The Latest Breaking News from Monique Ryan

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.

A Newspoll, conducted May 10-13 from a sample of 1,532, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from the previous week’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (steady), 6% One Nation (up one), 3% UAP (down one) and 7% all Others (up one).

Each week we ask experts to break down political advertisements: who are the candidates trying to reach, and are they succeeding?

The wholesome, the cursed and the cringe.

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have traded barbs over wage growth and cost of living pressures in their third leaders' debate.

Read the full responses from independent candidates and crossbench MPs surveyed

Praise for the ‘prince of tennis’ and ‘super scholar’ is targeting the Kooyong community whose votes will be critical on election day

Dozens of independent candidates in this election are demonstrating that women are not passive actors but forces of change in our democracy, writes Yasmin Poole.

The Australian Electoral Commission is investigating a series of doctored posters that have appeared overnight incorrectly showing the names and faces of "teal" independent candidates with the Greens logo.

As he faces off against a popular independent, the treasurer is pleading with unhappy Liberal voters to keep him as their local member

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere