthony Albanese resists growing pressure to extend pandemic leave payments

Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue

The Guardian - AU

Health authorities urge government to extend free RAT scheme for vulnerable Australians

Around 5.6 million vulnerable Australians received free RATs under the scheme the Albanese government is wrapping up, but those providing the tests are urging the government to reconsider.

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Government decision to limit telehealth services will cause vulnerable Australians to suffer, GPs say

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

The Guardian - AU

Liberal MPs say Peter Dutton should let party room decide new climate position

At least two Liberals have indicated they are prepared to cross the floor to support Labor’s legislation to cut emissions 43% by 2030

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

ABC News

Greens and Lambie set to determine Labor agenda with Senate balance of power

The future of Labor's parliamentary agenda may rest in the hands of the Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie, who look set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.

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Scott Morrison says the government's proposed integrity commission would have the powers of a royal commission. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government's proposed model for a federal integrity commission would have the powers of a royal commission. RMIT ABC Fact Check compares the two.

ABC News

Whether it was climate, integrity or the economy, no topic was safe from political spin in the 2022 election campaign. Here are the facts

Politicians were spinning hard for Australian's votes during the 2022 election. So who got their facts straight, and who missed the mark?

ABC News

Labor has reheated its 'Mediscare' campaign for the 2022 election. How do its claims stack up?

For the third election in a row, Labor is running a campaign to convince you that the Coalition has a plan to cut Medicare if re-elected. How do the claims stack up, and is there any evidence?

ABC News

Fact checking Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese in the third leaders' debate

The third leaders' debate was a much more subdued affair than the fiery, more shouty previous clash between the two leaders. But in politics, less shouting doesn't necessarily mean fewer furphies.

ABC News

Cutting through the accusations and acrimony to get to the facts of the second leaders' debate

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

ABC News

Labor will announce new measures to close gender pay gap in election campaign’s final fortnight

Tanya Plibersek says party would look at introducing superannnuation on paid parental leave ‘when we can afford to’

The Guardian - AU

National autism strategy in the pipeline, with both Coalition and Labor committing to plan

No matter who wins the federal election, Australia is set to develop a national autism strategy — a move that has been welcomed as a "good start" to changing community attitudes to children and young people with a disability.

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'This is not a death tax': Coalition claims on Labor housing scheme fall flat with experts

Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.

AAP

Labor focuses on wages but avoids target

Anthony Albanese has used a Labour Day march to spruik his plan for stronger wages under Labor to thousands of unionists in Brisbane.

ABC News

Aged care: What the major parties are promising this election

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

AAP

Labor slams coalition over aged care 'lie'

Labor has accused the Morrison government of lying about its aged care policy, and has demanded it "front up" about its position.

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How an innocent Facebook post morphed into a rumour that helped fuel Labor's Cashless Debit Card scare campaign

When Corrinne Boon posted to Facebook in May last year, she had no idea her words would be twisted and used in a scare campaign by Labor in a bid to win the votes of anxious age pensioners.

ABC News

We fact-checked key claims from the leaders’ debate. Here’s what we found.

Questionable stats, misleading figures and even a call that was on the money. RMIT ABC Fact Check examines claims from Wednesday night’s first leaders' debate.

The Canberra Times

'Disgusting lie', 'dodgy': Parties trade fear campaign slurs

Labor and the Coalition each used press conferences on Tuesday to call out the campaign tactics of the other side.

ABC News

Medicare, aged pensions and energy bills: Which scare campaigns should you be looking out for in this election?

From a carbon tax to Medicare, energy bills and pensioner changes — the Coalition and Labor are both relying heavily on scare campaigns ahead of next month's poll.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Labor holds 53-47% lead but Albanese takes a hit in Newspoll

Labor has clung to its 53-47% two-party lead in the latest Newspoll, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have taken a knock after his error-prone first week of the campaign.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese shifts campaign focus to perceived failings of Morrison government

Labor seeks to pressure Coalition over Medicare, as aspiring Liberal heath minister says party ‘absolutely guarantee Medicare in law’

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is there any truth to scare campaigns about the cashless debit card and retiree tax?

Coalition and Labor are targeting older Australians with advertising featuring grave warnings for pensioners

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