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Detail missing as parties pledge to fix housing woes

As housing firms up as a vote-defining issue, major parties have avoided laying out targets for how many new properties would be built in coming years.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton ‘verballing’ Indonesia’s president; PM confronted by rightwingers; and celebrities criticise all-female space trip

Labor comes out swinging against the opposition leader over his comments about possible Russian military encroachment before the facts were clear

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Too much like Trump? Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton risks turning off voters

Dutton has taken the Liberal party further to the right, but his strategy of aping the US president could be unravelling as Trump tariffs cause chaos

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We compared the Labor and Coalition’s income tax proposals to see who benefits most

We now have the competing bids for our votes by the alternative governments on income tax policy.

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Labor and the Greens likely to gain Senate seats at the election

As well as the election for the full House of Representatives, there will be an election on May 3 for 40 of the 76 senators. The 72 state senators have six-year terms, with half of them up for election every three years. The four territory senators are all up for…

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Dutton brushes off PNG minister's Labor endorsement

Peter Dutton has downplayed rare election-period comments from the foreign minister of Papua New Guinea, who says he prefers a Labor win.

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This election, disinformation is swirling on Chinese social media. Here’s how it spreads

Since 2024, the RECapture research team has been monitoring political disinformation and advertising in Australia.

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Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about

Measures to tackle homelessness in Australia have been conspicuously absent from the election campaign.

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Lambie says Russia-Indonesia matter ‘overblown’ by Dutton – as it happened

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More bulk billing is fine. But what the health system really needs this election is genuine reform

Worrying signs are emerging about aspects of Australia’s health system, which will require the attention of whoever wins the May election.

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Half way through the campaign, how are the major party leaders faring?

More than two weeks in, we know one thing for sure. This time, the election campaign does matter.

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Bullish health promises under microscope before debate

The prime minister insists there's ample evidence urgent care clinics have led to shorter hospital wait times, despite a report saying it's too soon to tell.

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear power plan could lead to major electricity shortages, analysis says

Coalition’s proposal overestimates the reliability of Australia’s ageing coal generators, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says

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The Sydney student: ‘My trust in government has diminished’

Federico Canas Velasco hopes to graduate soon, but says the pathway to housing security enjoyed by older generations no longer exists

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Muslim advocacy group to preference Greens above Labor in some seats despite disagreement on religious freedom

Muslim Votes Matter concerned about policy preventing religious schools from discriminating against teachers or students

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Property price stance not safe as houses for leaders

As they aim to win over first homebuyers, party leaders have tried to strike a delicate balance in not spooking existing owners on property values.

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Labor surges to 7-point lead in Resolve poll, and has sizeable leads in two other national polls

There’s been a significant turnaround in the national polls ahead of the 2025 federal election, with the momentum now moving firmly in Labor’s direction.

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Eat the rich: Greens to tax billionaires to feed kids

Every Australian public school student would get a free meal under a Greens plan that would be funded by taxing billionaires and corporations.

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Buoyed PM touts Aussie values not 'Americanised' health

The prime minister has talked up his personal connection to Medicare as he defends Labor's slender hold on one battleground seat.

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The Coalition has attacked the teals for voting with the Greens in parliament. What does the data show?

Highlighting the simple correlation between voting records of teals and Greens ignores much of the context

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Morning Mail: Cracks in Liberals’ nuclear story, Trump doubles down on deportation, Katy Perry in space

Victorian party leader distances himself from Coalition policy as poll points to increased Labor lead

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Labor receives assurances from Indonesian defence minister – as it happened

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Trainwrecks and triumphs: the 10 best books about the political campaign trail, chosen by experts

Phantasmagorical policy promises, TV meltdowns, gonzo journalists … political campaigns were once the stuff of passion and high drama. We asked 10 experts to nominate their favourite book about the hustings hustle.

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Would looser lending rules help more people buy a house – or just put them at risk?

Big promises on housing were at the centre of both major parties’ announcements at the official federal election campaign launches on the weekend.

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Amid the election promises, what would actually help ‘fix’ the housing crisis? Here are 5 ideas

As the election campaign rolls on, housing has been, unsurprisingly, a major campaign focus. We’ve seen a series of housing policy announcements from across the political spectrum, including duelling announcements from the major parties in recent days.

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