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Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

As the prime minister weighs up calling an election, ructions within the NSW division of the Liberal Party threaten to damage the government.

Britain, US and Australia to cooperate on high-speed missiles to counter Russia and China

PM denies move against Liberal state branch was anti-democratic, saying he was motivated by desire to get the ‘best candidates in the field’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he made the controversial decision to intervene in some pre-selections in New South Wales because he is "very serious about having great women" in his ranks.

Shadow treasurer says a Labor government would ‘reorient’ budget as RBA warns of mounting fuel and commodity prices

The courts won’t wade into the murky pool of internal party politics and it seems ordinary Australians don’t want to either

Here's your TL;DR for today's news.

Voters have cooled on the prime minister, particularly in the cities, so some government members want the focus on them – not the man in the Lodge

Everything you need to know about the Australian federal election, all in one place for your convenience.

Court of appeal finds the party’s federal executive has broad powers to intervene in affairs of state divisions