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George Christensen says 'elites' have suddenly started hiding vaccinated death statistics. Here's why that's wrong

Coalition backbencher George Christensen took to Facebook this week to claim the government has suddenly stopped reporting vaccinated death statistics. Is that correct?

ABC News

Saudi Defenses Destroy Drone Targeting Jazan

Saudi air defenses destroyed a drone targeting Jazan, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said on Wednesday. Shrapnel from the drone, launched by Houthi militias from Yemen’s Hodeidah province, scattered over civilian objects but did not cause any damage, the Coalition said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Albanese to pledge increased defence spending as Morrison promises more personnel

Labor and Coalition will make dueling announcements on Thursday as national security increasingly becomes a focal point for federal election

The Guardian - AU

Labor to spend more on defence if it wins power, says Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will use a major foreign policy speech to try and burnish his national security credentials, pledging to spend substantially more on defence than previous Labor governments.

ABC News

When it comes to climate-induced disasters the Coalition wants to save for a rainy day – but it’s already pouring

Subsidies to prop up fossil fuel are more pressing for the Morrison government than subsidies for renewables or climate adaptation

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese to embrace Labor luminary Bob Hawke’s consensus style if ALP wins election

Opposition leader will use speech to business summit to present himself as a consensus figure with a ‘renewal’ agenda

The Guardian - AU

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Coalition shortlist for nuclear submarines base were not in Defence’s top five in 2011 review

‘We are not getting lumped with their mess’, Newcastle mayor says of prospect of basing nuclear fleet in city while Wollongong mayor also concerned

The Guardian - AU

Morrison wants khaki election but voters aren’t convinced Coalition best to handle war, survey suggests

Guardian Essential poll shows voters split on who will react better to Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite Coalition’s history of leading Labor on national security

The Guardian - AU

Saying child care is an 'essential service', Greens release plan for free early education and care

The Greens are promoting a $19 billion plan to make child care free and accessible for all families, which they hope to push major parties on should they hold the balance of power in the next parliament.

ABC News

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

Anti-trolling bill could breach US free trade deal and increase online abuse, BCA says

Business council urges that Coalition bill not proceed, arguing it would have ‘limited impact on safety outcomes’

The Guardian - AU

Coal-fired power in Australia could be over within 10 years concedes lobbyist Ian Macfarlane

Just a few years ago he argued for more coal-fired power stations to be built on the east coast, but former Coalition cabinet minister Ian Macfarlane now says there could be none left within 10 years.

ABC News

Liberal MP wants Coalition to expand $10bn scheme supporting insurers to cover all natural disasters

Warren Entsch says northern Australia scheme aimed at cyclone-prone Queensland should be extended to other parts of the country

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Coalition scraps $65m spend on four car parks in Josh Frydenberg’s electorate

Treasurer’s Kooyong electorate was one of biggest beneficiaries of scheme the national audit office called ‘not demonstrably merit-based’

The Guardian - AU

Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Richard Marles says there are 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were in 2013. Is that correct?

Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles says there are now 70,000 fewer apprentices and trainees than there were when the Coalition came to office in 2013. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Benzinga

Marijuana Justice Coalition Calls For A Floor Vote On The More Act

The Marijuana Justice Coalition (MJC), a broad coalition of national advocacy organizations convened by the Drug Policy Alliance, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on Tuesday, calling

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Scott Morrison hopes for a miracle election win, but the polls suggest he’s dreaming

There are about 90 days until an election in May. Dennis Atkins digs into the numbers and finds some interesting trends, especially in Queensland.

The Conversation

Labor maintains big federal Newspoll lead and is likely to win in South Australia

This week’s Newspoll gives Labor a 55-45 lead over the Coalition, which is unchanged since the previous poll a fortnight ago.

The New Daily

Labor retains 55-45 Newspoll lead, with less than 90 days remaining until election

Anthony Albanese’s ALP has retained a 10-point lead over Scott Morrison’s Coalition in the latest Newspoll released on Sunday night.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Coalition Forces Down Houthi Drone Launched From Sanaa Airport

The spokesman of the Coalition for the Support of Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, said that the Coalition Forces managed to intercept and down a drone launched by the Houthi militia from Sanaa towards Jazan. This came amid hostile escalation by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. Al-Maliki said…

The Guardian - AU

Real wages in Australia have tanked – and it can’t be hidden by the Coalition’s feeble scare campaigns

If there is one constant in our economic debate, it is that employer groups and the Coalition will continually warn we are about to experience a wages breakout

The Guardian - AU

Coalition announces new $19m Beetaloo Basin gas support after previous grants ruled invalid

Decision to give grants to Liberal-linked Empire Energy for NT exploration prompts anger among environment and Indigenous groups

The Guardian - AU

‘Jumping the gun’: Coalition accused of spraying money around in $678m pledge to seal Outback Way

Expert warns funds for 1000km of blacktop road should be analysed by Infrastructure Australia, not ‘sprayed around’ in election year

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