The Daily Telegraph
Michael Daley suffered a resounding defeat in a key pre-election debate with
Gladys Berejiklian last night during which he stumbled on important budget
details and was unable to recall spending figures on education, stadiums and
TAFE.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Allianz Stadium could have been upgraded to meet all safety standards for as
little as $18 million, a secret report for the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
reveals. The revelation will reignite the key election issue of stadiums for
Labor leader Michael Daley as the campaign enters it final two days.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has refused to back away from comments that
climate change measures have been a "gratuitous waste" of taxpayer money.
Far-right Queensland senator Fraser Anning spent more taxpayers' money flying
his family around the country than any other politician last year. Senator
Anning - who is under fire for blaming the Christchurch massacre on Muslim
migration - also racked up the highest bill for staff travel of any MP who does
not hold a ministerial or shadow ministerial role.
The Age
The CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, is being used to promote a
weight-loss pill despite there being no scientific evidence it helps people lose
weight. The Metabolic C12 pill is sold by Blackmores under a CSIRO-developed
weight-loss program called Impromy.
Hardware giant Bunnings has begun its long-awaited move into online retailing,
with a trial under way at one store in Melbourne ahead of a nationwide rollout
over the next 18 months.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will splash $70 million on traffic relief in a key
Melbourne marginal electorate as he battles for the infrastructure vote before
the federal election.
One of Australia's most prominent far-right extremists has escaped prosecution
even though he left explicit, violent and repeated threats on the message bank
of a Melbourne freelance journalist. The man who left the phone threats was
Nathan Sykes, a lieutenant of Australia's most prominent white supremacist, Jim
Saleam.
Herald Sun
The AFL has declared war on trolls after a stunning photo of Carlton superstar
Tayla Harris in full flight became fodder for ugly online abuse.
Desperate households unable to cope with electricity, gas and water costs have
unpaid bills as high as $33,000. The debts for Victoria's most financially
stressed customers are twice as much as they can actually afford to pay, a new
report has revealed.
Australian Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey are under threat after provocative
comments from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Aussie Diggers. Australia's
official travel advice for Turkey is under review after the President said
Australians with anti-Muslim views would be sent "back in coffins like their
grandfathers".
The Australian
Australia's unique century-old bond with Turkey, forged by the Anzacs at
Gallipoli, has been plunged into a diplomatic and security crisis after hardline
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seized on the Christchurch terror attack by
threatening to send anti-Islamic Australian tourists home in a coffin.
Paul Keating has moved to shore up Labor's NSW election campaign, writing
letters to voters endorsing MPs in three seats with large Asian populations as
concern grows that Michael Daley's racial comments could cost him government.
Catholic schools are threatening to reignite the funding wars, appealing to the
federal government for a boost in capital grants to help provide for an expected
surge in enrolments in the coming decade.
The total cost of the Sydney Light Rail project would increase from $2.1 billion
to more than $3bn under a proposed deal negotiated by the NSW Transport
Department with contractor Acciona.
