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Australian conservative party faces teal independent threat

Sydney businesswoman Allegra Spender has an impeccable pedigree for a career in Australian politics

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Why outback voters feel forgotten this federal election

Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese have visited WA's far north this election campaign, and no major policy announcements have been made to address the region's complex challenges.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

Political dirty tricks and 'skulduggery' scar electoral history in outback Australia

It sounds like the plot of a political thriller — allegations of electoral sabotage, a mysterious barrel of port, how-to-vote cards featuring cows and bananas. Yet it's all true.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

Voting for the first time this federal election? Here's what you need to know

Politics can be confusing but there's never a better time to get your head around it than election time. We've got everything you need to better understand how #AusPol works.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

Jacqui Munro: Time to home in on Indigenous Voice to Parliament

In 1942 Robert Menzies spoke about three homes all Australians should be afforded the ability to inhabit: Homes material, homes human and homes spiritual.

The New Daily · May 17, 2022

‘Hello it’s John Howard calling’: former PM says Liberal party asked him to ‘campaign extensively’

The current prime minister is unpopular in city marginal seats, so the Coalition is banking on robocalls and letterbox drops from Howard to sway voters

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2022

Hospital gift 'to gain govt influence'

A Melbourne Chinese community leader has faced court accused of using a hospital donation to gain government influence on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.

AAP · May 17, 2022

Independent Liz Habermann looking to upset Liberals in South Australian seat of Grey

In an electorate that covers more than 90 per cent of South Australia, the typically safe Liberal seat of Grey is set to be hotly contested this federal election with the rise of a local independent candidate.

ABC News · May 17, 2022

After fires and floods, climate-conscious independents could determine Australian election

After some of the worst fires and floods ever to hit Australia, a new cohort of climate-conscious independents are threatening to shake up the federal election on Saturday, putting the government under pressure in key districts and potentially reshaping the country's political landscape.

Reuters · May 16, 2022

State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022