63 m. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Trumpet of Patriots texts Palmer’s ‘vanity exercise’, PM says; more than four million Australians have voted

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the final week of the election campaign.

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2 h. ago Erin Patterson trial LIVE updates: Alleged Leongatha mushroom cook appears in court over deaths of family members

Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch. Today, Nanette Rogers, SC, will present the prosecution’s case against Patterson.

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2 h. ago Albanese ‘happy’ to ban annoying texts, won’t commit to make it happen

Mining magnate Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots has been sending large volumes of texts but the mainstream parties also have a history of using unsolicited messages.

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4 h. ago Trump blasts Bezos over putting tariff prices on Amazon goods

Amazon.com said it will not display the cost of US tariffs on products after President Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.

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6 h. ago New poll shows Labor is maintaining its edge over the Coalition

A new poll shows with just three days left until the federal election, Labor is maintaining its edge over the Coalition.

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6 h. ago US President Donald Trump announces trade talks with Australia

US President Donald Trump says he will be talking to Australia over a potential trade deal.

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6 h. ago ‘They are calling’: Trump confirms Albanese has been trying to speak to him

US President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss trade – and he is yet to take the call.

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6 h. ago The world is consumed by Trump’s chaos. In MAGA heartland, they’ve barely noticed

Polls show the president has lost his sheen. But from “Hog’s Haven” to a hair salon in rural Kentucky, Americans who voted for Donald Trump still think he’s their best chance.

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6 h. ago Chaotic, wild and history making: This is Trump’s first 100 days

Tariffs, Zelensky and mass deportations. Yet Donald Trump managed to do much more in his first three months as President of the United States.

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6 h. ago The prince, the pauper, perp and other Patriots in the Trumpet

One candidate was allegedly discovered with duct tape and a cadaver bag in his car. Another is a prince.

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6 h. ago Trumpet of Patriots rush to preselection is proving a big risk

The Trumpet of Patriots choice of candidates in this federal election is leaving a lot to be desired.

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16 h. ago From corflute craziness to ‘Trumpet’ texts, election day can’t come soon enough

Posters tell us who we’re voting for. But we need to look behind them.

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17 h. ago Canada delivers election victory to incumbent PM Mark Carney

Canadians have rejected Donald Trump's repeated taunts that the country should become America's 51st state, delivering an election victory to incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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19 h. ago Dragons, Rabbitohs change halves combinations for Magic Round matches

St George Illawarra has made changes to their side after the Anzac Day loss, including calling up a State of Origin player to make his Dragons debut.

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19 h. ago Why Canada’s election result is an uncomfortable one for Dutton

The Trump effect has just hit Canada’s election – and it could rub off on Australia’s.

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19 h. ago 25 things to do in Brisbane over the Labour Day long weekend

From football and festivals to shows and movies, there is plenty going on over the three-day break.

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20 h. ago 'Good days and bad days': Parents of Perth surfers killed in Mexico mark anniversary

The parents of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered in Mexican "have good days and bad days," one year on.

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20 h. ago Trump wants to unleash more US gas. This Australian energy giant will help sell it

Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer has signed off on building a $27 billion project that will liquefy more US gas and ship it to the rest of the world.

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23 h. ago 100 days of destruction: Trump’s first three months are a sea of red ink

Donald Trump’s second time in the White House has produced the worst 100 days for financial markets in half a century.

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24 h. ago ‘I run the world’: Trump marks 100 days with stunts, boasts and propaganda

The US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the Super Bowl in February.

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