5 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.

Economics

18 h. 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.

Politics

27 h. ago Donald Trump’s shadow finally shifts off the federal campaign

Halfway through the campaign, the focus has moved to local issues, and there is no bigger issue affecting people across Sydney than the housing crisis.

Politics

32 h. 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.

Politics

45 h. ago The week Donald Trump’s shadow finally shifted off the federal campaign

Halfway through the campaign, the focus has moved to local issues, and there is no bigger issue affecting people across Sydney than the housing crisis.

Politics

50 h. 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.

Events

64 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton, Albanese hold second leaders debate; Russian plans to house aircraft in Indonesia ‘not true’ says Marles

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.

Politics

3 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton, Albanese prepare for second leaders debate; Russian plans to house aircraft in Indonesia ‘not true’ says Marles

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.

Politics

3 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Russian plans to house aircraft in Indonesia ‘not true’ says Marles; Dutton commits $6m to Port Arthur victims charity

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.

Politics

3 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: PM seeking ‘clarification’ over Russian request to house long

Follow our live coverage of the 2025 federal election campaign, with 17 days to go until polling day.

Politics

4 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton’s son joins him on campaign trail again amid housing deposit questions; PM sets sights on third term

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

Politics

5 d. ago ‘We do not campaign’: Kylea Tink’s new outfit cops AEC warning

Scrutiny of Tink’s new political organisation intensifies the political contest between the teal movement and the Coalition.

Events

5 d. ago A campaign of sound and fury pauses for a moment of constructive policy competition

It’s taken too long for parties to take the housing shortage seriously. Today’s campaign launches offer some hope that might be about to change.

Events

6 d. ago Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton officially launch federal election campaigns

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will unveil their federal election promises at the official campaign launches in separate corners of the country today.

Politics

6 d. ago As it happened: Jacinta Price vows to ‘make Australia great again’, PM slams Dutton’s ‘dangerous nonsense’ on defence

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are into week three of the federal election campaign. Follow live.

Politics

7 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: PM campaigns in Perth; Dutton pledges $1.5m to stop coward punch

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are into week three of the federal election campaign. Follow live.

Politics

7 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: PM campaigns in Perth; ASX closes in the red, Wall St lifts after week of Trump tariff chaos

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are into week three of the federal election campaign. Follow live.

Politics

7 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: PM campaigns in Canberra, Perth; ASX closes in the red, Wall St lifts after week of Trump tariff chaos

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are into week three of the federal election campaign. Follow live.

Politics

7 d. ago Albanese and Dutton ready to launch in campaign that lacks deep ideas

The plug-and-play debate performances, the formulaic photo ops, the tightly controlled press conferences all lend an air of shallowness to the election contest.

Politics

7 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Blow for Libs in Bruce after campaign manager resigns; police investigate homophobic banners targeting Labor MP

Andrew McNabb quit after revelations he posted dozens of expletive-laden comments about Labor, Greens and independent politicians.

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