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Australia election 2025: Results, what polls say and what’s at stake?

Here are the issues dominating the federal elections and which party is leading in the polls.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2025

Video claiming re-elected Labor would ‘plunder’ middle class made by member of WeChat Liberal campaign group

Exclusive: Video saying Albanese government would adopt ‘far-left’ Greens agenda shared by member of group campaigning in marginal Melbourne seat of Aston

The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2025

Australian PM Calls General Election For May 3

Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.

International Business Times · Mar 28, 2025

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Abbie Chatfield Defends Her Bias In Albo Interview: ‘Not A Debate’

“I was not there to debate the prime minister and have him somehow change his policy or views.”

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 21, 2025

Labor Party to Debate Petition Demanding Major Raise of Personal Income Allowance

The Labor Party government is set to debate a petition calling for a significant increase in the income tax personal allowance—from the current £12,570 to £20,000.

The Fashion Central · Feb 16, 2025

View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies

With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2025

Keir Starmer’s Leadership on the Brink as Labour Faces Major Crisis

Keir Starmer's leadership of the Labor Party has reached a critical juncture, with his approval ratings sinking to alarming levels and his policies increasingly alienating key voter groups.

The Fashion Central · Feb 10, 2025

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Sweeping reform of the electoral laws puts democracy at risk. They shouldn’t be changed on a whim

The Albanese government is trying once more to legislate wide-ranging changes to the way federal elections are administered.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025

Mystery money for MPs shines light on 'dark' donations

Independents want greater transparency into who is bankrolling political parties, with the origins of almost half of donations a mystery.

AAP · Feb 2, 2025

Where can Labor turn for ideas on how to win the Australian election? How about Mexico?

The ALP could follow the Mexican example where an incumbent won an election in a cost-of-living crisis by combining radical policies with symbolic measures

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2025

View from The Hill: ‘identity politics’ has challenged the Labor Party to define its identity

Saturday’s Queensland result provides the latest evidence of the dual tugs on the modern Labor Party, coming from its different constituencies.

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024

Premier promises to release secret corruption reports

The votes are still being tallied but Queensland's newly-sworn in premier is already making big moves, vowing to release secret corruption reports.

AAP · Oct 27, 2024

Labor retains office at ACT election; US presidential election remains on a knife’s edge

The Labor Party has won a seventh consecutive ACT election.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2024

Labor TikTok video labelled a 'strange' personal attack

A TikTok video posted by an account authorised by Queensland's Labor Party has garnered criticism as a "strange" personal attack.

AAP · Sep 26, 2024

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The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis

Australia’s deep housing crisis is causing enduring and widespread harm. A key impact is that it is increasing inequality.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2024

The AUKUS submarine deal has been exposed as a monumental folly – is it time to abandon ship?

Nautical metaphors are irresistible, I’m afraid, when talking about Australia’s seemingly endless submarine saga. But as investigative journalist Andrew Fowler makes clear in Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, his excellent and excoriating analysis of the genesis of the AUKUS pact, there isn’t much room for levity otherwise.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024

When it comes to political advertising, is AI ever OK?

The Liberal National Party Queensland (LNP) has recently taken a bold step in its political strategy by employing artificial intelligence (AI) to shape public perception of the current premier, Steven Miles. This move has not only highlighted the innovative potential of AI in political campaigning but also sparked significant debate…

AAP · Jul 16, 2024

Qld freezes talks with union as Vic allegations unfold

No further meetings will proceed between the construction union and Queensland's Labor government while serious allegations develop interstate.

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The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024

Faith-based politics is nothing new in Australia – so what’s Albanese really worried about?

Senator Fatima Payman’s defection over Labor Party policy on statehood for the Palestinians has generated wider discussion about the written and unwritten rules of Australian politics. One of those involves the vexed question of the role of religious faith.

AAP · Jul 7, 2024

'Not Labor they elected' as people reel from Gaza war

Fatima Payman has defended keeping her Senate seat after being elected on a Labor ticket, saying her community is upset at a lack of action on the war in Gaza.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2024

All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working

The Australian Labor Party’s solidarity pledge is being widely sledged in the wake of Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from caucus.

AAP · Jul 7, 2024

Greens deputy says Muslim voters 'long ignored'

The deputy leader of the Greens says the major parties have failed to address the needs of migrant communities and their voices are not being heard.

AAP · Jul 4, 2024

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

A pro-Palestinian Labor MP says the party needs to reflect on how to move forward following the fallout from Fatima Payman quitting to sit as an independent.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Australian senator resigns from ruling Labor party over stand on Palestinian statehood

Fatima Payman, 29, was ‘indefinitely suspended’ from Labor caucus last week after she defied party and sided with Greens to call for recognition of Palestinian statehood

AAP · Jul 3, 2024

Payman laments 'injustice' as she slams door on Labor

Labor failing to act against the "greatest injustice of our times" pushed pro-Palestinian senator Fatima Payman to quit the party she felt she couldn't change.

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