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PM pledges $63 million for the well-being of defence personnelBill Shorten marks 68th anniversary of Korean War battleGovernment negotiating Palmer preference deal: reportsLabor to announce industrial relations overhaul for 2.6 million casual workersPM announces $100 million local community funding in DarwinMorrison targets South Australia amid Palmer poll surgePM not ruling out preference deals with Clive PalmerShorten dismisses concerns regarding Adani dissentShorten promises $1.
Opposition leader Bill Shorten has ruled out introducing new superannuation taxes at a press conference in the electorate of Boothby in South Australia on Tuesday.Sarah Hanson-Young says she will today write to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to back a royal commission into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
FULL INTERVIEW: The Prime Minister is the first of the two major party leaders to head to Tasmania for the election campaign, where he's targeted the seat of Braddon held by Labor on a margin of 1.7 per cent.Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has faced criticism after his reluctance to answer a journalist's questions over how much his climate policies will cost the economy.
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie says his campaign bus has been the subject of a failed arson attack in Perth's south.Opposition leader Bill Shorten is under fire after ruling out any new or increased taxes on superannuation, despite previously announcing a raft of changes.
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