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Two months out from an Australian federal election, the polling is pointing to a very tight race between the two major parties. This means, if the polls are correct, neither party will likely win enough seats to command a parliamentary working majority.

At last year’s conference marking the 50th anniversary of Elsie, Australia’s first feminist refuge, numerous speakers reflected on the ultimate aim of the feminist refuge movement, back in the 1970s: that in the near future, domestic violence would no longer exist and their services would no longer be needed.

The amount Australians must pay for their medical costs will become clearer under an election promise to improve the nation's price disclosure tool.

The full impact of the destruction wrought by Cyclone Alfred is being assessed, with grocery and construction prices under pressure.