6 h. ago ‘One Nation is the story’: Hanson throws up election wildcard

Pauline Hanson claimed she could win Senate spots in most states as One Nation goes further than the Coalition on conservative issues.

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7 h. ago Corruption watchdog bites back at claims of candidate investigation in dirty tricks campaign

The national corruption watchdog has made a rare intervention in a growing dispute in the election campaign of a crucial western Sydney seat.

Events

7 h. ago Stonnington mayor takes out court order banning council watchdog from demeaning online posts

A long-running feud between Council Watch president Dean Hurlston and Stonnington mayor Melina Sehr has ended in a court battle over personal safety.

Events

8 h. ago Labor holds clear lead as time runs short for a Coalition rebound, poll reveals

Australians have given Labor a clear lead over the Coalition in the final stage of the federal election campaign – and that extends to the leadership of the nation.

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8 h. ago Labor holds its lead as time runs short for a Liberal rebound, poll reveals

Australians have given Labor a clear lead over the Coalition in the final stage of the federal election campaign – and that extends to the leadership of the nation.

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8 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton denies recruiting Brethren church members after Queensland office vandalised; Welcome to Country debate dominates campaign

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

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10 h. ago WA news LIVE: Investigation launched into body found on boat moored in Bicton

Brad Pitt will star in a film adaptation of famed WA novelist Tim Winton’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Riders. Meanwhile, a Perth may finally get some answers on the death of a loved one, five years later. Follow our live coverage here.

Events

12 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton denies recruiting Brethren church members after Queensland office vandalised; Welcome to Country debate dominates campaign

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

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12 h. ago Peter Dutton’s Welcome to Country claim comes from a common misconception about the ancient ceremony

Antagonism towards the tradition has been bubbling for months, but an argument the opposition leader recently made on the national stage is steeped in a fundamental misunderstanding.

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14 h. ago Election watchdog opens probe into Monique Ryan volunteer video

The video shows two people in Ryan campaign T-shirts handing out the teal MP’s how-to-vote cards saying they were directed to vote for her by groups with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

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15 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton doubles down against ‘hate media’ as Queensland office vandalised; PM in key Greens

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

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19 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton doubles down against ‘hate media’; Labor to give $2b to states to build more homes

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

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20 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: As the yellow vests make a return, we get to know Kooyong’s other candidates

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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20 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Turf war for signage space in Wills starts at 5am after blow up outside pre

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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20 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Hamer campaign fights Boroondara Council in legal stoush over High Street takeover

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

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21 h. ago Social climbers: How Perth independents are bypassing mainstream media to reach voters

Social media is playing a bigger role in political campaigns, but no WA candidates are doing it as effectively as Kate Hulett in Fremantle and Kate Chaney in Curtin.

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21 h. ago Labor’s latest bid to fix housing crisis: $2 billion for states to build more homes

Labor will escalate its campaign on housing on Tuesday by revealing new details of its housing supply plan as the Coalition claims the government will miss its targets.

Economics

29 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Inside the teal campaign headquarters; Police called to Brunswick voting booth

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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29 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Getting to know Kooyong’s other candidates; Inside the teal campaign headquarters

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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30 h. ago Exclusive Brethren don’t vote but are secretly campaigning for the Coalition

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church believes the “world” defiles them, and don’t vote, but they are sending hundreds of their people to hand out how-to-vote cards for conservative candidates.

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