POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS – AUSTRALIA

Liberals revolt over policy failures

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Original article by Sarah Ison, Jack Quail
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-May-25

Sources within the Liberal Party have indicated that many of its policies were either not released or delayed for so long that they had no impact on the federal election. They include policies in key areas such as defence, taxation, education, health and the environment. Meanwhile, Sussan Ley is now widely regarded as the frontrunner to replace Peter Dutton as Opposition leader; advocates for Ley contend that she could boost support among female voters who have become disillusioned with the Liberal Party.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

PM scores AAA for denial

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Original article by Greg Brown, Matthew Cranston
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 29-Apr-25

S&P Global has warned that Australia’s coveted ‘AAA’ credit rating is at risk due to the erosion of "sound fiscal management". The firm has raised concern about how the major political parties will fund their election promises if they win the election on 3 May, noting that the budget deficit could widen if the election promises are not funded via revenue or cost savings. S&P also expressed concern about the growing use of so-called ‘off-budget’ spending. However, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected suggestions that Australia could face a credit rating downgrade, while Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Opposition leader Peter Dutton and the Coalition are the biggest risk to the nation’s credit rating.

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S&P GLOBAL RATINGS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Labor spends more than Coalition on election TV ads but Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots leads YouTube outlay

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Original article by Amanda Meade, Henry Belot
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 24-Apr-25

Data shows that Labor has spent $5.8m on free-to-air and subscription TV advertising so far during the federal election campaign, while Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots party has spend $5.6m. In contrast, the Coalition has spent just $4.2m on broadcast TV advertising to date. The major political parties have also embraced social media, with Labor having spent nearly $700,000 to advertise on Facebook and Instagram since the election began; the Liberal Party has in turn spent $385,266 on these two platforms. Meanwhile, the Coalition has spent $2.3m on YouTube advertising, while Labor has spent $2m and Trumpet of Patriots has spent $4m.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, TRUMPET OF PATRIOTS

Taylor vows costings will beat Labor’s

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 15-Apr-25

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor says the Coalition will not adopt Labor’s policy that would involve an optional $1,000 tax deduction for work-related expenses, which is slated to cost $2.4 billion over four years. Taylor says this is because the Coalition’s election spending promises that aim to ease cost-of-living measures are temporary ones, whereas he says Labor is focused on recurrent spending, and that the Coalition’s costings will result in a stronger bottom line than under Labor because of their temporary nature. His comments were echoed by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Monday, who likened the Coalition’s temporary measures to the government assistance that was issued during the pandemic.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

CFMEU to ignore pledge and campaign in election

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 4-Mar-25

CFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC has previously committed to barring the construction union from making political donations, engaging in party politics or supporting candidates. However, CFMEU national secretary and Victorian branch executive director Zach Smith appears to be ignoring Irving’s pledge, with Smith having promised to campaign against opposition leader Peter Dutton during the upcoming federal election campaign, over Dutton’s pledge to deregister the CFMEU if he is elected. Commenting on Smith’s promise, a spokesman for Irving said he has reaffirmed his commitment that the CFMEU will not engage in party politics while in administration, and that there is "no contradiction between that commitment and the union continuing to educate members on issues that affect them".

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY AND MARITIME EMPLOYEES UNION

Review: Labor base rejected handouts

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 21-Oct-19

Labor’s review into its surprise 18 May federal election loss is due to be presented to its National Executive on 5 November. It is expected to conclude that a number of factors led to the defeat, including a poor election campaign and the unpopularity of then-leader Bill Shorten. The review is also expected to find that voters who were meant to benefit from Labor’s so-called ‘tax and spend’ agenda deserted it, while those who were targeted by it stuck with Labor.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Regrets, GetUp has a few, over hard-right assault

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Original article by Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 6 : 17-Oct-19

GetUp’s national director Paul Oosting has told the National Press Club that he is proud of the activist group’s campaign during the 18 May federal election. However, he concedes that GetUp erred in targeting conservative MPs in traditionally safe seats, with five of the six seats that it focused on having been retained by the Coalition. Oosting says GetUp choose this strategy as it had expected Labor to win the election.

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GETUP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

Union campaign forgot voters

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 2 : 9-Aug-19

Former Labor executive Evan Moorhead has undertaken a review of the ACTU’s ‘Change the Rules’ campaign, which is estimated to have cost about $10m. The confidential review has concluded that the campaign did not resonate with voters because its policy objectives were too complex and it was ‘swamped’ by competing messages from the Coalition, Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party and Labor’s own election campaign. Moorhead also found that many union organisers did not fully embrace the ACTU campaign due to complacency that Labor would win the election.

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ACTU, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY

Fed-up Lib MPs ready to call out GetUp’s attacking moves

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Original article by Richard Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 4 : 19-Jul-19

Federal parliament’s electoral affairs committee will undertake an inquiry into the conduct of the 18 May election. Liberal backbenchers Nicolle Flint and Kevin Andrews say they plan to make complaints to the committee about the behaviour of left-wing activist group GetUp during the election campaign. A GetUp spokesperson said the group would be happy to appear before the committee, while also rejecting claims that it was not transparent about its financial accounting.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, GETUP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull ally caught in political crossfire

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Original article by John Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 7-Sep-18

Federal Liberal MP Julia Banks has rejected claims she mistreated party volunteers during the 2016 election campaign for the seat of Chisholm. The allegations were made in a report by a Liberal adviser after the election, with Banks winning the seat from Labor. Banks says the allegations in the leaked report are "false". Banks has recently threatened to quit her seat, claiming she was bullied and intimidated during the recent federal Liberal leadership turmoil that saw Malcolm Turnbull ousted.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY