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PM takes aim at Max Chandler-Mather while campaigning in Brisbane – as it happened

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The Coalition denies emissions will be higher if it wins the election. What do the facts say?

We break down the major parties’ climate claims, counter-claims and policies – and find out what the experts say

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: pollster Kos Samaras on how voters are leaving the major parties behind

As we enter the final days of campaigning, Labor leads with its nose in front on most polls, but the devil is in the detail of particular seats.

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Election Diary: Labor to slash more consultant costs and increase visa charges to pay for fresh election commitments

The government has dug out last-minute savings of more than A$7 billion, to ensure its election commitments are more than offset in every year of the forward estimates.

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Big and small spending included in Labor costings, but off-budget items yet to be revealed

The federal budget will be stronger than suggested in last month’s budget, according to Treasurer Jim Chalmers who released Labor’s costings on Monday.

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Labor says the CSIRO put a $600bn price tag on Coalition’s nuclear dreams. It’s not quite right

Number comes from the Smart Energy Council (SEC), a renewable energy industry group, almost six months before Coalition modelling

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Afternoon Update Election 2025: Labor’s policy costings; marginal seat blitz; and another Coalition auto bungle

Jim Chalmers labelled Peter Dutton the ‘biggest risk’ to Australia’s AAA credit rating and household budgets

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Little reaction to nuclear policy on MPs' social media

Liberals and Nationals candidates running in seats where nuclear plants could be set up under a coalition government so far haven't been playing up the plan.

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Young women are among those who care most about the cost of living. It could be bad for the major parties

As was widely predicted, the cost of living has dominated the federal election campaign. Soaring rents, grocery bills and energy prices have squeezed household budgets.

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How much do election promises cost? And why have we had to wait so long to see the costings?

With the May 3 federal election less than a week away, voters have only just received Labor’s costings and are yet to hear from the Coalition.

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Peter Dutton & Anthony Albanese Clash Over Welcome To Country During Final Leaders Debate

“From my perspective, it is a matter of respect. We have a great privilege of sharing this continent with the oldest continuous culture on Earth," Albo said.

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Morning Mail: Dutton switches to culture wars in last debate; Canada ‘heartbroken’ after car ramming; Liverpool win league

Election campaign enters final week; ramming motives investigated in Canada; warnings of severe starvation in Gaza

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Climate change and the housing crisis are a dangerous mix. So which party is grappling with both?

Australia is running out of affordable, safe places to live. Rents and mortgages are climbing faster than wages, and young people fear they may never own a home.

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Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

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Peter Dutton: a Liberal leader seeking to surf on the wave of outer suburbia

In searching for the “real” Peter Dutton, it is possible to end up frustrated because you have looked too hard.

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Albanese has been a ‘proficient and lucky general’. But if he wins a second term, we are right to demand more

Barring a rogue result, this Saturday Anthony Albanese will achieve what no major party leader has done since John Howard’s prime-ministerial era – win consecutive elections. Admittedly, in those two decades he is only the second of the six prime ministers (the other is Scott Morrison), who has been permitted…

The Guardian - AU

The big issues Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton aren’t talking about this election

From bad airline service to the once election-deciding future of the NBN, Labor and the Coalition have been notably silent on some key policy areas

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Peter Dutton declares Welcome to Country ceremonies are ‘overdone’ in heated final leaders’ debate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have had their fourth and final leaders’ debate of the campaign. The skirmish, hosted by 7News in Sydney, was moderated by 7’s Political Editor Mark Riley.

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Election Diary: a cost-of-living election where neither leader can tell you the price of eggs

The fourth election debate was the most idiosyncratic of the four head-to-head contests between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese handed win in final leaders’ debate – as it happened

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Who won the final leaders’ debate? Seven takeaways from Albanese v Dutton

Anthony Albanese was convincingly voted the winner by the 7News panel after Peter Dutton pressed culture war issues and came up well short on the price of eggs

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Newspoll shows Labor’s lead steady at 52–48

While last week’s Morgan and YouGov polls had Labor continuing its surge, Newspoll is steady for the fourth successive week at 52–48 to Labor. A Redbridge poll of the marginal seats was again very strong for Labor, while YouGov and KJC seat polls were respectively good and bad for Labor.

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Peter Dutton criticised as ‘illiberal’ for calling ABC and the Guardian ‘hate media’

Critics compare Coalition leader to Donald Trump while Labor communications minister suggests Dutton is ‘afraid of scrutiny’

The Guardian - AU

Coalition targets electric vehicle drivers stating ‘everyone who drives on the road’ should pay

Transport spokesperson Bridget McKenzie refuses to say whether Dutton government would introduce road user charges despite repeated questions

The Guardian - AU

Coalition rules out cuts to another visa class despite vowing to slash immigration by 100,000

Peter Dutton plans to slash overall intake if elected on Saturday but which streams will be targeted remains unclear

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