Political heavyweights tip scales in Labor's favour Labor is ahead in two ultra-tight seats, including one at the centre of a heated salmon farming debate, polling shows a week out from the federal election. AAP · Apr 26, 2025
Party faithful hear leaders' gospel in final poll push Better health care under Labor and an end to soaring living costs under the coalition are the key messages being pushed in the election campaign's dying days. AAP · Apr 26, 2025
Greens accused of misleading voters with flyer in tightly contested Brisbane seat Incumbent MP Max Chandler-Mather dismisses Labor’s criticism as sign of desperation from a party on the back foot in Griffithh The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2025
Dutton promises to get tough on Top End crime Peter Dutton has talked tough on crime in a visit to the Top End, after making housing- and healthcare-related election promises in Queensland. AAP · Apr 26, 2025
Who was Virginia Giuffre? Epstein survivor helped spearhead battle against sex trafficker Giuffre was a ‘fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking,’ her family said following her suicide The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025
Suburbs pave pathway to power but Libs will need more Electoral rings around Sydney and Melbourne hold the majority of marginal seats the coalition needs to win office as Labor looks to offset possible losses. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Bush voters looking further afield for local action Rural voters want a national plan that considers the millions of people living outside cities, with a new poll predicting a political shake up in the bush. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Dutton faces eject button as dogfight for seat tightens A change to preference flows could put Peter Dutton in re-election danger, despite a two-party preferred lead in his marginal seat of Dickson, polling shows. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Leaders ease off on messaging as Aussies tune out On a day light on for policy announcements, polling showed the major parties are struggling to convince voters they're capable of improving their lot. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Melbourne Storm slammed as Welcome to Country cancelled The NRL's Melbourne Storm are accused of cancelling the Welcome to Country at short notice, hours after hecklers disrupted the city's Anzac Day dawn service. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Australian election mini and micro party guide: how to avoid a vote you might regret in the Senate Behind unassuming names lurk parties with some hair-raising and eccentric views. And others that are pretty much what they say they are The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
‘The file says I have a criminal record since the age of two’: the not-so-extraordinary story of Uncle Larry Walsh It would take 60 years for Larry Walsh to realise why he had been harassed by police even as an eight-year-old. He’d been given a police record as a toddler. Now his story is being made into a play The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
Australian politicians lambast ‘neo-Nazi hecklers’ at Anzac Day memorial service Anzac Day commemorates anniversary of first major military action by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Hecklers and booers at Anzac Day welcome to country ‘must face the full force of the law’, PM says Anthony Albanese says disruption of ceremonies in Melbourne and Perth was ‘act of low cowardice on a day when we honour courage and sacrifice’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025 Central Coast community mourns murdered teenager Audrey Griffin – and demands answers Thousands gather for sunset tribute to 19-year-old university student in Terrigal, calling for action to address men’s violence against women
The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025 Liberal candidate apologises for Anzac Day booklet that contained campaign message and linked to how-to-vote card Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of the former navy officer in military uniform
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025 Australians and New Zealanders commemorate war dead on Anzac Day Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day
The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025 Watching the election from afar, I can’t help but wonder – is this really the best Australia can do? With neither leader offering any serious structural reform, Australia is on a path that leads ultimately to the malaise that has befallen the US
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Morning Mail: Candidates in uniform, election battle of the burbs, Trump’s plea to Putin Veterans running for office asked not to use pictures of themselves in military dress; US president in rare rebuke to Putin
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Anzac Day 2025 live updates – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 'Messy' campaign has Dutton in peril amid poll plunge Peter Dutton's unpopularity is driving a continued fall in support for the coalition, polling suggests, amid questions over the opposition's electoral strategy.
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 Grief and anger grip community after shopkeeper's death Floral tributes have been placed outside a supermarket where a beloved store owner was stabbed to death after confronting a man allegedly shoplifting.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Liberal candidates using military uniforms in election campaign ads despite repeated pleas from defence department Department remains concerned over ads depicting candidates in military fatigues jumping from planes, serving on tour and holding rifles
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Preferences may help decide the Australian election. Here is what could happen in five crucial seats How-to-vote cards offer some clues to how preferences may flow, but no one can be sure how closely voters will follow them – and some offer no advice
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Labor feared the worst in the battle of the ’burbs – and discontent lingers on Melbourne’s outskirts Seats such as Hawke in Victoria and Werriwa in NSW are prime targets for Peter Dutton’s outer suburban strategy. But Labor believes it can weather the storm