4 h. ago Andrew Hastie is a rising Liberal star. Where is he in the election campaign?

Since he entered parliament a decade ago, Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential future Liberal leader, but has been strangely absent from the election campaign.

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9 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Federal election 2025 continues; Muslim lobby group rolls out attack ads against Labor

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

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9 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Ryan accuses Libs of pork

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

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13 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton pledges national paedophile register; PM makes captain’s call over gambling ads

Follow live as we bring you the news of the election as the Labor and Liberal leaders’ campaign across the nation.

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26 h. ago Day of faith and family in federal election as campaign enters crucial week

As the leaders took time out over the Easter period, the Greens have their eye on the balance of power, and are arming themselves with a list of demands.

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27 h. ago The top reasons voters are hesitant on Albanese or Dutton – and it’s worse in marginal seats

An exclusive survey for this masthead reveals the top concerns voters have as the May 3 election approaches.

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30 h. ago Albanese says Dutton’s injecting machismo into election campaign

Before attending an Easter Mass service in Sydney, Albanese recorded an episode of the popular British podcast The Rest is Politics.

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30 h. ago Albanese says Dutton injecting machismo into election campaign

Before attending an Easter Mass in Sydney, Anthony Albanese recorded an episode of popular British podcast The Rest is Politics.

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52 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition offers tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

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53 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition offers tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

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59 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition to offer tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

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63 h. ago Dutton has spent years cultivating his image. Now he faces a dilemma

Twice a day, Peter Dutton meditates. No doubt, with the overwhelming task of overturning a first-term government, and a bruising election campaign, he’s needed it to steady him.

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63 h. ago Messiah to pariah: Dutton stopped believing in Trump, and now we know why

The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks, the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.

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3 d. ago Will a backlash against the premier help the Nats in this safe Labor seat?

For the Nationals, Bendigo may not seem like the most obvious place from which to run their Victorian federal election campaign. But that isn’t stopping them from throwing “the kitchen sink” at the seat.

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3 d. ago The great fashion debate: Albanese and Dutton’s style campaign

Big tie energy and BBQ accessories are the battleground for our political leaders’ fashion credentials.

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3 d. ago Is an unremarkable election campaign really a bad thing? Not this time around

Due to the cost of living crisis, politicians cannot shape the election agenda. Instead, the agenda is in charge of them.

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4 d. ago Why little lies are more of a big problem for Dutton than Albanese

We all know politicians gild the lily, but little lies come with a big cost in the throes of a tight election campaign.

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4 d. ago It’s now easy to see the shadow Donald Trump is casting on the election campaign

Two weeks out from voters lining up at the ballot box, what’s being billed as a slip of the tongue has seemingly derailed the Coalition’s strategy.

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4 d. ago Torched, defaced, smeared: have Australia’s corflute wars gone too far?

Candidates in marginal electorates have reported a high number of incidents with campaign posters being torn down, or worse.

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4 d. ago Where Albanese and Dutton stand on the eight key issues in this election

New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.

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