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Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere

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Grattan on Friday: 'Gotcha' questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders

The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Conversation

We tracked election ad spending for 4,000 Facebook pages. Here's what they're posting about – and why cybersecurity is the bigger concern

Have you noticed your Facebook and Instagram feed filling up with political ads lately?

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Half-time results are in: who's having a good election campaign, and who isn't?

When pre-poll voting starts on Monday May 9, it will signal the denouement of one of the least compelling streaming series ever to secure repeat funding: #AusVotes2022.

The Conversation

Will a hung parliament lead to ‘chaos’? What a Gillard v Morrison comparison reveals

The minority government led by Julia Gillard had more success passing legislation than Scott Morrison’s Coalition, analysis shows

The Guardian - AU

Josh Frydenberg Revealed His Greatest Fear Of A Labor Govt & It Actually Sounds Pretty Great

BRB, getting a one-way ticket to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's nightmare land where there's childcare support and bounties of parental leave.

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Treasurer, Chalmers keep to familiar lines

Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers have failed to deliver any blows during the treasurers' debate at the National Press Club.

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Morrison shrugs off 'buffoons' sledge from NSW anti-corruption watchdog commissioner

Scott Morrison shrugs off a frank character assessment from one of the commissioners of the New South Wales anti-corruption watchdog, who labelled critics of his organisation as "buffoons".

ABC News

PM won't deal with independents on policy

The prime minister has ruled out dealing with crossbench MPs and independents on policy should there be a hung parliament.

AAP

As it happened: Andrew Barr gets a shoutout from Treasurer

The Reserve Bank decision to lift the cash rate on Tuesday has forced the Coalition to defend its handling of the economy.

Newcastle Herald

Federal election: Rising interest and inflation rates dominate debate between Josh Frydenberg and Jim Chalmers — as it happened

Interest rates, cost-of-living pressures and how each party would start to repay our historic debt dominate the treasury debate. Look back at all the day's politics.

ABC News

Monique Ryan distances herself from brother's criticism of Kooyong election opponent Josh Frydenberg

Kooyong candidate Monique Ryan's family is again in the spotlight, after her brother made a series of posts critical of her opponent, including labelling Treasurer Josh Frydenberg "poisonous".

ABC News

Retailing in last hurrah before rate rise

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says retail trade rose 1.6 per cent in March to a record $33.6 billion, coming before rising interest rates take their toll.

AAP

Victorian government delivers a budget that’s a tale of two elections

Analysis: While the budget seeks to repair the damage of the past two years, it’s clear some wounds are yet to heal

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‘Vote for us because we are not Labor’ is the most unfulfilling call to action in recent memory

After the rate rise blow, Scott Morrison suggested Australians had been preparing for it and had ‘strengthened their balance sheets’. The rhetoric felt ludicrous

ABC News

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians ready for rate increase, as Labor warns nation faces cost-of-living crisis

The Prime Minister says households are prepared to deal with the first increase to interest rates in more than a decade, but Labor says his government is not doing enough to ease cost-of-living pressures.

The Guardian - AU

In an election budget, Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas is fighting a war on many fronts

Analysis: To fight his way back to surplus, Pallas relies on economic growth rather than spending cuts or increased taxes

The Conversation

Facebook, YouTube, games & Grindr: what we know about online ads in the federal election

We’re halfway through the federal election campaign, and by now you’ve probably seen a significant amount of political advertising – much of it online.

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Why teal independents are seeking Liberal voters and spooking Liberal MPs

One of the Morrison government’s biggest challenges in this election campaign is the rise of the “teals”, a group of 22 independents who have received funding from Climate 200.

The Guardian - AU

Interest rate rise: who makes the high-stakes decision and how does it get made?

The RBA is considering raising the official cash rate for the first time since 2010 and the outcome will have big ramifications for the federal election

ABC News

Monique Ryan says family should be left out of Kooyong battle after mother-in-law anecdote

Kooyong independent Monique Ryan is accusing Josh Frydenberg of misquoting her mother-in-law, but the Treasurer says he remembers the interaction "word-for-word".

The Guardian - AU

ABC misses out on final leaders’ debate; key independents back call for robodebt inquiry – as it happened

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Josh Frydenberg hits out at independents at official Kooyong campaign launch

Josh Frydenberg officially launches his campaign to retain the seat of Kooyong, claiming the election of independents would lead to chaos and a hung parliament.

AAP

'You may not like me, but you know me': PM

Scott Morrison tells party faithful they at least know his government's plan for Australia's future even if they don't like him or all that he's done.

ABC News

Coalition promises to make Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medications $10 cheaper if re-elected

Some medications on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) would be $10 cheaper under a re-elected Coalition government, the Prime Minister will announce on Saturday.

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