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First 2022 Newspoll Shows Coalition Is Way Behind So Here’s A Lowlights Reel Of Why That May Be

Why indeed!

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NT senator Sam McMahon resigns from Country Liberals, risking party’s status

Barnaby Joyce downplays defection’s effect on Coalition as McMahon remains vague about future plans

The Guardian - AU

Newspoll has Labor's biggest lead since Turnbull's ousting as Coalition damaged by COVID

In the first Newspoll of 2022, Labor led by 56-44, a three-point gain since the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 41% Labor (up three), 34% Coalition (down two), 11% Greens (up one), 3% One Nation (steady) and 11% for all Others (down two).

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CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Does pork-barrelling actually work? New research suggests it's not a big vote winner

Do political rorts deliver extra votes at elections?

The Conversation

Labor leads Coalition 56-44% and Morrison slumps dramatically in first 2022 Newspoll

Labor has opened a 56-44% two-party lead and Scott Morrison’s net satisfaction rating has plunged 11 points in Newspoll, after a disastrous summer in which Omicron has ripped through most of the country and deaths have spiked.

The Conversation

Labor’s lone wolf: Anthony Albanese embarks on the fight of his life

Is Albanese ready to be prime minister? And, if he is, can he win? On the road with the stubborn, headstrong and sentimental Labor leader

The Guardian - AU

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Coalition senator Sam McMahon resigns from CLP, set to sit on crossbench

Northern Territory senator Sam McMahon has resigned from the Country Liberal Party, a spokesman confirms. The Morrison Coalition government will lose a sitting senator to the crossbench.

ABC News

The Coalition Has Promised A $1B Great Barrier Reef Fund But Fails To Address Its Biggest Threat

Scott Morrison has announced the nine-year investment as an election promise, saying the money will go to reducing threats from pollution in our oceans, and predators such as the crown-of-thorns starfish. Ok cool but like, what about carbon emissions?

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Morrison government announces $1bn pledge for Great Barrier Reef over the next decade

Coalition investment includes funding for water quality projects, pest management and reef science

The Guardian - AU

Company that retains exclusive rights to make Aboriginal flags says Coalition has ‘misled’ community

‘Freeing’ of flag design does not extend to actual flags, according to manufacturers Carroll & Richardson Flagworld

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Coalition senators join calls for Covid inquiry, tensions over Russia, fears for fish stocks

Thursday: Liberal and National senators back opposition calls for an inquiry into Australia’s pandemic response. Plus: WA’s border closure causes ‘chaos’ for universities

The Guardian - AU

Coalition senators join growing calls for inquiry into Australia’s Covid response

Nationals Matt Canavan and Sam McMahon and Liberal Gerard Rennick back push from the crossbench and Labor

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government urged to stop using northern Australia fund for fossil fuel projects

Coalition announces extra $2bn for Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility and won’t rule out Beetaloo basin funding

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Save MKU Coalition appeals to Governor-Chancellor seeking transparency in V-C selection process

It appealed to the authorities for the appointment of an academically qualified V-C

The Guardian - AU

Australian Labor ‘will always be better’ than Coalition on health, Anthony Albanese says

Opposition leader’s comments are a sign Labor will outbid Morrison government on health funding in lead-up to election

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: disillusion growing over Coalition handling of pandemic

Only 35% of respondents think Morrison government is doing a good job, while 38% (up from 32%) describe the response as poor

The Guardian - AU

Coalition shift on rapid antigen tests for disability carers still falls short, advocates say

NDIS participants will be able to use their core funding to pay for RATs, but disability groups say they should be free

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China accused of foreign interference after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account hijacked and renamed

Senior Coalition MPs accuse China's government of foreign interference after the Prime Minister's account on the ubiquitous Chinese language messaging app WeChat has its name changed.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Coalition Says Reports About Attack on Saada Detention Center Are False

The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has said that media reports about it targeting a detention center in Yemen’s Saada province are false. "The Coalition will inform the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Defenses Destroy Ballistic Missile Fired at Khamis Mushait

The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen said on Friday that Saudi defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired at the city of Khamis Mushait. The Arab Coalition said in a statement that the missile, launched from Saada airport, deliberately targeted a commercial center in the city. Such escalations by the…

The New Daily

The Ferguson Report: Coming out stronger on the other side as Australia lets it R.I.P.

In other fake news, the Coalition has maintained its COVID promise to Australia as the Liberal Party 'movement' is declared a Code Brown.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition accuses suppliers of misleading customers over ‘missing’ rapid antigen tests

Greg Hunt says government is being blamed when overcommitted suppliers can’t deliver, and false RAT claims will be reported to ACCC

The Guardian - AU

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy

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