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In troubled times, people look for strong leaders – men and women who offer decisive action to address collective problems, and promise the capacity to deliver. They initially present as larger-than-life characters, and we’ve had our share of them: Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and perhaps Kevin…

Experts say Australian education is at a crossroads. Despite record investment, results are falling across all schools, even as the government and parents spend record amounts on educating children. So will the election bring change?

Under the Coalition, the national broadcaster has been domesticated to the point of overcorrecting for perceived partisanship

Locals in two key Sydney seats brave wet weather to cast their votes before 2022 federal election on 21 May. Guardian Australia was there to ask: who and why?

Sitting MP Anika Wells says she was abused by an LNP member in separate incident at prepolling centre in Lilley

Shadow minister Pat Conroy says the Coalition’s cuts in aid to Indonesia were ‘shortsighted’

Clive Palmer walks back promise to preference incumbents last as part of concerted campaign against the two major parties

But with the two men intent on sledging each other, voters could well be left wondering if their interests are truly at the top of the priority list.

Education minister has not addressed the media, has announced no education policy and has ignored repeated requests for interviews