ELECTIONS – AUSTRALIA

Mentioned in dispatches: Shorten and Morrison share the coverage spoils

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Original article by Zoe Samios
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 13-May-19

Analysis by Streem shows that Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has been mentioned in the metropolitan press some 25,693 times between 11 April and 9 May, while Prime Minister Scott Morrison was mentioned 24,195 times. Shorten was mentioned 10,042 times on metropolitan TV during this period, while Morrison rated 9,242 mentions. In contrast, Morrison has been mentioned 4,693 times online, compared with 4,628 times for Shorten.

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Income tax cuts, bigger surpluses

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 10-May-19

Labor will release the Parliamentary Budget Office’s costings of its election policies on 10 May. The costings show that Labor is projected to deliver a Budget surplus equivalent to one per cent of GDP in 2022-23. In contrast, the Coalition expects to post a surplus in 2022-23 that is just 0.4 per cent of GDP. Meanwhile, Labor’s proposed tax reforms are slated to raise $154bn over 10 years. The costings also show that a Labor government would deliver total tax cuts over the next decade that are similar to those that have been budgeted by the Coalition.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Final leaders’ debate: Shorten slams climate inaction as Morrison focuses on tax

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Original article by Sarah Martin
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 9-May-19

Climate change and tax policy are among the issues that dominated the third and final leaders’ debate on 8 May. Prime Minister Scott Morrison challenged Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to disclose the cost of Labor’s climate change policy, and stressed the need for a "responsible approach" to addressing the issue of climate change. Shorten in turn said the Coalition’s leadership instability over the last six years was due in part to its policy on climate change. Meanwhile, Morrison criticised Labor’s proposed tax reforms, arguing that higher taxes will result in slower economic growth.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

State of the Nation – Election 2019 a photo finish

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Original article by Michele Levine
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-May-19

What seemed like a foregone conclusion after the Liberal Party Leadership upheaval late last year has suddenly become a competitive contest between the L-NP Government led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Bill Shorten-led ALP Opposition. After Malcolm Turnbull was ‘turfed out’ from his job as Prime Minister in August 2018, and replaced by the then largely unknown among the public Scott Morrison, the Roy Morgan Poll showed the ALP two-party preferred vote spiking to what seemed an unbeatable lead with the Federal Election set to be called within the next few months: ALP 58% cf. L-NP 42% (October 2018). Following the leadership change former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull immediately resigned from his seat of Wentworth causing a by-election in his seat which was won by Independent candidate Dr. Kerryn Phelps, and Liberal MP Julia Banks resigned from the Government and joined the cross-bench. At this time the Morrison Government was beset by instability and appeared to be on the verge of collapse at any moment. Many media commentators (from afar) advised new Prime Minister Morrison to call an early Federal Election to put the political uncertainty to rest. As we now know PM Morrison ignored these calls and pledged to take the Government ‘full-term’ until May 2019, which he has done, and the last three Roy Morgan Polls conducted since mid-April 2019 show a very close contest with the ALP just ahead: ALP 51% cf. L-NP 49%. A number of key factors will determine who wins this year’s Federal Election.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN LIMITED

No end to Labor’s $60 billion spendathon

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 7-May-19

Labor has made spending commitments in excess of $60 billion during the federal election campaign, according to a newspaper analysis of its spending announcements. Labor’s spending promises include $22 billion for infrastructure projects and community facilities, and $16.2 billion for climate change and energy. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told the treasurers’ debate on 6 May that taxpayers would be the ones paying for Labor’s higher spending, while Labor will need to convince the Senate to pass the tax measures that it will need to implement in order to pay for its spending.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Three weeks locked at ALP 51% cf. L-NP 49% – Palmer "jumps" 1.5%

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 7-May-19

For the third straight week the two major parties are locked in a tight contest with a slight edge to the ALP 51% cf. L-NP 49% on a two party preferred basis, according to a face-to-face Roy Morgan Poll conducted over the weekend of May 4/5, 2019 with a representative cross-section of 826 Australian electors. Primary support for both major parties fell this week, but there was no change to the close overall two-party preferred result. The L-NP now has a primary vote of 38.5% (down 1%) and is clearly ahead of the ALP on 34% (down 2%) while Greens support is up 1.5% to 11%. Support for One Nation is up 1.5% to 4% while support for Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party is up 1.5% to 3.5%. Support for Independents/Others is down 1.5% to 9%. The Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has declined by 2.5pts to 99 with slightly more Australians saying Australia is ‘heading in the wrong direction’ than ‘heading in the right direction’. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says both major parties require a small swing to claim a workable majority of 77 seats in the expanded 151 seat Parliament, and with the tight nature of the race it could again be independents and minor party candidates who decide who will be Prime Minister after next week’s election.

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PM vows Australian made campaign

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 6-May-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on 5 May that a re-elected Coalition government would crack down on internet trolls as he sought to counter Labor’s campaign launch on the same day. Morrison, who was campaigning on the New South Wales central coast with his wife Jenny, made a number of other commitments, including a promise to bolster trespass laws to help farmers who are being targeted by animal activists. Morrison is expected to announce plans for a manufacturing modernisation fund on 6 May, along with a revamped ‘Made Australian’ campaign aimed at boosting exports.

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I just wanted the truth: PM addresses debate’s space invader moment

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Weekend Australian – Page: Online : 4-May-19

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he was simply trying to get Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to tell him the truth during their debate in Brisbane on 3 May. Morrison was responding to claims that he got too close to Shorten during the debate, with Shorten having accused Morrison of being a "space invader". Morrison claims Shorten sought to win their debate using "stunts" and "wise cracks", with Morrison contending Shorten’s antics were not what you would want from someone who seeks to run the country. The Brisbane audience had Shorten as winning the debate narrowly.

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‘Choose hope over fear’: Bill Shorten’s call to arms wows Labor faithful

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Original article by Sarah Murphy
http://www.theguardian.com – Page: Online : 6-May-19

Opposition leader Bill Shorten says "trickle down" economics has not worked for the average working Australian during the term of the current government. Shorten was speaking at Labor’s official campaign launch in Brisbane on 5 May, during which he outlined policies covering areas such as health and education, boosting employment for younger and older workers, and increasing wages for childcare workers. Shorten said a vote for Labor was a vote for "hope over fear", while he referred to Prime Minister Scott Morrison as "a failed ad guy".

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Coalition faces hostile Senate if it wins

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 2-May-19

A re-elected Coalition government could require the support of the Greens to pass legislation in the Senate, depending on the number of crossbenchers in the upper house from 1 July. Its income tax cuts in particular would be in doubt, given the Greens’ opposition to the package. The government proposes to reconvene parliament before 30 June to capitalise on a crossbench that is likely to be more favourable to its tax cuts than the new Senate. Greens leader Richard Di Natale favours tax increases rather than tax cuts.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE LIMITED