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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have been photographed wearing saffron scarves bearing the symbol of a right-wing Hindu ...

This was the birth of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)." He reiterated that the VHP in Australia was a completely independent, separate organisation to VHP in India, and that "no violence or wrongdoing of any kind has ever been associated with VHP in Australia". "They provide material support to the VHP back in India. They provide a platform for VHP leaders," she says. We don't accept that." In an archived 2011 version of their website, VHP Australia had a section titled "Origins of VHP" where it references some of the Indian organisation's ideology. VHP India was founded in 1964 with the objective to "organise-consolidate the Hindu society and to serve [and] protect the Hindu Dharma [religion]". This is wrong. In a statement, VHP Australia national president Subramanian Ramamoorthi wrote "the prime aim of Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia is to promote the principles of unity in diversity, social cohesion, multiculturalism, harmony, inclusiveness and pluralism in Australia". According to Professor Mohan Dutta of New Zealand's Massey University, who has studied Hindu Nationalism, the VHP is positioned as a cultural organisation, which aims to build the cultural pedagogy of Hindutva, a form of Hindu Nationalism that aims to build a monolithic Hindu culture or identity. VHP in India is opposed to all religious conversions and aims to strengthen Hindu education and observance around the world. - The HCA says VHP in Australia is distinct from the VHP in India and opposes violence of any kind On Saturday night, the Prime Minister and his wife, Jenny, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, and several Liberal candidates were presented with the scarves at a meet-and-greet event in Sydney that was hosted by the Hindu Council of Australia (HCA), of which VHP Australia is a member.

That's a wrap for day 39 of the federal election campaign! Here's a rundown of some of the major moments: Labor leader Anthony Albanese raised concerns over ...

- The prime minister was asked about an incident on Wednesday, where he made headlines afterduring a football game. However, this rise fell short of the increase economists had been expecting. Employment increased by 4,000 people in April, the sixth consecutive monthly rise.

One Liberal party insider believes the race is to 74 lower house seats – two short of the required majority – as both parties are counting on two crossbench ...

Sarah Hirst, a member of the tennis club, said it was the first time a Prime Minister had visited Whitmore. Morrison spent a night in Tasmania but decided to skip the ultra-marginal Liberal seat of Bass, which is held by Bridget Archer on a margin of 0.4 per cent. Albanese went to Strathpine to greet volunteers for Dickson candidate Ali France, shaking hands and posing for photos. Hayes said he took up drawing as a hobby at home. Labor strategists hope to win one or both of the two Liberal seats, which frequently change hands, but Liberal strategists believe they could snatch Lyons. Albanese visited Bennelong in Sydney before heading to the Brisbane-based seats of Longman, Petrie, Dickson and Ryan.

The eight-year-old boy crash tackled by Scott Morrison at his soccer training on Wednesday night has cemented his status as one of the country's true little ...

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Critics swiftly refuted the PM's claim, made while campaigning with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, that the government could not issue visas to the ...

“He only has to sign the papers and they can come home. It’s been sitting there forever,” Dendle told The Herald and The Age last month. And so Australia’s rules do not permit permanent visas for people who have not been found to be refugees. It’s sitting on Minister Hawke’s desk right now. They were later moved to Perth after Tharnicaa, 3, suffered a blood infection. They have not been found to be refugees.

Priya and Nades, two Tamil refugees who came to Australia separately from Sri Lanka a decade ago to seek asylum, are living with their two Australian-born ...

She has covered two Olympics and been to Antarctica twice. She has an interest in integrity, leadership and social equity. She has covered two Olympics and been to Antarctica twice. Karen Barlow is ACM's Chief Political Correspondent. Working in the federal press gallery, she investigates and writes about federal politics and government. She has an interest in integrity, leadership and social equity. Karen Barlow is ACM's Chief Political Correspondent. Working in the federal press gallery, she investigates and writes about federal politics and government.

Wednesday: the best of Guardian Australia's 2022 federal election coverage.

Sport grants: A rural sporting club that missed out on funding amid the infamous 2019 “sports rorts” grants now fears it is “being used” for political gain after Nationals MP Anne Webster promised it funding if the Coalition is re-elected. Reset? China will seek talks with whichever party wins Saturday’s Australian federal election, with diplomats saying they see “a good opportunity” to ease tensions in the period after the vote. Yet their community was passed over by the Coalition in favour of lower scoring applications, some of which were in marginal metropolitan seats. It’s got to end and we’ve got to prioritise growing the economy and productivity.” We’ve heard of doorstop press conferences, but today Scott Morrison got window-stopped. It’s got to end.

The Prime Minister denied his signs and TV adverts saying 'it won't be easy under Albanese' offensively mock the Labor leader's Italian name.

He's quite happy to dish out criticism and abuse of me, as he has done over the last three years, I'm big enough to take that. The Prime Minister branded the Labor leader 'precious' and a 'hypocrite' after he claimed the slogan 'it won't be easy under Albanese' mocked his name. Now Anthony Albanese comes under fire for mocking a political opponent's unusual name - after he made a stink out of Liberal campaign slogan 'it won't be easy under Albanese'

The Northern Territory and ACT remain banned from voting on legalising voluntary assisted dying and as of today, are the last jurisdictions without it.

A Federal Labor spokesman said, if elected, the party would "facilitate the introduction, debate and vote" of a standalone private members or senators bill to allow Australia's territories to make laws on voluntary assisted dying. However, the Northern Territory and ACT don't have the ability to pass assisted dying laws, due to a long-standing Commonwealth ban on Australia's territories holding a vote on the issue. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed a re-elected Coalition government won't allow the Northern Territory and ACT a chance to vote on legalising voluntary assisted dying.

Many panellists doubted that Scott Morrison could change as he has said he will; Liberal Senator James Paterson says he would prefer a Labor majority government ...

"It goes to productivity measures... "I think it's a vote for a weaker government and a weaker country, leading to uncertainty," he said. "There's a number of National Party seats that are going to come really close, and I think, on election night, there's going to be a massive recount." investing in childcare so women and families can get back to work, making medicines cheaper so families can ensure that they get the medicines that they need." "You said you're paying more on rent than you would on a mortgage, for some people, it would help them if they could take money out of superannuation, that would get them the deposit they need to buy a house and pay lower mortgage repayments rather than higher rent. "In a major crisis, we could have done with more of 'Bulldozer' Morrison, with the bushfires and the floods, the country was calling out for Scott Morrison to take leadership in those crises and he didn't. Mr Burns had it put to him that Labor had committed to character assassination of the PM but he held firm and said Labor had merely been able to capitalise on what others said. "When there was a march of women for justice at parliament house that he refused to meet." "He ran a very tough and small government in times of crisis where decisions had to be made quickly, where you couldn't go through the normal consultation and careful consideration but had to make decisions on the fly." "James has said 'kindler and gentler' would be a better mode but the thing is that a leader has to respond to whatever circumstances present. "I just want what's best for Australia — and if Scott Morrison can get to this stage of the election and honestly say he hasn't been as good as he could have been, and he could have been better, I really welcome that." Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised to change and be less of a "bulldozer" should he be re-elected on Saturday but on Q+A on Thursday night, multiple panellists rubbished that claim.

On one issue Liberal and Labor strategists are agreed: dislike of Morrison remains the dominant factor in the campaign.

The Resolve Strategic poll for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald was the first to show the inevitable narrowing of the gap. Crash tackling a little boy on a footy field was obviously a much better use of his time. Liberals were confident Frydenberg would win, but according to one the Coalition would not pick up a single seat in Victoria. In every one of those seats Morrison is a potential vote loser, particularly in Goldstein where his net negative is minus 23.9. There is a divergence between the major parties on the general impact of Morrison’s latter-day conversion. He couldn’t say exactly when or how he would change, except that he would work at being more empathetic and more inclusive, as if his only defect was the perception he lacked compassion, rather than candour and competence.

The eight-year-old soccer player crash tackled by Scott Morrison during training on Wednesday night has revealed what happened in the aftermath of the ...

Great to be able to have a good chat to him about his love of football and to hear he’s had three hat-tricks in his budding career already.” So it was a bit of a shock,” she told Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon. “I spoke to Luca and his mum Ali tonight to check in on him and he was in good form. They’re probably all shocked right now.” Joy revealed Mr Morrison had called Luca and his mum Ali on Wednesday night to check in and make sure he was okay before posting a tribute to the boy on Facebook. “We were playing soccer and I think someone tried to pass it (the ball) to me or Mr Morrison. What happened was he tripped and he was trying not to fall on top of me, so he tried to fall underneath me,” he said.

Scott Morrison has declared he wants the Liberal Party to be for 'workers' while claiming Labor was for the 'elite', as he touched down in Perth for a ...

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Two men speaking in a composite image. Prime Minister Scott Morrison (left) and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese. Source: AAP.

- The prime minister was asked about an incident on Wednesday, where he made headlines afterduring a football game. However, this rise fell short of the increase economists had been expecting. Employment increased by 4,000 people in April, the sixth consecutive monthly rise.