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Freeway cash splash as poll pitch enters the fast lane

A battleground state is being showered with hundreds of millions of dollars in poll pledges as Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton rev up unofficial campaigns.

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Albanese records worst Newspoll ratings this term; Victorian Labor’s primary plunges

A national Newspoll, conducted January 20–24 from a sample of 1,259, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll in early December. Primary votes were 39% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (down two), 12% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (steady) and 11%…

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'A Labor win is precious': PM dismisses worsening poll

Anthony Albanese remains confident of a second Labor term, despite a Newspoll showing more voters expect the coalition to win the next election.

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Where can Labor turn for ideas on how to win the Australian election? How about Mexico?

The ALP could follow the Mexican example where an incumbent won an election in a cost-of-living crisis by combining radical policies with symbolic measures

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Dutton says Australians ‘shouldn’t be afraid’ to celebrate Australia Day – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Lessons learned, Medicare and attack lines: nine key takeaways from Albanese’s first major speech in 2025

Prime minister flips the script on Peter Dutton as he outlines Labor’s election pitch at the National Press Club

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Victoria and South Australian schools to be fully funded after securing landmark federal government agreement

But Queensland and New South Wales still hold out on agreement that will see southern states get a 5% boost in commonwealth public school funding

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Second man charged over attempted arson of Sydney synagogue – as it happened

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Push to rein in and probe 'lawless' university sector

Well-paid university heads could be dragged into the public eye and grilled over the sector's scandals as the government tries to establish an investigation.

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Albanese is promising fee-free Tafe. How would it work – and why is it causing controversy?

As the federal election looms, Labor has promised to subsidise certain VET pathways – but not everyone is convinced

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The Australia Day conversation is boring – but 26 January marks an incredible history of Indigenous resistance

‘Changing the date’ has little to do with why we march on 26 January. In taking to the streets, we honour those who kept the fires of resistance burning before us

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Tax cuts not enough to sway voter economic worries

The treasurer has brushed off polling showing voters are pessimistic about their finances despite cost-of-living relief measures.

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Coalition has lead in most polls as Dutton gains five-point preferred PM lead in Resolve

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted January 15–21 from a sample of 1,610, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead using 2022 election preference flows, unchanged from the early December Resolve poll. The Coalition had a wider 52–48 lead by respondent preferences.

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Morning Mail: Trump threatens Russia, Murdoch papers apologise to Harry, Nine’s ‘disrespectful’ tennis coverage

News Group Newspapers agreed to a full apology and substantial damages; American star Ben Shelton condemns ‘negativity’ of interviewers

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LNP denies decision has been made on Brisbane Olympic venues – as it happened

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Ballooning capital works blamed for budget blowout

A state will be in the red for some years as its government flags swelling infrastructure costs, as the opposition warns of the risk of potential spending cuts.

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Clean energy incentives must not 'support injustices'

A centrepiece Labor policy will be put to the test months before an election as mining companies, clean energy groups and unions comb through its implications.

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Athlete villages for 2032 Games stuck on starting block

Claims of a $3 billion black hole in construction costs for villages to house athletes competing at the 2032 Olympics have been rejected by a former government.

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Tax changes ruled out as treasurer launches food fight

Cost of living remains a major focus of the upcoming federal election, with each party spruiking policies to address pressure on household budgets.

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Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

The iconic koala lost more habitat to federally approved land-clearing than any other threatened species in 2024, the Australian Conservation Foundation says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia exposed to modern slave labour imports and many businesses ‘ignoring the facts’, commissioner warns

The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur community

The Guardian - AU

Motorists able to lock in low petrol prices for 24 hours under Victoria’s new ‘fair fuel’ plan

State government will force 1,500 petrol stations to report fuel prices a day in advance under ‘cost-of-living shake-up’

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Women return to coalition as Labor hits gender parity

Despite female voters deserting the coalition at the last election, polling suggests more women back the opposition than the Labor government.

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Coalition still ahead in latest polls, but some promising news for Labor

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since December. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (steady), 32% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (down one) and 15% for all Others (down one).

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Reporter leaves Nine after reaching confidential settlement – as it happened

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