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Turnbull says ‘Trump-like’ Dutton’s nuclear policy a ‘really bad idea’ - as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

From the doable to the downright impossible: your guide to making sense of election promises

Three weeks into the federal election campaign and both major parties have already pledged to spend billions in taxpayer dollars if elected on May 3.

The Conversation

Australia’s biggest industrial polluter receives millions in carbon credits despite rising emissions

Safeguard mechanism revamp leads to overall emissions fall but 70% of coal and gas facilities covered by scheme increased direct pollution

The Guardian - AU

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Australians pay $84 a month for their internet. Why so expensive, and what can be done to lower the cost?

Consumer group points to international evidence for the benefits of affordable broadband and calls for concessional pricing for those on lower incomes

The Guardian - AU

‘Scare campaign’ accusations, costings and more debates: watching the home stretch of the Australian election

The Coalition appears to be losing support, but the latest Essential poll shows 47% of voters on the fence, making the final 12 days crucial

The Guardian - AU

Election Diary: Coalition makes ‘law-and-order’ pitch, with plan to invest proceeds of drug crime into communities

As it seeks to gain some momentum for its campaign, the Coalition on Monday will focus on law and order, announcing $355 million for a National Drug Enforcement and Organised Crime Strike Team to fight the illicit drug trade.

The Conversation

Newspoll steady as both leaders’ ratings fall; Labor surging in poll of marginal seats

With less than two weeks to go now until the federal election, the polls continue to favour the government being returned.

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Who actually benefits from the Coalition and Labor’s housing policies?

Both parties have pitched their plans at renters and low income earners – but experts doubt either approach will help many enter the market who weren’t already able to do so

The Guardian - AU

‘Bordering on incredible’: Coalition under fire for planning to scrap Labor climate policies and offering none of its own

With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade

The Guardian - AU

Labor vows to protect penalty rates and seeks to reignite fight over working from home

Jason Clare says reported comments by Jane Hume suggest the Coalition still wants to enforce a return to office work

The Guardian - AU

Dutton pledges tax breaks for business startups and meets alpaca who sneezed on King Charles

Opposition leader also says his migration plan would prioritise tradies instead of yoga teachers

The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s claim that fuel efficiency standard would raise prices based on car no longer on sale

Questions arise over election proposal to axe penalties for high-emitting cars after revelations Toyota RAV4 model used in analysis has been discontinued

The Guardian - AU

The great Australian election campaign quiz – week three

We’ve crossed the halfway mark and there are still more questions than answers from the politicians. Here we have more answers than questions – but 75% of them are wrong

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne nurse Sarah is trying to save for a home near work – neither party’s housing plan will get her any closer

The major parties are competing for first home buyers’ votes with a range of promises. But who will they actually help?

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The Conversation

Labor’s poll surge continues in YouGov, but it’s barely ahead in Freshwater

Labor increased its lead again in a YouGov poll, but Freshwater put the party ahead by just 50.3–49.7. This article also covers the final WA upper house results for the March 8 election.

The Guardian - AU

Big election energy: power debate relentlessly drives Hunter region’s politics

In all three seats surrounding the electorate of Newcastle – Hunter, Paterson and Shortland – the transition from fossil fuels is furiously contested

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton insists he ‘believes in climate change’ after refusing to say if impacts of global heating worsening

Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and Greens condemn opposition leader for comments at Wednesday election debate

The Independent UK

Australian PM contender’s run unravels over climate crisis question

Albanese said Dutton’s remarks ‘stunned’ him

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton says he ‘believes’ in climate change; Price accuses media of Maga pile-on; and a human book chain

Labor has seized on Peter Dutton’s comments about global heating in last night’s leaders’ debate

The Guardian - AU

Zoe Daniel says team had nothing to do with Climate 200-backed robocall criticised by Coalition

Liberal senator says voters in teal seats receiving aggressive ‘push polling’ calls, but company behind poll says it complied with guidelines

The Conversation

Cracks in social cohesion - the major parties must commit to reinvigorating multiculturalism

In the run up to the May 3 election, questions are being raised about the value of multiculturalism as a public policy in Australia.

The Conversation

State of the states: six experts on how the campaign is playing out around Australia

The federal election campaign has passed the halfway mark, with politicians zig-zagging across the country to spruik their policies and achievements.

The Guardian - AU

The trend is in, but Australian voters’ views are soft and fragmented – how should we read the polls?

After the 2019 election result confounded the polling, research companies went back to the drawing board. But a changing electorate poses ever knottier challenges

The Conversation

Election Diary: there were a couple of ‘moments’ in second Albanese-Dutton encounter

Two “moments” stuck out in Wednesday’s leaders’ debate, the second head-to-head of the campaign.

The Conversation

Second leaders’ debate is a tame affair befitting a ‘deeply uninspiring’ campaign

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their second showdown of the 2025 federal election campaign. The debate, hosted by the ABC, was moderated by David Speers in the national broadcaster’s studios in Western Sydney.

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