Election 2022 LIVE updates: Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese prepare to go head-to-head as campaigns continue across the nation

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Labor promises new policies for women amid campaign ‘step-up’

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will intensify his bid for power with a pitch to women about fair pay in his next round of policies to win over voters in the final two weeks of the election campaign, declaring he makes “no assumptions” about his party’s lead in the opinion polls.

Women will be promised new economic measures to achieve gender equity with their salaries and improve their career options in a message about the boost to economic growth by making women a bigger part of the workforce.

Anthony Albanese says Labor will announce a number of policies aimed at women in the final two weeks of the campaign.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

“If you lift up the economic status of women, you lift up the entire national economy,” Albanese said in an interview with this masthead.

The next round of Labor policies will include the economic measures for women, industry support from a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, and a focus on the cost of living in the belief that rising prices will be a decisive factor when early voting opens on Monday.

Labor will also commit $11 million on Sunday to offer free playgroups in regional and remote areas and expand intergenerational playgroups like those seen in the ABC television program, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, mixing the young and the old.

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This morning’s headlines at a glance

Good morning and thanks for your company this Mother’s Day.

It’s Sunday, May 8. I’m Broede Carmody and I’ll be anchoring our live election coverage for the first half of the day.

Here’s what you need to know before we get started.

  • Labor’s pitch to voters will shift to women and fair pay during the second-last week of the federal election campaign. As David Crowe writes, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese wants to improve women’s career options and salary. The party will also pledge $11 million for free playgroups in regional and remote areas.
  • Meanwhile, the Coalition is promising to slash the cost of IVF for thousands of Australians if re-elected on May 21. Prime Minister Scott Morison will today unveil a $53 million plan to help aspiring parents with reproductive services, pregnancy planning and postnatal care.
  • Speaking of the two leaders, the prime minister and opposition leader will go head-to-head tonight on Channel Nine. The debate will be livestreamed on this masthead’s homepage and carried live on Nine’s radio network (which includes Sydney’s 2GB, Melbourne’s 3AW, Brisbane’s 4BC and Perth’s 6PR).
  • Later this morning, Labor’s education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek and independent candidate for Wentworth Allegra Spender will appear on the ABC’s Insiders program.
  • And early voting opens tomorrow. The Australian Electoral Commission says a number of COVID-safety measures are in place, including regular cleaning and social distancing.
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