2 h. ago Albanese or Dutton: Who will become Australia’s prime minister?

The moment of truth has come for Australia. Will Anthony Albanese become the first prime minister to win consecutive elections since John Howard in 2004, or will Peter Dutton take the victory?

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3 h. ago Anthony Albanese insists Labor can hold onto power as polls close in eastern states

The prime minister signalled his confidence of seizing key seats from the Liberals as Peter Dutton said “quiet Australians” would lift the Coalition into contention.

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3 h. ago Anthony Albanese insists Labor can hold on to power as polls close in eastern states

The prime minister signalled his confidence of seizing key seats from the Liberals as Peter Dutton said “quiet Australians” would lift the Coalition into contention.

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5 h. ago About 30 seats are key to winning this election. Tonight, these three are pivotal

After five weeks of campaign games, voters will finally choose the next prime minister – and it all hinges on about 30 seats.

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17 h. ago Democracy bingo anyone? These seats hold the key to a winning card

After five weeks of campaign word games, blame games and mind games, voters will finally choose the next prime minister, and it all hinges on about 30 seats.

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17 h. ago About 30 seats hold the key to a winning card. And three of them could be pivotal

After five weeks of campaign games, voters will finally choose the next prime minister – and it all hinges on about 30 seats.

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27 h. ago Who’s backing who? Every newspaper’s pick for prime minister

A slim majority of newspapers have gone against the expectations of the pollsters to back the Coalition to return to power.

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27 h. ago Who’s backing who? Every major newspaper’s pick for prime minister

A slim majority of newspapers have gone against the expectations of the pollsters to back the Coalition to win power.

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41 h. ago Dutton should not be our prime minister. But the Albanese government needs to be so much better

Who deserves to win on Saturday? The truth is neither Labor nor the Coalition have done much to inspire.

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3 d. ago Six influencers debated politics. It all went well – until the cameras stopped rolling

US reality star and convicted felon Joe “Tiger King” Exotic has endorsed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. It’s just the latest in a long string of interventions from influencers in this year’s election.

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3 d. ago Canada’s prime minister schools the world: stand up to the bully, win the election

The world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning, quickly and with no small amount of fear, how to stand on its own.

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4 d. ago Canada delivers election victory to incumbent PM Mark Carney

Canadians have rejected Donald Trump's repeated taunts that the country should become America's 51st state, delivering an election victory to incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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5 d. ago Selfies, hecklers and obscenities as Albanese risks a walk down the street

“You’re the reason we’re broke, bro”, said one man driving past the prime minister. Another called him something that only an Australian would consider a compliment.

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6 d. ago From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs, our experts give their final debate verdicts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone, but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

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6 d. ago From Trump’s phone number to the price of eggs, our experts give their verdicts on the final debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the odd claim that Donald Trump does not have a mobile phone, but he was much closer to guessing the price of a dozen eggs.

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7 d. ago Prime minister, opposition leader approaching federal election finish line

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have covered extensive ground, visiting multiple states as they hurtle towards the federal election finish line.

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8 d. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemns hecklers at Anzac Day dawn services

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned hecklers who interrupted Welcome to Country acknowledgements at Anzac Day dawn services in Melbourne and Perth.

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8 d. ago Is Peter Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Anthony Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600 billion’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

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8 d. ago Is Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600bn’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

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8 d. ago Is Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600b’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

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