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US president indicated he was aware Anthony Albanese has been pushing for an exemption to trade barriers

Federal elections bring out a special vocabulary that has become all too familiar to Australian voters, but potentially baffling to outsiders

The McLaren driver leads the championship standings as the paddock travels to Miami. Here’s how he and the rest of the field stack up so far.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to call Donald Trump to talk about US tariffs on Australian goods, if Labor wins the election.

Australia’s ‘rose-coloured’ view of the US has been shattered and the prime minister will be forced into previously unthinkable decisions at a time of escalating global conflict

Les Kiss is vowing to follow the Joe Schmidt template when he takes over as Wallabies coach in mid-2026, just 16 months before the Rugby World Cup in Australia.

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According to a study from the United States, women experience weight stigma in maternity care at almost every visit. We expect this experience to be similar in Australia, where more than 50% of women of reproductive age live in larger bodies.

In an otherwise unremarkable election campaign, the major parties are promising sharply different energy blueprints for Australia. Labor is pitching a high-renewables future powered largely by wind, solar, hydroelectricity and batteries. The Coalition wants more gas and coal now, and would build nuclear power later.

While many Australians have already voted at pre-poll stations and by post, the politicking continues right up until May 3.

This federal election, both major parties have offered a “grab bag” of policy fixes for Australia’s stubborn housing affordability crisis. But there are still two big policy elephants in the room, which neither side wants to touch.