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Election Diary: Liberal and Labor launches focus on housing, but who thinks either side can fix that crisis any time soon?

Both major parties were spending big at their campaign launches, with housing as the centrepiece.

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The Conversation

Michelle Grattan

The moment Albanese and Dutton both jumped the shark

The third Sunday of the federal election campaign has been one of the costliest in history, as spending restraint by both sides was left in a...

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The Age

Shane Wright

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Hartcher

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

5

WA Today

Peter Hartcher

The moment Albanese and Dutton both jumped the shark

The third Sunday of the federal election campaign has been one of the costliest in history, as spending restraint by both sides was left in a...

9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Shane Wright

The moment Albanese and Dutton both jumped the shark

The third Sunday of the federal election campaign has been one of the costliest in history, as spending restraint by both sides was left in a...

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Brisbane Times

Shane Wright

Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?

Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Natassia Chrysanthos

Trump’s made his choices to advantage America. We must make ours for Australia

Since the Second World War, there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Stuart Rollo

Do you yearn to hear Starmer condemn Trump? If so, you’re going to be disappointed

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The Guardian

Andrew Rawnsley

Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?

Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.

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Brisbane Times

Natassia Chrysanthos

Trump’s made his choices to advantage America. We must make ours for Australia

Since the Second World War, there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not...

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Brisbane Times

Stuart Rollo

In the rush towards a law on assisted dying, the vulnerable have become expendable

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The Guardian

Sonia Sodha

The Observer view : Singapore, LA... Bedford. New theme park will be a welcome boost for Britain

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The Guardian

Sonia Sodha

Surveillance is in, perks out. Bosses have dropped their masks, but gen Z is fighting back

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The Guardian

Sarah Manavis

The moment Albanese and Dutton both jumped the shark

The third Sunday of the federal election campaign has been one of the costliest in history, as spending restraint by both sides was left in a...

8

WA Today

Shane Wright

Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?

Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.

8

The Age

Natassia Chrysanthos

Trump’s made his choices to advantage America. We must make ours for Australia

Since the Second World War, there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not...

8

The Age

Stuart Rollo

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Maureen Dowd

The identity politics of many Muslims, and critics of Islam, are deeply corrosive

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The Guardian

Kenan Malik

Trump’s made his choices to advantage America. We must make ours for Australia

Since the Second World War, there has been a high degree of alignment between Australia’s national interests and American global leadership. Not...

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WA Today

Stuart Rollo

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

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Brisbane Times

Maureen Dowd

Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump granted tariff concession

Moving iPhone production from China to India or elsewhere would have been a Herculean task for the tech giant. Now it’s been handed a major...

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Brisbane Times

Mark Gurman

Dutton’s pitch to protect women and girls will strike a chord. Is it the right one?

Female voters drifted away from the Coalition after its work-from-home misstep. Now the opposition needs to offer women a way back.

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WA Today

Natassia Chrysanthos

Albanese, Dutton: Time to tell the truth about Trump

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The Australian

Paul Kelly

Iran Says Seeks 'Real And Fair' Deal In Nuclear Talks With US

Iran is seeking a "real and fair" agreement with the United States on its nuclear programme, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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International Business Times

Afp News

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

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The Age

Maureen Dowd

Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this?

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The Guardian

Arwa Mahdawi

Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump granted tariff concession

Moving iPhone production from China to India or elsewhere would have been a Herculean task for the tech giant. Now it’s been handed a major...

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The Age

Mark Gurman

Trump is already skirting due process. Now he’s musing about deporting citizens

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The Guardian

Moira Donegan

In the biggest job in the world, Trump is looking like a very small man

As everyone else gets yippy – JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon warned of a recession – the president seems to be enjoying centre stage, toying with the...

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WA Today

Maureen Dowd

No union and forget staff toilet breaks, but hey, at least Bezos can buy Venice for his wedding

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The Guardian

Catherine Bennett

There must be a reason parents send kids to private schools

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The Australian

Gerard Henderson

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid just needed Trump

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The Guardian

Stewart Lee

Apple was on brink of crisis before Trump granted tariff concession

Moving iPhone production from China to India or elsewhere would have been a Herculean task for the tech giant. Now it’s been handed a major...

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WA Today

Mark Gurman

Election spend-o-meter running too hot

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The Australian

Geoff Chambers

Has Crisafulli paused the ‘youth crime crisis’ for Dutton?

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The Australian

Sarah Elks

Dutton is pursuing a housing subsidy so bad, even Trump killed it

The policy is highly regressive, and will simply boost house prices and blow a huge hole in the personal income tax base that will never be recovered.

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Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Our tax system is a dog’s breakfast. Here’s a 3x3 blueprint to fix it

Three “maxims” to guide the changes. Three “no-regrets” steps either side of politics could institute right away. And three “big-picture”...

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Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

The Trump effect is a wrecking ball, and we’re in the blast zone

As the US president declares victory at every turn, he will leave behind a profoundly changed world. The implications for Australia are profound.

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Financial Review

Peter Varghese

With friends like Donald Trump, Australia doesn't need enemies

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The Examiner

Craig Thomson

Accord Reached 'In Principle' Over Tackling Future Pandemics: Negotiating Body

WHO members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating...

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International Business Times

Christophe Vogt

UK Lawmakers Hold Emergency Debate To Save British Steel

UK lawmakers held a rare Saturday parliamentary debate as the government seeks to pass emergency legislation to stop the last British factory that...

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International Business Times

Laurie Churchman

Iraqi Markets A Haven For Pedlars Escaping Iran's Economic Woes

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians...

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International Business Times

Salam Faraj

Moment Of Reckoning For Pandemic Agreement Talks At WHO

Negotiations toward a global agreement on tackling future pandemics came down to the wire Friday, with observers voicing hope that a consensus...

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International Business Times

Nina Larson And Agnes Pedrero

Trump Tariffs Unnerve Locals In Irish 'Pharma' Hub

Vast pharmaceutical factories pepper the green landscape in southern Ireland, but the wind turbines next to the plants outside Cork are in the eye...

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International Business Times

Peter Murphy

'Hard On The Body': Canadian Troops Train For Arctic Defense

In normal conditions, Canadian Air Force helicopter pilot Jonathan Vokey uses the treeline to gauge his altitude. But in the Arctic, where the...

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International Business Times

Daphne Lemelin

A Night At The Geneva Opera -- That Is A Literal Snoozefest

In most places, a night at the opera conjures up images of polite audiences in eveningwear sitting upright to enjoy a bit of Bel Canto. In Geneva,...

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International Business Times

Agnes Pedrero

Trump Carves Up World And International Order With It

By casting doubt on the world order, Donald Trump risks dragging the globe back into an era where great powers impose their imperial will on the...

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International Business Times

Fabien Zamora

A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

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Brisbane Times

Peter Hartcher

Voters have a clear choice. Labor’s long term and equitable tax reform or the Coalition’s big but one-off tax cuts

Labor and the Coalition have both acknowledged the cost of living crisis facing many Australians in separate tax policies unveiled on Sunday.

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The Conversation

Isaac Gross