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One Nation disendorses Brisbane candidate Rebecca Lloyd

The candidate's removal follows the ABC revealing a website she registered is being investigated by the Australian Electoral Commission.

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Hope? Contempt? Reciprocity? How each political party's election ads reveal their key messages

The federal election campaign is underway and political advertising has really started to ramp up. But who is the target audience for each party’s ad, what are their key messages and how effective will they be?

The Conversation

We trawled through thousands of comments on the Prime Minister's Facebook page about flood victims. Here's what we didn't find

Did Australians use the PM's Facebook page to advocate for less government support for flood victims? We looked through thousands of comments — and found hardly any.

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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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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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UAP leader Craig Kelly egged in Melbourne

United Australia Party leader Craig Kelly has been egged during a trip to Melbourne, with police investigating the incident.

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Sorting the fact from the spin in Clive Palmer's National Press Club address

United Australia Party chairman Clive Palmer repeated some previously debunked claims at the National Press Club. But there were some new ones which need further context as well.

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Craig Kelly billed taxpayers to fly to Melbourne anti-lockdown rallies

UAP leader defends the travel expenses, saying his activities at the protests were parliamentary business

The Guardian - AU

How the United Australia Party's massive campaign budget could influence the federal election

Clive Palmer says he plans to spend about $70 million on the coming federal election campaign. And unlike the last election, he says he is undecided on which major party the UAP will preference.

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Clive Palmer says United Australia Party will preference major parties last at federal election

Clive Palmer says the United Australia Party will preference the Liberal Party, Labor and the Greens last on all its how-to-vote cards at the upcoming federal election.

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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.

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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Former UAP candidate Timothy Banfield blasts 'party of freedom' as authoritarian

Former NSW United Australia Party candidate Timothy Banfield says party members must adhere to an authoritarian structure that bans them from speaking to the media.

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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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Why 'freedom' is not the only thing worth fighting for

With just two months to go before a federal election is due, we are being bombarded by broadcast ads and yellow billboards around Australia. Funded by Clive Palmer and endorsing his United Australia Party (UAP), they carry a simple message: FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM.

The Conversation

Albanese level with Morrison as better PM in Newspoll as Labor maintains big lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 9-12 from a sample of 1,520, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged since last fortnight. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 35% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down one), 3% One Nation (steady), 3% Clive Palmer’s UAP (down one) and 10% for all Others (up two).

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Tessa was signed up as a member of the United Australia Party without her knowledge, and she's not alone

Brisbane woman Tessa Feinberg Large is one of several people reporting having received membership confirmation emails from the United Australia Party, despite not signing up.

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The Guardian - AU

Kelly’s heroes: can the UAP’s politics of anger derail the Australian election?

The number of people finding resonance with the ‘freedom’ message of Clive Palmer’s United Australia party cannot be ignored

The Guardian - AU

Doubts raised about UAP’s 80,000 membership amid complaints over unsolicited emails

More people say they have received emails welcoming them to Clive Palmer’s United Australia party despite not signing up

The Guardian - AU

Unions to highlight Clive Palmer’s track record as an employer in federal election campaign

ACTU set to target blue-collar workers in bid to dissuade voter support for United Australia Party

ABC News

Clive Palmer's UAP is spending big in the upcoming federal election. Here's what we learned about its candidates

In its most-recent advertising, Clive Palmer's United Australia Party (UAP) printed the names, photos and numbers of 151 of its candidates. Here's what we found after calling and investigating the digital footprints of each of them.

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Ivermectin proponents are using an editing error on A Current Affair to claim the Queen is being treated with the drug

An editing blunder on Channel Nine's A Current Affair has this week led to a slew of misinformation, with some using it to claim the Queen is being treated for COVID-19 with ivermectin.

The Guardian - AU

United Australia party’s $80m-plus war chest sparks call to limit election spending

Integrity blueprint aims to remove the influence of money in federal politics and fix ‘weakest donation laws in the country’

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Clive Palmer’s lower-house ticket is stacked with anti-vaxxers and an Elvis impersonator

The candidate list for Clive Palmer's United Australia Party is full of anti-vaccine mandate campaigners and anti-lockdown protestors.

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