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Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has hardened his stance against gay marriage by saying he would ban members of his party from crossing the floor to vote on their own personal beliefs.

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CONSCIENCE VOTE.mp3

A string of attacks in Melbourne have seen the State government crack down harder than ever on knife crime.

Sherri Bruinhout, from Citymission, says life is increasingly unsafe for the city's 7000 homeless youth, and many are arming themselves out of fear.

She joins Panorama's Ally Bergamin.

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Knives - SYNcast.mp3

The Federal election hasn't been called yet, but political advertising is already hitting TV screens across Australia.

As Opposition Leader in '07, Rudd called political advertising a "cancer on democracy", but now he's trying to justify a $38 million campaign to promote the super profits tax on mining. Should governments be allowed to use taxpayer dollars to save their own skin?

Panorama's Nick Toscano, Ally Bergamin and Emma Buckley Lennox.

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Government advertising - SYNcast.mp3