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Democracy’s bad eggs: corruption, pork-barrelling and abuses of power

The question of how best to eliminate corruption has exercised the minds of philosophers as much as the practical drafters of legislation from Ancient Greek and Roman times.

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NSW public schools to be fully funded by 2034, leaving Queensland as only state outside deal

Commonwealth will pay for a quarter of public school funding, up from a fifth, replicating an agreement reached with South Australia and Victoria last month

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: chances of ADF troops in Ukraine downplayed; Anora dominates Oscars; and pre-election social media campaigns unpacked

Labor and the Coalition opposition have waved off questions of the ADF being sent to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force

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Labor gains in Redbridge poll of marginal seats and seizes lead in a Morgan poll

A poll of 20 marginal seats by Redbridge and Accent Research was conducted for the News Ltd tabloids on February 20–25, from a sample presumably over 1,000. The Coalition led by 50.5–49.5, a 1.5-point gain for Labor since the February 4–11 marginals poll.

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is off in the never-never, but our power bills and emissions pledge are not

The nuclear plan handily leapfrogs the next 10 years – when a Dutton government might actually hold office – a critical time for emissions reduction

The Guardian - AU

Offshore windfarm developer asks Labor to delay application on Illawarra project until after election

Chris Bowen accuses Coalition of creating ‘sovereign risk’ by opposing offshore projects as Nationals celebrate ‘major win’

The Guardian - AU

ARC suspends $870,000 grant to pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, senators told

ARC chief Prof Peter Shergold defends decision at estimates hearing but is accused of bowing to allegations in ‘racist’ media

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese falls victim to a Chinese burn

As the Albanese government struggles to stay on its political feet, who would have thought the China issue would suddenly insert itself into the campaign, leaving the prime minister looking, at best, flat-footed?

The Conversation

Penny Wong accuses Coalition of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ in Senate estimates as Chinese warships sail into Great Australian Bight

James Paterson questions whether PM was across detail of live-fire drill, prompting Wong to say opposition senator ‘not actually interested in detail’

The Guardian - AU

Dutton hints he’ll sack 36,000 public servants. Voters deserve to know what services will be affected

Peter Dutton and his Coalition colleagues have dithered for several weeks on their plans for the Commonwealth public sector.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: the mud flies, but will the voters take much notice?

In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing.

The Conversation

New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate

Debate over the future of Australia’s energy system has erupted again after a federal parliamentary inquiry delivered a report into the deployment of nuclear power in Australia.

The Conversation

‘We want to get on with it’: Albanese makes $7bn promise for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport train

Federal Labor promises $2bn for Sunshine station, but premier couldn’t give date for when rail line will be finished

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Kean hits back at ‘bullying’ of climate body, Musk backlash grows, Eurovision pick revealed

Climate Change chief pushes back at Coalition criticism; Creative Australia chiefs refuse to quit after grilling at Senate estimates

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Matt Kean says suggestion Coalition could sack him if it wins election is ‘concerning threat’

Climate Change Authority chair says his job is to provide ‘frank and fearless advice’ after he criticised opposition’s nuclear energy proposal

The Guardian - AU

Albanese ‘confident’ US would come to Australia’s defence in event of attack

PM tells Q&A that relationship is ‘rock solid’as he fields questions on cost of living, housing and antisemitism

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose’s explosive letter; conservatives win in Germany; and Pamela Anderson’s renaissance

Former ABC chair has pointed to alleged ‘inconsistencies’ in David Anderson’s affidavit in Antoinette Lattouf case

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Bulk Billing’s Set To Get Cheaper From November — What This Means For You

No matter who wins the election, both Labor and the Coalition have committed some significant cashola to Medicare, starting later this year.

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Nuclear plan may miss nation's energy goal by a decade

Switching from renewable energy to a nuclear power plan could push Australia's 2030 climate target out until 2042 and produce significantly more emissions.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition nuclear plan hides a 2bn tonne ‘carbon bomb’ that puts net zero by 2050 out of reach, new analysis shows

Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean says Dutton’s energy proposal is equivalent to adding ‘two Beetaloo basins’ worth of emissions to atmosphere

The Conversation

Labor crashes to a 55–45 deficit in Resolve despite interest rate cut

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted February 18–23 from a sample of 1,506, gave the Coalition a 55–45 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for the Coalition since January. By 2022 election preference flows, the Coalition led by 52–48, a one-point gain for them.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Dutton tries to neutralise health issue by saying, ‘we’ll do just what Labor does’

Peter Dutton has launched a game of one-upmanship after Anthony Albanese at the weekend unveiled Labor’s $8.5 billion health policy that promises near universal bulk billing for GP visits by 2030.

The Conversation

Labor and the Coalition have pledged to raise GP bulk billing. Here’s what the Medicare boost means for patients

Labor yesterday foreshadowed a major Medicare change to address the falling rate of bulk billing, with an A$8.5 billion election announcement. The government said it would increase incentive payments for GPs to bulk bill all patients, from November 1 2025.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton says he has the answer to rising insurance premiums. So how would divestiture work?

Coalition leader says Australians are being ‘ripped off’ and the Greens agree the industry needs a shake-up

The Conversation

I looked at 35 years of data to see how Australians vote. Here’s what it tells us about the next election

In the 2022 federal election, two demographics were key to the final outcome: women and young people.

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