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Grattan on Friday: Coalition’s campaign lacks good planning and enough elbow grease

Whatever the result on May 3, even people within the Liberals think they have run a very poor national campaign. Not just poor, but odd.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025

Voters turn out in droves as pre-polling proves popular

Pre-polling has proven increasingly popular with more than half a million voters casting ballots on the first day as parties scramble for preference deals.

AAP · Apr 23, 2025

This election, Gen Z and Millennials hold most of the voting power. How might they wield it?

The centre of gravity of Australian politics has shifted. Millennials and Gen Z voters, now comprising 47% of the electorate, have taken over as the dominant voting bloc.

The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras on polls and the people who’ll decide this election

The demography that makes up the Australian electorate is changing and as voters desert the major parties polls are becoming harder to read.

The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025

1923 season 2 episode 6 recap: a mass extinction event

The body count shoots up in 1923 season 2 episode 6, with things looking bleak for many of our favorite characters.

WhatToWatch · Mar 30, 2025

Grattan on Friday: an ‘arms race’ of promises as prime minister set to call election

Oops. Anthony Albanese’s own department pre-empted its boss on Thursday. Some unfortunate official, pressing the wrong button, posted on X that the government was in “caretaker” mode, although the prime minister had not yet called the election.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.

AAP · Mar 22, 2025

'The grandest of Grand Départs': 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes coming to the UK

The men's race will return to Britain for the first time in 13 years, with the women's event visiting the UK for the first time

Cycling Weekly · Mar 19, 2025

Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?

Australia’s energy policy would take a sharp turn if the Coalition wins the upcoming federal election. A Dutton government would seek to build seven nuclear power plants at the sites of old coal-fired power stations.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

1923 season 2 episode 4 recap: the Duttons finally get some hope

In 1923 season 2 episode 4, after a rough start, a number of characters find some hope moving forward, but how long will it last?

WhatToWatch · Mar 16, 2025