Bill Shorten
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Labor has not backflipped on corporate tax cuts. Here are the facts
Kristina KeneallyMuch has been made of Labor’s apparent ‘backflip’ on corporate tax cuts. But the party has held a fairly consistent position in opposition as evidence mounts that tax cuts may not be all they’re cracked up to be -
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Support for independents rises three points to 15% in latest Newspoll, as backing for all three major parties drops slightly
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Election 2016: A new Newspoll has the Coalition and Labor level, but the real story is that 25% of voters said they planned to vote for neither
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Election 2016: Bill Shorten says priorities are health, education and childcare after being accused of anti-business campaign
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Prime minister says ‘now is not the time for a protest vote or a wasted vote’ and warns voters not to return to ‘yet another minority government’
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Labor leader says he stayed away to avoid politicising event but ‘I would like to have been there in hindsight’
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It is received wisdom by 2016 that an overweight politician can’t win office. But the focus on politicians’ diets and exercise is nothing but a distraction
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As ministers struggle to explain policy reforms, cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos says the government will take the issue back to the party room if it wins the election. As it happened
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Election 2016: the Coalition is digging in over super changes and going to war over company tax. And talking about mattresses
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Liberal senator links to Roosh article decrying ‘social justice warriors’. Follow all the developments with Katharine Murphy, live
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Election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating is still ahead as preferred PM at 40%, though this is down 3%, according to Essential
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Election 2016: voters asked how they see Bill Shorten and Malcolm Turnbull – including who would make the best drinking buddy
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Election 2016: ‘This is obviously a gotcha moment,’ minister says when put on spot about minute detail of Coalition policy
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Malcolm Turnbull sees an improvement in approval ratings and is still ahead as preferred prime minister, but voters more likely to want to have a beer with Bill Shorten, latest poll shows. All the day’s developments with Katharine Murphy
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Labor backs tax cut from 28.5% to 27.5% for businesses with a turnover under $2m but says it will oppose rest of company tax cuts
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Election 2016: MPs reportedly blaming downturn in West Australian economy as strategists predict Coalition to lose 12 seats
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Bill Shorten plans to take $1.bn from Coalition’s $5bn infrastructure fund and allow it to be used for smaller projects
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Opposition leader says Labor won’t repudiate existing contracts after Anthony Albanese casts doubt on federal funding. All the campaign news with Katharine Murphy, live
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Election 2016: there was no clear winner on Sunday night but an analysis of Newspolls suggests the government may be in trouble
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