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Labor pushes for workers' pay rise during campaign

The prime minister is campaigning in a key battleground state after announcing Labor is pushing for a pay rise for millions of low-paid Australian workers.

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A sense of optimism: independents in regional Australia claim to offer a new kind of politics, but can they win?

Alex Dyson in Wannon, Caz Heise in Cowper and Kate Hook in Calare are among those hoping to upset the major parties in the federal election. But don’t call them teals

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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.

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Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has begun his election campaign with fresh criticism of schools.

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What do Peter Dutton’s proposed funding cuts really mean for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport rail?

Here’s what you need to know about the opposition leader’s plan to halt Suburban Rail Loop funds and slash $2bn in Sunshine station upgrades

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Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

The opposition leader has been accused of taking a leaf out of the US president's playbook with his comments on teachers and school funding.

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Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

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Former judge's corrupt conduct appeal hits snag

Former senior judge Walter Sofronoff's bid to shed a corrupt conduct finding over his handling of a Bruce Lehrmann inquiry could be tossed out before it begins.

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Bowen rejects Dutton’s claim hosting Cop31 would cost billions – as it happened

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PM heads to Victoria to fight for crucial seats

The prime minister has arrived in Victoria where the two major parties are fighting for a number of seats, as the state could determine who wins the election.

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Keep an eye on the Senate – the people elected to it this year will have immense power for years to come

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally ended weeks of speculation and named the election date for the national parliament.

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Independents and minor parties may decide who runs Australia. Who and what will win their support?

The polls suggest no party is likely to have a majority after the federal election on 3 May. We asked the current crossbenchers what their priorities would be in that event

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The western Melbourne teacher: ‘Hecs debt, that’s a big problem’

Ed Bryant is a new homeowner who feels broadly better off since changing careers, but worries about debt – and AI

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: High-vis and babies on campaign trail; new EPA model; and 007 debate reignites

Four days into the campaign and we’re already knee-deep in the tried-and-tested campaign strategies

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Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

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Mosque distances itself from Dutton as comments divide

The coalition needs to win back multicultural communities in key seats but the opposition leader's strong rhetoric on immigration could come back to bite him.

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'Not me': best friend denies role in train track death

A friend of Mark Haines was rumoured to be linked to the Indigenous teenager's death soon after his body was found on train tracks, an inquest has been told.

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Peter Dutton’s plan to move to Sydney instead of Canberra if elected ‘arrogant’, Labor says

Opposition leader confirms he would move into Kirribilli House if elected PM – a statement Anthony Albanese says shows ‘a fair bit of hubris’

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PM takes election battle on well-trod path to wild west

Anthony Albanese has prioritised Australia's mining state, visiting WA for the 30th time as prime minister to try to sandbag support.

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Dutton becomes the Hunter as he attacks key coast seats

Two of Labor's blue-collar, coal mining seats are in Peter Dutton's sights as he uses his nuclear and gas policies to sell his key pledge of cheaper bills.

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'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

Labor could be in the box seat to form the next government, according to three major opinion polls, but both major parties are playing down their significance.

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Alarm raised as tough on crime policy 'infects' nation

Incarcerating children increases crime, legal advocates say, as they raise concern about the youth justice reforms "infecting" the country.

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Super fund took more than 500 days to approve death benefit for grieving widow, Asic says

Landmark report makes 34 recommendations to overhaul the superannuation sector, citing delays, poor customer service and ineffective procedures

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Labor on cusp of second-term majority: poll

Labor has had a reversal of fortune as the election campaign gets underway, with the latest polling showing working voters shifting away from the coalition.

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MP Andrew Gee praises himself as ‘the good guy’ in Facebook fail

Independent MP for Calare caught doing an ‘Angus Taylor’ by replying to a Facebook post from his own account

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