6 d. ago What the major parties avoid could be as important as what gets their focus

A Dutton government would no doubt be very different from the Albanese government, but the differences being debated are mostly minor.

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8 d. ago We’re prepared for election of small targets, which is deeply disappointing

Australians deserve better than the kind of visionless politics being dished up by the major parties.

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8 d. ago Major parties harvesting personal data under guise of helping voters

The major parties are harvesting personal details in the guise of helping voters apply for postal ballots at the very start of a hotly contested election campaign.

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8 d. ago The key issues that will define the election – and where the major parties stand

Tax is a latecomer to the campaign agenda, Medicare has taken centre stage, and a nuclear energy fight will keep climate change in the conversation.

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2 w. ago Warp speed: Defence spending to accelerate ahead of election battle

The Trump administration has called on Australia to lift defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP, but both major parties see this as too ambitious.

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3 w. ago ‘Raze it to the ground’: Why young Melburnians are losing trust with Australia’s politicians

Four out of five diverse young Melburnians The Age invited to talk politics are turned off by the major parties and two-party system. Here’s what they say could help make our democracy thrive.

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3 w. ago The campaign battle over the next step to cheaper power bills

Teal independent Sophie Scamps wants financial support to underwrite the cost of household batteries - and both major parties are working on it.

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