18 m. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: ASX bounces higher after wild night on Wall Street; Dutton, Albanese prepare for first leaders debate tonight

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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4 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton, Albanese prepare for first leaders debate; Trump trade war questions expected after $85b wiped off ASX

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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5 h. ago Albanese and Dutton gear up for their first election debate today

The prime minister and opposition leader are both in Sydney today, gearing up for their first election debate on the campaign trail.

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6 h. ago Police mystery as Lib candidate cops a (primary) schooling in campaigning

It’s a case of claim and counterclaim over an election campaign effort outside a school. One side says there was an apology.

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6 h. ago Major parties race clock, and each other, to make big pitches to voters

In a sign of the changing face of our elections, Labor and the Coalition’s formal campaign launches will come just days before Australians can begin casting pre-poll votes.

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10 h. ago Federal Labor stumps up $225 million for notorious Reid Highway Erindale Road intersection

The timing of the announcement during the election campaign and location of the two arterial roads mean Labor will hope it factors into voters minds in Cowan, Pearce and Moore.

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12 h. ago NSW Education Department boss questions existence of private schools

Murat Dizdar has slighted his private sector counterparts by suggesting the education system could be better off without Catholic and independent schools.

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12 h. ago Albanese raises stakes on mental health with $1b pledge as Dutton fuels cost

Anthony Albanese’s announcement will give him a $1 billion rebuttal to Peter Dutton’s $900 million in mental health funding ahead of a leaders’ debate on Tuesday.

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14 h. ago Homicide probes launched after elderly man found dead on Phillip Island and suspected stabbing in Moe

Police were called to a home in Cowes about 10.20am on Monday where a man’s body was discovered, while another man has died in a suspected stabbing in the Latrobe Valley.

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16 h. ago Liberal candidate a landlord despite spruiking self as renter

The Liberal candidate for Kooyong campaigning on housing affordability while spruiking herself as a “renter” has been forced to admit she's actually a landlord.

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16 h. ago Homicide probe launched after elderly man found dead on Phillip Island

Police were called to a home in Cowes around 10.20am on Monday where a man’s body was discovered.

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16 h. ago Policy backflip exposes Coalition’s shaky economic credentials

The Liberals have not presented anything close to a well-defined, costed policy, writes Adrian Connelly

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17 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened:: More than $85 billion wiped off the ASX; Chalmers flags interest rate cuts

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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18 h. ago ‘Listen to us’: Parents want more power for schools to deal with bullies after son, 8, attacked

Mason Farmer was hospitalised after he was attacked on the playground at a primary school in Perth’s eastern suburbs by a child the same age as him. 

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18 h. ago Prime Minister and Victorian premier face questions in first joint appearance during election campai

The Prime Minister and Victorian premier have faced an awkward barrage of questions in their first joint appearance of the campaign.

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18 h. ago Liberal candidate revealed to be a landlord after spruiking herself as a renter

The Liberal candidate for Kooyong campaigning on housing affordability while spruiking herself as a 'renter' has been forced to admit she's actually a landlord.

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19 h. ago NSW Police told to sign NDA as part of caravan investigation

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson said the AFP made an investigator sign an NDA before receiving details about tip-offs into an explosive-laden caravan.

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20 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Monique Ryan calls out Amelia Hamer over renter persona; Zoe Daniel’s campaign launch, Julian Hill hits hustings in Bruce

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.

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20 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $85 billion wiped off the ASX; Chalmers flags interest rate cuts

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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20 h. ago ‘We really love you’: Family plead for help after Perth schoolboy missing for a week

Richard Tu’s phone last pinged on the Monday night he vanished, with police mounting a large-scale search near Bedfordale, but coming up empty-handed.

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