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Prime Minister Scott Morrison stands by Katherine Deves after Liberal candidate says she still believes trans youth are 'mutilated'

Scott Morrison defends his hand-picked candidate for Warringah, Katherine Deves, saying gender-affirming surgery for young people is a "troubling" issue, after Ms Deves doubles down on her comments.

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Dominic Perrottet refuses to join Scott Morrison in condemning Labor’s housing policy

Standing beside prime minister, NSW premier says it is ‘important that we’re open-minded’ about addressing affordability

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert says ‘too late’ to debate Tanya Plibersek on education – as it happened

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Morning mail: campaign picks up pace, Russian journalists rebel, how to care for party clothes

Tuesday: Albanese pledges more than $346m for hospitals and teachers, while Morrison talks up $8bn in military spending. Plus: will proposed policies actually fix Australia’s housing affordability crisis?

The Guardian - AU

Times are tough, and may get tougher, so where can Australians find strong political leadership?

In troubled times, people look for strong leaders – men and women who offer decisive action to address collective problems, and promise the capacity to deliver. They initially present as larger-than-life characters, and we’ve had our share of them: Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and perhaps Kevin…

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Parties joust over federal integrity body

Anthony Albanese says a federal integrity body would be one of his first priorities, while Scott Morrison defended his rejection of state models.

AAP

Far from having a leftwing bias, the ABC has been tamed by cuts and incessant attacks

Under the Coalition, the national broadcaster has been domesticated to the point of overcorrecting for perceived partisanship

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Labor calls on PM to take action after Queensland LNP candidate accused of listing false address

Sitting MP Anika Wells says she was abused by an LNP member in separate incident at prepolling centre in Lilley

The Guardian - AU

Early voting begins ahead of Australia's May 21 election

Early voting has begun in Australia’s election with the opposition party hoping the first ballots will reflect its lead over the government in opinion polls

The Independent UK

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate slams LNP and Labor, says he'll 'look at' voting for Clive Palmer in federal election

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has hit out at the LNP and Labor, saying the two parties are "taking Gold Coasters for granted" ahead of the federal election.

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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.

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Australia's Albanese banks on working class brand to restore Labor to power

When Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese was only 12 years old, he says, he helped to organise a rent strike that kept his mother's public housing property from being sold off to developers.

Reuters

Second leaders’ debate a ratings winner for Nine despite employees criticising it as a ‘shambles’

641,000 viewers tuned in to watch Scott Morrison spar with Anthony Albanese in event 2GB’s Ben Fordham described as ‘all over the shop’

The Guardian - AU

Second leaders’ debate factcheck: the five biggest clangers in Morrison v Albanese

On issues ranging from aged care to the Port of Darwin, we examine the claims and counter-claims of the PM and Labor leader

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Early voting begins in Australia election with opposition ahead in polls

Early voting began in Australia on Monday two weeks ahead of election day, with surveys showing the opposition centre-left Labor Party extending its lead and Prime Minister Scott Morrison suffering a fall in his approval rating.

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Federal election: Pre-polling opens in the wake of fiery second leaders' debate — as it happened

Early voters cast their ballots on the first day of pre-polling as Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese continue their campaigns following a fiery debate.

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The Loop: No winners in Morrison-Albanese debate, Chris Dawson trial starts, and new Dr Who's incredible audition

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Morning mail: no winners in messy election debate, 60 feared dead in Russian airstrike on school

Monday: Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese bicker through messy second debate. Plus: why hair salons now offer no-talking appointments

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Schools, hospitals high on Labor's agenda

Labor is promising to splash cash in two key sectors, including incentives for teachers and matching a hospital investment from the SA government.

The Guardian - AU

Unattributed attack ads targeting Labor on Chinese-language WeChat fuel fears of election misinformation

Electoral commission says they are not monitoring the social media platform as marginal seats with Chinese-Australian populations hang in the balance

ABC News

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison in fiery debate over anti-corruption commission, national security and cost of living

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese's second head-to-head sees the men get into heated exchanges on national security, anti-corruption commissions and climate change.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Labor widens leads in Newspoll and Ipsos, as pre-polling starts

The opposition has increased its winning margins in both Newspoll and the Australian Financial Review’s Ipsos poll, as Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clashed in a shouty, fractious debate on Sunday night.

The Guardian - AU

Pity Australia’s voters: awful leaders’ debate cursed by absurd format and incoherent hectoring

All the worst elements of an agonisingly superficial campaign came to a head in a train-wreck brawl hosted by Nine on Sunday

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A shouty, unedifying spectacle and a narrow win for Albanese: 3 experts assess the second election debate

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese met in the second election debate on Sunday evening, before a panel of Nine Network journalists.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese clash over cost of living and integrity in messy leaders’ debate

There are heated moments in the second leaders’ debate of the federal election but Channel Nine’s audience fails to find a clear winner

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