The Latest Breaking News from Coalition

As we roll into the dying hours of the election campaign, the polls are suggesting a Labor win, although it is not yet clear if it will be in minority or majority. Chief Political Correspondent Michelle Grattan and Politics Editor Amanda Dunn discuss why the Coalition has focussed on culture…

Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbench

NSW police launch inquiries into election-related violence and intimidation; Trump agrees equipment deal as Mike Waltz pays price for Signal fiasco

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Costings announcement follows the high-profile withdrawal of artist Khaled Sabsabi’s appointment as Australia’s Venice Biennale representative

Australia shipped 57m tonnes of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December last year, the highest recorded for a three-month period

Some called Australia’s election dull but nothing could be further from the truth if you looked at it from a certain angle (and didn’t watch the debates)

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes. Some came before the formal campaign; others in the final countdown days; some have been major, others symbolic.

Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power