Australians will head to the polls today as the nation decides whether Scott Morrison or Bill Shorten will lead the country.Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten head to the polls in a battle for the prime ministershipMore than 4 million Australians cast their votes early ahead of today
Labor arrives on polling day feeling cautiously confident of a narrow path it expects will bring it to power. Coalition sources concede it faces a tougher journey to retain government, but hopes a late surge in support will boost its chances. "This will be the closest election we've seen in many, many years," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
Labor came into the election the favourite to win, thanks largely to the Liberal Party's decision to dump former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as its leader last year.
How to vote? Give all independents 1st preference. followed by Greens candidate then AustralianLabor. Always keep rightist factions last. We need a commission of inquiry, into state of budget and how biggest deficit in history of this nation, turns into phantom surplus. Pronto
We are preparing to vote for no majority to prove how much we despise both
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Labor has no vision for regional Australians: McCormack | Sky News AustraliaDeputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has taken aim at the Labor Party, insisting the Opposition has failed to deliver for regional Australians.\n\nThe Nationals leader used his opening address to the party faithful to highlight the Coalition’s commitment to regional communities and accused Labor of having ‘no vision’ for ‘those who live off the land’.\n M_McCormackMP ScottMorrisonMP please tell us michael, what has scott morrison done? M_McCormackMP ScottMorrisonMP Can what’s his name tell us a few difficult problems that ScoMo has supposedly fixed? I can’t think of even one... M_McCormackMP ScottMorrisonMP Yep, hides them away, sews their lips shut, hunkers down & bullshits his way thru ..... ArsehatsRUs t a LNPFail Again
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Labor is asking Australians to ‘vote blind’ | Sky News AustraliaLabor is asking Australia to ‘vote blind’ by not revealing the cost of its climate change policies, says Sky News host Chris Kenny.\n\nTwo days out from the election, Mr Kenny says it’s clear that voters will go the polls not knowing the impact Labor's policies will have on the economy. \n\nThe political commentator says it’s ‘unprecedented in the history of Australian politics’ for a party to get through an entire campaign without answering questions over the cost of its central policies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n You got an answer. Hey Chris ... didn’t you work for the liberals. Are you doing it pro bono now? Chris Kenny is talking shit as usual though isn't he? That’s surprisingly biased sounding coming from Chris Kenny. He is normally so fair and equal in his reporting 🙄
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Federal Election 2019: Scott Morrison warns Australians against Labor switchThe Prime Minister attacked Labor over its policy agenda and promised voters 'I will burn for you every day' if re-elected. And nine months ago one M B Turnbull argued now was not the time to switch to a happy clapping gay hating human rights denying evangelical arsehole, and yet here we are. You’re right. It should have been done much earlier. That way ScuMo and his minions wouldn’t have been the total fuck up that they have been ScottMorrisonMP When is the time to change to Labor PM?
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Federal Election 2019: Scott Morrison warns Australians against Labor switchThe Prime Minister attacked Labor over its policy agenda and promised voters 'I will burn for you every day' if re-elected. ErykBagshaw Now is the perfect time to vote out the corrupt LNP. ErykBagshaw who does this guy think he is, John Farnham ErykBagshaw Fair to say that ScottMorrisonMP is deluded enough about his own marketing skills to think that he could sell Syphilis. Seriously, the bloke is a loud-mouthed dud and no-one is buying. Rule 101 of marketing - know your market.
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Coalition attacking Labor on climate costs with 'complete outlier' modellingFigures at the heart of a government campaign over Labor’s climate policies predict an economic impact up to 10 times greater than comparable estimates. Compared to the cost of not acting.... Labor”s Plans are an Economic Suicide & Bankruptcy Statement for this Country ( which is probably what they & the Greens want to conform to the UN /Socialist view of the world ) BillionDollarBill has a climate policy? Where when did he ever give detailed costings on it? Apart from telling everyone that asks we’re all dumb for asking auspol ausvotes smh theage 9news abc LaborFail
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Coalition can still win from behind after Newspoll’s 49:51 to Labor: Kroger | Sky News AustraliaThe latest Newspoll shows the race to next Saturday’s poll remains tightly contested, with Labor maintaining their lead of 51 per cent to Liberal’s 49 per cent two-party preferred.\n\nBoth major parties saw primary vote rises, with Liberal at 39 per cent and Labor at 37 per cent. \n\nThe Greens have remained static at nine per cent, while One Nation has dropped one to four per cent, with Clive Palmer’s Australia United Party also at four per cent. \n\nIn the preferred Prime Minister stakes, Labor leader Bill Shorten has crept up three per cent to 38 per cent, but still behind Scott Morrison at 45 per cent. \n\nSky News contributor Michael Kroger says the Coalition can still win on 49 per cent, with a chance of a pathway to victory.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n Okkkkkkkkk like we prefer one over the other DEMOCROCY IS DEAD facebook is our Leader now. Some should remind Bill. When the polls are 51-49 like they are now. The incumbent has been return 12/12 times this happened. Australia let's make it 13/13 and give Scott Morrison a chance to lead us for the next three years.
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Labor maintains narrow lead over Coalition: Newspoll | Sky News AustraliaThe latest Newspoll indicates the race to Saturday's poll remains a close struggle, with Labor maintaining its lead of 51 per cent to the Liberal's 49 per cent on two-party preferred.\n\nBoth major parties saw increases in the primary vote, with the Liberal Party leading Labor 39 to 37 per cent.\n\nMinor parties saw less action compared to previous weeks, with the Greens remaining static at nine per cent, and One Nation dropping one to four per cent, with Clive Palmer's United Australia Party on par at four per cent.\n\nOpposition leader Bill Shorten crept up three points in the preferred Prime Minister stakes but is still trailing Scott Morrison 38 to 45 per cent.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n ljayes LiberalAus Policy coming?! Or is it status quo trickledown... ljayes LiberalAus guess the anticipated big dump is really going to be big ljayes LiberalAus Don't worry about polls and I can guarantee it won't be LNP voters who suffer more under a Shorten/DiNatali Govt ...it will be the Labor voters
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How do Labor and the Coalition plan to cut carbon emissions?Australians are among the world's biggest producers of greenhouse gases. Apart from boosting electric cars, how do the major parties plan to cut carbon emissions? auspol | nicole_hasham nicole_hasham Elon Musk has a $7B co and he is LOSING $1B/yr So how is billshortenmp going to do it? Plz advise (allow sanity to prevail) nicole_hasham we produce .8 of 1 % of global - taking into account our geo popu spread we would be less than that - but hey don’t let your bs get in the way of a good story -if we were to get to 45% to say .4 of 1 % - China is building 1 coal power stat per day - we’ll make no diff whatsoever. nicole_hasham No need to cut anything!
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Labor maintains narrow lead over Coalition: Newspoll | Sky News AustraliaThe latest Newspoll indicates the race to Saturday's poll remains a close struggle, with Labor maintaining its lead of 51 per cent to the Liberal's 49 per cent on two-party preferred.\n\nBoth major parties saw increases in the primary vote, with the Liberal Party leading Labor 39 to 37 per cent.\n\nMinor parties saw less action compared to previous weeks, with the Greens remaining static at nine per cent, and One Nation dropping one to four per cent, with Clive Palmer's United Australia Party on par at four per cent.\n\nOpposition leader Bill Shorten crept up three points in the preferred Prime Minister stakes but is still trailing Scott Morrison 38 to 45 per cent.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n RichardsKel Clings or holds comfortably, like every poll for the last 3 years as voters tire of an exhausted divided government with nothing new to offer this election? auspol RichardsKel Wow, undecided voters deciding an electoral outcome? Who would’ve thought? RichardsKel I want a PM who remains as PM for the full term not this soap opera of switching PM’s when a Party feels like it, I want a Leader, a strong individual who is calm but decisive who will put our country first before their own needs, voted Liberal in past but leaning towards Labor
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Polls tighten ahead of election day | Sky News AustraliaRecent polling indicates Scott Morrison has made some ground on Bill Shorten ahead of the election on Saturday.\n\nA YouGov Galaxy poll conducted by News Corp shows the Coalition trailing Labor 49 to 51 on a two-party preferred basis.\n\nThe Coalition's primary vote has also jumped two points to 39 per cent, while Labor has remained steady at 37 per cent.\n\nMr Morrison remains with a firm lead in the polls as preferred prime minister, leading Opposition leader Bill Shorten 45 to 37.\n\nIt comes as a poll conducted by Fairfax-Ipsos reveals early voters have so far favoured the Coalition, with 41 per cent saying they voted for the Coalition, while 33 per cent backed Labor.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ScottMorrisonMP billshortenmp Bill Shorten, How many new taxes do you have for the Australian people ScottMorrisonMP billshortenmp Not surprised ScottMorrisonMP answers the tough questions billshortenmp has bullshitted his whole way through this campaign and avoided answering ANY questions!!!!! ScottMorrisonMP billshortenmp News Corp poll ? 😂😂
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Leaders pay tribute to Bob Hawke | Sky News AustraliaThe nation's leaders have joined Australians in mourning for former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke who has died age 89.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Bill Shorten have both offered their condolences to the Hawke family.\n\nMr Shorten says the country has lost 'a favourite son', and Prime Minister Morrison put party differences aside to acknowledge the great 'larrikin' and his ability to 'connect with everyday Australians'.\n\nTributes have also flooded in from other former leaders, Julia Gillard saying 'Bob's genius was in his understanding of people'.\n\nA statement released by his wife Blanche d'Alpuget says the beloved former leader passed away peacefully at his Sydney home on Thursday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 'Every Australian carries a monument to Bob Hawke with them, their Medicare card.' - Rest In Peace. My hair turn gray; To Jesus we pray;)) You see me so sed ;)) Vot Labor instead;)) I pay 💰 for my quote ; one Liberal vote;)) I hope y’ll agree; your mind will be free;))
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