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Here's what the government and universities can do about the crisis of insecure academic work

Contract and casual workers in Australian universities have borne the brunt of revenue losses and funding cuts to higher education and research. When the government refused to provide JobKeeper to public universities during the COVID pandemic, thousands of academics on contracts got the boot.

The Conversation

NSW spent $7.5 billion on pandemic

NSW spent $7.5 billion in its response to COVID-19 funded largely by borrowing but it also underspent on crucial PPE and overspent on faulty equipment.

AAP

Australia's would-be PM Albanese shaped by humble start

The son of a single mother who raised him on a pension, Anthony Albanese had a humble start to life for a politician who could become Australia’s next prime minister

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Morrison first recent Australian leader to survive 3 years

Scott Morrison has become the most successful Australian prime minister in years just by standing for reelection on Saturday

The Independent UK

Australia set to go to polls in expected close election

Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia’s shore

The Independent UK

Why some voters in Sydney's west are turning to Clive Palmer's United Australia Party this election

The United Australia Party is looking to boost its share of the vote in parts of Sydney and Melbourne, thanks to the legacy of COVID-19 and a reported uptick in support from the Muslim community.

ABC News

Dugong sees red: Pig the sea cow predicts Labor will win Australian election (sort of)

In completely unscientific experiment the Sydney Aquarium resident sided with a tortoise and crocodile in predicting Anthony Albanese victory

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Chinese-language publisher offers election candidates gushing praise on WeChat. But the flattery comes with a price tag

A mysterious media agency is behind a fee-for-service offering to federal election candidates, including Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, placement of favourable news articles and interviews on the Chinese-language social media platform WeChat.

ABC News

Cabinet committee blocked plan to double Australia’s support to Pacific, election-eve leak reveals

‘Extraordinary’ revelation about national security decision shows the government is ‘falling apart’, Labor says

The Guardian - AU

The seats Labor and the Coalition need for victory

The magic number for majority government is 76 lower house seats. Here are the possible scenarios

The Guardian - AU

Laura Tingle laments ‘stupid and depressing’ election campaign as Morrison dodges ABC debate

7.30 political correspondent labels grilling of Anthony Albanese over costings ‘embarrassing’ for journalists. Plus: Kennedy awards take a bizarre turn

The Guardian - AU

Bushfire survivors feel their trauma battles have taken a back seat in the federal election campaign

Survivors of the Black Summer bushfires feel they've been left out of the national conversation during the federal election campaign as they continue battling trauma.

ABC News

Labor promises urgent care clinic for Canberra's southside

The clinic would provide care for non-life-threatening injuries seven days a week, from at least 8am to 10pm.

The Canberra Times

Safe federal seat of Fowler turned battleground: Kristina Keneally and the mystery polling

News Corp reports that polling shows independent Dai Le could win, but Keneally seems relaxed

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Australia election: voters to go to polls in battle of ‘bulldozer’ and ‘builder’

Opposition Labor party’s lead in polls has narrowed in final week of an attritional campaign

The Guardian - AU

Anger over aircraft noise expected to boost Greens’ election chances in Brisbane

Voting in three seats likely to be impacted by response to opening of second runway at airport

Al Jazeera

Australian election: Voters baulk at rising living costs

Liberal-National Coalition and centre-left Labor Party running neck and neck in election focused on rising prices.

Reuters

Cost of living in focus as Australia's election race hits final stretch

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison criss-crossed the country in a final day of campaigning, insisting he could still win Saturday's election despite polls pointing to a change of government or hung parliament.

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Factbox-Australian democracy at a glance

Australians will vote in a general election on Saturday. The two main groups are the ruling conservative Liberal-National coalition and the opposition Labor Party, and there is a competitive cohort of independent and minor party candidates.

Newcastle Herald

It's going to be 'very tight' but Joyce says Nats will get Hunter 'humming again'

"This is a town that's going to get smacked if the Labor-Greens get in."

AAP

Independents' day prediction at ballot box

Independent candidates in several key seats could topple the major party incumbents and deliver a history-making election for Australia, data analysis suggests.

ABC News

Rheumatic heart disease funding needed to help Indigenous communities

A dramatic increase in funding will be needed to eradicate a disease which stems from poverty in Australia's Indigenous community, according to a leading paedeatrician.

The Guardian - AU

Australian election 2022 voting guide: everything you need to know, including how to vote if you have Covid

Who can I vote for? Where can I vote near me? How do I vote if I have Covid? All your polling-day questions answered

The Guardian - AU

Who should I vote for? Guide to seven key policies in the 2022 Australian federal election where Labor and Coalition differ

Real differences between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have emerged across a range of election policies. To help you decide who to vote for, check our policy comparison of the two major political parties in Australia around aged care, federal Icac, childcare, climate change, housing, health and a voice to…

The Guardian - AU

Federal election 2022: what are the chances for each party in the Senate and who will win?

The makeup of the Senate will be crucial to the success of the next Australian government: here is a prediction of the seats most likely to change

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