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Grattan on Friday: Key markers on the bumpy road to this election

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes. Some came before the formal campaign; others in the final countdown days; some have been major, others symbolic.

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As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds

Australia’s sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Coalition costings at last; visit from a Trump heavyweight; and trouble behind Liberal lines

Long-awaited costings show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

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Dutton says Labor’s super plan is a ‘quasi inheritance tax’. What’s going on?

Many countries impose a form of inheritance tax on deceased estates, but does Albanese’s policy fit the bill?

The Guardian - AU

Australians’ support for nuclear power ban rises despite Dutton’s best efforts to sell atomic future, survey finds

Only one in two Liberal party voters are in favour of lifting the national ban, according to the National Climate Action Survey

The Guardian - AU

Bennelong candidate appears to distance himself from Liberal party with Chinese-language ad

Exclusive: WeChat ad narrow-cast to Chinese-Australian community spruiks Scott Yung’s ‘independent thinking’

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear Power Sparks Australian Election Battle

Rich in solar and wind power, and bulging in critical minerals for renewable energy technology, Australia touts itself as a leader in the race to net zero carbon emissions.

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Kim Williams now ‘very clear’ on responsibilities, ABC managing director says after Media Watch allegations

Hugh Marks says Williams has realised he ‘casts a long shadow’ after revelations Williams helped comedian Austen Tayshus secure interviews with the broadcaster

The Guardian - AU

The Trump effect has left Dutton exposed and Albanese in poll position in this atypical election race

As Australians prepare to vote on Saturday, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry offer some final observations from the 2025 election campaign

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plans to have two nuclear power plants operating by mid-2030s – as it happened

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Donald Trump has cast a long shadow over the Australian election. Will it prove decisive?

Donald Trump is everywhere, inescapable. His return to power in the United States was always going to have some impact on the Australian federal election. The question was how disruptive he would be.

The Conversation

Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances

The election is a referendum on the past three years, not the last five weeks, the opposition leader says, as polls suggest a crushing defeat for the coalition.

AAP

By getting tangled up on inflation and exaggerating numbers, Peter Dutton has blown the opportunity he was handed

Cost-of-living problems are real – there’s no need for the Coalition to use even bigger numbers

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

Anthony Albanese has delivered steady, gradual reform – but a minority government might force Labor to push through bolder solutions

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One Nation candidate whose preferences may help Coalition has railed against climate science and Covid ‘little Hitlers’

Exclusive: Stuart Bonds could hand the Nationals the seat of Hunter thanks to a preference deal and ‘last minute’ change to how-to-vote cards

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Trump’s tariffs are shaking up elections in Australia, Singapore and South Korea

Who's voting, what issues are driving voters on the ground—and how each country is handling a more protectionist, more volatile U.S.

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Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline

It used to be de rigueur for the prime minister and opposition leader to turn up to the National Press Club in the final week of the election campaign. But now Liberal leaders are not so keen.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update Election 2025: PM says stability is vital; Dutton dines on yum cha; and Tiger King’s shock election message

Anthony Albanese made one of his final pitches for re-election as Peter Dutton swept through a handful of Melbourne electorates

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Dutton dines out on voters' mortgage belt malcontent

Peter Dutton has visited a crisis support charity and a yum-cha restaurant in a push to drum up election support for the coalition in the outer suburbs.

AAP

Coalition makes infrastructure its top Pacific priority

Peter Dutton says a $2 billion pledge towards Pacific infrastructure is not an attempt to put distance between his party and Donald Trump, who has cut US aid.

International Business Times

Nuclear Submarine Deal Lurks Below Surface Of Australian Election

A landmark security pact to overhaul Australia's navy with American muscle faces growing scepticism, stoked by its eyewatering cost and growing distrust of US President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - AU

Dutton makes 15th petrol station stop as PM fronts National Press Club – as it happened

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State of the states: the campaign is almost over, so how has it played out across Australia?

While many Australians have already voted at pre-poll stations and by post, the politicking continues right up until May 3.

AAP

Helping or haunting, past PMs pop up on campaign trail

Some former prime ministers are helping their parties on the campaign trail, others are keeping a lower profile and one is not holding back on criticism.

AAP

Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM

In a major speech days out from election day, Anthony Albanese has made the case that he is a safe pair of hands during a time of global upheaval.

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