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Benita Kolovos

Circling again to Anthony Albanese’s press convention in Melbourne, the place he has additionally made a veiled dig on the opposition:

One of many variations between Jodie Belyea and the opposite candidates on this by-election is that she’ll be a voice in authorities. Somebody who can get issues achieved as a voice in my authorities. Not simply be one other bloke, sitting behind all the opposite blokes … opposing all the pieces, being detrimental about all the pieces [and] working concern campaigns.

Victorian Labor senator Linda White has died

Sarah Basford Canales

The Victorian Labor senator, Linda White, has died following a well being battle, Guardian Australia has discovered. The Labor left senator introduced in February she can be taking depart to take care of some well being points. The precise trigger stays unclear.

White joined the Senate in 2022 after a profession working as a solicitor and because the assistant nationwide secretary of the Australian Providers Union between 1995 to 2020.

We’re anticipating the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to make an announcement at his press convention in Dunkley this morning.

Benita Kolovos

Anthony Albanese can be talking about Peta Murphy’s legacy. Her dying late final yr from most cancers is why voters in Dunkley are heading again to the polls on Saturday.

The prime minister says:

Peta Murphy, one of many issues that she did – a rare act of selflessness – that stated all the pieces about who she was. She knew that she wasn’t nicely and recruited Jodie to the Labor social gathering.

She inspired Jodie to face as a candidate.

We want and this area people needs that the byelection was not occurring as a result of Peta Murphy, at age 50, has gone from us far too quickly. She had a lot extra to present, I’ve little doubt she would have been a future cupboard minister. A unprecedented capability to ship for this area people, to ship on such a broad vary of points.

Benita Kolovos

Labor candidate Jodie Belyea makes pitch earlier than Dunkley byelection

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is at Jubilee stadium together with his candidate for the Dunkley byelection, Jodie Belyea.

Surrounded by Labor supporters, Belyea is up first:

We’re at Jubilee Park Stadium, a spot that Peta [Murphy] championed and delivered on. That is an unbelievable facility. Peta was a robust, sensible and assured girl that represented our group. She delivered for Dunkley, and I requested the folks of Dunkley to vote for me, as a result of I too will ship for Dunkley. I can be a robust, native, assured consultant for the folks of this nice group.

Jonathan Barrett

RBA invitations submissions for redesigned $5 observe

The Reserve Financial institution has launched its public marketing campaign looking for group enter on a redesigned $5 banknote to honour the tradition and historical past of First Nations peoples.

The brand new design will substitute the portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II, whereas the opposite facet of the banknote will nonetheless function the Australian parliament.

The RBA stated it’s partaking instantly with First Nations organisations in each state and territory to encourage submissions.

Additionally it is looking for enter from the broader group, with concepts to be lodged online by the tip of April.

The RBA’s assistant governor for enterprise providers, Michelle McPhee, stated:

Involving the general public on this course of is significant, and by actively partaking First Nations communities we will higher seize themes that inform our nation’s story.

Benita Kolovos

Peter Dutton defends query time assault over excessive courtroom determination

Opposition chief Peter Dutton has doubled down on his determination to launch a query time assault on the Albanese authorities, regardless of Victoria police transferring to withdraw assault expenses in opposition to a person launched because of the excessive courtroom’s ruling on indefinite detention.

(You possibly can learn the complete story on this from Paul Karp beneath).

Talking in Dunkley this morning, Dutton stated he was counting on media experiences on the time:

I believe when you find yourself counting on recommendation from the police authorities, from an announcement that had been issued or from media experiences that had been confirmed by the minister accountable, I believe it’s completely affordable that you’d make the factors that we made yesterday, and I suppose the overall level that we’re making is that the Albanese authorities’s launched 149 folks, hardened criminals, from immigration detention.

A reminder that these folks have been launched after a excessive courtroom determination, which any authorities of the day can be required to observe.

Benita Kolovos

Liberal candidate for Dunkley makes pitch earlier than byelection

It’s brilliant and early in Frankston however the two main events aren’t losing a minute forward of the byelection in Dunkley tomorrow.

First up is the opposition chief, Peter Dutton, who’s at an occasion together with his candidate, Nathan Conroy, and a gaggle of supporters clad in Liberal T-shirts.

Conroy says they’re 4 main points for the outer Melbourne voters – value of residing, group infrastructure, housing and crime. He says:

Tomorrow, the great folks of Dunkley are going to solid their poll, they’re going to ship a message to the Labor authorities [and] they’re going to help me. I’m going to be a champion, I’m going to struggle for you. I’m the underdog however Australia loves an underdog, and I’m going to return out hopefully as the following consultant for Dunkley as a result of we have to put Frankston Metropolis and Mornington Peninsula on the map.

We want extra infrastructure, [to] scale back crime, and other people desire a mortgage discount, so we want a robust economic system with decrease inflation. I’m asking the folks of Dunkley, good folks of Dunkley, to again an underdog to be their subsequent consultant and take this struggle to Canberra.

The prime minister and Labor’s candidate can be up later as we speak.