Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM In a major speech days out from election day, Anthony Albanese has made the case that he is a safe pair of hands during a time of global upheaval. AAP · Apr 29, 2025
Coalition coy on curriculum changes despite Dutton’s claims of student ‘indoctrination’ Coalition’s outline of changes to national curriculum based on ‘critical thinking’ and ‘common sense’ is yet to be revealed The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
Status quo or a salmon revolution? Anything could happen in Tasmania’s five crucial seats Labor and the Liberals each hold one seat by a tiny margin and one more comfortably. But none is a sure thing – and a long-shot independent is aiming for a huge upset The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
Egg prices keep rising. Will Australians cut back or will we embrace $1 an egg as the new normal? At about 250 to 260 eggs a person each year, our egg consumption is very high by international standards The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
Labor maintains clear lead in all polls and is likely to win election Labor leads by between 52–48 and 53–47 in four new national polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and DemosAU. While Labor’s vote slumped from a high 55.5–44.5 in Morgan to 53–47, such a slide hasn’t been seen in any other poll. Labor remains the likely winner of the election this Saturday. The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025
Election Diary: Albanese will be encouraged by ‘Trump’ effect in helping Canadian Liberals to victory Labor will be encouraged by the Liberals’ victory in Canada’s election, undoubtedly much helped by US President Donald Trump. The Conversation · Apr 29, 2025
Afternoon Update Election 2025: nuclear protesters force Dutton departure; teal T-shirt investigation; and PM wrangles another dog Trade union protesters dressed in hazmat suits and holding a fake Geiger counter interrupt presser The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
'They want honesty': Pauline Hanson pumped about polls With support for One Nation rising in the polls, Pauline Hanson is confident the controversial minor party will help decide the federal election outcome. AAP · Apr 29, 2025
Ex-Lib premier tips Labor win after 'stalled' campaign A former longstanding Liberal premier has decried a lacklustre election campaign from the federal opposition, whom he expects will lose to Labor. AAP · Apr 29, 2025
Cosplayers and chaos for disrupted Dutton campaign The opposition leader's electorate office has been vandalised and protesters in hazmat suits interrupted his media event on a bumpy day on the campaign trail. AAP · Apr 29, 2025
Welcome to country ceremonies to go ahead at Women’s State of Origin and NRL’s Magic Round Welcome to country ceremonies will be held as planned this week with the NRL remaining committed to its Reconciliation Action Plan The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
What is the difference between a welcome to country and an acknowledgment of country? Peter Dutton says welcome to country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ but the resulting discourse often mixes up the ceremony performed by traditional owners with a practice designed for others to pay respect The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
‘Pure culture-war stuff’: Turnbull and Wyatt criticise Dutton’s welcome to country comments First Indigenous Australian to serve as federal minister says ‘to politicise it just adds to the division’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025
Morning Mail: Massive power blackout hits Spain and Portugal, Labor retains poll lead, Trump’s UK golf gambit Two countries plunged into chaos after millions were left without electricity; Essential poll says Labor still has winning lead The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025 PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Apr 28, 2025 Dutton hopeful suburbs can deliver special victory The "quiet Australians" who delivered a Liberal predecessor an unlikely election victory could hand the party another unexpected poll win, Peter Dutton insists.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025 Labor releases election promise costings including saving of $6.4bn from cutting more consultants A re-elected Labor government would also claw back $760m by increasing the cost of student visa applications
The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025 Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025 Afternoon Update Election 2025: Labor’s policy costings; marginal seat blitz; and another Coalition auto bungle Jim Chalmers labelled Peter Dutton the ‘biggest risk’ to Australia’s AAA credit rating and household budgets
The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025 Peter Dutton calling the ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’ rings alarm bells for democracy In front of a crowd of party faithful last weekend, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton referred to the ABC, Guardian Australia and other news platforms as “hate media”. The language was extreme, the inference being these outlets were not simply doing their jobs, but attacking him and his side of politics…
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025 Dutton claims majority of veterans don’t want welcome to country at Anzac Day ceremonies Opposition leader says opening of parliament is an appropriate time for ceremonies but that acknowledgment on planes is ‘over the top’
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28, 2025 Dutton’s comments show we are back to punching down on Indigenous Australians for attention – and votes It is disingenuous for politicians to be shocked when people decide to turn words into action, even in the predawn hush of Anzac Day
AAP · Apr 28, 2025 Indigenous used as political football in Welcome debate Aboriginal people are being used as a political football in an "outdated and tired match" and critics miss the point of Welcome to Country, an advocate says.
AAP · Apr 28, 2025 Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media Liberals and Nationals candidates running in seats where nuclear plants could be set up under a coalition government so far haven't been playing up the plan.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 28, 2025 Liberal Candidate Apologises For Resurfaced Offensive Posts Aimed At First Nations People In addition to the disgusting racist language, he also made light of Tanya Plibersek's daughter who was in an abusive relationship, writing: "You couldn’t even look after your own daughter’s safety” and “That’s why her daughter was bashed”.