Opinion and analysis from the federal election campaign

Erin Stewart asks: What does it mean for the female vote that the big parties aren't focusing on climate change? Stewart writes: Women care more about addressing climate change than men, doubtless because they suffer more from its effects. So why are the Coalition and Labor not prioritising it in their election campaigns? In responses to the ABC's Vote Compass, 82 per cent of female respondents felt the Federal Government should do "much" or "somewhat more" to tackle climate change, compared with just 67 per cent of men. Chair of Population Health at Western Sydney University Professor Hilary Bambrick said extreme weather events killed more women than men globally because they were less likely to have the resources to survive. Read the full story here. OVER AT THE DRUM YOU'LL FIND BARRIE CASSIDY'S PIECE ON PORK BARRELLING Cassidy writes: Fewer than 30 seats are genuinely up for grabs in this election and already we can see the funding promises being targeted there. Is it any wonder so many people are disenfranchised? Read the full story here. ICYMI: READ THIS IF YOU EVER WONDER HOW MUCH POLITICAL PARTIES KNOW ABOUT YOU Turns out, they know a fair bit and they don't have to disclose it. Major party databases are used to store everything from individuals' voting intentions to information about which issues are likely to swing votes so the parties can target households with specific election material. Read the full story here. IF YOU HAPPEN TO NEED A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE CAMPAIGN, TAKE FIVE FOR OUR NEWS QUIZ At the end of each week, we look back at the week of news and serve it up in 10 questions. We'll give you a preview to one of the questions cover the lighter headlines this week: The World Health Organisation changed its policy on coffee and cancer to include which piece of advice? WANT MORE ELECTION NEWS? MAKE SURE YOU'RE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR POLITICS TOPIC More than just opinion and analysis, you'll receive a wrap of the key moments across the campaign each afternoon. Make sure you've opted into our politics NewsMail topic by managing your preferences here. Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Add or remove topics | Unsubscribe | Contact Us Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 700 Harris Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 © 2016 ABC | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Discover other ABC Email newsletters