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Jana Stewart, an Indigenous woman and former bureaucrat, will be confirmed as the Senate replacement for Kimberley Kitching after her sudden death last month.

Awaiting the official start of the 2022 campaign, published polls show Labor is comfortably ahead of the government. Pundits agree this year’s election is Albanese’s to lose, but predictions range along a spectrum from a Labor landslide to a narrow win, to a finely balanced hung parliament.

Shadow treasurer says a Labor government would ‘reorient’ budget as RBA warns of mounting fuel and commodity prices

The courts won’t wade into the murky pool of internal party politics and it seems ordinary Australians don’t want to either

Voters have cooled on the prime minister, particularly in the cities, so some government members want the focus on them – not the man in the Lodge

Everything you need to know about the Australian federal election, all in one place for your convenience.

Data from trucks to inform locations selected for upgraded regional telecommunications across roads, homesteads and national parks

With the announcement of a polling date imminent, Michelle Grattan speaks with the ABC’s election analyst Antony Green about the national electoral map, with its variations between the states.

A web address bearing the name of Labor leader Anthony Albanese has been registered by the Liberal National Party ahead of the election.