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Power lies in voting preferences as Labor's traditional Hunter margins narrow

A "safe" federal LNP seat has become an unexpected battleground where a former state government minister hopes to steal victory from his old party. Here are the issues voters say will matter most.

More than half of Australians think the federal government should pay a greater share of childcare costs, according to new data from Vote Compass.

The PM desperately needs to turn the spotlight back onto Albanese, so he is using playground tactics to goad his opponent into error

Scott Morrison believes he has the ingredients for victory, but will it come together or remain a fantasy left on the campaign trail?

Every federal election, there's a big kerfuffle about preference deals among parties. Why do the parties care so much? Do they even matter? And what should you know before you vote?

Scott Morrison tells party faithful they at least know his government's plan for Australia's future even if they don't like him or all that he's done.

RIGHT TO KNOW: Fears that local news deserts across Australia will grow as print costs rise on July 1

Friday: the best of Guardian Australia’s 2022 federal election coverage

The latest from the federal election campaign trail in the Hunter.

Is there any such thing as the so-called “ethnic vote” in a country as multicultural as Australia? Do different cultural groups favour one side of politics over another? For instance, in Victoria’s most marginal seat of Chisholm, will the Hong Kong-born Liberal MP Gladys Liu be advantaged by the Chinese…