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Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website

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'No friends': communities turn on contentious rail loop

Thrust into the federal election spotlight, a major rail loop is coming under increasing fire from communities where it is slated to be built.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong Calls For Investigation Into The Killing Of Paramedics In Gaza

“The deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza are unacceptable.”

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Australia seeks investigation for Gaza paramedic deaths

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for an investigation into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza, but her earlier silence has left Muslim voters dismayed.

AAP

Dutton campaign sings from NZ prime minister's songbook

New Zealanders watching the Australian election are spotting similarities to the campaign that delivered their centre-right National party government.

AAP

Former Tasmania premier Tony Rundle dies aged 86 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Facebook, Fortnite and FREE TAFE: nowhere to hide for voters in the Australian election campaign

The Liberals have pressed hard on the negatives, while Labor has a button of its own. Plus: Nick McKim’s surprisingly authentic gaming persona

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Rebranding Peter Dutton: has he done enough to shed ‘heartless hard-ass’ image to win top job?

The federal election will test whether voters accept the divisive politician has softened into a national leader

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Cheap batteries pledge powers Labor re-election push

Labor is promising to lower energy bills by shaving 30 per cent off the cost of installing household batteries if voters re-elect the government on May 3.

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Election Diary: Albanese promises 30% discount on household batteries in latest energy bill help

In the government’s latest initiative on energy prices, Anthony Albanese on Sunday will promise that if re-elected, Labor will reduce the cost of installing a typical home battery by 30% from July 1.

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Labor targets cost of living and climate with $2.3bn household battery pledge

Energy package could save households with a solar and battery system up to $2,300 a year, according to departmental analysis

The Guardian - AU

Port of Darwin operator says Albanese and Dutton are treating it like ‘a political football’ in election

Labor and Coalition would both end Chinese company Landbridge’s long-term lease of strategically important asset

The Guardian - AU

Coalition rethinks its return to work mandates

Policy feared to be unpopular in seats with high numbers of working professional women now only applies to Canberra-based bureaucrats

The Guardian - AU

Pledge to public servants as jobs cut fight flares

Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is.

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Is Anthony Albanese worried Jacinta Allan’s poor standing will hurt his election chances in Victoria?

The PM has so far avoided the Victorian premier on his campaign trail. It has some state Labor MPs worrying she could be made a scapegoat

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Cameraman injured after football kick; PM visits flood-hit Queensland – as it happened

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Why Trump is the elephant in the election campaign room

Donald Trump is casting a shadow on multiple fronts in the federal election, from the impact of tariffs to party leaders keen to distance themselves from him.

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Jewish leaders unhappy at decision to block Greens candidate from Melbourne community forum

Exclusive: Two established groups push Labor to preference minor party last in ultra-marginal seat of Macnamara

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Port's 99-year lease to Chinese company to end early

The long-term lease of an Australian port to a Chinese company, which sparked national security concerns, could soon be cut short.

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What’s it like to be showered with Trump dust? Election special podcast

Chief political correspondent Michelle Grattan talks with political editor Amanda Dunn about Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, their potential impact on the election campaign, Labor’s bid to give workers a real wage increase, and why Peter Dutton won’t live in Canberra if he becomes prime minister.

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WA conservative alliance confirmed after poll drubbing

WA's Liberal and National parties have confirmed they will work in alliance in the new state parliament after Labor won 46 seats to the conservatives 13.

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton dismisses Rinehart rumour; Bandt’s huge toothbrush; and dreams of the pub

Opposition leader shrugs off suggestions close relationship with mining magnate has cooled over gas and net zero policy

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Backlash over silence on aid worker mass grave in Gaza

An independent candidate challenging a minister is pointing to Labor's silence on a mass grave found in Gaza as a double standard that ignores injustices.

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Brush with democracy: push to add dental into Medicare

The Greens want to use minority government negotiations at the upcoming federal election to achieve a long-held ambition of adding dental to Medicare.

The Conversation

How might the House of Representatives shape up after the 2025 federal election?

The 2025 federal election promises to be one of the most enthralling contests in Australia in the 21st century. The numbers in parliament are finely poised and there are big questions about how Independents and minor parties will perform.

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