Albanese takes fight to Dutton in his own backyard Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken the election fight to Peter Dutton's home turf, kicking off his campaign in the opposition leader's electorate. AAP · Mar 28, 2025
Why does Leonardo DiCaprio care so much about Australian wildlife? The actor was an unlikely ally in this week’s fiery debate over an endangered fish – and is, an insider confirms, ‘very engaged’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025
This election, here’s what Australians across age groups and postcodes want from the next government Four voters share their No 1 issue as Australia prepares to head to the ballot box The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025
What The Major Parties Promise On Key Issues For The 2025 Federal Election It's pretty hot to be politically informed. Pedestrian.tv · Mar 28, 2025
Australia's PM Anthony Albanese calls federal election for 3 May Australia's premier kicks off five-week election campaign in an election set to be dominated by a persistent cost of living and housing crisis. Euronews · Mar 28, 2025
Australia’s Albanese calls national election for May 3 Australian prime minister sets off five-week election campaign set to be dominated by cost-of-living issues. Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2025
Greens warn major parties as minority government looms Minority government is coming and the major parties ought to prepare, Greens leader Adam Bandt says as more voters turn to crossbenchers. AAP · Mar 28, 2025
Australian election called for 3 May – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025
Battleground: the seats where the 2025 Australian federal election will be won and lost The Coalition has its eyes on outer suburban and regional seats, particularly in NSW and Victoria, but Labor hopes to pick off a few gains around the country The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025
Australian election 2025 voting guide: everything you need to know Who can I vote for? What time does voting open and close on election day? All you polling day questions answered The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025
Australian prime minister calls election amid shadow of Trump and cost-of-living crisis Anthony Albanese’s ruling Labor party faces a challenge by the centre-right Coalition led by Peter Dutton at the 3 May vote The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025
View from The Hill: uninspiring leaders, stressed voters and the shadow of Trump make for an uncertain contest The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival. The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025
Australia’s embrace of independent political candidates shows there’s no such thing as a safe seat At the last federal election, Australia elected the largest lower house crossbench in its post-war federal history. The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025
Labor regains poll lead as election called for May 3 After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today called the 2025 federal election for May 3. This will be an election for all 150 House of Representatives seats and 40 of the 76 senators (a normal House and half-Senate election). The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025
AAP · Mar 26, 2025 PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters An angry senator has confronted the prime minister in the halls of power over a reform opponents say threatens the end of a prehistoric species.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025 German parliament sits for first time with AfD as second biggest party Far right party doubles its number of seats, while chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, hopes to form government before Easter
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 Bill to protect Tasmanian salmon farming passes House despite fears of ‘alarming’ environmental protections rollback Environment minister defends ‘balanced and sensible’ changes amid questions of how ‘rushed legislation’ would work
AAP · Mar 25, 2025 Move to enshrine eco approval smells fishy, critics say The federal government has been accused of selling out the environment and undermining democratic rights after pushing controversial laws through parliament.
The Conversation · Mar 23, 2025 Labor gains big lead in a Morgan poll, but drops back in YouGov A national Morgan poll, conducted March 10–16 from a sample of 2,097, gave Labor a 54.5–45.5 lead by headline respondent preferences, a three-point gain for Labor since the March 3–9 Morgan poll. This is Labor’s largest lead in a Morgan poll since August 2023.
Pedestrian.tv · Mar 22, 2025 The Greens Propose To End Defence Agreements With The US The Greens' defence spokesperson David Shoebridge proposed to replace US-made drones with locally-made ones in a press release on Saturday.
AAP · Mar 22, 2025 Greens pledge home-made defence drones, climate 'army' The Greens want locally-made drones and missiles to reduce Australia's reliance on the US, while a new "army" addresses a growing defence force workload.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2025 Bob Brown urges Greens to punish Labor at election if Albanese amends law to protect salmon farming PM’s pledge to protect Tasmanian industry will weaken laws already failing to protect natural sites and at-risk species, environmentalists say
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025 German parliament's upper house gives final approval to huge defense and borrowing package The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up a huge infrastructure fund that’s aimed at boosting Europe’s biggest economy have cleared their final parliamentary hurdle with approval by the upper house
The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2025 Coalition and Greens urge Labor to introduce powers to break up Coles and Woolworths duopoly Parties call for intervention after ACCC report found Australian grocers among most profitable in world amid cost-of-living crisis
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency, says author John Kampfner