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Newspoll has Labor further ahead but Albanese says election is anyone's to win
By Brett Worthington

With first votes to be cast tomorrow the parties have released how-to-vote cards. Albanese says Labor isn't getting complacent while Clive Palmer is hoping to inflict pain on both major parties.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/ele

ABC News · Newspoll has Labor further ahead but Albanese says election is anyone's to winBy Brett Worthington

Conservatives say a suspicious document was made to sway prisoners against them. We looked into it
Some Conservative candidates and social media users are alleging that a document — which appears to be a fake version of a real government webpage — has circulated in prisons to turn inmates against the Conservative Party. The CBC’s visual investigations tea...
#politics #elections #socialmedia #government #News #Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/alleged-pri

Tasmanian Greens' supporters urged to vote for dropped candidate
By Josh Duggan

A how-to-vote-card released by the Tasmanian Greens on Sunday instructs voters to pencil in a federal candidate who last week formally removed himself from the race, opening the party to criticism the move is a cash grab.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/tas

ABC News · Tasmanian Greens' how-to-vote card preferences former candidate Owen FitzgeraldBy Josh Duggan

Does Australia have a migration problem? It depends on who you ask
By Isabella Higgins

The vast majority of new arrivals in Australia end up in our capital cities. Experts and locals weigh in on how it's affecting our housing crisis.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/imm

ABC News · Calls for better planning as Aussie suburbs feel the squeeze amid migration, housing pressuresBy Isabella Higgins

Men and women are more divided — and it could sway the election
By Patricia Karvelas

New data suggests that gender and politics are getting more polarised and the views of women and men more divided. It is consequential for how we understand this election.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/men

ABC News · Evidence grows that men and women are more divided — and it could sway the electionBy Patricia Karvelas

The tradie problem fuelling the housing crisis needs more than a quick fix
By Alan Kohler

The policies of both parties designed to increase housing supply are fine — they're just nowhere near enough.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/its

ABC News · Labor and Liberal housing policies are not enough. Two broken systems need fixing firstBy Alan Kohler

The tradie problem fuelling the housing crisis needs more than a quick fix
By Alan Kohler

The policies of both parties designed to increase housing supply are fine — they're just nowhere near enough.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/its

ABC News · Labor and Liberal housing policies are not enough. Two broken systems need fixing firstBy Alan Kohler

Men and women are more divided — and it could sway the election
By Patricia Karvelas

New data suggests that gender and politics are getting more polarised and the views of women and men more divided. It is consequential for how we understand this election.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/men

ABC News · Evidence grows that men and women are more divided — and it could sway the electionBy Patricia Karvelas