22 m. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Half a million votes cast on first day of early voting; Trump tariff war to blow $13b hole in economy

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4 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Trump tariff war to blow $13b hole in economy; Leaders accuse each other of lies, deception in debate

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6 h. ago Our democracy’s not working as it should. Here are some good ideas to fix it

This is a limp, uninspiring election campaign. A minority government may usher in new thinking.

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13 h. ago ‘You couldn’t lie straight in bed’: Leaders turn up dial on personal insult in third debate

Dutton took the first step to call out what he said were “a lot of lies told by Labor over the course of this campaign”.

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13 h. ago Leaders’ debate 2025 as it happened: Dutton, Albanese go head

The death of Pope Francis disrupted the leaders’ campaign plans ahead of their third debate. Follow our live coverage.

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16 h. ago Zempilas apologises for campaign content on Perth lord mayor Facebook page

The opposition leader had been ordered to issue a public apology in the council chamber after the minor breach of local government rules.

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19 h. ago WA news LIVE: Perth’s $30 million Powerball winners revealed

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21 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Fake reviews and a bewildered family, a close look at Zahid Safi’s businesses; Ryan blanks camera crew in awkward pre

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21 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Fake reviews and a bewildered family, a close look at Zahid Safi’s businesses; Advance Australia reported over ‘community advisors’ at polling stations

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23 h. ago Sex, spies and a stalker: The campaign to pardon the woman at heart of infamous scandal

Christine Keeler’s story is so notorious it featured in the Netflix hit The Crown and helped usher the Swinging Sixties into Britain. Her son just wants to clear her name.

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27 h. ago Pope Francis death updates: PM suspends election campaign, Trump to attend funeral after leader of Catholic Church dies aged 88

Pope Francis, the reforming head of the Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. Follow our coverage.

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28 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis; early voting opens

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30 h. ago Damian Collins on the career he almost had (and the financial advice that changed his life)

The prominent Perth real estate investor talks career changes, building a business, finding work-life balance and the best piece of financial advice he’s ever received.

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30 h. ago This intimate counter restaurant in Perth’s CBD is a lesson in quiet sophistication

While the menu includes wagyu, snow crab and other luxury items, it’s the humbler dishes that leave the biggest impression.

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40 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton pledges national paedophile register; PM makes captain’s call over gambling ads

Follow live as we bring you the news of the election as the Labor and Liberal leaders campaign across the nation.

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41 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Ryan blanks camera crew in awkward pre

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41 h. ago Alfred Deakin’s descendants push for public acquisition of former PM’s seaside home

Leaders from across the political spectrum are backing a campaign to put Ballara, the 1907-built holiday home of Australia’s second prime minister, into public hands.

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43 h. ago Andrew Hastie is a rising Liberal star. Where is he in the election campaign?

Since he entered parliament a decade ago, Andrew Hastie has been spoken about as a potential future Liberal leader, but has been strangely absent from the election campaign.

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48 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Federal election 2025 continues; Muslim lobby group rolls out attack ads against Labor

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48 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Ryan accuses Libs of pork

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