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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.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

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 · Apr 29, 2025

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.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

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Coalition coy on curriculum changes despite Dutton’s claims of student ‘indoctrination’

Coalition’s outline of changes to national curriculum based on ‘critical thinking’ and ‘common sense’ is yet to be revealed

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

Status quo or a salmon revolution? Anything could happen in Tasmania’s five crucial seats

Labor and the Liberals each hold one seat by a tiny margin and one more comfortably. But none is a sure thing – and a long-shot independent is aiming for a huge upset

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

Egg prices keep rising. Will Australians cut back or will we embrace $1 an egg as the new normal?

At about 250 to 260 eggs a person each year, our egg consumption is very high by international standards

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

Labor maintains clear lead in all polls and is likely to win election

Labor leads by between 52–48 and 53–47 in four new national polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and DemosAU. While Labor’s vote slumped from a high 55.5–44.5 in Morgan to 53–47, such a slide hasn’t been seen in any other poll. Labor remains the likely winner of the election this Saturday.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

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Election Diary: Albanese will be encouraged by ‘Trump’ effect in helping Canadian Liberals to victory

Labor will be encouraged by the Liberals’ victory in Canada’s election, undoubtedly much helped by US President Donald Trump.

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025

Afternoon Update Election 2025: nuclear protesters force Dutton departure; teal T-shirt investigation; and PM wrangles another dog

Trade union protesters dressed in hazmat suits and holding a fake Geiger counter interrupt presser

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls

With support for One Nation rising in the polls, Pauline Hanson is confident the controversial minor party will help decide the federal election outcome.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Ex-Lib premier tips Labor win after 'stalled' campaign

A former longstanding Liberal premier has decried a lacklustre election campaign from the federal opposition, whom he expects will lose to Labor.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign

The opposition leader's electorate office has been vandalised and protesters in hazmat suits interrupted his media event on a bumpy day on the campaign trail.

AAP · Apr 29, 2025

Welcome to country ceremonies to go ahead at Women’s State of Origin and NRL’s Magic Round

Welcome to country ceremonies will be held as planned this week with the NRL remaining committed to its Reconciliation Action Plan

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

What is the difference between a welcome to country and an acknowledgment of country?

Peter Dutton says welcome to country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ but the resulting discourse often mixes up the ceremony performed by traditional owners with a practice designed for others to pay respect

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments

First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Morning Mail: Massive power blackout hits Spain and Portugal, Labor retains poll lead, Trump’s UK golf gambit

Two countries plunged into chaos after millions were left without electricity; Essential poll says Labor still has winning lead

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened

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AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Dutton hopeful suburbs can deliver special victory

The "quiet Australians" who delivered a Liberal predecessor an unlikely election victory could hand the party another unexpected poll win, Peter Dutton insists.

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants

A re-elected Labor government would also claw back $760m by increasing the cost of student visa applications

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025

Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Labor’s policy costings; marginal seat blitz; and another Coalition auto bungle

Jim Chalmers labelled Peter Dutton the ‘biggest risk’ to Australia’s AAA credit rating and household budgets

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025

Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy

In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as “hate media”. The language was extreme, the inference being these outlets were not simply doing their jobs, but attacking him and his side of politics…

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies

Opposition leader says opening of parliament is an appropriate time for ceremonies but that acknowledgment on planes is ‘over the top’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025

Dutton’s comments show we are back to punching down on Indigenous Australians for attention – and votes

It is disingenuous for politicians to be shocked when people decide to turn words into action, even in the predawn hush of Anzac Day

AAP · Apr 28, 2025

Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate

Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.

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