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The Loop: Chaos in Brooklyn shooting, George Christensen running for One Nation, and Gilbert Gottfried dies

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George Christensen to get $100k payout after defecting to One Nation and an unwinnable Senate spot

National Party defector George Christensen appears on track to receive a $105,000 taxpayer-funded payout after his decision to contest an unwinnable position on One Nation's Senate ticket for Queensland.

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Christensen joins One Nation Senate push

Ex-LNP MP George Christensen says Pauline Hanson's One Nation approached him last year about running for the party at the 2022 federal election.

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Stuart Bonds standing as Independent in federal seat of Hunter

Stuart Bonds throws hat in election ring as Independent

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AEC to probe One Nation links to Facebook page promoting candidates who oppose vaccine mandates

Three ads by Join the Conversation did not include a political authorisation statement, despite website being registered to One Nation’s Brisbane candidate

The Guardian - AU

AEC investigating website registered to One Nation candidate fundraising for 'freedom candidates'

The Australian Electoral Commission investigates a website registered to One Nation candidate Rebecca Lloyd which purports to connect voters to local minor party candidates.

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This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 6-9 from a sample of 1,506, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (down one), 36% Coalition (steady), 10% Greens (steady), 4% UAP (up one), 3% One Nation (steady) and 10% for all…

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Populism and the federal election: what can we expect from Hanson, Palmer, Lambie and Katter?

Populist politicians have been household names in Australian politics over the past decade, from Pauline Hanson to Clive Palmer, Bob Katter and Jacqui Lambie.

The Conversation

Senate race heats up as minor parties, independents wrestle over who might hold balance of power

As Australians head to the polls, some high-profile senators, including One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and Liberal Eric Abetz, are in the fight for their political lives.

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Gold Coast candidates looking to usurp 'three jewels in the crown' of the LNP this election

Political pundits say some Gold Coast seats will be more of a battleground than others, as traditionally "safe" LNP seats come up against predicted big swings to Labor.

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Businesses in the Hunter want more from politicians than a fear campaign about job losses in the coal industry

Australia's transition to a clean energy future will be a key federal election issue as the corporate owners of the nation’s biggest coal-fired power stations walk away from fossil fuels. Businesses in the Hunter want politicians to back future industries.

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Seats to watch at the federal election in NSW, where both sides are defending key marginals

The Coalition hopes to offset losses elsewhere with gains in NSW, with several volatile Sydney and regional seats in play

The Guardian - AU

Armed children in every Aussie school? Bob Katter misses the mark with gun claim

The independent MP has a novel idea for protecting the country from potential foreign threats: give children guns. Experts say the background to his claim gets our history wrong.

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Gains for Labor in three post-budget polls, as budget has weak response compared with historical record

The polls presented here are in addition to Monday’s Newspoll (54-46 to Labor) and Ipsos (55-45 to Labor), which I covered here.

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Labor's federal election candidate for Flynn says coal is the word in 'classic marginal seat'

A candidate in a "classic marginal seat" in central Queensland says coal is the word, but his opponent doubts voters will buy it.

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Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton in court over alleged quarantine breach, vows to fight charge in High Court

A former One Nation senator accused of breaching quarantine directions when WA's hard border came down last month has told a magistrate he intends to take his case to the High Court.

The Conversation

Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

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Pauline Hanson says One Nation mystery candidate Sarah Game is 'ordinary mum'

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson tells the ABC "personal issues" are keeping Sarah Game, the party candidate who looks likely to secure a seat in South Australia's upper house, from speaking publicly.

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One Nation's SA leader Jennifer Game sheds light on daughter's state election candidacy

One Nation's SA leader Jennifer Game says her daughter Sarah Game replaced her as the party's lead candidate in the state election so she could run in the federal election.

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One Nation tight-lipped on mystery South Australian candidate Sarah Game

The ABC can reveal details about the identity of a mystery One Nation candidate who, while likely to win a seat in the South Australian parliament, appears to have little online footprint, and does not appear in the party's campaign material or website.

The Guardian - AU

From Lambie’s ‘loud girl’ to Ericmentum, Tasmania’s fierce Senate race is a taste of what’s to come

Weeks out from the 2022 federal election, it pays to remember the House contest determines who governs but the Senate always shapes what happens next

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WTF: Jacqui Lambie Said The Govt’s Refugee Resettlement Deal Would Be Cut If She Spoke About It

"I couldn’t tell the story of what had happened because otherwise the deal’s off. That means that people would have been still stuck there," she told News.com.au.

The Conversation

Mixed results for Labor in nine federal seat polls, but a national Morgan poll gives Labor a massive lead

Telereach conducted nine polls in federal seats from March 17-19 for the News Ltd tabloids. All seats had a sample of about 800 according to Kos Samaras. The seats polled were Coalition-held Bass (Tas), Boothby (SA), Chisholm (Vic), Flynn (Qld), Reid (NSW), Swan (WA) and Longman (Qld), and Labor-held Dunkley…

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SA election 2022: Liberal minister Corey Wingard set to lose seat, One Nation could gain in upper house

The ABC is projecting that outgoing SA Transport Minister Corey Wingard is set to lose his seat of Gibson to Labor candidate Sarah Andrews. Several other seats remain in doubt, while One Nation stands to gain in the upper house.

The Conversation

Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result

With 54% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s South Australian election, the ABC is calling Labor wins in 25 of the 47 seats, enough for a three-seat majority. The Liberals have won nine seats and independents four. The current final results prediction is Labor 28, Liberals 14 and independents five.

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