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Biden administration reportedly said defence alliance needed bipartisan support, but opposition was not told until day before it was announced

A Chinese intelligence ship tracked off Australia's west coast within 50 nautical miles of a sensitive defence facility did not breach international maritime laws, Australia said on Saturday.

"Both leaders are playing the man not the ball. I find that very poor in an election process."

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).

Scott Morrison reiterates new pitch to voters, promising a ‘gear change’, and Anthony Albanese reveals plan to boost primary healthcare. This blog is now closed

Federal Labor is entering the election campaign home stretch armed with a promise of almost $1 billion in new Medicare and primary-health funding if it wins next weekend's federal poll.

The government knows how miserable the real-world outcome is for people on low wages suffering excruciating effective marginal tax rates.

With the LNP MP retiring and Labor reeling from its 2019 collapse, One Nation and the United Australia party will have a big say in this central Queensland seat

In the event of a ‘tealwash’ there is every chance the party will complete its slide into brutal, Trumpian hyper-partisanship

Without an understanding of how this unlawful scheme occurred, what’s to stop something similar happening again?

Analysis: Scott Morrison rejects ‘kangaroo court’ corruption watchdogs while state opposition is furious about Daniel Andrews’ private interviews