70 m. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel’s campaign launch, Julian Hill hits hustings in Bruce, Amelia Hamer faces questions on investment properties

Join us over the next four weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key Victorian electorates.

Events

1 hour ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $140 billion wiped off the ASX; Dutton forced to defend public service axings backflip

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

Politics

2 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $150 billion wiped off the ASX; Dutton forced to defend public service axings backflip

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

Politics

5 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton dumps controversial plans to axe bureaucrats; Trump’s tariff war will hit budget hard

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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7 h. ago Sold a dream, left in gridlock: the isolated suburb begging for traffic fix

The isolated and car-dependent community of Beveridge is a planning disaster 10 years in the making, say residents of Melbourne’s northernmost suburb.

Politics

7 h. ago Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties

The Oxford-educated grandniece of former Victorian premier Rupert Hamer has pitched herself as a renter and someone who empathises with tenants’ struggles.

Society

7 h. ago Mark Latham is like red wine: a stain that seems impossible to remove

At 64, surely it is time for him to do the right thing and resign and put the people of NSW out of our collective pain.

Politics

7 h. ago Australians want change, but not if it looks like Donald Trump

What will the world’s reaction against Trump do to the widespread desire for change, and how will it impact the federal election?

Politics

7 h. ago Three challenges for Dutton in landing the backflip on working from home

The opposition leader has made a necessary decision to stage a big policy shift so he can assure voters – especially women.

Politics

8 h. ago Trump’s tariff war will hit budget hard as turmoil costs Australia billions

Economic fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit whoever wins government, with Australia unable to escape the global economic slowdown.

Events

14 h. ago Dutton dumps controversial plans to axe bureaucrats and end working from home

Dutton will face questions about whether the Coalition can find $7 billion in savings now that the party has ruled out forced redundancies from the public service.

Politics

16 h. ago ‘Absolutely unwanted’: John Singleton’s plea for Bondi Junction inquest

The business titan is horrified by the prospect of reliving his daughter’s final moments at an inquiry that he says will prove nothing.

Politics

16 h. ago Bulldogs dismantle Knights for fifth straight win as Belmore vibes hit the road

They sang, they danced, they swore and they partied throughout. The Bulldogs are back – and the game’s most passionate fanbase is, too, after Newcastle were held scoreless at Accor Stadium.

Events

17 h. ago Gas use has fallen as manufacturers close. Some say this spells economic trouble

Closures of large gas-reliant manufacturers have helped spare Victoria from gas shortages. But it has raised alarms over the state’s economy.

Politics

17 h. ago Coalition vows $5000 visa fee for international students at sandstone universities

Peter Dutton’s plan to hike international student visa fees will cement Australia’s application costs as the most expensive in the world.

Politics

17 h. ago My house is a testing ground for trends, and a graveyard for the failures

Have you tried the sliced cucumber fad? Or used apple cider vinegar as a hair rinse? In my family, there’s no TikTok trend too fleeting to give a burl.

Politics

19 h. ago ‘Interferes with integrity of the game’: Hasler’s sin bin tirade in crosshairs

Gold Coast coach Des Hasler claimed the NRL’s renewed focus on head contact and use of the sin bin “interferes with the integrity of what the game’s about.”

Politics

19 h. ago Big Labor rally targets battleground seat of Griffith as Green cries copycat

Max Chandler-Mather scoffed as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese turned up in the Greens MP’s inner-city Brisbane seat.

Events

19 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Libs dump candidate over sexist comments; Dutton spruiks foreign student cuts; PM campaigns on $4000 home battery subsidy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

Politics

23 h. ago Lomax switched clubs to play centre. But he won the game for the Eels playing on the wing

After helping the Eels to their first win of the season, Zac Lomax has no desire to move back to the centres.

Politics