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Palmer makes pitch to Patriots at campaign launch

Billionaire Clive Palmer has made his pitch to party faithful's after launching the Trumpet of Patriots campaign at his own resort.

AAP · Apr 18, 2025

Dutton talks up diversity in multicultural street walk

Peter Dutton has spent his Good Friday with Australia's multicultural communities as he tries to turn around his election chances in the campaign's final weeks.

AAP · Apr 18, 2025

Labor’s poll surge continues in YouGov, but it’s barely ahead in Freshwater

Labor increased its lead again in a YouGov poll, but Freshwater put the party ahead by just 50.3–49.7. This article also covers the final WA upper house results for the March 8 election.

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2025

Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton says he ‘believes’ in climate change; Price accuses media of Maga pile-on; and a human book chain

Labor has seized on Peter Dutton’s comments about global heating in last night’s leaders’ debate

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2025

Dutton shows sweeter side in chocolate shop stop

The opposition leader has bared his sweet tooth, grinning from ear to ear as he made a campaign stop at a chocolate shop ahead of the Easter holidays.

AAP · Apr 17, 2025

Cult leader eyes deal over child grooming claims

A self-proclaimed prophet may soon enter pleas to child sexual abuse charges after prosecutors put an offer on the table.

AAP · Apr 17, 2025

Fifty years on, New Zealand’s tribunal upholding Māori rights faces a turning point

The Waitangi Tribunal has had a significant impact on Indigenous rights and policy but as it marks its 50th anniversary, its role is being questioned

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025

Cracks in social cohesion - the major parties must commit to reinvigorating multiculturalism

In the run up to the May 3 election, questions are being raised about the value of multiculturalism as a public policy in Australia.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025

State of the states: six experts on how the campaign is playing out around Australia

The federal election campaign has passed the halfway mark, with politicians zig-zagging across the country to spruik their policies and achievements.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025

The trend is in, but Australian voters’ views are soft and fragmented – how should we read the polls?

After the 2019 election result confounded the polling, research companies went back to the drawing board. But a changing electorate poses ever knottier challenges

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2025