The Financial Review
Queensland Coalition MPs are warning Scott Morrison the only way to
resolve the worsening internal dispute over the proposed Adani coal mine is to
quickly grant the final Common wealth approvals and not try to bury the issue
until after the election campaign.
The Australian
Bill Shorten's $2.3 billion cancer treatment plan will fail to deliver
his promise of eliminating significant out-of-pocket costs for many private
patients, with leading oncologists warning yesterday they could not guarantee
they would bulk-bill their services.
Ten years after the National Broadband Network began, more than a million
households on the lowest cost plans are paying too much compared with their old
ADSL connections and are likely to face further price increases or have their
service dumped.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
The nation's power grid requires swift upgrades to avoid energy
shortages from a predicted spike in the uptake of electric vehicles over the
next decade.
The Daily Telegraph
Bill Shorten's emissions standards for light vehicles could add almost
$5000 to the drive-away cost for customers as Scott Morrison labels the policy a
"carbon tax on cars".
The Herald Sun
Labor powerbroker Kim Carr spent more than $117,000 in taxpayers' money
with a printing firm entangled in an alleged rort. Senator Carr, the shadow
industry and innovation minister, has used F&M Printing for 54 jobs over the
past decade, including two since it was raided in 2017.
The Courier Mail
Scott Morrison has encouraged farmers to sue animal rights activists by
giving them Commonwealth resources as "green-collar criminals" face being
stripped of their charity status.
The West Australian
Leading concussion campaigner Peter Jess has written to the AFL to
demand players be ruled out for 19 days when diagnosed with concussion, amid
renewed debate about the welfare of footballers following Fremantle superstar
Nat Fyfe's.
The Adelaide Advertiser
The federal election campaign kicks off in Adelaide today in everything
but name, with a laser-sharp focus on the state's most marginal seat. With a
poll date still undecided, Labor will announce fast-tracking the North-South
Corridor upgrade, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will spruik the Budget and left-wing
activists GetUp! will start the campaign to oust Liberal Nicolle Flint in
Boothby.
