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Businesses decry glaring omission from election debate

Small businesses say conditions are the toughest they've ever been and election promises will do little to help, with action on insurance costs notably absent.

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The big issues Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton aren’t talking about this election

From bad airline service to the once election-deciding future of the NBN, Labor and the Coalition have been notably silent on some key policy areas

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Peter Dutton declares Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ in heated final leaders’ debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their fourth and final leaders’ debate of the campaign. The skirmish, hosted by 7News in Sydney, was moderated by 7’s Political Editor Mark Riley.

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Albanese handed win in final leaders’ debate – as it happened

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Who won the final leaders’ debate? Seven takeaways from Albanese v Dutton

Anthony Albanese was convincingly voted the winner by the 7News panel after Peter Dutton pressed culture war issues and came up well short on the price of eggs

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Newspoll shows Labor’s lead steady at 52–48

While last week’s Morgan and YouGov polls had Labor continuing its surge, Newspoll is steady for the fourth successive week at 52–48 to Labor. A Redbridge poll of the marginal seats was again very strong for Labor, while YouGov and KJC seat polls were respectively good and bad for Labor.

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PM wins over undecided voters in final campaign debate

Less than a week from polling day, Anthony Albanese might have had the last laugh as undecided voters declare him winner of the campaign's final debate.

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Peter Dutton criticised as ‘illiberal’ for calling ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’

Critics compare Coalition leader to Donald Trump while Labor communications minister suggests Dutton is ‘afraid of scrutiny’

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Record anti-salmon rally calls for major party sinking

More than 6000 people have rallied in opposition to salmon farming, with speakers including Bob Brown urging voters to ditch Labor and the Liberals.

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Poll points to two-horse race for newest electorate

Community support for a well-regarded country candidate appears to be strong in Australia's newest electorate, but polling suggests she won't win the seat.

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Libs channel Labor's unfriendly ghost, Jim Scullin

A first-term government has not been kicked out of office for almost a century but Peter Dutton is hoping comparisons with the 1931 election will resonate.

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A holiday destination for some, but no one is coasting in Gilmore, Labor’s most marginal seat

Once Eden-Monaro was the seat to watch on the NSW south coast, but now its neighbour has taken centre stage as one of the Coalition’s prime targets

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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.

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Ex-MP's rare comeback bid in key marginal seat

A marginal seat is the battleground for a former MP staging a comeback bid and a sitting member who is its first Labor MP since 1949.

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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.

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PM offers look to future, warns Dutton is a step back

The prime minister has painted the opposition as a regression to the past while offering his party up as having the solutions for the future.

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Election Diary: Albanese promises around-the-clock health line, with leaders to hold rallies

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch another push on health on Sunday, announcing a re-elected Labor government would set up a free around-the-clock 1800MEDICARE advice line and afterhours GP telehealth service.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hammer and tongs: PM urges supporters to 'go hard'

Anthony Albanese has urged Labor loyalists to keep their foot on the gas as the campaign enters its final stretch.

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Is it still worth getting a home battery in Australia if I can’t install solar panels on my roof?

Some households aren’t suited to solar – but do batteries make environmental or financial sense on their own?

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Tim Flannery: ‘What we’re seeing is the last gasp of the patriarchy’

The celebrated scientist and conservationist on the federal election, the world at 3C hotter, and why he is ‘very hopeful’ humankind will survive the climate crisis

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