Coalition and Labor have to date pledged billions for native initiatives. However not all sides of the electoral fence are reaping the advantages, write Elias Visontay and Nick Evershed.
Marise Payne meets with Solomon Islands international minister
Daniel Hurst
Final night time Marise Payne met with Solomon Island’s international minister, Jeremiah Manele, in Brisbane. The pair mentioned the rising tensions between the 2 nations.
Afterwards, Payne issued this assertion:
Australia has been constant and clear in stating our respect for Solomon Islands’ sovereign decision-making, nonetheless we now have reiterated our deep considerations concerning the safety settlement with China, together with the dearth of transparency. I once more strengthened this in my assembly tonight. We agreed that Australia stays Solomon Islands’ safety accomplice of selection.
I once more welcomed Prime Minister Sogavare’s assurance that Solomon Islands won’t be used for a international army base.
Australia will all the time work constructively and respectfully with our Pacific household.
NSW information 19 Covid deaths and 11,671 new circumstances
Within the final 24 hours, NSW has recorded 19 Covid deaths. There are 11,671 new circumstances, 1,481 hospitalised, with 54 in ICU.
COVID-19 replace – Saturday 7 Might 2022
Within the 24-hour reporting interval to 4pm yesterday:
– 96.2% of individuals aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
– 94.8% of individuals aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/mWbndxEkcy— NSW Well being (@NSWHealth) May 6, 2022
VIC information 9 Covid deaths and 9,365 new circumstances
Vicotria has recorded 9 deaths associated to Covid-19 within the final 24 hours. There are 9,365 new circumstances and 494 individuals are in hospital, with 35 of these in ICU.
Donna Lu
As three new Omicron subvariants – BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 – start to unfold in Australia, well being authorities are warning of winter surges in each Covid and the flu.
Michelle Rowland is the Labor member for Greenway in western Sydney – she was simply being interviewed on the ABC.
She was requested about Labor’s robust polling:
We wish to be sure that each Australian has the most effective alternatives to succeed, that in an surroundings the place wages development has flatlined, and the price of residing has gone by means of the roof, and right here in Greenway it is vitally private.
We’ve got the second-highest price of mortgage stress in your complete nation and other people have a variety of existence right here, a variety of means, however all of them need the identical factor on the finish of the day – a authorities that has a plan for the longer term and has their finest pursuits all the time at coronary heart to make the place higher.
She was additionally requested about Albanese failing to recollect the six-point NDIS plan the opposite day when requested a “gotcha” query from the press pack:
I do know that this can be examined carefully, when it comes to each trivialities of the marketing campaign, however let me guarantee you that’s not the body by means of which the vast majority of Australians, actually these right here within the voters of Greenway, view the world.
They’re viewing it by means of the context of issues getting more durable, desirous to look to a greater future, and desirous to know that there are insurance policies and plans in place to make that future higher for them.
I feel Anthony Albanese is presenting an providing to the folks of Australia that claims, ‘I perceive your aspirations. I perceive the necessity to not go away anybody behind and I perceive that you really want Australia to do higher’, and I feel if Labor within the subsequent two weeks is ready to convey that message, then the Australian folks will make a really knowledgeable view once they do forged their votes.
Stephanie Convery
Exorbitant hire will increase, no-grounds evictions solely weeks after transferring in, fungi and mildew infestations, and scores of denied functions. Renters have shared their horror tales of the disaster in Australia’s housing market.
Minister for Commerce, Tourism and Funding Dan Tehan was on the ABC earlier. He was requested about former PM Malcolm Turnbull’s feedback in help of the rise of independents this election.
I don’t suppose anyone thinks it might be in on the nation’s curiosity going ahead if we had a hung parliament, which was made up of independence, Labor and the Greens. One of many issues we wish to do is provide a transparent selection at this election.
He was additionally requested about Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s allegations this week that opponents of his new safety pact with China have threatened the sovereignty of the island nation:
Our Overseas Minister was in a position to meet with the Solomon Islands by minister, as I perceive it, in Brisbane in a single day they usually had a really productive dialog, speaking about how we respect the sovereignty of the Solomon Islands, however how we’re very involved concerning the safety association they’ve with China.
And on the PM’s rhetoric round ‘pink strains’ within the Solomon Islands:
We wish to current robust circumstances as to why it’s extremely essential that we don’t see militarisation of the Pacific Islanders, and that we are going to be doing the whole lot that we are able to to help a peaceable and affluent Pacific area, and that’s our focus.
New polling suggests attainable upset in Mackellar in Sydney’s northern seashores
Anne Davies
New polling undertaken for Local weather 200 exhibits impartial Sophie Scamps has an actual prospect of profitable Mackellar from Liberal average Jason Falinski in one other upset on Sydney’s northern seashores.
The polling, undertaken by Ucomms final week after Scamps’s launch, exhibits Falinski’s main vote at 32% with Scamps at 31.2%. With choice flows from Labor and the Greens, Scamps, an area GP, would surge forward of Falinski.
The ballot discovered Labor had 15.5% of the vote in Mackellar whereas the Greens vote was 8.6%. It discovered that 81% of preferences would movement to Scamps.
On a two-party most well-liked foundation, this might see Scamps snatch the seat, 60-40. Mackellar is straight north of Warringah, the seat which impartial Zali Steggall gained in 2019 on a platform of motion on local weather change and a federal integrity fee.
Scamps has been working on an analogous platform and now has a excessive recognition, with 4 out of 5 Mackellar voters saying they knew she was working.
The one excellent news for Falinski is that 7% of voters are nonetheless undecided. However when pressed to point how they’re leaning, the undecided vote broke pretty evenly between Falinski and Scamps.
The Ucomms ballot of 834 residents of Mackellar was undertaken utilizing automated voice polling final Wednesday on behalf of Scamps and Local weather 200.
Polling in single seats has its limitations due to the problem of getting a consultant demographic combine. Nevertheless, the ballot signifies that Scamps has gained floor since April when Local weather 200 final polled Mackellar and that it’s a seat to observe on Might 21.
Good morning everybody and welcome to Saturday. I’m Cait Kelly and I can be with you thru the morning.
Listed below are the massive tales kicking us off at present:
Scott Morrison is about to announce a $20 million bundle at present to help wineries, breweries and distilleries to allow them to replace their infrastructure and lure extra folks by means of their doorways.
The plan would see $15 million for wineries, distilleries and breweries with $100,000 grants to construct or improve on-site amenities reminiscent of eating places and tour areas.
An additional $5 million would go to tourism and native governments to assist carry extra guests to the websites.
It comes because the PM refused to point if he would resign as Liberal chief ought to the Coalition lose the election, because the prime minister fended off assaults from his predecessor, Malcolm Turnbull, who used a speech this week to play up the roles of independents and say average voices had been changing into more and more marginalised within the get together.
In the meantime, opposition chief Anthony Albanese will start the day in Sydney, the place he’ll showcase Labor’s insurance policies to drive down the price of residing by means of childcare and power initiatives.
The opposition has sought to show the marketing campaign highlight again in direction of the price of residing amid rising inflation ranges, low wage development and the primary official rate of interest rise for greater than a decade.
In the meantime, the Australian Taxation Workplace is cracking down on a $850 million fraud being spruiked on social media that entails folks inventing pretend companies to assert GST refunds.
Operation Protego is probing probably fraudulent funds made to about 40,000 Australians who’ve every claimed on common round $20,000.
With that – let’s get into it!
