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Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing

Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Thursday with union organizers at the White House as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns

The Independent UK

Malcolm Turnbull says Australians are ‘voting with their feet’ to support teal independents in election

Former PM tells Washington Harvard Club the rise of the independents could mean the ‘capture’ of the Liberal party is thwarted by ‘direct democratic action’ in the 2022 federal election

The Guardian - AU

Independents slam ‘dirty tactic’, reporting fake campaign signs; 30 Covid deaths – as it happened

Scott Morrison won’t say if he will resign in case of hung parliament and Anthony Albanese backs royal commission into pandemic

The Guardian - AU

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'This is not a death tax': Coalition claims on Labor housing scheme fall flat with experts

Aspects of Labor's newly unveiled affordable housing scheme have been likened to a "death tax", but tax specialists have shot down those suggestions.

ABC News

Federal election: Anthony Albanese says people are entitled to question policy but 'word game' puts Australians off politics — as it happened

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says people are entitled to ask questions about his policies but he says the "word game" is "what puts people off politics".

ABC News

Federal election sees Hasluck on the line as Labor seeks to unseat Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt

Labor sets its sights set on the bellwether seat of Hasluck, a sprawling electorate north-east of Perth that senior Labor MP Jason Clare claims is the key to winning the federal election.

ABC News

Sydney News: Sydney commuters given free fares; NSW hits peak in flu cases

MORNING BRIEFING: Commuters on select buses in Sydney's inner west will ride for free today, as drivers take industrial action in ongoing wage and conditions negotiations.

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Morning mail: voters’ top priorities, Coalition climate plans ‘catastrophic’, Putin’s ‘girlfriend’ faces sanctions

Friday: The Morrison government’s emissions target is consistent with more than 3C global heating, analysis says. Plus: men more likely to take time from female partners for exercise

The Guardian - AU

Palmer pulls ads amid talk of candidate rift

Has the mining billionaire changed his mind about preferencing the major parties last?

Newcastle Herald

Biden meets Amazon union leader at White House meeting on ‘extraordinary’ organising efforts

Christian Smalls wears ‘eat the rich’ jacket to White House meeting on union efforts

The Independent UK

Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us

The federal election campaign takes place against a background of flooding on Australia’s east coast, where some residents remain in temporary accommodation a month after the disaster. It’s just the latest reminder Australia is set to become a poster child for climate change harms.

The Conversation

Who really wins and loses from first homebuyer schemes? What you need to know as a buyer, owner or renter

The Coalition and Labor parties have each produced election policies designed to help low and middle income earners buy homes.

The Conversation

Amid COVID and heated debate about China, how will multicultural Australia vote in 2022?

The debate over whether an “ethnic vote” phenomenon exists in Australia re-emerges at each federal election.

The Conversation

The ACT has passed new affirmative consent laws. Here's what they mean

The change represents a significant reform to the ACT's justice system.

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If there's a federal election swing to Labor, this will be NSW's first seat to fall

Away from the outer suburban mortgage belt and the teal-targeted inner-city seats, the Liberal-held electorate of Reid could be the first to fall if there is a swing to Labor in NSW this federal election.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition climate target consistent with more than 3C global heating, research says

Despite risks of irreversible climate impacts neither major party have emissions reduction goals that will best limit the catastrophic damage

The Guardian - AU

Keeping coal-fired power plants running is a ‘dangerous game’ for Queensland Labor, expert says

Political scientist says state’s decision to rule out closing power stations shows major parties are ‘wedged’ on climate change

The Guardian - AU

Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere

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The Guardian - AU

Cost of living and fixing aged care are top concerns as election nears, ANU poll shows

Six in ten people surveyed say the two issues are of most concern, followed by the Australian economy, healthcare costs and climate

ABC News

Anthony Albanese grilled over NDIS gaffe by Q+A host David Speers as the Opposition Leader pitches to Australian public on Scott Morrison's failures

In a wide-ranging Q+A appearance, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says Coalition leaders have become progressively worse, while denying he made a mistake when asked about the NDIS.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: 'Gotcha' questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders

The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese bemoans campaign focus on ‘soundbites rather than values’ after forgetting NDIS detail

Labor leader says elections should not be ‘some bureaucratic gotcha game’ in solo appearance on ABC’s Q+A program

The Guardian - AU

Labor denounces Peter Dutton’s ‘conspiracy theory’ that China wants Coalition to lose election

In election debate, Labor’s Brendan O’Connor says defence minister’s line of attack on China is for his own political purposes

ABC News

Social worker billed $200 for midnight visit to Stawell Regional Health's urgent care centre

A social worker has been billed hundreds of dollars for an after-hours visit to a Victorian town's hospital, sparking outrage from the Rural Doctors Association.

The Independent UK

Debate sparks over China's interest in Australian election

An Australian debate heated up Thursday when the defense minister said there was evidence the Chinese Communist Party wanted Australia’s government to change at the May 21 election because a center-left Labor Party administration would attempt to appease Beijing

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