Indigenous Elders Disappointed As Melbourne Storm Cancels ANZAC Day Welcome To Country Melbourne Storm is facing heavy criticism after cancelling a planned Welcome to Country ceremony on ANZAC Day. Pedestrian.tv · Apr 26, 2025
Dutton promises to get tough on Top End crime Peter Dutton has talked tough on crime in a visit to the Top End, after making housing- and healthcare-related election promises in Queensland. AAP · Apr 26, 2025
Peter Dutton urges respect for welcome to country but reaffirms stance on ‘one flag’ only Opposition leader repeats condemnation of dawn service interruptions but says if he wins election he won’t display Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags at press conferences The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2025
Suburbs pave pathway to power but Libs will need more Electoral rings around Sydney and Melbourne hold the majority of marginal seats the coalition needs to win office as Labor looks to offset possible losses. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Dutton faces eject button as dogfight for seat tightens A change to preference flows could put Peter Dutton in re-election danger, despite a two-party preferred lead in his marginal seat of Dickson, polling shows. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Leaders ease off on messaging as Aussies tune out On a day light on for policy announcements, polling showed the major parties are struggling to convince voters they're capable of improving their lot. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
The great Australian election campaign quiz – week four Are you rounding the turn into the home straight, kicking with the wind in the final quarter or falling at the final hurdle? Test your attention span with a week to go before (final) polling day The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
Australian politicians lambast ‘neo-Nazi hecklers’ at Anzac Day memorial service Anzac Day commemorates anniversary of first major military action by Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Election Diary: Dutton tops list of most distrusted, amid deepening voter cynicism about political leaders In this election, voters are more distrustful than ever of politicians, and the political heroes of 2022 have fallen from grace, swept from favour by independent players. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025
Experts unplug Peter Dutton's power bill rise figure Experts say Peter Dutton's often-repeated campaign claim that power bills have increased by $1300 is misleading and based on cherry-picked data. AAP · Apr 25, 2025
Liberal candidate apologises for Anzac Day booklet that contained campaign message and linked to how-to-vote card Grange Chung, candidate for the Sydney seat of Reid, uses images of the former navy officer in military uniform The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
Australians and New Zealanders commemorate war dead on Anzac Day Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered across Australia and New Zealand for dawn services and street marches to commemorate their war dead on Anzac Day The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
Labor takes large leads in YouGov and Morgan polls as surge continues With just eight days until the May 3 federal election, and with in-person early voting well under way, Labor has taken a seven-point lead in a national YouGov poll and an 11-point lead in a Morgan poll. An exit poll of early voters is also encouraging for Labor. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025
Watching the election from afar, I can’t help but wonder – is this really the best Australia can do? With neither leader offering any serious structural reform, Australia is on a path that leads ultimately to the malaise that has befallen the US The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Anzac Day 2025 live updates – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 'Greensland' in spotlight as envy of major parties A minor party is hoping to again make Labor and the coalition green with envy at the federal election with another strong showing in a surprise new heartland.
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 Politics put aside as leaders pay respect on Anzac Day Australia's political leaders call an election campaign truce to attend dawn services and remember the sacrifice of servicemen and women.
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 'Messy' campaign has Dutton in peril amid poll plunge Peter Dutton's unpopularity is driving a continued fall in support for the coalition, polling suggests, amid questions over the opposition's electoral strategy.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Preferences may help decide the Australian election. Here is what could happen in five crucial seats How-to-vote cards offer some clues to how preferences may flow, but no one can be sure how closely voters will follow them – and some offer no advice
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 Australia calls for Israel to end Gaza aid blockade Australia has added its voice to calls from the UK, France and Germany for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza with the population at risk of starvation.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Anatomy of a PM’s fall: did Albanese stumble off a stage - and why are we still talking about it? Caitlin Cassidy explains the differences between falling, stumbling and stepping off to Julia Hollingsworth
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 Afternoon Update Election 2025: Dutton’s presser gets testy; anatomy of a PM’s fall; and DJ Bandt to party in Brisbane The opposition leader was on the defence on multiple fronts at a testy press conference in Tasmania
AAP · Apr 24, 2025 High steaks: Nats' food security plan protects farmers The coalition has pledged to prioritise developing a food security strategy to protect farmers and ensure wholesale savings flow through to shoppers.
Pedestrian.tv · Apr 24, 2025 Albo Addresses Labor Candidate’s Resurfaced Tweet Depicting Dutton As A Nazi "Ali France is an extraordinary Australian and I don’t know what your tweets are like more than a decade ago,” Albanese said at a press conference in Perth.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 24, 2025 EVs to cost more under a Coalition government, after Dutton’s apparent backflip on popular tax break Polestar says Dutton’s move shows ‘a complete lack of understanding of the significant cost-of-living, climate and health benefits of EVs’